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Improving the Functional Quality of Kochujang Added with Red Ginseng and Fermented Wild Herbal Extract (홍삼과 산야초 발효액을 첨가한 고추장의 기능성 향상에 관한 연구)

  • Youn, Kum-Ju;Kim, Ji-Young;Yeo, Hye-Reem;Jun, Mi-Ra
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.40 no.12
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    • pp.1675-1679
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    • 2011
  • To improve the quality and palatability of Kochujang, the physicochemical properties, antioxidant capacity, and sensory evaluation of Kochujang were assessed when red ginseng and wild herbal extract were added during fermentation. This study investigated the antioxidant capacities of general Kochujang (GK) and Kochujang prepared with red ginseng and fermented wild herbal extract (RGK) by employing various in vitro antioxidant assays such as DPPH and FRAP assays. Inhibition of lioxygenase (LOX) activity was also investigated. RGK exhibited significant antioxidant effects compared to control in DPPH, FRAP, and LOX assays. The LOX inhibitory activity of RGK ($68.68{\pm}3.37%$) at 100 ${\mu}g$/mL was markedly higher than those of GK ($31.21{\pm}2.64%$) and NDGA (positive control, $30.54{\pm}1.36%$). All concentrations of RGK showed significantly higher FRAP activities than that of GK. The addition of red ginseng and fermented wild herbal extract exhibited better sensory characteristics in terms of color, flavor, taste and overall preference. We concluded that RGK improves not only functional properties but also sensory properties as well.

Anti-Oxidant Effect and Anti-Inflammatory of Fermented Citrus unshiu Peel Extract by using Schizophyllum commune (치마버섯을 이용한 진피 발효 배양물의 항산화 및 항염 효과)

  • Song, Min-Hyeon;Bae, Jun-Tae;Ko, Hyun-Ju;Jang, Yong-Man;Lee, Jong-Dae;Lee, Geun-Soo;Pyo, Hyeong-Bae
    • Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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    • v.37 no.4
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    • pp.351-356
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    • 2011
  • Citrus unshiu (C. unshiu) Markovich were dried peel of mandarin orange, of which fresh fruit was one of the famous foods in Korea and Eastern Asia. In the oriental medicine, C. unshiu peel was known to have a diuretic effect and to strengthen spleen function. Recently, natural flavonoids of C. unshiu peel have been investigated. In this study, C. unshiu peel extract containing flavonoid-glycosides was cultured with Schizophyllum commune (S. commune) mycelia producing ${\beta}$-glu- cosidase and its biological activities were investigated. ${\beta}$-glucosidase of S. commune mycelia converted the flavonoid-glycosides (rutin and hesperidin) into aglycones (naringenin and hesperetin). Fermented C. unshiu peel extract compounds were analyzed by HPLC system. The photoprotective potential of fermented C. unshiu peel extract was tested in human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs) exposed to UVA. Fermented C. unshiu peel extract extract also showed notable in vitro anti-inflammatory effect on cellular systems generating cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) metabolites. Also, UVB-induced production of interleukin-$1{\alpha}$ in human HaCaT cells was reduced in a dose-dependent manner by treatment with fermented C. unshiu peel extract. These results suggest that fermented C. unshiu peel extract may mitigate the effects of photoaging in skin by reducing UV-induced adverse skin reaction.

Characterization of Superoxide-dependent Endothelial Relaxing Factor(s) (Superoxide에 의존하여 내피세포에서 유리되는 이완성 물질의 특성에 대한 실험적 연구)

