• 대한본초학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.29-37
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• 2009

Objectives: The goal of this study was to investigate the antidepressive effect of Bupleuri Radix (BR). Methods : The forced swimming test (FST) was performed. Also the expression of corticotropin releasing factor (CRF), c-Fos and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) was measured immunohistochemically at paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and locus coeruleus (LC). Concentration of adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) was measured in plasma by ELISA method. Results : The immobility in BR400 Group was significantly decreased in comparison with the control group (p

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.14-29
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• 2013

목 적: 본 연구는 갱년기 우울증 모델에서 사물탕가향부자(SGH)의 항우울 효능 및 면역반응에 대한 실험적 유의성을 확인함으로써 임상적인 응용에 기초자료로 사용하기 위하여 시행되었다. SGH가 반복적인 스트레스를 가한 난소적출 흰쥐에서 항우울행동 효과와 estradiol level 및 anti-inflammatory cytokine인 IL-4에 미치는 영향을 연구하고자 하였다. 방 법: 난소적출 흰쥐에 2주간 반복적인 스트레스를 주고 동시에 SGH(200 and 400 mg/kg/day)를 경구 투여한 후 행동검사인 Elevated Plus Maze(EPM)를 통한 우울행동과 혈청 estradiol, IL-4의 변화를 측정하였고, 또한 뇌 내 Locus coeruleus(LC)와 Paraventricular Nucleus(PVN)에서 IL-4의 변화를 측정하였다. 결 과: 1. EPM에서 SGH 400 mg 투여군은 대조군에 비해서 open arms에 머무는 시간이 현저히 증가하였고, closed arms에 머무는 시간이 현저히 감소하였다. 2. EPM에서 SGH 투여군은 대조군에 비해서 open arms와 closed arms를 교차하는 횟수가 증가하였으나, 통계적인 유의성은 없었다. 3. Estradiol 측정에서 SGH를 투여한 후 estradiol 수준이 현저하게 증가하였다. 4. IL-4 측정에서 SGH를 투여한 후 혈청 IL-4 수준이 현저하게 증가하였다. 5. 뇌에서의 IL-4 면역반응은 대조군에서 감소하였으나, SGH를 투여한 후 LC와 PVN에서 IL-4 수준의 유의성 있는 변화는 나타나지 않았다. 결 론: 이상의 결과로 사물탕가향부자는 난소적출 흰쥐의 항우울행동과 면역조절에 유효함을 알 수 있었다.

• 약학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.621-624
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• 1993

The clirical isolate Staphylococcus aureus SA2 had four kinds of plasmids and was resistant to ampicillin, chloroamphenicol, clindamycin. erythromycin, gentamicin, kanamycin, methicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and tobramycin. Transformation experiment demonstrated that 4.14kb plasmid(pKH7) encoded resistance to chloramphenicol. The cleavage map of pKH7 was determined by restriction enzyme mapping techniques. The cleavage map is given for BstEll, Hindlll, Hpall, and Xbal. The above restriction endonucleases have a single site, but nucleases BamHl, Bgll, BglII, EcoRl, EcoRV, HaeIII, Hpal, Kpnl, Pstl, PvnII, Sall, Smal, and XhoI have no site on this plasmid.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.215-225
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• 2010

In order to investigate the antidepressant effects of Lycii Radicis Cortex on the change of HPA-Axis system, the forced swimming test was performed. The expressions of CRF and c-Fos in the PVN were measured with immunohistochemical method and the concentration of ACTH in Serum was evaluated with ELISA method. And the results obtained were as follows. Results : 1. The duration of immobility in the forced swimming test was significantly decreased in the LRC100 group and the LRC400 group(P<0.001). 2. The expressions of CRF and c-Fos were significantly reduced in the LRC100 group and the LRC400 group(P<0.001). And the concentration of ACTH in Serum were significantly reduced in the LRC 100 group(P<0.05). According to the results above mentioned, it can be considered that Lycii Radicis Cortex has antidepressant effects.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.642-650
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• 2006

