• 대한본초학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.7-11
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• 2013

Objectives : Seungmagalgeun-tang (SMGGT) is traditional medicine widely used for inflammatory disease and flu. But SMGGT exhibits potent anti-inflammatory activity with an unknown mechanism. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms of SMGGT water extract on pharmacological and biochemical actions in inflammation, we examined the effect of SMGGT on pro-inflammatory mediators in Phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA)+A23187-stimulated mast cells. Methods : In the present study, pro-inflammatory cytokine production was determined by performing enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and western blot analysis to measure the activation of MAPKs. Cells were treated with SMGGT 1 h prior to the addition of 50 nM of PMA and $1{\mu}M$ of A23187. Cell viability was measured by MTS assay. The investigation focused on whether SMGGT inhibited the expressions of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8) and mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) in PMA+A23187-stimulated mast cells. Results : SMGGT has no cytotoxicity at examined concentration (100, 250, and $500{\mu}g/ml$). Also, gene expression of IL-6 and IL-8 in HMC-1 cells stimulated by PMA+A23187 was down regulated by SMGGT. Furthermore, SMGGT suppressed the PMA+A23187-induced phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and c-jun N-terminal Kinase(JNK). But, SMGGT could not regulate phosphorylation of p38 MAPK. Conclusions : These results suggest that SMGGT has inhibitory effects on PMA+A23187-induced IL-6 and IL-8 production. These inhibitory effects occur through blockades on the phosphorylation of ERK and JNK.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.77-85
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• 2017

Objectives : This study aimed to investigate the unknown mechanisms behind the anti- inflammatory activity of Hyeonto-dan(HT) 70% ethanol extract on LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. Methods : Cells were treated with Hyeonto-dan 1 h prior to addition of 200 ng/mL of LPS. Cell viability was measured by the MTS assay. Nitric oxide levels were determined by the Griess assay. $PGE_2$ were measured using EIA kit. Pro-inflammatory cytokine production was measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The expression of COX-2, iNOS, and MAPKs was investigated by Western blot, qRT-PCR. $NF-{\kappa}B$/p65 localization and interaction of the TLR-4 receptor with LPS was examined by immunofluorescence assays. Results : Hyeonto-dan had no cytotoxicity at the measured concentration. Hyeonto-dan inhibited NO production and pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL-6, $TNF-{\alpha}$, and PGE2 as well as the protein and mRNA expression of iNOS and COX-2. Moreover, Hyeonto-dan inhibited the interaction between LPS and TLR-4 in murine macrophages. It suppressed phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK 1/2), c-jun N-terminal kinase (JNK 1/2) and p38. Finally, it inhibited translocation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ in response to competitive LPS. Conclusions : Based on the results of this study, Hyeonto-dan inhibited the binding of TLR-4 receptor to LPS and inhibited the phosphorylation of extracellular signaling pathway MAPKs. These inhibitory effects are thought that the amount of $NF-{\kappa}B$ delivered to the nucleus was decreased and the inflammatory reaction was prevented by decreasing the production of LPS-induced $PGE_2$, NO, IL-6 and $TNF-{\alpha}$.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.282-288
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• 2006

The effects of extracts from various Oriental medicinal herbs on mast-cell-mediated allergic reactions were investigated in this study. Out of these extracts, the medicinal herb Atractylodis rhizoma alba exhibited the most potent activity in the cells, with $IC_50$ values of $20.5\;{\mu}g/ml$, by DNP-BSA and $33.04\;{\mu}g/ml$, by compound 48/80. Similar to the in vitro activity, Atractylodis rhizoma alba inhibited compound-48/80-induced systemic anaphylaxis by 31.3% at 300 mg/kg in mice. It also suppressed the secretion of $TNF-{\alpha}$, a major pro-inflammatory cytokine in the cells. These results may suggest that Atractylodis rhizoma alba shows anti-allergic activity in compound 48/80-induced anaphylactic mice through the inhibition of mast cells.

• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.365-369
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• 2000

Oral mucositis or stomatitis produced by stomatotoxic chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy are painful, restrict oral intake and, importantly, act as sites of secondary infection and potals of entry for the endogenous oral microflora often leading to bacteremias or sepsis. A number of clinical observations and studies of animal model suggests a pathophysiological complexity in the development of mucositis. The condition appears to represent a sequential interaction of the oral mucosal cells and tissues, pro-inflammatory cytokines, and local environmental factors in the mouth. This article discussed and reviewed biological process of the mucositis and, the role of cytokines as initiators and amplifiers of the process. The recognition that the pathophysiology of mucositis is a multifactorial process has presented opportunities for intervention based upon biological attenuation.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.139.2-139.2
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• 2003

The in vitro effects of extracted fractions of C. militaris on the secretion of cytokines in murine macrophage cell line, RAW 264.7 were studied. F1 (crude cordycepin containing adenosine), F2 (ethanol precipitation), F3 (ethanol soluble supernatant) and F4 (fraction of through SK-1B) significantly stimulated the production of cytokine and nitric oxide (NO) on murine macrophage cell line RAW264.7. We examined how the ethanol extract of C. militaris regulates production of interleukine 1-beta(IL-1$\beta$), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-$\alpha$), and NO in vitro. (omitted)

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.133-141
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• 2023

Transcription factor NRF2 (NF-E2-related factor 2) is a master regulator of cellular responses against environmental stresses. NRF2 induces expression of detoxification and antioxidant enzymes and suppresses inductions of pro-inflammatory cytokine genes. KEAP1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1) is an adaptor subunit of CULLIN 3 (CUL3)-based E3 ubiquitin ligase. KEAP1 regulates the activity of NRF2 and acts as a sensor for oxidative and electrophilic stresses. NRF2 has been found to be activated in many types of cancers with poor prognosis. Therapeutic strategies to control NRF2-overeactivated cancers have been considered not only by targeting cancer cells with NRF2 inhibitors or NRF2 synthetic lethal chemicals, but also by targeting host defense with NRF2 inducers. Understanding precise molecular mechanisms how the KEAP1-NRF2 system senses and regulates the cellular response is critical to overcome intractable NRF2-activated cancers.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.876-882
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• 2016

산수유에 함유된 유효성분을 극성이 다른 용매로 계통분획하여 얻은 추출물(water 분획물, CWF; EtOAc 분획물, CEF; butanol 분획물, CBF)의 항산화활성및 항염증 효과를 확인하였다. 그 결과, 모든 분획물은 농도가 증가함에 따라 자유 라디칼 소거능이 증가하였으며, 특히 가장 높은 폴리페놀 함량(179.3 mg TAE/g)이 확인된 CEF의 경우 대조군으로 사용된 BHA와 ${\alpha}-tocopherol$보다 뛰어난 자유 라디칼 소거활성(DPPH: $RH_{50}$; $25.1{\mu}g/mL$, ABTS: $RC_{50}$; $36.1{\mu}g/mL$)이 확인되다. Mouse macrophage RAW 264.7 cell을 사용하여 NO, $PGE_2$ 및 염증성 사이토카인($TNF-{\alpha}$, $IL-1{\beta}$, IL-6)의 생성억제 측정을 통한 항염증 효과 분석 결과, 산수유 분획물(CWF, CEF, CBF)은 용매에 따른 유의적 차이 없이 처리농도 범위($1{\sim}100{\mu}g/mL$)에서 NO, $PGE_2$ 및 염증성 cytokine 생성을 유의적으로 억제하였다. CWF와 CEF는 농도 의존적으로 NO 생성을 억제하였으며, $100{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 CWF($0.5{\mu}M$)와 CEF($1.2{\mu}M$)는 LPS 비처리군과 유사하게 NO 생성을 억제하였다. $100{\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 가장 높은 염증성 cytokine 생성 억제 효과는 CWF가 $TNF-{\alpha}$의 생성을 51.2%, CEF가 $IL-1{\beta}$와 IL-6의 생성을 각각 67%와 58% 억제하여, 산수유 분획물의 뛰어난 항염증 효과가 확인되었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권10호
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• pp.1371-1377
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• 2012

