• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.183-198
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• 2005

This experimental study was performed to investigate the anti-inflammatory effects of Phellodendri Cortex(PC), Indigo Naturalis(IN). Alumen(AM), and Chinensis Galla(CG). These four prescriptions most frequently have been used in of oriental medicine for the external the theraphy of Gu-Chang. This study was done to evaluate the activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) and the inhibitory effects of the formation of cyclooxygenase-2(COX-2), tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}(TNF-{\alpha}),\;interlenkin-1{\beta}(IL-1{\beta})$, prostaglandin-E2(PGE2) on the monocyte and neutrophil. The results were summerized as follows. 1. IN has no cytotoxicity but PC, AM, CG have a little cytotoxicity by the increase of concentrations. 2. PC, IN, AM and CG all inhibited the formation of COX-2 in the human neutrophil. 3. $1000{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of PC increased the formation of SOD in the human monocyte. 4. $1000{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of PC, $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ and $1000{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of IN, $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of CG inhibited the formation of $TNF-{\alpha}$ in the human monocyte. 5. $10{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of PC, $1000{\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of IN inhibited the formation of $IL-1\;{\beta}$ in the human monocyte. 6. PC, IN, AM and CG all did not inhibit the production of PGE2 in the human monocyte In addition, the results show that PC, IN, AM and CG all have anti-inflammatory effects and can be used fer the external theraphy of Cu-Chang.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.754-761
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• 2001

Effects of dietary fatty acids and vitamin E on antioxidant vitamin status were studied in rat brain sections. Sources of dietary fat(10t%) were safflower oil(SO) poor in $\omega$3 fatty acid and mixed oil (MO) with computer-adjustd fatty acid ratios(AA/DHA=1.4, $\omega$6/$\omega$3=6.3, P/M/S=1.0/1.5/1, AA=2.%)with (ME) and without(MO) vitamin E(500mg/kg diet). Rats were fed the three kinds of diet from 3-4 wks prior to the conception. At the age of 3 & 9wks of the 2nd generation rat, antioxidant vitamins were measured in frontal cortex(FC), corpus striatum (CS), cerebellum(CB) and hippocampus(HP) using a multiwavelength, reverse phase gradient HPLC system. The levels of antioxidant vitamins converged to the similar value in all groups at 9 wks of age. Retinol, lycopene and cryptoxanthin levels of all experimental groups were found to be the highest in hippocampus at both 3 & 9wks of age. The levels of vitamin E appeared to be higher in the order of HP>CS-CB>FC in MO & ME. Beta-carotene and retinol showed the lowest level in hippocampus of vitamin E supplemented groups, even though vitamin E level tended to be higher in other sections. It seemed that vitamin E has an inhibitory action on the uptake of beta-carotene or acts as a preferred antioxidant to beta-carotene in certain section of the brain. By improving fatty acid balance (AA/DHA = 1.4, $\omega$6/$\omega$3=6.3, P/M/S=1.0/1.5/1, AA = 2%), the levels of vitamin E, retinol, lycopene & beta=carotene tended to be higher in MO than in SO, although crytoxanthin became lower at 3wks of age. In short, dietary fatty acids and vitamin E have different influence on antioxidant vitamin status in different rat brain sections. The higher levels of antioxidant vitamins in hippocampus should be pursued further in relation to behavioral development of rats.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.326-331
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• 1993

