• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권8호
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• pp.970-976
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• 2005

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of morin, a flavonoid, on the pharmacokinetics of diltiazem and one of its metabolites, desacetyldiltiazem in rats. Pharmacokinetic parameters of diltiazem and desacetyldiltiazem were determined after oral administration of diltiazem (15 mg/kg) in rats pretreated with morin (1.5, 7.5, and 15 mg/kg). Compared with the control group (given diltiazem alone), pretreatment of morin significantly increased the absorption rate constant $(K_a)$ and peak concentration $(C_{max})$ of diltiazem (p<0.05, p<0.01). Area under the plasma concentration-time curve (AUC) of diltiazem in rats pretreated with morin were significantly higher than that in the control group (p<0.05, p<0.01), hence the absolute bioavailability $(AB\%)$ of diltiazem was significantly higher than that of the control group (p<0.05, p<0.01). Relative bioavailability $(RB\%)$ of diltiazem in rats pretreated with morin was increased by 1.36- to 2.03-fold. The terminal half-life $(t_{1/2})$ and time to reach the peak concentration $(T_{max})$ of diltiazem were not altered significantly with morin pretreatment. AUC of desacetyldiltiazem was increased significantly (p<0.05) in rats pretreated with morin at doses of 7.5 and 15 mg/kg, but metabolite-parent ratio (MR) of desacetyldiltiazem was decreased significantly (p<0.05), implying that pretreatment of morin could be effective to inhibit the CYP 3A4-mediated metabolism of diltiazem. There were no apparent changes of $T_{max}$ and $t_{1/2}$ of desacetyldiltiazem with morin pretreatment. Collectively, the pretreatment of morin significantly altered pharmacokinetics of diltiazem, which can be attributed to increased intestinal absorption as well as reduced first-pass metabolism. Based on these results, dose modification should be taken into consideration when diltiazem is used concomitantly with morin or morin-containing dietary supplements in clinical setting.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.301-309
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• 2018

Statins mediate vascular protection and reduce the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases. Recent work indicates that statins have anticonvulsive effects in the brain; however, little is known about the precise mechanism for its protective effect in kainic acid (KA)-induced seizures. Here, we investigated the protective effects of atorvastatin pretreatment on KA-induced neuroinflammation and hippocampal cell death. Mice were treated via intragastric administration of atorvastatin for 7 days, injected with KA, and then sacrificed after 24 h. We observed that atorvastatin pretreatment reduced KA-induced seizure activity, hippocampal cell death, and neuroinflammation. Atorvastatin pretreatment also inhibited KA-induced lipocalin-2 expression in the hippocampus and attenuated KA-induced hippocampal cyclooxygenase-2 expression and glial activation. Moreover, AKT phosphorylation in KA-treated hippocampus was inhibited by atorvastatin pretreatment. These findings suggest that atorvastatin pretreatment may protect hippocampal neurons during seizures by controlling lipocalin-2-associated neuroinflammation.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.145-162
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• 2019

This study aimed to increase the sugar and ethanol yield from the mengkuang plant biomass through biological and liquid hot water (LHW) pretreatment and their combination. The results showed that biological pretreatments with 5% inoculum of the fungus Trametes versicolor resulted in the highest alpha cellulose content incubated for 30 days, and 10% inoculum resulted in the lowest lignin content. LHW pretreatment decreased the hemicellulose content of pulps from 10.17% to 9.99%. T. versicolor altered the structure of the mengkuang pulp by degrading the lignin and lignocellulose matrix. The resulting delignification and cellulose degradation facilitate the hydrolysis of cellulose into sugars. The alpha cellulose content after biological-LHW pretreatment was higher (78.99%) compared to LHW-biological pretreatment (76.85%). Scanning electron microscopy analysis showed that biological-LHW combinated treatment degrades the cell wall structures. The ethanol yield for biological-LHW pretreated sample was observed 43.86% (13.11 g/L ethanol by weight of the substrate, which is much higher than that of LHW-biological pretreatment (34.02%; 9.097 g/L). The highest reducing sugar content about 45.10% was observed with a resulting ethanol content of 15.5 g/L at LHW pretreatment temperature of $180^{\circ}C$ for 30 min.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.59-78
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• 1976

