• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.140.2-140.2
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• 2003

Sauchinone, a lignan isolated from Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae), is a diastereomeric lignan with cytoprotective and antioxidant activities in cultured hepatocytes. The effects of sauchinone on the iNOS, TNF-$\alpha$ and COX-2 gene expression and on the activation of transcription factors, NF-$\kappa$B, C/EBP, AP-1 and CREB were determined in Raw264.7 cells as part of the studies on its anti-inflammatory effects. (omitted)

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.352-359
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• 2011

Korean red ginseng (KRG) is used worldwide as a popular traditional herbal medicine. KRG has shown beneficial effects on cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, diabetes, and hypertension. Up-regulation of a cytoprotective protein, heme oxygenase (HO)-1, is considered to augment the cellular defense against various agents that may induce cytotoxic injury. In the present study, we demonstrate that KRG water extract induces HO-1 expression in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) and possible involvement of the anti-oxidant transcription factor nuclear factor-eythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2). KRG-induced HO-1 expression was examined by western blots, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence staining. Specific silencing of Nrf2 genes with Nrf2-siRNA in HUVECs abolished HO-1 expression. In addition, the HO inhibitor zinc protoporphyrin blunted the preventive effect of KRG on $H_2O_2$-induced cell death, as demonstrated by terminal transferase dUTP nick end labeling assay. Taken together, these results suggest that KRG may exert a vasculoprotective effect through Nrf2-mediated HO-1 induction in human endothelial cell by inhibition of cell death.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.349-357
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• 2013

6'-O-galloylpaeoniflorin (GPF) is a galloylated derivate of paeoniflorin and a key chemical constituent of the peony root, a perennial flowering plant that is widely used as an herbal medicine in East Asia. This study is the first investigation of the cytoprotective effects of GPF against hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$)-induced cell injury and death in human HaCaT keratinocytes. GPF demonstrated a significant scavenging capacity against the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical, $H_2O_2$-generated intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), the superoxide anion radical ($O_2^-$), and the hydroxyl radical (${\cdot}$OH). GPF also safeguarded HaCaT keratinocytes against $H_2O_2$-provoked apoptotic cell death and attenuated oxidative macromolecular damage to DNA, lipids, and proteins. The compound exerted its cytoprotective actions in keratinocytes at least in part by decreasing the number of DNA strand breaks, the levels of 8-isoprostane (a stable end-product of lipid peroxidation), and the formation of carbonylated protein species. Taken together, these results indicate that GPF may be developed as a cytoprotector against ROS-mediated oxidative stress.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2014

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the protective effect of black rice extract (BRE) on tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP)-induced oxidative injury in HepG2 cells. MATERIALS/METHODS: Methanolic extract from black rice was evaluated for the protective effect on TBHP-induced oxidative injury in HepG2 cells. Several biomarkers that modulate cell survival and death including reactive oxygen species (ROS), caspase-3 activity, and related cellular kinases were determined. RESULTS: TBHP induced cell death and apoptosis by a rapid increase in ROS generation and caspase-3 activity. Moreover, TBHP-induced oxidative stress resulted in a transient ERK1/2 activation and a sustained increase of JNK1/2 activation. While, BRE pretreatment protects the cells against oxidative stress by reducing cell death, caspase-3 activity, and ROS generation and also by preventing ERKs deactivation and the prolonged JNKs activation. Moreover, pretreatment of BRE increased the activation of ERKs and Akt which are pro-survival signal proteins. However, this effect was blunted in the presence of ERKs and Akt inhibitors. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that activation of ERKs and Akt pathway might be involved in the cytoprotective effect of BRE against oxidative stress. Our findings provide new insights into the cytoprotective effects and its possible mechanism of black rice against oxidative stress.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제50권spc1호
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• pp.220-223
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• 2005

최근 뽕잎과 더불어 기능성 및 천연색소 자원으로서 뽕나무의 열매인 오디가 새로운 작목으로 유망시 되고 있다. 농가의 소득향상은 물론 소비자의 관심과 수요에 부응하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 오디를 수확하여 신경세포 보호활성과 항균활성에 대한 오디 추출물의 효능을 평가함으로써 오디의 기능성 및 이용성을 증대시키고자 하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 신경독성 물질 $H_2O_2$처리에 의해 유도되는 신경세포사에 대하여 오디 추출물 $10{\mu}g/ml$의 농도 처리시 $37\%$의 세포보호 효과를 나타냈으며, Oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)에 의하여 유발된 뇌허혈 모델에서는 오디 C3G의 경우 농도 의존형으로 세포괴사를 막았다. 특히 cyanidin의 경우는 $10{\mu}g/ml$의 농도에서 $70\%$이상의 뇌세포보호 효과를 나타냈다. 2. 오디 추출물과 C3G의 항균활성을 검정한 결과, 청일뽕 오디의 MeOH 추출물의 항균 활성이 가장 높았으나, Salmonella typhimurium 의 경우 모든 처리군에서 $70\%$ 이상의 억제 활성을 나타냈다. 모든 처리군에서 $50{\mu}l$농도보다 $100{\mu}l$농도에서 균주의 억제 활성이 높게 나타났다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.91-91
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• 2019

