• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.437-443
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• 2018

본 연구는 꿀벌 꽃가루 열수 추출물(BPW)의 면역 활성에 관하여 알아보기 위하여, 선천면역과 적응면역에서 중심 역할을 수행하는 큰포식세포에 BPW를 처리하여 세포 생존율, NO 분비능, 사이토카인($TNF-{\alpha}$, IL-6, $IL-1{\beta}$) 분비능과 메커니즘 분석을 통한 신호전달에 관하여 관찰하였다. BPW를 큰포식세포에 처리하여 면역활성에 관하여 알아봤을 때, 큰포식세포 면역활성의 대표적인 바이오마커인 NO, 사이토카인의 분비능과 iNOS의 세포내 발현이 BPW 처리구에서 유의적으로 증가되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 또한 활성화된 탐식 세포의 세포 표면에서 발현되는 CD80과 CD86의 발현과 탐식세포의 항원제시에 밀접한 관련이 있는 주조직적합성 복합체(MHC class I과 II)의 발현이 BPW 처리구에서 유의적으로 증가되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 기전분석 결과, BPW의 처리는 MAPKs의 인산화와 $NF-{\kappa}B$의 핵 내 이동성을 증가시켜 면역활성을 증가시키는 것으로 관찰되었다. 따라서 BPW의 처리는 큰포식세포의 활성을 유도시켜 면역활성을 조절하는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.11-16
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• 2010

Objective : Oriental medicines have been combined oriental medical theory which based on the seven modes of emotions. Notopterygium incisum (N. incisum) and Clematis manshurica (C. manshurica) have been used as an anti-rheumatic and analgesic medicine for the treatment of rheumatism, headache, cold, etc. In this study, we evaluate the synergistic anti-inflammatory effect of N. incisum and C. manshurica. Method : To evaluate the synergistic anti-inflammatory effect of a herbal mixture N. incisum and C. manshurica, we examined the changed ear thickness in 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced mouse ear edema model after topical application of herbal mixture. In addition, the levels of markers for inflammation, such as tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$, prostaglandin $G_2$ ($PGE_2$), and nitric oxide (NO) were measured by ELISA assay and Griess reagent in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated Raw 264.7 cells. Results : Our results showed that aqueous extracts of N. incisum and C. manshurica combination significantly inhibited the mouse ear edema induced by TPA. Moreover, the aqueous extracts of N. incisum and C. manshurica combination exhibited synergistic effects in down-regulating TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, $PGE_2$ level, but not NO. Conclusions : This study suggested that combined treatment of N. incisum and C. manshurica, based on seven methods in prescription compatibility, has a synergistic effect in down-regulating inflammatory response both in vitro and in vivo models.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.267-274
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• 2011

Bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induces expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines and enzymes producing nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins (PGs) in immune cells. This process is mediated by the activation of nuclear factor kappaB (NF-${\kappa}B$). In this study, we investigated the anti-inflammatory characteristics of Codium fragile ethanolic extract (CFE) mediated by the regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) using LPS-stimulated murine macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. CFE significantly inhibited LPS-induced NO and $PGE_2$ production in a dose-dependent manner and suppressed the expression of iNOS and COX-2 proteins in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells with no cytotoxicity. Pro-inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin (IL)-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, were significantly reduced by treatment of CFE in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. CFE inhibited the promoter activity of (NF)-${\kappa}B$ in LPS-stimulated macrophages. Treatment with CFE suppressed translocation of the NF-${\kappa}B$ p65 subunit by preventing proteolytic degradation of inhibitor of ${\kappa}B-{\alpha}$. These results indicate that the CFE-mediated inhibition of NO and $PGE_2$ production in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells is mediated through the NF-${\kappa}B$-dependent transcriptional downregulation of iNOS and COX-2, suggesting the potential of CFE as a nutraceutical with anti-inflammatory activity.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2002

Objective : We aimed to identify the dose-dependent inhibitory effects of Sabaek-san(瀉白散) and Sabaeksan plus Sasam(Adenophorae Radix) 瀉白散加沙蔘) on the mRNA expressions of Interleukin(IL)-6, IL-8 and granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor(GM-CSF) involved in the asthma model. Materials and Methods : Through this study, BEAS-2B cell lines, human epithelial cells were used. These cells were stimulated by tumor necrosis factor(TNF)-${\alpha}$, IL-1${\beta}$ and histamine for artificial inflammatory expression. ${\beta}$-action messenger RNA(mRNA) was used for standards. After each 24hours of Sabaeksan and Sabaeksan plus Sasam treatment, total cellular RNAs were collected by treating RNA zol directly on living cells, Then the transcriptional activities of IL-6, 8 and GM-CSF were measured by RT-PCR with electrophoresis, Results : The mRNA expressions of IL-6 are significantly inhibited compared to those of controlled group at 40 and 100ug/ml of Sabaeksan extract and $100{\mu}g/ml$ of Sabaeksan plus Sasam extract (p<0.05). The mRNA expressions of IL-8 are significantly inhibited compared to that of controlled group at 2.40 and 100 ug/ml of Sabaeksan extract and $40.100{\mu}g/ml$ of Sabaeksan plus Sasam extract(p<0.05) THe mRNA expressions of GM-CSF are significantly inhibited compared to those of the controlled group at $100{\mu}g/ml$ of Sabaeksan extract adn $40.100{\mu}g/ml$ of Sabaeksan plus Sasam extract.(p<0.05) Conclusions : This study shows that Sabaeksan and Sabaeksan plus Sasam have dose-dependent inhibitory effects on the mRNA expressions of IL-6, IL-8 and GM-CSF in human epithelial cells. Therefore, these types of herb medicine may inhibit the inflammatory process of asthma. Advanced studies are required to investigate the mechanisms of inhibition by herb medicine in the asthma model.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.569-577
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• 2013

