• 생약학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.138-144
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• 2018

Asparagus oligoclonos is one of the endemic halophytes used folk medicine in Korea. We isolated the main compound rutin from methanol extracts of A. oligoclonos based on nuclear magnetic resonance and TOF ESI-MS data. We have investigated the quantitative analysis method of main compound using HPLC and the results exhibit that rutin content of A.oligoclonos were 1.816%. To explore anti-oxidant from A. oligoclonos ethanol extracts (AOE), we investigated the antioxidant effects of AOE on $H_2O_2$-induced oxidative stress in RAW 264.7 cell. AOE were reduced $H_2O_2$-induced oxidative stress via enhancement of cell viability, and AOE significantly decreased ROS production depending on concentration. Next, to screen for anti-inflammatory activity of AOE, we investigated the inhibitory effects of AOE in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages. AOE had no effect on cell viability at a concentration of $500{\mu}g/mL$. Nitric oxide (NO) production inhibited in a dose-dependent manner. These results suggest that AOE may be a useful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory agent.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.483-489
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• 2002

APA-01, which is an aqueous extract of five Chinese herbs, is a modified formula of Huoxiang-Zhengqi-San. The effect of new herb extract on immune response was investigated. The parameter examined to assess apparent immune response of APA-01 in mice included changes of body weight, relative weight of immune organs, cell proliferation and cytokine gene expression. The body weight and relative weight of immune organs were not significantly changed among the tested groups. In the spleen cell prolijeration assay, APA-01 increased the cell proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Methotrexate (MTX), an agent of immune suppression, inhibited the spleen cell proliferation (IC/sub 50/: 800㎍/㎖). However, APA-01 significantly inhibited the suppression of mouse spleen cell proliferation. Therefore, it seems that APA-01 has a reducing effect of immune suppression. Immunomodulatory effect of APA-01 was further investigated using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in mouse spleen cells. In RT-PCR test, APA-01 enhanced the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA in a dose-dependent manner. In spite of immune suppression by MTX, COX-2 mRNA was induced by co-treatment with APA-01. These results suggest that APA-01 stimulates the proliferation of spleen cells, regulates the expression of COX-2 mRNA, and accelerates the recovery of inhibition of spleen cell proliferation induced by MTX, thus providing the immunological basis for clinical benefit of APA-01.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.218-228
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• 2010

발암물질로 알려진 Hydroquinone (HQ)은 치과용 합성수지를 구성하는 중요한 성분으로서 지금까지 치과용 재료영역에서 널리 사용되고 있으며 구강 내에서 HQ의 유출이 일어나는 것으로 확인 되었다. 따라서 구강암의 기원이 되는 인체상피세포의 발암화에 HQ가 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. HQ에 의한 인체세포 독성을 평가하기위해 LDH assay를 실시하고 세포 독성이 높지 않은 용량을 실험 용량으로 설정하였다. 인체 세포의 발암화를 평가하기 위해 세포 발암화 지표로서 cell saturation density, soft-agar colony formation 및 cell aggregation의 분석을 사용한 결과 고용량인 50 ${\mu}M$을 제외한 모든 용량에서 발암화 지표의 변화를 나타내지 않아 HQ의 발암력은 매우 낮은 것으로 추정된다. 그러나 발암촉진제인 TPA와 함께 투여 시 발암력의 증가를 보여 주변 환경의 여건에 따라 발암력이 증가할 수 있음을 입증하였다. HQ를 노출 후 세포사멸화를 측정하기 위해 DNA fragmentation변화를 분석한 결과 10 ${\mu}M$부터 50 ${\mu}M$까지 노출 시간 의존형의 증가를 나타내었으며 50 ${\mu}M$과 같은 고용량 농도에서는 노출시간 의존적 세포사멸 효과를 보였다. 따라서 세포 발암화를 일으킨 용량에서 세포사멸도 함께 일어나 HQ에 의한 발암화에 세포사멸이 관여함을 보였다. HQ는 ROS를 생성하였으며 Trolox, NAC와 같은 항산화물에 의한 ROS의 차단 효과와 BSO와 같은 GSH 고갈 유발 물질에 따른 ROS의 급격한 증가는 HQ가 인체세포에서 ROS를 효율적으로 생성함을 입증하는 결과이다. 세포간의 신호전달기작 조절에 중요한 역할을 하는 효소인 protein kinase C (PKC)를 immunoblot으로 분석한 결과 PKC-${\alpha}$의 활성이 증가 된 반면 PKC-${\beta}II$의 영향은 나타나지 않았다. 따라서 특정 이성질체에 대한 특이적인 효소반응이 발암화에 관여할 것으로 추정된다. 본 연구결과 치과용 합성수지 구성성분인 HQ 유출에 따른 인체상피세포의 발암성은 매우 낮은 것으로 추정되나 발암촉진제 등과의 상호작용에 의한 발암성 증가는 HQ의 구강암 발생 평가에 고려되어야 할 사항이다. 따라서 본 연구는 구강암의 예방을 위한 과학적인 접근 방법 및 기반 자료를 제시하였고 치과용 합성수지사용의 적정성에 대한 과학적인 판단을 할 수 있는 근거를 제공 하였다. 또한 본 연구 결과는 새로운 치과용 합성수지 개발의 필요성 및 개선방향을 제시 할 수 있는 근거로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.299-306
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• 2013

In the present study, we investigated the effect of ethanolic extract of the seed of Zizyphus jujuba var. spinosa (EEZS) on cholinergic blockade-induced memory impairment in mice. Male ICR mice were treated with EEZS. The behavioral tests were conducted using the passive avoidance, the Y-maze, and the Morris water maze tasks. EEZS (100 or 200 mg/kg, p.o.) significantly ameliorated the scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment in our present behavioral tasks without changes of locomotor activity. The ameliorating effect of EEZS on scopolamine-induced memory impairment was significantly reversed by a sub-effective dose of MK-801 (0.0125 mg/kg, s.c.). In addition, single administration of EEZS in normal naive mouse enhanced latency time in the passive avoidance task. Western blot analysis was employed to confirm the mechanism of memory-ameliorating effect of EEZS. Administration of EEZS (200 mg/kg) increased the level of memory-related signaling molecules, including phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase or cAMP response element-binding protein in the hippocampal region. Also, the time-dependent expression level of brain-derived neurotrophic factor by the administration of EEZS was markedly increased from 3 to 9 h. These results suggest that EEZS has memory-ameliorating effect on scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment, which is mediated by the enhancement of the cholinergic neurotransmitter system, in part, via NMDA receptor signaling, and that EEZS would be useful agent against cognitive dysfunction such as Alzheimer's disease.