알코을 마취작용 및 독작용에 미치는 인삼(백삼 및 홍삼)의 영향을 보기 위하여 다음과 같은 실험을 시행하였다. 실험동물로는 백색 가토, 마우스, 및 잡견을 사용하였고, 백색 가토 및 잡견에 대한 알코올의 마취작용을 관찰하기 위하여 마취의 유도시간, 마취시간, 회복시간과 마취의 유도로부터 완전회복까지의 전시간을 각각 계정하였으며, 마우스에 대한 알코올의 독작용($LD_{50}$)을 측정하였다. 아울러 혈중 알코올 농도, 혈당량, 혈청 transaminase(GOT 및 GDT)활성도 및 혈청 alkaline phosphatase활성도를 각각 측정하였다. 그리고 건강한 대학생에 대한 임상실험으로는 code substitution, response time 및 muscle coordination을 각각 관찰하였다. 실험결과로는 1. 인삼 전처치로 알코올 마취의 유도시간은 지연되었고, 회복시간과 마취가 시작하 여 회복될때 까지의 전시간은 현저히 단축되었다. 2. 혈중 알코을 농도는 인삼 전처치로 백색 가로에 있어서는 감소되었으나. 잡견에서는 별 영향이 없었다. 3. 인삼 전처치로 헐당량, 혈청transaminase(GOT 및 GDT)활성도 및 쳔청 alkaline phosphatase활성도는 다소 변동이 있었으나, 각각 경상 범위 내에서의 변동이 였기 때문에 의의 있는 변화라고 할 수 없다. 4. 가토간 내 알코올 dehydrogenase활성도는 인삼 투여로 상승하였는데 특히 홍삼 투여로 더욱 현저하였다. 5. 마우스에 대한 알코올의$LD_{50}$은 인삼 전처치로 증가되었는데 홍삼 전처치로 더욱 현저히 증가되었다. 6. 학생에 대한 임상 실험에서는 알코올 투여 후 3시간에 측정하였는데 혈중 알코올 농도는 인삼 전처치로 변동이 없었으나 혈당량은 증가되었다. 7. 인삼 전처치로 알코을에 의한 response time은 현저히 단축되었으나 code substitution이나 muscle coordination에는 영향이 없었다.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.433-434
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• 2004

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2004년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.447-448
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• 2004

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.137-147
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• 1994

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제11권
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• pp.121-121
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• 1998

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.477-483
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• 2007

A coagulation process for RO (reverse osmosis) membrane pretreatment system was an effective technology to remove colloidal and particulate matters. However, coagulant residuals from the pretreatment process may negatively affect RO membrane performance. The bench-scale coagulant exposure study was performed to investigate the effect of their residual on adsorbed mass which related to the membrane performance. Coagulant addition in this study ranged from 0 to 5mg/L ferric chloride, alum, and 2mg/L cationic polymer(poly-di-methyldiallyl ammonium chloride) as coagulant aids. This results showed that adsorbed mass is not significantly increased during short-time period, however, accumulated mass of coagulants on the membrane surface is significantly increased during long-time experimental period. The effect of pH on coagulants adsorption characteristics was significantly differed due to the electrostatic repulsive interactions between soluble coagulants and membrane surface charge. This data suggest that the RO membrane performance of drinking water treatment plant could be decreased by adsorption of residual coagulants when applied for the coagulant pretreatment process.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.783-788
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• 2004

Cheonmabanhwa- Tang (CBT) has been used in the Oriental Medicine for many centuries as a therapeutic agent for dizziness due to Poong-Dam, We reported that CBT had effects on the cerebral hemodynamics [regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF), pial arterial diameter (PAD), and mean arterial blood pressure (MABP)] in normal and cerebral ischemic rats. Therefor we designed to determine the mechanism of action of CBT. The changes of rCBF and MABP were determinated by laser-Doppler flowmetry(LDF), and the change of PAD was determinated by video-microscopy. The results were as follows: The CBT-induced increase in rCBF was significnatly inhibited by pretreatment with indomethacin (IDN, 1 ㎎/㎏, i.p.), an inhibitor of cyclooxygenase, or methylene blue (MTB, 10 ㎍/㎏, i.p.), an inhibitor of guanylate cyclase. The CBT-induced increase in PAD was also significantly inhibited by pretreatment with IDN or MTB. The CBT-induced increase in MABP was also significantly inhibited by pretreatment with IDN or MTB. In conclusion, it is suggested that CBT causes a diverse effect on cerebral hemodynamics via mediation of cyclooxygenase and guanylate cyclase.