간장은 한국의 전통 발효식품으로써 최근 항암 효과, 항균작용, 항산화능, 항혈전 효과 등의 효능이 보고되고 있다. 한국의 간장은 콩과 밀을 주요 원료로 사용한다. 콩의 세포벽으로부터 유래되는 다당류는 효소적 가수분해에 저항성이 있으므로, 발효가 끝난 후에도 간장에 잔존하게 되며 이것을 간장 유래 다당류(Kanjang polysaccharides, KPS)라 부른다. 본 연구에서는 산분해법과 양조법으로 제조된 시판 간장인 A~T의 20종의 투석물로부터 다당류를 제조하고, 비만세포에서 염증성 cytokine의 방출과 mRNA의 발현에 대한 KPS의 효과를 실험함으로써 항염증 효과를 조사하였다. RBL-2H3 세포에서 KPS의 처리는 histamine과 ${\beta}$-hexosaminidase의 방출을 현저히 억제시켰다. 자극된 HMC-1 세포에서 KPS의 처리는 염증성 cytokine인 IL-6, IL-8, TNF-${\alpha}$의 방출 및 mRNA의 발현을 감소시켰다. 특히, 양조간장으로부터 유래된 KPS는 산분해 간장보다 비만세포에서 우수한 항염증 효과를 나타내었다. 따라서, KPS는 알레르기성 염증반응을 억제시키는데 효과적일 것이라 사료된다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.228-236
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• 2016

Background: Sedum takesimense Nakai has been used as folk medicine in Korea. The present study aimed to determine the biological activity of S. takesimense by investigating the anti-inflammatory effects of S. takesimense water extract (SKLC) on the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory response in RAW 264.7 cells. Methods and Results: Cytotoxicity of SKLC on RAW 264.7 cells was determinded by performing MTS assay was found to have no cytotoxic effect on RAW 264.7 cells at a concentration range of $62-500{\mu}g/m{\ell}$. Further, pretreatment of SKLC inhibited lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in a dose-dependent manner. To determined the inhibitory mechanisms of SKLC on inflammatory mediators, we assessed the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygnease-2 (COX-2) pathways. The activities of these pathways were decreased in a dose-dependent manner by SKLC. The production of tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), interleukin $(IL)-1{\beta}$, and IL-6 were also reduced. Conclusions: These results suggest that the down regulation of iNOS, COX-2, TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, and IL-6 expression by SKLC are mediated by the down regulation of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$) activity, a transcription factor necessary for pro-inflammatory mediators. This might be the mechanism underlying the anti-inflammatory effects of SKLC.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제61권3호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2018