  • Lee, Gi-Nam;Lee, Won-Suk;Rhim, Byung-Yong;Hong, Ki-Whan
    • The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.145-152
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    • 1990
  • We recently reported a development of an experimental system which can identify the release of a superoxide-dependent vasorelaxant factor from endothelial cells using a two-bath system. In the present work, we further exploited the above system and observed whether the superoxide-dependent relaxing factor(s), released from the porcine coronary artery (PCA) endothelium, was similar in relaxation to those obtained from cat thoracic aortic endothelium and cultured endothelial cells of bovine aorta. However, there was observed a novel difference among the former one and the latter two relaxing factors; the release of relaxing factor from PCA endothelium can be inhibited either by catalase or by superoxide dismutase (SOD), whereas the latter two can be inhibited only by SOD. It was further attempted to characterize the synthetic mechanisms of the relaxing factors: (1) They were readily inhibited by various lipoxygenase inhibitors (gossypol, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, AA 861, and eicosatetraynoic acid). (2) They were not inhibited by cyclooxygenase inhibitor (indomethacin) and by cytochrome P-450 monooxygenease inhibitors (proadifen and cimetidine). Thus, it is likely that these relaxing factors, although obtained from different species, show common functional roles of arteriolar relaxation. It is suggested that they are related to pathophysiological involvement of various tissue ischemia-reperfusion injuries.

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Effects of Phyto-Extract Mixture (PEM381) in Type I Allergic Reaction-Induced Mice (제 I 형 알레르기 반응이 유도된 생쥐에서 식물추출 복합물(PEM381)의 효과)

  • Kim, Kyung-Bum;Park, Jeong-Su;Jeong, Jong-Moon
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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    • v.36 no.11
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    • pp.1377-1384
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    • 2007
  • A previous study suggested that the phyto-extract mixture (PEM381) containing Camellia sinensis (leaf), Psidium guajava (leaf), and Rosa hybrida (flower) inhibited not only arachidonic acid cascade-related enzymes (5-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase) in vitro but also degranulation and histamine release from rat peritoneal mast cells. In this study, the same PEM381 was used to investigate its inhibitory effects on the syntheses of leukotrienes and prostaglandins as well as on serum concentration of histamine and eosinophils infiltration in type I allergic reaction-induced mice. The PEM381 could decrease concentrations of serum cysteinyl leukotrienes from mice activated by anti-DNP IgE and DNP-albumin. The concentration of serum histamine by oral administration of PEM381 (25, 50, and 100 mg/kg of body weight) in type I allergic reaction-induced mice was $395.93{\pm}190.37$ nM, $315.59{\pm}164.23$ nM, and $325.07{\pm}112.02$ nM, respectively, while that of positive control (promethazine hydrochloride 10 mg/kg of body weight) was $270.12{\pm}24.02$ nM. In addition, the PEM381 also showed inhibitory effect on the eosinophils infiltration in the nasal mucosa of mice which were sensitized with ovalbumin. However, the effect of PEM381 on the syntheses of prostaglandins seemed to be insignificant. Consequently, these results suggest that PEM381 may be useful for the prevention and treatment of type I allergy-related diseases.

Single & 14-Day Repeated Oral Toxicity Study and Genotoxicological Safety Estimate of Plantamajoside Isolated from Plantago asiatica (차전초(Plantago asiatica)로부터 분리된 Plantamajoside의 단회와 14일 반복투여 독성시험 및 유전독성학적 안전성 평가)

  • Park, Byung-Gyu;Lee, Hyun-Sun;Jung, Sung-Hoon;Koo, Yun-Chang;Hong, Chung-Qui;Lee, Sun-Joo;Lee, Kwang-Won
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.79-86
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    • 2007
  • The isolated plantamajoside from Plantago asiatica that is often used as a marker compound in chemotaxonomic studies has various bioactivites such as the inhibitions of cyclic AMP phosphodi-esterase and 5-lipoxygenase, microbial growth and inflammation, and currently demands the generation of toxicity data. The purpose of this study was to examine the toxicities of the single and 14 days repeated dose toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats orally administrated with plantamajoside at dose levels of 0, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg of dried material/kg body weight/day. The results showed that there was no difference in body weight change, food intake, water consumption, or relative organ weight among different dose groups. Also we observed no death and abnormal clinical signs were observed during the experimental period. Between the groups orally administered Plantago asiatica and the control group, there was no statistical significance in hematological test or serum biochemical values. There were no gross findings at final sacrifice. There was no evidence of histopathological alteration mediated by 14 days treatment with Plantago asiatica. These results suggest that no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) of the oral application was considered to be more than 2000 mg/kg in rats under the conditions employed in this study. Another observation was performed to investigate the safety of Plantago asiatica in respect of genotoxicity. This substance was examined that Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay (Ames test) in strain TA98, TA100, TA1535. In the reverse mutation test, Plantago asiatica did not induce mutagenicity in Samonella typhimurium with and without metabolic activation. These results indicated that Plantago asiatica had no genotoxicity.