As an effective non-pharmacological method of pain relief, hydrotherapy was widely used. And bath additive has been used for enhancing the efficacy of hydrotherapy, In the present study, as a bath additive, the analgesic activity of HAC, which composed of Corydalis turtschaninovii, Atractylodes japonica, and Harpagophytum procumbens(HAC), was investigated in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (VIPAG), lateral PAG (IPAG), central nuclei of amygdala (CeA), and the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) in mice, using writhing test and immunohistochemistry for c-Fos. Male C57BU6 mice weighing $25{\;}{\pm}{\;}2g$ (8 weeks of age) were used for this experiment. The animals were divided into five groups: the control group, the acetic acid treatment group, the acetic acid treatment and 0.01 g/L HAC-immersed group, the acetic acid treatment and 0.1 g/L HAC-immersed group, and the acetic acid treatment and 1.0 g/L HAC-immersed group. To induce somato-visceral pain in the experimental animals, a single intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of acetic acid was administrated to each animal, and the animals of the control group received injections of equivalent doses of normal saline. The animals of the HAC-immersed groups were immersed the water with HAC powder at the respective doses deep enough to cover the mice body, and those of the control group and the acetic acid treatment group immersed the water without HAC powder at 10 min immediately after the acetic acid injection. Our present study has shown that the HAC reduced the acetic acid-induced abdominal constrictions and the acetic acid-Induced increase of numbers of c-Fos-positive cells in the VIPAG, IPAG, PVN, and CeA. The most potent analgesic effect appeared with the treatment of 1.0 g/L KB-immersed group. Based on our present results, it is very possible that HAC can be a potent therapeutic bath additive for alleviating pain without the fear of addiction to the drugs and side-effects associated with the prescription of multiple analgesic drugs.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.79-97
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• 2010

Background: Peripheral nerve injuries are commonly encountered clinical problems and often result in severe functional deficit. Bee venom acupuncture has traditionally been used to treat several inflammatory diseases and chronic pain conditions. Objectives: The aims of this study were to compare the effects of bee venom (general bee venom, BV) and sweet bee venom (allergen-removed bee venom, SBV) acupuncture on the recovery rate of locomotor function, the expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the sciatic nerve, and the expression of c-Fos in the brain following sciatic crushed nerve injury in rats, and to evaluate differences due to administration areas. Method: Walking track analysis, Western blot for BDNF and tyrosine receptor kinase B (TrkB), and immunohistochemistry for c-Fos were performed. In this study, comparative analyses of the effects of BV and SBV acupuncture in relation to administration sites, contralateral side or ipsilateral side, were conducted. Results: In the present result, sciatic function index (SFI) in walking track analysis significantly decreased following sciatic crushed nerve injury. The expressions of BDNF and TrkB in the sciatic nerve increased after induction of sciatic crushed nerve injury. C-Fos expression in the ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) and paraventricular nucleus (PVN) also increased. BV and SBV acupuncture treatment improved the SFI in walking track analysis. Treatment with SBV at 1mg/kg showed more potent enhancing effect on SFI compared to BV. Treatment with 1mg/kg BV or 1mg/kg SBV acupuncture suppressed the BDNF and TrkB expression in the sciatic nerve. BV and SBV acupuncture treatment also suppressed c-Fos expression in the PVN and vlPAG regions. Treatment with SBV at 1mg/kg showed more potent suppressing effect on c-Fos expression compared to BV when injected into the contralateral side of the injured nerve. Generally we could not find significant difference in the effects between contralateral side and ipsilateral side of the injured nerve. Conclusion: We have shown that BV and SBV acupuncture treatment can be used as the effective therapeutic modality to ameliorate the symptoms of sciatic crushed nerve injury.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.255-259
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• 1996

A study was carried out to investigate the action of central L-pheylalanine (Phe) and L-tyrosine (Tyr) on food intake of the chicken. In the first trial, Phe ($200{\mu}g/10{\mu}l$) or saline was acutely administered into the right lateral ventricle (i.c.v.) of chickens (5 birds per each group). Birds (4 birds per each group) were administered with the i.c.v. Tyr ($200{\mu}g/10{\mu}l$) or saline in the second trial. The brains of the birds were removed for catecholamine assy 30 min postadministration. Catecholamine concentrations were measured at specific sites of the brain (LH: lateral hypothalamus, PVN: paraventricular nucleus, and VMH: ventromedial hypothalamus). No significant effect of amino acids on the concentration of norepinephrine of brain sites investigated was detected. Food intake and rectal body temperature were also monitored for 6 h after central administrations of Phe, Tyr or saline (5 birds per each group). Both Phe and Tyr, up to $1mg/10{\mu}l$, failed to modulate food intake or rectal body temperature.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.215-229
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• 2006

