• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.47-53
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• 2006

Objectives : This study was conducted to determine if Scutellaria baicalensis can be used in cosmetic emulsion cream for patients with atopic dermatitis. Methods : Scutellaria baicalensis extract was obtained with the use of butylene glycol through the pressurized solvent extraction(PSE). The antioxidative activity was assessed through SOD-like activity measurement and skin irritating potential was tested using human patch test. Antimicrobial activity was measured by the clear zone formed against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli and the rheological effects on the emulsion creams were examined using oscillation test. Results : The SOD-like activity increased dose-dependently and was about 90% at 1,000ppm of Scutellaria baicalesis extract. And Scutellaria baicalensis extract did not show any potential to be irritating to the human skin, but it could not be used as an antimicrobial agent for its poor antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. The complex modulus decreased by 1,000 pascals and the loss angle also decreased by 20% with the addition of Scutellaria baicalensis extract into the cosmetic emulsion creams, that is, the extract can confer more elastic property on the vehicle. Conclusion : From those results, Scutellaria baicalensis extract can be effectively used as an antioxidant and reinforces the elastic skincare film formed by the application of cream for patients with atopic dermatitis.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2008

다양한 기능성을 갖는 식물체를 대상으로 새로운 천연 식품보존제 및 방부제 개발의 일환으로 다양한 방법으로 추출한 항균환성 물질을 몇 종의 병원성균과 식중독균, 효모, 곰팡이 등 10개 균주에 대하여 항균활성 검색을 하였다. 각 추출방법에 따른 추출 수율을 보면 편백과 육계 초임계 추출물의 수율이 가장 높았지만, 오레가노와 황금의 경우에는 초임계 추출물의 수율이 가장 낮았다. 그러나 항균활성 실험에서 disc-diffusion method 및 최소억제농도 (MIC) 실험 결과 유기용매 추출 및 열수 추출보다 초임계 추출의 경우가 항균활성이 모든 시료에서 높은 것으로 나타났다. Disc-diffusion method에서 육계 초임계 추출물의 경우 에탄올 추출물보다 항균활성이 두 배정도 높게 나타났고, 10개 균주에 대해 모두 항균활성을 나타냈다. 황금 초임계 추출물은 L. monocytogenes에 강한 항균활성을 보였고, 오레가노와 편백의 초임계 추출물은 S. typhimurium에 강한 항균활성을 보였다. 최소억제농도 (MIC)에서는 편백 초임계 추출물이 다른 초임계 추출물에 비해 강한 항균활성을 보였으며, 그 다음으로 육계, 황금, 오레가노 초임계 추출물의 순으로 항균활성을 나타내었다. 따라서 천연물을 이용한 항균제 개발에 있어 초임계 추출방법이 항균력이 높은 기능성 성분을 추출해 내는데 가장 효과적인 추출방법인 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2009

Atrophic rhinitis (AR) is the one of important respiratory diseases and causes severe economic losses in pig industry. Severe attempts have been made to reduce the economic losses by preventing the disease. One of the methods is the spraying of antibiotics into nasal cavity of piglets. Recently, the efficacy of the spraying with kanamycin and gentamicin was reduced in the Korean swine industry. Therefore, the preventive methods have been required to be changed based on the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of causative agents of swine AR. Based on the current situations of this disease, Bordetella (B.) bronchiseptica and Pasteurella (P.) multocida 4D were isolated from pigs with clinical signs of AR. The isolation rates of B. bronchiseptica and P. multocida 4D were 58.5% and 32.9%, respectively. In the antimicrobial susceptibility test, the bacteria were resistant to kanamycin and gentamicin which have been used as the spraying agents, but they were susceptible to amikacin. A new spraying agent was developed using amikacin using ${\beta}$-glucan and yakbaltag as supplementary agents. Field efficacy of the agent was carried out with different schedule. The results from this study suggested that the newly developed spraying agents might be helpful to prevent AR in swine.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권7호
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• pp.1144-1154
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• 2019

