• 생약학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.307-313
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• 2006

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) play an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy by hyperglycemia. To find natural agents improving diabetic nephropathy, 63 natural resources which used to the treatment of diabetes mellitus in a folk remedy were investigated with an in vitro system employing radical scavenging activity and inhibitory activity of AGEs formation. In results, the extracts of Aspalathus linearis, Rubus coreanus, Rosa rugosa, and Epimedium koreanum significantly inhibited the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical with $IC_{50}$ values less than $10{\mu}g/ml$. The extracts of Zea mays, Cucurbita moschata, Cudrania tricuspidata, and Aspalathus linearis effectively reduced the formation of AGEs compared with the positive control $N-acetyl-_L-cystenine$ (NAC) and aminoguanidine (AG). In addition, the extracts of Aspalathus linearis, Commelina communis, Cornus officinalis, and Lespodeza cuneata showed the all inhibitory activity against DPPH radical and AGEs formation. Also, these resources definitely showed the radical scavenging activity against peroxynitrite $(ONOO^-)$ and hydroxyl radical $({\cdot}OH)$ relating to high glucose-induced ROS production. Thus, these results suggest that some natural resources may regulate the initiation and progression of diabetic nephropathy through inhibition of ROS production and AGEs formation.

• Anatomy and Cell Biology
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.421-427
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• 2023

Bladder exstrophy is a rare congenital condition of the pelvis, bladder, and lower abdomen that opens the bladder against the abdominal wall, produces aberrant growth, short penis, upward curvature during erection, wide penis, and undescended testes. Exstrophy affects 1/30,000 newborns. The bladder opens against the abdominal wall in bladder exstrophy, a rare genitourinary condition. This study is vital to provide appropriate therapy choices as a basis to improve patient outcomes. This study may explain bladder exstrophy and provide treatment. Epispadias, secretory placenta, cloacal exstrophy, and other embryonic abnormalities comprise the exstrophy-spades complex. The mesenchymal layer does not migrate from the ectoderm and endoderm layers in the first trimester, affecting the cloacal membrane. Embryological problems define the exstrophy-aspidistra complex, which resembles epimedium, classic bladder, cloacal exstrophy, and other diseases. Urogenital ventral body wall anomalies expose the bladder mucosa, causing bladder exstrophy. Genetic mutations in the Hedgehog cascade pathway, Wnt signal, FGF, BMP4, Alx4, Gli3, and ISL1 cause ventral body wall closure and urinary bladder failure. External factors such as high maternal age, smoking moms, and high maternal body mass index have also been associated to bladder exstrophy. Valproic acid increases bladder exstrophy risk; chemicals and pollutants during pregnancy may increase bladder exstrophy risk. Bladder exstrophy has no identified cause despite these risk factors. Exstrophy reconstruction seals the bladder, improves bowel function, reconstructs the vaginal region, and restores urination.

• 생약학회지
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• 제34권1호통권132호
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• pp.109-117
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• 2003

Arachidonic acid(AA), which is stored in membrane glycerophospholipids, is liberated by phospholipase $A_2(PLA_2)$ enzymes and is sequentially converted to cyclooxygenase (COX) and lipoxygenase (LOX) then to various bioactive prostaglandins (PGs,) and leukotrienes (LTs). In order to find the specific inhibitors of AA metabolism enzymes such as $PLA_2$, COX-2, 5-LO and lyso PAF acetyltransferase. 195 Korean indigenous plant extracts were evaluated for their inhibitory activity on $PGD_2,\;LTC_4$ production from cytokine-induced mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (BMMC) and arachidonic acid released from phospholipid and PAF production from lyso PAF. From this screening procedure, methanol extract of eight plants such as Saururus chinensis, Aster tataricus, Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, Reynoutria japonica, Disocorea nipponica, Epimedium koreanum, impatiens textori, Veronica rotunda var. subintegra were found to inhibit production of inflammatory mediators in vitro assay system.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.436-439
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• 2004