목적 : 당귀는 전통적으로 학습과 기억능력 증진 및 각종 질병치료에 우수한 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 인삼약침이 소음스트레스가 유발된 태아쥐의 해마 및 시상하부에서 nitric oxide synthase에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 방법 : 당귀약침이 소음스트레스에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위하여 태아기에 소음스트레스를 유발하고 생후 4주후 7일간 당귀약침을 투여한 후 NADPH-d 조직화학법을 시행하였다. 결과 : 1. 소음스트레스는 태아쥐의 해마 및 시상하부에서 NOS 발현이 유의하게 증가하였다. 2. 당귀약침은 해마 CAI에서만 소음스트레스에 의해서 증가된 NOS 발현을 유의하게 억제하였다. 3. 당귀약침은 시상하부 PVN, DMH 및 LHA에서 소음스트레스에 의해서 증가된 NOS 발현을 유의하게 억제하였다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통하여 당귀약침이 소음스트레스가 유발된 태아쥐의 해마 및 시상하부에서 증가된 NOS 발현을 유의하게 억제시켜 태아의 스트레스 자극에 당귀약침치료가 유의한 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.727-733
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• 2001

The present study was conducted to identify the mechanism about the regulation of appetite by examining the expression patterns of neuropeptide Y in the hypothalamus of mice either fasting mouse for 24 hours or with anorexia mutant mouse. In order to investigate the patterns of expression of neurpeptide Y, immunohistochemistry was employed for measurements at the tissue level, along with the molecular biological techniques of reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction(RT-PCR) and dot blotting. The results of this study are as follows. The level of expression of neruopeptide Y, a neuropeptide known to enhance appetite, was shown to be lowered in the arcuate nucleus(ARC), paraventricular nucleus(PVN), lateral hypothalamic area(LHA), and dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus(DMN) in both the fasting and anorexia mutant groups when measured via immunohistochemistry, a tissue-level method. RT-PCR and dot blotting, the molecular biological methods employed in this study, revealed that the level of neuropeptide Y mRNA in the entire hypothalamus was similar in the control and fasting groups and lower in the anorexia mutant group. The results of the present study showed that while the levels of expression of the neuropeptide Y in the various hypothalamic regions studied did not exhibit regular increases or decreases when measured immunohistochemically. But the entire hypothalamus via molecular biological methods showed that the changes in these levels were more definite in the anorexia mutant group than in the fasting group.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.157-167
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• 2006

목적 : 인삼은 전통적으로 학습과 기억능력 증진 및 각종 질병치료에 우수한 효과가 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 인삼약침이 소음스트레스가 유발된 태아쥐의 해마 및 시상하부에서 nitric oxide synthase에 미치는 영향을 관찰하였다. 방법 : 인삼약침이 소음스트레스에 미치는 영향을 연구하기 위하여 태아기에 소음스트레스를 유발하고 생후 4주 후 7일간 인삼약침을 투여한 후 NADPH-d 조직화학법을 시행하였다. 결과 : 소음스트레스는 태아쥐의 해마 및 시상하부에서 NOS 발현이 유의하게 증가하였다. 2. 인삼약침은 해마 CA1에서만 소음스트레스에 의해서 증가된 NOS 발현을 유의하게 억제하였다 3. 인삼약침은 시상 하부 PVN, DMH 및 LHA에서 소음스트레스에 의해서 증가된 NOS 발현을 유의하게 억제하였다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통하여 인삼약침이 소음스트레스가 유발된 태아쥐의 해마 및 시상하부에서 증가된 NOS 발현을 유의하게 억제시켜 태아의 스트레스 자극에 인삼약침치료가 유의한 효과가 있음을 확인하였다.