Effects of Cyclobuxine D on the Biosynthesis of Prostaglandins in Vitro, Prostaglandins Production and Leukocyte Migration in Vivo (Cyclobuxine D의 prostaglandin 합성과 백혈구 유주에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jong-Hwoa;Park, Young-Hyun;Cho, Byung-Heon;Kim, Yu-Jae;Kim, Jong-Bae;Kim, Chung-Mok;Kim, Chun-Sook;Cha, Young-Deog;Kim, Young-Suk
    • The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.51-56
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    • 1987
  • Cyclobuxine D was extracted from Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai. The effects of cyclobuxine D on the biosynthesis of prostaglandins from arachidonic acid in guinea pig lung, prostaglandin production and leukocyte migration in carrageenin-induced inflammation was investigated. These effects of cyclobuxine D were compared with those of aspirin and dexamethasone. Cyclobuxine D does not inhibit significantly cyclooxygenase in guinea pig lung but reduces prostaglandin concentration and leukocyte migration in inflammatory exudates. These effects of cyclobuxine D differ from that of aspirin which inhibits biosynthesis of prostaglandin in vitro and has a relative small effect on leukocyte migration. Dexamethasone, which does not inhibit cyclooxygenase in vitro, has an effect similar to that of cyclobuxine D on leukocyte migration and prostaglandin production in inflammatory exudates.

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The Production, Distribution, and Utilization of Rice in Japan (일본의 쌀 생산, 유통 및 이용 현용)

  • Inouchi, Naoyoshi
    • Food preservation and processing industry
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.17-26
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    • 2002
  • 일본은 기후적으로도 쌀의 생산에 적합하며 쌀은 일본의 주곡이다. 1893년 국립농업연구소가 설치된 이래로 쌀은 품질과 단보당 생산량이 꾸준히 개선되어와 116의 노동시간으로 생산량은 2.5배의 증가를 가져왔다. 이러한 진전은 재배방법의 개선, 비료, 농약, 재배기술, 기계화, 관개배수, 농지개량 등의 요인들로 볼 수 있다. 현재 일본에서 생산되고 있는 주요 쌀 품종으로는 코시히카리($35.5\%$), 히토메보레($9.7\%$), 히노히카리($9.0\%$), 아키다코마치($8.5\%$), 키라라($4.8\%$) 등 10여 품종이며 최근에는 형질전환 품종의 연구와 함께 생물공학적 연구 ,생리, 품질, 곤충과 잡초, 토양, 식품가공 등 기본적인 연구에 심혈을 기울이고 있다. 새로운 형태의 쌀 품종으로는 냉동조리쌀밥, 초밥, 레토르트룡 쌀 등 가공용으로 적합하도록 하기 위하여 아밀로오즈의 함량을 $5-15\%$로 낮춘 쌀이나 카레, 필라프, 튀김 쌀 등의 용도에 적합하도록 아밀로오스의 함량을 $30\%$이상으로 높인 쌀뿐만 아니라 곡립의 크기와 길이 등을 변형시킨 쌀, 유색미, 향미, 단백질 함량 조절 쌀, 거대 배아미, lipoxygenase 활성을 없앤 쌀, 단맛나는 쌀 등이 연구, 생산되고 있다. 일본에서의 쌀이용은 먼저 가공용 쌀을 들 수 있다. 밥, 청주, 스낵, 쌀가루, 미소발효 등 다양하게 이용이 되고 있으며 parboiled rice와 이의 색과 향을 개선한 converted rice, 현미를 이용한 가공쌀, 쌀빵, 현미가루, 세척미, 쌀국수, 쌀스낵, 당과, 죽, 쌀은 채소아 함께하는 타키코미고한, 초밥, 냉동쌀밥, 무균포장밥, 건조밥, 즉석밥 등 매우 다양하다.는 일, 쌀 재배구조 조정과 함께 높은 미질을 가지는 품종육종, 기계화를 비롯한 경작기술의 발달, 쌀과 부산물 가공기술의 개발연구, 특정기능을 함유하는 유전공학적 기술의 적용, 토지와 도시화 그리고 식량순환에 시스템의 개혁 등 과학기술을 고양하는 일 등을 들 수 있다.하는데 도움이 되리라 생각된다.=0.002)가 통계적으로 유의한 인자였다. 결론 : 본 기관에서 시행되어진 근침윤성 방광암에 대한 방광보존치료법은 기존의 근치적 방광절제술에 비하여 대등한 치료성적을 내는 동시에 $63\%$에서 장기보존이 가능하였다. 따라서 본 치료법이 방광암의 치료에 적극적으로 적용되어야 할 것으로 생각하며 향후 여러 기관이 참여하는 활발한 연구를 통해 한국인에게 가장 적절한 치료법을 개발해야 될 것으로 생각한다. B2+3, C1, C2+3군에서 수술달독군과 방사선치료 추가군의 골반종양제어율은 각각 $79\%$$75\%$ (p=0.88), $100\%$$100\%,\;44\%$$68\%$ (p=0.01)이었다. 전체 환자를 대상으로 다요인 분석을 시행한 결과 생존율과 무병생존율에 병기만이 유의하였고 두 치료 군에서도 역시 병기가 유의한 인자로 나타났다. 전체환자에서 골반종양제어율에 유의한 예후인자로 다요인분석을 시행한 결과 병기와 수술방법이 유의하였다. 수술단독군에서는 병기만이 유의하였고 방사선치료 추가군에서는 수술방법만이 유의하여 복부회음절제술군의 골반종양재발률이 높았다. 결론 : 본 후향적 연구에서 수술 후 보조적 방사선치료를 시행하여 수술단독군에 비해 병기 C2+3군에서 골반종양제어율이 향상되었음을 알 수 있었다. 그러나 병기 B2이상의 모든 환자에서 골반종양제어율 뿐만 아니라 생존율의 향상을 가져오기