There have been several studies regarding lichen-associated bacteria obtained from diverse environments. Our screening process identified 49 bacterial species in two lichens from the Himalayas: 17 species of Actinobacteria, 19 species of Firmicutes, and 13 species of Proteobacteria. We discovered five types of strong antimicrobial agent-producing bacteria. Although some strains exhibited weak antimicrobial activity, NP088, NP131, NP132, NP134, and NP160 exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against all multidrug-resistant strains. Polyketide synthase (PKS) fingerprinting revealed results for 69 of 148 strains; these had similar genes, such as fatty acid-related PKS, adenylation domain genes, PfaA, and PksD. Although the association between antimicrobial activity and the PKS fingerprinting results is poorly resolved, NP160 had six types of PKS fingerprinting genes, as well as strong antimicrobial activity. Therefore, we sequenced the draft genome of strain NP160, and predicted its secondary metabolism using antiSMASH version 4.2. NP160 had 46 clusters and was predicted to produce similar secondary metabolites with similarities of 5-100%. Although NP160 had 100% similarity with the alkylresorcinol biosynthetic gene cluster, our results showed low similarity with existing members of this biosynthetic gene cluster, and most have not yet been revealed. In conclusion, we expect that lichen-associated bacteria from the Himalayas can produce new secondary metabolites, and we found several secondary metabolite-related biosynthetic gene clusters to support this hypothesis.

• Mycobiology
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2019

Many of the fungicides and antibiotics currently available against plant pathogens are of limited use due to the emergence of resistant strains. In this study, we examined the effects of diphenyleneiodonium chloride (DPIC), an inhibitor of the superoxide producing enzyme NADPH oxidase, against fungal and bacterial plant pathogens. We found that DPIC inhibits fungal spore germination and bacterial cell proliferation. In addition, we demonstrated the potent antibacterial activity of DPIC using rice heads infected with the bacterial pathogen Burkholderia glumae which causes bacterial panicle blight (BPB). We found that treatment with DPIC reduced BPB when applied during the initial flowering stage of the rice heads. These results suggest that DPIC could serve as a new and useful antimicrobial agent in agriculture.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.87-99
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• 1999

천연 물질로 지용성인 뉴질랜드산 차나무 정유(Manuka oil), 그 구성 성분인 $\alpha$-pinene, Oxy’less clear, 수용성인 자몽 종자 추출물(Citrex) 및 그 구성성분인 R-limonene의 항균력 을 측정 평가하여 항균력을 보다 향상시키고 광범위하게 사용할 수 있는 방부제의 처방을 제안하였다. 항균력 측정에는 disk diffusion법이 사용되었으며, 균주로는 그람 음성균인 Escherichia coli와 그람 양성균인 Staphylococcus aureus을 사용하였다. Manuka oil과 $\alpha$-pinene은 항균력이 10${\mu}\ell$/paper disk일 때에는 큰 차이가 없었으나 2${\mu}\ell$/paper disk이하의 소량의 시료에서는 Manuka oil이 $\alpha$-pinene에 비해 월등하게 우수하였다. Citrex가 R-limonene보다 두 균주에 대하여 항균력이 모든 농도에서 우수한 성능을 보였다 Oxy’less clear은 두 균주에 대하여 모든 농도에서 파라벤류 propyl para hydroxybenzoate(PPHB)나 R-limonene보다는 항균효과가 우수하며 $\alpha$-pinene과는 비슷하게 나타났고, Manuka oil과 Citrex보다 약간 낮게 나타났다. 이상을 종합해 본 결과 Manuka oil과 Citrex가 다른 물질들에 비해 항균력이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 항균력이 우수한 지용성 물질 Manuka oil과 확산도가 큰 수용성 물질 Citrex를 적절히 혼합하여 항균력을 향상시키고 광범위하게 사용할 수 있는 이상적인 혼합비(Manuka oil : Citrex)를 구하였는데 Escherichia coli에 대해서는 75 : 25이었고 Staphylococcusureus에 대해서는 25 : 75 이었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 1993

To evaluate KR-10876, a new fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent, its effects on the central nervous system(CNS) were investigated in mmice as part of phamacological study, and the results were compared with those for ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin, two prototypes of quinolone antiabctrial agents. All the parameters indicative of CNS function and acute toxicity were measured by close observation of the animals at regular time intervals after oral treatment of test compounds. KR-10876 did not have any effect on the parameters measured at lower does (100, 300 mg/kg, p.o.), it caused ptosis, suppressed spontaneous locomotor activity, hypothemia, and prolonged hexobarbital-induced sleeping time. KR-10876 also had a slight effect on motor coordination only at high dose. Simialr to ciprofloxacin, KR-10876 did not protect mice from pentylenetetrazol-strychnine-, and electroshock-inducedl convulsions at doses tested. These findings demonstrate that KR-10876 affects CNS functions only at high doses. The rank order for effects is ofloxacin$\le$KR-10876>ciprofloxacin.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.400-407
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• 2008