Mubigangjang-Ju (MGJ) is a traditional wine, fermented extract of Cynanchum wilfordii, Angelicae gigantis and Epimedium koreanum etc. In the present study, we comparatively investigated the immune-enhancing effect of fermented extract (MGJ) and water extract (WE). Forced swimming test (FST) was performed as a model of activity test in mice and measured blood urea nitrogen (BUN), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), glucose (Glc) and total protein (TP) in the serum. Each extracts were orally administered into mice, 10 ㎖/kg, once per day for 7 days using a feeding atraumatic needle. After 3 days, on FST, the immobility time was decreased in the MGJ-fed group (133.7±18.6 s) in comparison with the saline-fed group (155.8±16.6 s). After 7 days, the immobility time was significantly decreased in the MGJ-fed group (105.3±12.7 s) in comparison with the saline-fed group (171.3±8.1 s). In addition, the content of AST was significantly decreased and the contents of BUN, ALT and LDH in the blood serum was also decreased. Whereas, the content of Glc tend to increase and TP level was not changed. However, WE had no effect on all experiments. The present results suggest that fermented extract was more effective than water extract and it may be useful for the immune-enhancing agent.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2007

The effects of angiogenesis inhibitor from the extract libraries of Korean and Chinese medicinal plants were investigated using a protein microarray chip. Protein chip was constructed by immobilization of integrin ${\alpha}_5{\beta}_1$ on protein chip base plates and employed far screening active extracts that inhibit the integrin-fibronectin interaction from the extract libraries. The 100 extracts of medicinal plants were obtained from extract bank of National Institute of Crop Science, RDA. The 14 extracts among 100 extract libraries were shown efficient inhibition activity for the interaction between integrin-fibronectin. The medicinal plants of 14 extracts were Vitex negundo var. incisa (Lam.) C.B. Clarke, Epimedium koreanum Nakai, Cedrela sinensis A. Juss, Ipomea aquatica Forsk, Schisandra chinensis Baill, Pulsatilla koreana Nakai, Paeonia lactiflora Pall. var.hortensis Makino, Oenothera odorata, Allium chinense, Allium victorialis var. platyphyllum MAKINO, Polygonatum odoratum Druce var. pluriflorum Ohwi, Hosta lancifolia, Agrimonia pilosa L. var. japonica Nakai and Potentilla chinensis SER. The Paeonia lactiflora, Oenothera, and Agrimonia pilosa from these 14 extracts libraries were shown strong inhibition activity of integrin ${\alpha}_5{\beta}_1$.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.186-192
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• 2010

피부의 주름은 노화과정의 결과로 유도되어지는데, 비효소적 glycation 반응은 주름생성의 원인 중에 하나로 단백질의 비가역적 가교결합에 의해 생성된 최종당화산물(AGEs)이라고 불리는 갈색화합물을 생성한다. 비교적 반감기가 긴 collagen은 쉽게 glycation이 일어나고 collagen의 가교결합(cross-linking)이 일어나면서 여러 단계의 반응을 거쳐 최종적으로 생성된 AGEs가 피부에 축적되어 피부의 탄력감소 및 주름을 일으킨다고 알려져 있다. 피부 내에 glycation된 collagen의 축척은 피부의 탄력성을 유지하는 것을 방해한다. 수종의 식용작물로부터 항주름소재를 개발하기 위하여 메탄올 및 열수추출물을 조제한 후 AGEs 형성을 억제하는 활성을 검색하였다. 먼저 서양향신료 중에서는 월계수잎, 계피, 정향, 오레가노, 로즈마리, 사보리, 팔각과 한약재 중에서는 복분자, 달개비, 삼지구엽초, 가자와 해당화의 메탄올 및 열수추출물에서 최종당화산물 생성 억제활성이 높았다. 그러나 국내 식물 중에서는 단지 참취 및 녹차 추출물의 메탄올과 열수추출물만이 높은 활성을 보였으며 해조류 중에서는 활성이 높은 시료는 없었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.321-328
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• 1996

삼지구엽초의 번식과 재배법을 개발하여 자생지에서의 남획과 자연 소멸을 막는 동시에 양질의 삼지구엽초 생약을 확보하긴 위한 일련의 실험중 채취시기 및 생산지에 따른 주요성분의 함량차를 비교 검토하였던바 채취시기에 따라서는 여름보다는 가을(9월 증순)에 채취한 것이 icariin성분이 월등히 높았고, 재배산과 자연산간에는 자연산이 약간 높은 경향이었다. 한편 철원지역에서 채취한 지구엽초(0.94%)에 비해 중국산(0.4%)의 icariin함량은 절반수준에 불과하여 삼지구엽초는 채취시기 및 장소에 따라 품질의 차이 가 큰 것으로 사료된다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.103-114
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• 1992