Hibiscus syriacus L. is widely distributed throughout Eastern and Southern Asia and its root bark has been used as a traditional remedy. Recently, the extracts of H. syriacus L. exerts anti-cancerous, anti-microbial, and anti-inflammatory activities. However, the effect of anthocyanin-rich fraction of H. syriacus L. petals (PS) has not been studied under excessive oxidative stress. In this study, we evaluated the cellular protective effect of PS in HaCaT human skin keratinocytes under hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$)-induced oxidative stress conditions. PS at below $400{\mu}g/ml$ did not show any cell death; however, over $800{\mu}g/ml$ of PS gradually increased cell death. PS at below $400{\mu}g/ml$ significantly inhibited $H_2O_2$-induced apoptosis in HaCaT cells concomitant with downregulation of Bax and upregulation of pro-PARP and p-Bcl-2. Additionally, PS remarkably reversed $H_2O_2$-induced excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and apoptosis, and also significantly inhibited mitochondrial ROS production concomitant with suppression of $H_2O_2$-induced mitochondrial depolarization. $H_2O_2$-mediated ratio of Bax to Bcl-2, and caspase-3 activation were markedly abolished in the presence of PS. Moreover, the inhibition of HO-1 function using zinc protoporphyrin, an HO-1 inhibitor, significantly attenuated the cellular protective effects of PS against $H_2O_2$, indicating the significance of HO-1 in PS mediated cytoprotective effect, which was mediated by activating nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor-2 (Nrf2). Taken together, our results suggest that cytoprotective effect of PS in HaCaT keratinocytes against oxidative stress-induced apoptosis is mediated by inhibiting cellular and mitochondrial ROS production, which is downregulated by activating Nrf2/HO-1 axis.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2013

Objects : Apoptosis leads to the death of a cell. The mitochondrial pathway of apoptosis, a process regulated by the Bcl-2 family of proteins, plays a key role in various biological processes. The tuber of Liriope platyphylla Wang et TANG (Liliaceae), also known as Liriopis tuber, is famous in Oriental medicine owing to its tonic, antitussive, expectorant and anti-asthmatic properties. The purpose of this study was to observe the effect of the Liriopis tuber on mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis in PC-12 cells. Method : A cytotoxic test on Liriopis Tuber water extract was conducted and another MTT assay was conducted to observe the cytoprotective effect against 4-HNE 25 ${\mu}M$ that causes oxidative stress in PC-12 cells for 24 hours. In addition, in order to observe the expression of Bcl-2 and Bax protein involved with apoptosis, western blot was conducted. Results : The LT water extract had no toxicity for PC-12 cell. In the cytoprotective effect against 4-HNE, both of the group treated with 50 ${\mu}g/m{\ell}$ and 100 ${\mu}g/m{\ell}$ of LT water extract showed a significant increase in comparison with the control group. In Bax protein expression, all the experimental groups treated with LT water extract showed a decrease in comparison with the control group but had no significance. In Bcl-2 protein expression, all the experimental groups treated with LT water extract showed a significant increase in comparison with the control group. Conclusion : These results suggest that LT is effective in reducing apoptosis.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.199-203
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• 2006

Background: Eckol purified from Ecklonia cava, a brown alga has been known to have cytoprotective effects on some cell lines against oxidants and ionizing radiation. However, there is no study about the effects of eckol on immune cells. Methods: Bone marrow (BM)-derived dendritic cells (DCs) were used to demonstrate the immunomodulatory effects of eckol on DCs, such as viability, the expression of surface markers, allogeneic stimulating capacity using MTI, flow cytometric, $^3H$-thymidine incorporation assay. Results: Eckol did protect DCs against cytokine withdrawal-induced apoptosis in a concentration dependent manner based on MTT assay. And also, it increased the expression of MHC class II and CD86 (B7.2) molecules, maturation markers, on the surface of viable DCs gated in FACS analysis. Furthermore, eckol-treated DCs stimulated the proliferation of allogeneic $CD4^+$ T lymphocytes compared to imDCs in $^3H$-thymidine incorporation assay. $CD4^+$ T lymphocytes activated with eckol-treated DCs produced the larger amount of IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-4 than those cells with imDCs. Conclusion: Taken together, we demonstrate in this study that eckol, a pure compound of Ecklonia cava, may modulate the immune responses through the phenotypic and functional changes of DCs.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.568-576
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• 2017