산화성 프리 라디칼과 반응함으로써 항산화제로 작용할 수 있는 물질을 얻을 목적으로 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl(DPPH)을 프리 라디칼 모델로 사용하여 여러 식물 생약의 에탄올 추출물을 검색하고, 그 결과로 선별된 녹차와 목단피의 추출물에 대해서는 용매에 의한 분획과 컬럼 크로마토그라피를 실시하여 각각의 유효 성분을 분리, 규명하고 그 항산화 효과를 평가하였다. 녹차의 경우 그 유효 성분이(-)-epigallocatechin$(100\;{\mu}M\;DPPH$의 50%를 환원 시키는데 필요한 농도 즉, $SC_{50}=3.2\;{\mu}g/ml)$과 (-)-epigallocatechin gallate$(SC_{50}=2.6\;{\mu}g/ml)$로 나타났으며, 목단피의 경우는 gallic acid$(SC_{50}=2.0\;{\mu}g/ml)$가 유효 성분으로 동정되었다. 이들 화합물들은 $Fe^{3+}-ADP/ascorbate$계에 의한 microsome 분획에서의 지질 과산화 반응을 잘 억제하였으며, 그 항산화력은 (-)-epigallocatechin(1mg protein/ml의 microsome 분획에 대하여 지질 과산화를 50% 억제하는데 필요한 농도 즉, $(IC_{50}=0.2\;{\mu}g/ml)>(-)-epigallocatechin\;gallate(IC_{50}=2.5\;{\mu}g/ml)$ 순으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과로 부터 강력한 항산화 물질들을 함유한 녹차와 목단피등의 식물 생약이 각종 프리 라디칼 반응에 의한 생체 손상을 막아줄 수 있을 것으로 기대되었다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.166-176
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• 2002

목적: 이 연구의 목적은 시각 활성 자극에 의한 뇌 활성영역을 확인하고 국소 뇌 혈류량을 정량적으로 분석하는데 그 목적이 있다. $^8F-fluoro-2-deoxy\;glucose\;(FDG)\;PET$과 $^{15}O-water\;PET$에서 시각 자극을 가하는 동안 시각피질에서의 기전이 확인되었으며 PET에 비해 적은 비용으로 널리 사용되고 있는 $^{99m}Tc-HMPAO$ Brain SPECT를 이용하여 시각자극을 주었을 때 대뇌 후두엽의 일차시각피질과 시각 연합 피질에서의 국소 뇌 혈류 변화율을 정량적으로 분석하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 오른손을 주로 사용하는 25세에서 33세의 나이 분포를 갖는 남자 3, 여자 3명(평균나이 26.7세)의 정상인을 대상으로 $^{99m}Tc-HMPAO$ Brain SPECT (925 MBq)를 시행하였고 8 Hz의 발광다이오드를 이용하여 $4{\sim}5$분 동안 시각활성 자극을 주었을 때와 대조군으로 자극을 가하지 않은 비 활성상태에서의 경우로 나누어 스캔하고 해부학적 기준정보를 제공하기 위해 MR 영상과 융합하였으며 관심영역을 설정하여 혈류량을 정량적으로 분석하였다. 결과: 정량적인 분석을 위해 대뇌의 전체 용적과 계수율을 계산하고 관심 영역을 설정하여 관심영역에 대한 복셀 당 평균 계수율을 측정하여 각 대상의 시각 활성자극을 가한 영상에서 정상 상태의 영상을 픽셀 당 픽셀로 감산하여 통계적 파라미터를 이용한 뇌 지도를 구성하였으며 뇌 활성이 Brodmann 영역의 시각피질(Ba 17)과 시각연합피질(Ba 18,19)에서 활성화되어 있음을 Talairach 좌표를 통해 확인하였고 regional index를 계산하여 국소 뇌혈류 변화율을 측정하였다. 결론: $^{99m}Tc-HMPAO$ Brain SPECT에서 8 Hz의 발광 다이오드로 시각 자극을 주었을 때 후두엽의 일차 시각피질과 시각 연합 피질에서 뇌 활성화를 확인하였고 통계적 파라미터를 이용한 SPM99에서 뇌 지도를 작성하여 시각자극에 의한 활성영역을 Talairach 좌표와 Brodmann 분류에 의해 확인하여 T1 강조 MR 영상에 융합하였다. 후두엽의 일차시각피질에서 시각 활성자극에 의해 국소 뇌 혈류량이 $32.50{\pm}5.67%$ 증가하고 있음을 정량적으로 분석하였다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.231-240
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• 2001