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Anti-allergic Activity of the Extracts from Houttuynia cordata Thunb Fermented by Lactic Acid Bacteria (어성초(Houttuynia cordata Thunb) 유산균 발효물의 항알러지 활성)

  • Lee, Young-Guen;Kim, Yong-Min;Jeong, Hae-Jin;Lee, Bo kyung;Lee, Sung-Eun;Im, Dong-Soon;Kim, Han-Soo
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.26 no.12
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    • pp.1355-1362
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    • 2017
  • This study was performed to evaluate the possibility of application of lactic acid bacteria fermentation to increase the anti-allergic activity of the extracts from Houttuynia cordata Thunb. H. cordata Thunb was fermented on 25, 30, 35 and $40^{\circ}C$ for 5 days by two species of lactic acid bacteria, Leuconostoc mesenteroides 4395 and Lactobacillus sakei 383. The anti-allergic activity of water extracts of H. cordata Thunb was then analyzed both before and after fermentation. Anti-allergic activity was determined in vitro assays by using 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and ${\beta}$-hexoseaminidase release of RBL-2H3 cells (degranulation marker). The extracts fermented at $35^{\circ}C$ by both bacteria had the highest inhibitory activities against 5-LO, and also higher than the control, and the one fermented at $30^{\circ}C$ by both bacteria had the highest inhibitory activity against COX-2. The degranulation of RBL-2H3 cells induced by IgE-antigen complex was estimated as ${\beta}$-hexoseaminidase release rate as reference of 100%, the release rates were inhibited in $25{\mu}g/ml$ of the extracts fermented at 30, 35 and $40^{\circ}C$ only by L. mesenteroides 4395. These results indicate that anti-allergic activity of H. cordata Thunb is increased by lactic acid bacteria fermentation.