The aim of the present study is to investigate the anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity of petroleum ether and ethanol extracts of Scutia myrtina (Family: Rhamnaceae). In anti-inflammatory activity carrageenan and histamine induced paw oedema and cotton pellet induced granuloma for acute and chronic inflammatory models were studied in Wister albino rats. Based on the results of the present study it can be concluded that petroleum ether and ethanol extract of Scutia myrtina at 400 mg/kg has potential anti-inflammatory effect and they act in a dose dependent manner. Both extracts of Scutia myrtina showed antimicrobial activity against all bacterial and fungal strains tested at the concentration of $100\;{\mu}g$/ml. From the result, it can be concluded that the Scutia myrtina contain antibacterial and antifungal principle. Further more, besides the confirmation of the popular use; the obtained results demonstrate this herbal drug to represent a new source of antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent.

• The Korean journal of internal medicine
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.1203-1209
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• 2018

Background/Aims: Adverse drug reaction (ADR) is an appreciably harmful or unpleasant reaction, resulting from an intervention related to the use of a medicinal product. The present study was conducted in order to monitor the frequency and severity of ADR during antimicrobial therapy of septicemia. Methods: A prospective, observational, and noncomparative study was conducted over a period of 6 months on patients of septicemia admitted at a university hospital. Naranjo algorithm scale was used for causality assessment. Severity assessment was done by Hartwig severity scale. Results: ADRs in selected hospitalized patients of septicemia was found to be in 26.5% of the study population. During the study period, 12 ADRs were confirmed occurring in 9, out of 34 admitted patients. Pediatric patients experienced maximum ADRs, 44.4%. Females experienced a significantly higher incidence of ADRs, 66.7%. According to Naranjo's probability scale, 8.3% of ADRs were found to be definite, 58.3% as probable, and 33.3% as possible. A higher proportion of these ADRs, 66.7% were preventable in nature. Severity assessment showed that more than half of ADRs were moderate. Teicoplanin was found to be the commonest antimicrobial agent associated with ADRs, followed by gemifloxacin and ofloxacin. Conclusions: The incidence and severity of ADRs observed in the present study was substantially high indicating the need of extra vigilant during the antimicrobial therapy of septicemia.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2021

Inflammatory reactions activated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of gram-negative bacteria can lead to severe septic shock. With the recent emergence of multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria and a lack of efficient ways to treat resulting infections, there is a need to develop novel anti-endotoxin agents. Antimicrobial peptides have been noticed as potential therapeutic molecules for bacterial infection and as candidates for new antibiotic drugs. We previously designed the 9-meric antimicrobial peptide Pro9-3 and it showed high antimicrobial activity against gram-negative bacteria. Here, to further examine its potency as an anti-endotoxin agent, we examined the anti-endotoxin activities of Pro9-3 and elucidated its mechanism of action. We performed a dye-leakage experiment and BODIPY-TR cadaverine and limulus amebocyte lysate assays for Pro9-3 as well as its lysine-substituted analogue and their enantiomers. The results confirmed that Pro9-3 targets the bacterial membrane and the arginine residues play key roles in its antimicrobial activity. Pro9-3 showed excellent LPS-neutralizing activity and LPS-binding properties, which were superior to those of other peptides. Saturation transfer difference-nuclear magnetic resonance experiments to explore the interaction between LPS and Pro9-3 revealed that Trp3 and Tlr7 in Pro9-3 are critical for attracting Pro9-3 to the LPS in the gram-negative bacterial membrane. Moreover, the anti-septic effect of Pro9-3 in vivo was investigated using an LPS-induced endotoxemia mouse model, demonstrating its dual activities: antibacterial activity against gram-negative bacteria and immunosuppressive effect preventing LPS-induced endotoxemia. Collectively, these results confirmed the therapeutic potential of Pro9-3 against infection of gram-negative bacteria.