Purpose: Normal aging results in detectable changes in the brain structure and function. We evaluated the changes of regional cerebral glucose metabolism in the normal aging process with FDG PET. Materials and Methods: Brain PET images were obtained in 44 healthy volunteers (age range 20-69 'y'; M:F = 29:15) who had no history of neuropsychiatric disorders. On 6 representative transaxial images, ROIs were drawn in the cortical and subcortical areas. Regional FDG uptake was normalized using whole brain uptake to adjust for the injection dose and correct for nonspecific declines of glucose metabolism affecting all brain areas equally. Results: In the prefrontal, temporoparietal and primary sensorimotor cortex, the normalized FDG uptake (NFU) reached a peak in subjects in their 30s. The NFU in the prefrontal and primary sensorimotor cortex declined with age after 30s at a rate of 3.15%/decade and 1.93%/decade, respectively. However, the NFU in the temporoparietal cortex did not change significantly with age after 30s. The anterior (prefrontal) posterior (temporoparietal) gradient peaked in subjects in their 30s and declined with age thereafter at a rate of 2.35%/decade. The NFU in the caudate nucleus was decreased with age after 20s at a rate of 2.39%/decade. On the primary visual cortex, putamen, and thalamus, the NFU values did not change significantly throughout the ages covered. These patterns were not significantly different between right and left cerebral hemispheres. Of interest was that the NFU in the left cerebellar cortex was increased with age after 20s at a rate of 2.86%/decade. Conclusion: These data demonstrate regional variation of the age-related changes in the cerebral glucose metabolism, with the most prominent age-related decline of metabolism in the prefrontal cortex. The increase in the cerebellar metabolism with age might reflect a process of neuronal plasticity associated with aging.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.230-234
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• 2001

The extract of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica cortex has known as natural anti-inflammatory substance in East Asia. For the identification of antimicrobial substance, it was extracted by using methanol and fractionated by using different organic solvents. The fraction of butanol was represented the highest antimicrobial activities. Therefore, the butanol fraction was purified and identified the chemical structure by $^1$H and $^{13}$ C-NMR spectra, FT-IR and EI/MS spectroscopies. The isolated antimicrobial substance was identified as cis-2-[3,4-dihydroxy phenyl]-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol, which has commonly known as (-)epicatechin. Its minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) against Staphylococcus aureus and Listeria monocytogenes were shown as 100 $\mu\textrm{g}$/mL, respectively.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.124-124
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• 1995

Cisplatinum is often effective in cancer treatment, but potent nephrotoxicity limits its clinical use. We have, therefore, developed new anticancer drugs that contain platinum. We have synthesized six new platinum compounds based on Figure 1. Drugs were initially administrated at 5${\times}$10$\^$-4/M with 48 hours exposure in monolayer cultures of primary rabbit proximal tubular cells and human renal cortical cells with the M.T.T. endpoint to measure toxicity. Drug concentrations of 10$\^$-3/M, 10$\^$-4/M, and 10$\^$-5/M with 72 hours exposure were used for human renal cortical tissues in 7 weeks histoculture with toxicity measured by the glucose-consumption endpoint. From these studies, we determined that the new platinum drugs have lower nephrotoxicity than cisplatinum. Drugs D, E, and H. have lower nephrotoxicity than the other new drugs. We are currently measuring the anticancer efficacy of drugs D, E, and H.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.171-183
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• 2007