Effects of Cyclobuxine D on Carrageenin-induced Pleurisy and Croton Oil-induced Granuloma Pouch in Rats (흰쥐의 Carrageenin 유발 늑막염과 Croton oil 유발 육아종양에 미치는 Cyclobuxine D의 영향)

  • Lee, Jong-Hwoa;Park, Young-Hyun;Cho, Byung-Heon;Kim, Yu-Jae;Kim, Jong-Bae;Kim, Chung-Mok;Kim, Chun-Sook;Cha, Young-Deog;Kim, Young-Suk
    • The Korean Journal of Pharmacology
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    • v.23 no.2
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    • pp.151-157
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    • 1987
  • Cyclobuxine D, a steroidal alkaloid, was extracted from Buxus microphylla var. koreana Nakai. The effects of cyclobuxine D on carrageenin-induced pleurisy and croton oil-induced granuloma pouch in rats was investigated and compared with those of aspirin, hydrocortisone ana dexamethasone. Intrapleural injection of 2% carrageenin caused the accumulation of exudate. The rate of plasma exudation, measured by the exuded dye amounts for 20 min in the pleural cavity after intravenous injection of pontamine sky blue, showed a peak at 5 hr. Cyclobuxine D (5, 20 and 50 mg/kg, i.p.) suppressed dose-dependently the accumulation of the pleural exudate and the exudation of dye. Among several methods used for screening and evaluation anti-inflammatory agents, granuloma pouch technic introduced by Hans Selye (Hans seyle, 1953) is considered as a simple and reliable method. An air pocket was produced in the subcutaneous tissue of the interscapular region by injection of 1 ml of 1% croton oil as irritant. Inflammatory exudate accumulated in the pouch during the succeding 14 days. Cyclobuxine D (5 and 20 mg/kg) decreased fluid volume in pouch and weight of pouch wall in granulomatous inflammation.

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Anti-osteoarthritis effects of Pomegranate, Eucommiae cortex and Achyranthis radix extracts on the primary cultured rat articular chondrocytes

  • Choi, Beom-Rak;Ku, Sae-Kwang;Kang, Su-Jin;Park, Hye-Rim;Sung, Mi-Sun;Lee, Young-Joon;Park, Ki-Moon
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.87-98
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    • 2017
  • Objectives : The objective of present study is to evaluate anti-arthritic effects of dried pomegranate concentrate powders (PCP), Eucommiae Cortex aqueous (EC) and ethanolic (ECe) extracts, Achyranthis Radix aqueous (AR) and ethanolic (ARe) extracts on the primary cultured rat articular chondrocytes. Methods : MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium Bromide) assay was performed cytotoxic effect of test substances. In addition, anti-inflammatory effects were also observed on the lipopolysaccaride (LPS) treated chondrocytes through prostaglandin $E_2\;(PGE_2)$ production and 5-lipoxygenase (LPO) activities, and inhibitory effects on metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 activities were observed on the recombinant human interleukin $(rhIL)-1{\alpha}$ treated chondrocytes with their extracellular matrix (ECM) related mRNA expressions - collagen type II, SOX9 and aggrecan. Results : As results, ECe and ARe showed obvious cytotoxicity against primary cultured rat articular chondrocytes at a dose level of 10 mg/ml, respectively. However, no obvious cytotoxic effects of PCP, EC and AR were demonstrated at a dose level of 10 mg/ml, on the primary cultured rat articular chondrocytes. In addition, treatment of LPS $50{\mu}g/ml$ induced significant increases of $PGE_2$ contents and 5-LPO activities indicating inflammatory responses of the primary cultured rat articular chondrocytes, and also decreases of cell viabilities, increases of MMP-2 and MMP-9 activities with decreases of extracellular matrix (ECM) related collagen type II, SOX9 and aggrecan mRNA expressions were observed by treatment of $rhIL-1{\alpha}$ 50 ng/ml, suggesting damages on the primary cultured rat articular chondrocytes and related ECM degradations. However, these inflammatory responses and related ECM degradations were inhibited by pretreatment of all test substances, in order of PCP > ECe > ARe > EC > AR, and $rhIL-1{\alpha}$ induced chondrocytes deaths are inhibited by treatment in order of PCP > EC > AR > ECe > ARe. Conclusions : Taken together, it is expected that mixed formulation of PCP as main components with appropriate proportion of EC and AR as additional components will be achieved a potent alternative medicinal food for osteoarthritis.