• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.697-703
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• 2022

Under the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in immune enhancement is increasing. Although the immune-enhancing activity of plants of the genus Hibiscus has been reported, there is no study on the immune-enhancing activity of H. syriacus. Thus, in this study, we investigated the immune-enhancing activity of Hibiscus syriacus leaves (HSL) in mouse macrophages, RAW264.7 cells, and immunosuppressed mice. HSL increased the production of immunostimulatory factors such as nitric oxide (NO), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and activated the phagocytosis in RAW264.7 cells. The HSL-mediated production of immunostimulatory factors was dependent on toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), p38, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in RAW264.7 cells. In the immunosuppressed mouse model, HSL increased the spleen index, the levels of the cytokines, and the numbers of lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes. Taken together, HSL may be considered to have immune-enhancing activity and be expected to be used as a potential immune-enhancing agent.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.292-297
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• 2015

무궁화 신품종 '레드보한재'는 모본 백단심계 '안동'(H. syriacus 'Andong')과 부본 '삼천리'(H. syriacus 'Samchully')를 교배한 조합에서 선발되었다. 2002년에 교배를 하여 2004년에 실생 개체 '02-RV-17'를 양성하였고, 2005년부터 3년간 생장검정시험 후 생장 및 개화 특성이 분화용으로 우수성이 인정됨으로써 2011년 최종 선발하였고, 2012년 품종보호권을 등록하였다. 신품종 '레드보한재'는 가지의 배열상태가 위로 향하고 수형은 키가 작은 왜성형이다. 잎 길이와 폭은 각각 4.2cm, 2.3cm로 대조품종 '야음'에 비하여 작고 꽃잎의 색이 약간 보라색을 띤 분홍색이다. 또한 꽃의 크기가 9.2cm로 대조 품종에 비해 작고 꽃잎의 모양은 주걱형이다. 개화기는 7월 3일로 대조품종의 7월 10일에 비해 1주일 정도 빠른 여름 개화형이고, 10월 12일 개화가 끝이나 총 개화기간이 101일로 대조품종의 80일에 비해 길다. 신품종 'Red Bohanjae'는 종자산업법 제 55조에 의거 2012년 최종등록(품종보호 : 제 4118호) 되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.92-92
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• 2022

Under the COVID-19 pandemic, interest in immune enhancement is increasing. Although the immune-enhancing activity of plants of the genus Hibiscus has been reported, there is no study on the immune-enhancing activity of H. syriacus. Thus, in this study, we investigated the immune-enhancing activity of Hibiscus syriacus leaves (HSL) in mouse macrophages, RAW264.7 cells, and immunosuppressed mice. HSL increased the production of immunostimulatory factors such as nitric oxide (NO), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and activated the phagocytosis in RAW264.7 cells. The HSL-mediated production of immunostimulatory factors was dependent on toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), p38, and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) in RAW264.7 cells. In the immunosuppressed mouse model, HSL increased the spleen index, the levels of the cytokines, and the numbers of lymphocytes, neutrophils, and monocytes. Taken together, HSL may be considered to have immune-enhancing activity and be expected to be used as a potential immune-enhancing agent.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2018

Hibiscus syriacus (H. syriacus) as the national flower of Korea has been used as the herbal medicine in Asia. In this study, we evaluated the anti-inflammatory effect of 70% ethanol extracts from the root of Hibiscus syriacus (RHS-E70) and elucidated the potential signaling pathway in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. RHS-E70 dose-dependently suppressed NO production by inhibiting iNOS and IL-${\beta}$ expression in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. RHS-E70 inhibited the phosphorylation and degradation of $I{\kappa}B-{\alpha}$, which contributed to the inhibition of p65 nuclear accumulation and NF-${\kappa}B$ activation. Furthermore, RHS-E70 suppressed the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38, which results in the inhibition of ATF2 phosphorylation and subsequent nuclear accumulation. These results indicate that RHS-E70 may exert anti-inflammatory activity by inhibiting NF-${\kappa}B$ and MAPK/ATF2 signaling. From these findings, RHS-E70 has potential to be a candidate for the development of chemopreventive or therapeutic agents for the inflammatory diseases.