산양삼 55% 에탄올 추출물의 항산화 효과 및 LPS로 염증이 유도된 RAW 264.7 대식세포에서 염증매개 물질의 억제능력을 측정하여 항염증 효과를 살펴보았다. 폴리페놀 함량, DPPH, ABTS sytem 및 SOD 유사활성을 측정하여 항산화 효과를 확인한 결과, 높은 폴리페놀 함량(357.45 mg/100 g)이 확인되었고, free radical 소거활성을 측정한 결과 KPGE는 농도 의존적으로 free radical을 소거하였으며, 대조군인 BHT와 유사한 소거활성이 확인되어 KPGE의 우수한 항산화 활성을 확인할 수 있었다. 조사된 최고 농도(1,000 ${\mu}g/mL$)에서 DPPH(80%)와 ABTS(86%)는 가장 높은 활성을 나타냈다. SOD 유사활성은 1, 10, 100 ${\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 22%의 활성이 확인되었고, 500, 1000 ${\mu}g/mL$ 농도에서 33%의 높은 항산화 활성이 확인되었다. 또한, KPGE의 항염증 효과를 확인하기 위해 LPS로 염증이 유도된 RAW 264.7 대식세포에서 NO, $PGE_2$ 및 전염증성 cytokine(TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6)을 측정한 결과, 추출물은 농도 의존적으로 NO, $PGE_2$ 생성 및 전염증성 cytokine인 TNF-${\alpha}$, IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6의 생성을 효과적으로 억제하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과를 통하여 산양삼 55% 에탄올 추출물 KPGE는 높은 항산화 활성과 염증매개 물질의 생성을 억제하는 우수한 항염증 효과가 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.581-593
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• 2016

The advantages of monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) on insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been well established. However, the molecular mechanisms of the anti-diabetic action of MUFAs remain unclear. This study examined the anti-hyperglycemic effect and explored the molecular mechanisms involved in the actions of fish oil- rich in MUFAs that had been acquired from hybrid catfish (Pangasius larnaudii${\times}$Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) among experimental type 2 diabetic rats. Diabetic rats that were fed with fish oil (500 and 1,000 mg/kg BW) for 12 weeks significantly reduced the fasting plasma glucose levels without increasing the plasma insulin levels. The diminishing levels of plasma lipids and the muscle triglyceride accumulation as well as the plasma leptin levels were identified in T2DM rats, which had been administrated with fish oil. Notably, the plasma adiponectin levels increased among these rats. The fish oil supplementation also improved glucose tolerance, insulin sensitivity and pancreatic histological changes. Moreover, the supplementation of fish oil improved insulin signaling ($p-Akt^{Ser473}$ and p-PKC-${\zeta}/{\lambda}^{Thr410/403}$), $p-AMPK^{Thr172}$ and membrane GLUT4 protein expressions, whereas the protein expressions of pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-${\alpha}$ and nuclear NF-${\kappa}B$) as well as p-PKC-${\theta}^{Thr538}$ were down regulated in the skeletal muscle. These data indicate that the effects of fish oil-rich in MUFAs in these T2DM rats were partly due to the attenuation of insulin resistance and an improvement in the adipokine imbalance. The mechanisms of the anti-hyperglycemic effect are involved in the improvement of insulin signaling, AMPK activation, GLUT4 translocation and suppression of pro-inflammatory cytokine protein expressions.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.169-175
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• 2016

Here, we investigated whether hyperglycemia and/or free fatty acids (palmitate, PAL) affect the expression level of bone morphogenic protein 4 (BMP4), a proatherogenic marker, in endothelial cells and the potential role of BMP4 in diabetic vascular complications. To measure BMP4 expression, human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) were exposed to high glucose concentrations and/or PAL for 24 or 72 h, and the effects of these treatments on the expression levels of adhesion molecules and reactive oxygen species (ROS) were examined. BMP4 loss-of-function status was achieved via transfection of a BMP4-specific siRNA. High glucose levels increased BMP4 expression in HUVECs in a dose-dependent manner. PAL potentiated such expression. The levels of adhesion molecules and ROS production increased upon treatment with high glucose and/or PAL, but this eff ect was negated when BMP4 was knocked down via siRNA. Signaling of BMP4, a pro-inflammatory and pro-atherogenic cytokine marker, was increased by hyperglycemia and PAL. BMP4 induced the expression of inflammatory adhesion molecules and ROS production. Our work suggests that BMP4 plays a role in atherogenesis induced by high glucose levels and/or PAL.