최근 기능성과 친환경 화장품에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있으며, 이에 따라 안전하면서 효능이 우수한 식물 추출물을 활용한 소재 개발이 이루어지고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서도 주로 건강 기능성 소재로써 다양한 효능이 있는 것으로 알려진 그라비올라 추출물이 기능성 화장품 소재로써의 가능성을 확인하고자 하였다. 그라비올라 추출물의 항산화 활성을 확인하고자 총 폴리페놀과 총 플라보노이드 함량, DPPH radical 소거 활성을 측정하였고, HDF 세포에서의 세포 독성을 확인한 후 적정 농도에서 HDF 세포에 과산화수소($H_2O_2$)를 처리하여 산화적 스트레스에 대한 ROS 활성 억제 효과와 세포 보호 효과를 측정하였다. 본 실험 결과, 그라비올라 추출물은 항산화 지표가 되는 총 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드의 100g당 26.6 mg(CA)/100g, 14.3 mg(CA)/100g의 높은 함량을 확인하였으며, 높은 radical 소거 활성을 확인하였다. HDF 세포에 대한 세포 생존율을 측정한 결과, 모든 농도에서 유의한 세포 독성이 나타나지 않았으며, 추후 $100{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 실험하였다. $H_2O_2$로 유도된 HDF 세포에 ROS 활성 억제를 측정한 결과, 농도 의존적인 ROS 활성 억제 효과를 확인하였고, $H_2O_2$를 4 시간, 24 시간, 48 시간 동안 처리 후 그라비올라 추출물의 세포 보호 효과를 측정한 결과, $25{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 24시간까지 89.92%의 높은 세포 보호 효과를 확인하였다. 이와 같은 결과를 통하여 그라비올라 추출물은 항산화 활성이 우수하고, HDF 세포에 대한 독성이 거의 없으며, $H_2O_2$에 의해 발생하는 활성산소에 대한 효과적인 활성 억제 효과와 세포 보호 효과가 우수한 것으로 확인됨에 따라 항산화 및 세포 보호 효과를 가진 다양한 기능성 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.609-615
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• 2014

국내에 충분히 보고되지 못한 소재로서 drumstick-tree (Moringa Oleifera Lam.)를 고부가가치 식품 자원으로서 그 활용가능성을 알아보기 위해 주요 영양성분 분식 및 in vitro 신경세포 보호효과에 대해서 연구하였다. Drumstick-tree의 주요 무기성분으로는 칼슘으로 2658.67 mg/100 g이 함유되어 있었고, 다음으로 칼륨, 마그네슘 및 인 등이 함유되어 있었다. 주요 지방산으로서 포화 지방산으로는 palmitic acid (16.33%)와 불포화 지방산으로서 gadoleic acid (66.34%)가 상대적으로 많이 함유되어 있었고, 지용성 비타민인 vitamin E가 94.78 mg/100 g 그리고 niacin이 112.61 mg/100 g 함유되어 있는 것을 알 수 있었다. 80% methanol에 추출한 drum-stick-tree 추출물을 활용하여 $H_2O_2$ 처리한 PC12 cell 내의 활성산소 생성억제효과를 DCF-DA assay를 통해 측정한 결과 drumstick-tree 추출물은 농도의존적인 활성산소 생성 억제효과를 보였다. MTT assay를 이용하여 $H_2O_2$로 유도된 PC12 신경세포에 대한 보호효과를 측정한 결과 vitamin C group 대비 효과적인 신경세포 보호효과를 확인하였고, LDH release assay를 통해 일정 수준의 세포막 보호효과를 역시 확인하였다. 또한 PC12 cell의 oxidative stress-induced apoptosis에 대한 세포 보호효과를 측정하기 위한 caspase assay 실험 결과, 세포 내 caspase activity가 추출물의 의해 효과적으로 감소됨을 알 수 있었다. 결국 본 연구결과를 종합해 볼 때, 우수한 영양 구성 성분과 함께 신경세포 내 oxidative stress의 저감화 등을 통한 drumstick-tree 추출물의 신경 세포 보호 효과는 고부가가치 천연 소재로서의 다양한 산업적 활용 가능성을 암시하는 것으로 판단된다.