항산화성 생약을 선발하기 위하여 180종의 생약을 10배량의 methanol 로 추출한 액 $50{\mu}l$와 0.1M-linoleic acid ethanol 용액 $100{\mu}l$를 넣은 시험관을 $50^{\circ}C$에서 20시간 두었다가 POV를 측정하는 방법으로 항산화성을 측정하였을 때 45% 이상의 생약 추출물이 항산화성을 나타내었고 그 중 44종 의 생약추출물의 항산화성은 비교적 강력하였다. 단기 항산화시험에 의해서 항산화성이 비교적 강한 것으로 나타난 44종의 생약을 10배량의 methanol로 추출한액 3ml, 0.1M-methyl linoleate ethanol 용액 10ml 및 0.1M-sodium phosphate buffer(pH 7.0) 37ml를 혼합하여 $40^{\circ}C$에서 35일간 저장하면서 POV의 변화를 측정하였던 바 삼백초, 세신, 진범, 음양곽, 백굴체, 소회향, 고삼, 정향, 황금, 감초 및 파고지 동 11종의 생약추출물의 항산화성이 특히 강하였다. Methan이 추출액의 항산화성이 특히 강하였던 11종의 생약을 ethyl acetate 및 petroleum ether로 추출하여 항산화성을 비교하였을 때 음양곽, 소회향, 정향 및 파고지는 추출용매의 종류에 관계없이 강한 항산화성을 나타내었으나 황금 및 감초 등은 methanol 추출액에서만 강한 항산화능이 나타났다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2010

Water extracts from 20 medicinal plants, traditionally used for postmenopausal symptoms in Korea, were examined for their vasorelaxant activity in isolated rat thoracic aorta rings precontracted with norepinephrine (NE). Among the 20 medicinal plants, Cornus officinalis (CoEx, 0.3 mg/mL), Schisandra chinensis (ScEx, 0.3 mg/mL), Erythrina variegate (EvEx, 0.3 mg/mL), and Epimedium koreanum (EkEx, 0.3 mg/mL) showed rapid relaxation of endothelium-intact aorta ($69\pm4%$, $40\pm3%$, $25\pm2%$, and $23\pm3%$ of active tone induced by NE, respectively). In contrast, the extracts of Erythrina variegata (EvEx), Angelica gigas (AgEx), Pueraria thunbergiana (PtEx), and EkEx lead to gradual (i.e., long-term) relaxation to baseline in endothelium-intact vessels. The time to complete relaxation was 20～40 min. These 6 plant extracts were selected for the investigation of possible underlying mechanisms. The CoEx-, ScEx-, or EkEx-induced rapid relaxations were virtually abolished by endothelium denudation, and were significantly inhibited by pretreatment with nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitor $N^G$-nitro-L-arginine (L-NNA, 10 ${\mu}M$), indicating that increased formation of NO might contribute to the endothelium-mediated relaxation. In long-term responses, the endothelium denudation did not affect PtEx-induced relaxation, whereas it delayed responses by EvEx and AgEx, and significantly inhibited the effect of EkEx. Among EvEx, AgEx, and PtEx, EvEx attenuated the $CaCl_2$-induced vasoconstriction in high-potassium depolarized medium, implying that EvEx is involved in inhibition of the extracellular calcium influx to smooth muscle through voltage dependent calcium channels. These results provide the scientific rationale for the interrelationships between the use of 20 medicinal plants and their effects on cardiovascular health in estrogen deficient conditions.

• 생약학회지
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.455-458
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• 2000

Research on pesticide residues as endocrine disruptors in natural medicines was initiated by Korea Food & Drug Administration this year. We determined the presence and levels of certain pesticides in selected natural medicines. The natural medicines collected this year are Glycyrrhiza Root, Cinnamon Bark, Pueraria Root, Polygonatum Rhizome, Jujube, Schizandra Fruit, Lycium Fruit, Liriope Tuber, Eucommia Bark, Peony Root, Korean Angelica, Dioscorea Rhizome, Cnidium Rhizome, Cassia Seed, Platycodon Root, Comus Fruit, Mentha Herb, Epimedium Herb, Bupleurum Root, and Ginger, which have no data for pesticide residues and 192 samples of them were circulated in Korea, 28 samples were circulated in China. In order to analyze many pesticides in large number of samples we used simultaneous multi-residue analysis of pesticides by GC-ECD, which was followed by GC-MSD analysis to confirm the identity of the detected pesticide in each sample.