Pinus densiflora root (PDR) is used as a medicinal plant. In this study, we investigated whether the PDR extract has anti-inflammatory activities. Cell viability assays showed that the extract was not toxic toward RAW 264.7 cells at concentrations up to $10{\mu}g/mL$. At $10{\mu}g/mL$, the extract decreased nitric oxide (NO) content to 40% of the control level. The protein expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), which generates NO, decreased with increasing concentrations of the extract. Prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) levels were significantly inhibited by over 50% in the presence of $10{\mu}g/mL$ of the extract. The protein expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), which generates $PGE_2$, decreased with increasing concentrations of the extract. Proinflammatory cytokines, such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha ($TNF-{\alpha}$), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and $IL-1{\beta}$, were detected in RAW 264.7 cells after lipopolysaccharide (LPS) treatment. The extract did not affect the levels of $TNF-{\alpha}$ and IL-6, but it significantly inhibited the level of $IL-1{\beta}$. It also completely inhibited the transcription of nuclear factor-kappaB ($NF-{\kappa}B$). These results indicate that the PDR extract reduces inflammatory response-related proteins, such as NO, $PGE_2$, iNOS, and COX-2, in LPS-induced RAW 264.7 cells via the regulation of $NF-{\kappa}B$. Consequently, we have provided a mechanism to explain the anti-inflammatory effect of the PDR extract; that is, it exerts such an effect by regulating $NF-{\kappa}B$. The PDR extract can therefore be considered as an effective anti-inflammatory agent.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1307-1315
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 이유자돈 사료에 벤조산 첨가가 위장 내 소화물과 방광 내 뇨의 pH, 장내 유익 미생물 균총수 및 장 조직 내 염증성 싸이토카인 유전자 발현양에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 자돈기 5주 동안 이유자돈 사료 내 벤조산 0.3%과 0.5% 첨가는 자돈 위 내 pH는 감소시키지는 않았으나, 방광 내 뇨의 pH 수치는 유의적으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. Lactobacillus casei 수는 맹장부위에서 벤조산 0.5% 첨가구와 대조구에서 유의적으로 가장 높게 나타났다. Lactobacillus plantarum 수는 맹장부위에서 벤조산 0.5% 첨가구에서 가장 높게 나타났다. 또한, 직장부위에서 L.plantarum 수는 대조구를 제외하고 모든 처리구에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다. Bacillus subtillis 수는 맹장부위에서 벤조산0.5% 첨가구와 대조구에서 유의적으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 직장부위에서는 벤조산0.3%와 0.5% 첨가구에서 가장 높게 나타났다. IL-$1{\beta}$ mRNA 유전자 발현 수준은 소장 상단에서는 벤조산 0.5%와 항생제 처리구에서, 소장중부에서는 벤조산 0.3%와 0.5% 처리구에서, 말단부위에서는 벤조산 0.3% 처리구에서 대조구보다 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다. IL-6 mRNA 유전자 발현 수준은 소장중부에서는 벤조산 0.5% 처리구에서 대조구보다 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다. TNF-${\alpha}$ mRNA 유전자 발현 수준은 소장 중단에서 벤조산 0.5%와 항생제 처리구에서 대조구 보다 낮게 나타났다. 본 실험을 통하여, 자돈 사료 내 benzoic acid 0.5% 첨가는 뇨의 pH 감소와 장내 유익 미생물 균총 수 조절 및 소장 내 면역체계 반응에 긍정적인 영향을 미치므로 자돈 건강을 향상 할 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권9호
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• pp.1242-1247
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• 2012

본 연구를 통하여 청시닥나무의 에탄올 추출물은 쥐 대식세포인 Raw264.7 세포에 LPS로 유도된 염증반응에 미치는 효과가 있음을 확인하였다. 청시닥나무 목질부와 수피부에 에탄올을 가하여 추출한 뒤 그 추출물과 분획물의 NO 생성능 및 세포증식능을 실험한 결과 수피부의 EtOAc 분획이 세포증식능에 영향을 주지 않으면서 NO의 생성을 억제함을 확인하였다. 청시닥나무 수피부 에탄올 추출물 EtOAc 분획(EFEBA)은 Raw264.7 세포에서 LPS에 의해 생성된 NO의 분비와 iNOS의 단백질 및 mRNA의 발현을 농도 의존적으로 감소시켰고, 염증 반응 시 생성되는 IL-6, IL-$1{\beta}$ 그리고 TNF-${\alpha}$의 mRNA의 발현도 현저히 감소시켰다. 또한 $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$의 degradation을 감소시키고 p65의 인산화를 감소시켜 NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling을 통해 염증작용을 조절함을 확인하였다.

• Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.628-647
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• 2018

Purpose: Obesity is associated with metabolic dysregulation, but the underlying metabolic signatures involving clinical and inflammatory profiles of obese asthma are largely unexplored. We aimed at identifying the metabolic signatures of obese asthma. Methods: Eligible subjects with obese (n = 11) and lean (n = 22) asthma underwent body composition and clinical assessment, sputum induction, and blood sampling. Sputum supernatant was assessed for interleukin $(IL)-1{\beta}$, -4, -5, -6, -13, and tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-{\alpha}$, and serum was detected for leptin, adiponectin and C-reactive protein. Untargeted gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF-MS)-based metabolic profiles in sputum, serum and peripheral blood monocular cells (PBMCs) were analyzed by orthogonal projections to latent structures-discriminate analysis (OPLS-DA) and pathway topology enrichment analysis. The differential metabolites were further validated by correlation analysis with body composition, and clinical and inflammatory profiles. Results: Body composition, asthma control, and the levels of $IL-1{\beta}$, -4, -13, leptin and adiponectin in obese asthmatics were significantly different from those in lean asthmatics. OPLS-DA analysis revealed 28 differential metabolites that distinguished obese from lean asthmatic subjects. The validation analysis identified 18 potential metabolic signatures (11 in sputum, 4 in serum and 2 in PBMCs) of obese asthmatics. Pathway topology enrichment analysis revealed that cyanoamino acid metabolism, caffeine metabolism, alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism, phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis, pentose phosphate pathway in sputum, and glyoxylate and dicarboxylate metabolism, glycerolipid metabolism and pentose phosphate pathway in serum are suggested to be significant pathways related to obese asthma. Conclusions: GC-TOF-MS-based metabolomics indicates obese asthma is characterized by a metabolic profile different from lean asthma. The potential metabolic signatures indicated novel immune-metabolic mechanisms in obese asthma with providing more phenotypic and therapeutic implications, which needs further replication and validation.