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of Erythrinae Cortex herbal-acupuncture solution(EC-HAS) at the Joksamni($ST_{36}$) of mice with collagen II-induced arthritis(CIA). Methods : The author performed several experimental procedures to observe the effects of the EC-HAS at the arthritis. The severity of arthritis, changes of cytokine level and antibody level, histological changes of the CIA mouse joint were analyzed. Results : 1. The incidence of arthritis and arthritis index were significantly decreased in the cases which were treated with the EC-HA. 2. Cartilage destruction and synovial cell proliferation were reduced, and the expression of the collagen fibers was similar with that of the normal group. 3. The levels of IL-6, $IFN-{\gamma}$, $TNF-{\alpha}$, $IL-1{\beta}$ in serum of the CIA mice which were treated with the EC-HA were significantly decreased compared with those of the normal group. 4. The levels of IgG, IgM and anti-collagen II in serum of CIA mice when they treated with the EC-HA were significantly decreased compared with those of the normal group. 5. The expression ratio of $CD4^+$ to $CD8^+$ cells in the EC-HA treated mice were maintained as much as the normal group of the lymph nodes in the CIA mice. 6. The $CD3e^+CD69^+$ and $CD11b^+Gr-1^+$ cell populations in the knee joint were significantly decreased in the EC-HA treated group. Conclusions : These results suggest that the EC-HA at the ST36 may be responsible roles to control on the synovial cell proliferation and to prevent the cartilage destruction in rheumatoid arthritis. These results will be important supporting evidence for the practical use of the EC-HA at rheumatoid arthritis clinic in the future.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.167-181
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• 1999

Rhizoma Arisaematis, Lignum Akebiae, Rhizoma Zedoariae, Cortex Eucommiae, Folium Perillae, Radix Sophorae Subprostratae, Radixi, Radix Ledeboutriellae, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Herba Ephedrae, Radix Puerariae and Radi Aconitx Bupleuri have been used in Korea for many centuries as a treatment for various disease. The purpose of the present study is to determine the effect of several herbs on norepinephrine(NE) induced blood vessel contraction in rabbits and pigs. Rabbit(2 kg, male) were killed by $CO_2$ exposure and a segment (8-10mm) of each rabbit was cut into equal segments and mounted in a tissue bath. Contractile force was measured with force displacement transducers under 2-3 g loading tension. The dose of norepinephrine(NE) which evoked 50% of maximal response $(ED_{50})$ was obtained from cumulative dose response curves for NE $(10^{-6}{\sim}10^{-3}M)$. Contractions evoked by NE $(ED_{50})$ were inhibited significantly by Rhizoma Arisaematis, Lignum Akebiae, Rhizoma Zedoariae, Cortex Eucommiae, Folium Perillae, Radix Sophorae Subprostratae and Herba Ephedrae in abdominal aorta. Contractions evoked by NE $(ED_{50})$ were inhibited significantly be Lignum Akebiae, Rhizoma Zedoariae, Cortex Eucommiae, Herba Ephedrae, Radix Puerariae and Radix Bupleuri in femoral artery. Contractions evoked by NE $(ED_{50})$ were inhibited significantly by Radix Sophorae Subprostratae, Radix Aconiti and Herba Ephedrae in renal artery. These results indicate that each herb can relax NE induced contraction of rabbit and pig blood vessel selectively, and that this relaxation relates to Gui-Gyung(歸經).

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.171-177
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• 2010

A recent report demonstrated that in human aging brain after menopause/andropause luteinizing hormone (LH) is localized in the cytoplasm of pyramidal neurons of hippocampus and a significant increase of LH is also detected in the cytoplasm of pyramidal neurons and neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease brain compared to age-matched control brain. It was suggested that the decreased steroid hormone production and the resulting LH expression in the neurons vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease pathology may have some relevance to the development of Alzheimer's disease. It is, however, unclear whether the presence of LH in neurons of human aging and Alzheimer's disease brain is due to intracellular LH expression or to LH uptake from extracellular sources, since gonadotropins are known to cross the blood brain barrier. Moreover, there is no report by using the brain of experimental animal that LH is expressed in such neurons as found in the human brain. In the present study, we found that LH immunoreactivity is localized in the pyramidal neurons of cerebral cortex and hippocampus of 12 and 18 months old rats but can not detect any immunoreactivity for LH in the young adult (3-5 months old) rats. To confirm that these LH immunoreactivity results from de novo synthesis in the brain but not the uptake from extracellular space, we performed RT-PCR and found that mRNA for LH is detected in several regions of brain including cerebral cortex and hippocampus. These findings suggest us that LH expression in old rat brain may play an important role in aging process of rat brain.