• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.165-173
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• 1995

우리나라에 자생하는 옻나무과 수종을 대상으로 석엽표본 조사와 현지답사를 통하여 지리적 분포 현황을 확인하였으며, 자생지서 수한 잎과 화서,열매,동아,줄기를 관찰하여 종의 특징을 조사하였고, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 옻나무는 우리나라 전지역에 재배가 가능하며, 특히 추운지방에서 많은 재배를 하고 있었다. 잎은 개옻나무에 비해 두꺼웠으며, 열매는 황갈색이었다. 2. 개옻나무는 우리나라 남쪽 먼 일부도서지방을 제외한 전지역에 분포하고 있으며, 엽병이 붉고, 열매는 6-7월에 성숙하며 강모가 있는게 특징이었다. 3. 산검양옻나무는 난대지방과 온대남부지방에 폭넓게 분포하며, 우리나라에서는 36$^{\circ}$이남지방의 해안과 제주도를 포함한 도서지방에 주로 분포하고 있었으며, 주맥과 2차맥의 형성각이 70$^{\circ}$이상이었으며, 잎과 엽병에 많은 털이 있어 검양옻나무와 구별되었다. 4. 검양옻나무는 난대수종으로 제주도와 남쪽 일부 도서지방에만 분포하고 있었으며, 제주도에는 큰 군락을 이루고 있었다. 잎은 피침형 내지 장타원형이며 털이 거의 없는게 다른 수종과 구별되었다. 5. 붉나무는 난온대지방에 매우 폭넓게 분포하는 수종으로, 우리나라 전지역에 자생하고 있으며, 해조 800-900m에까지 분포하고, 원추화서는 8-9월에 가지끝에 달리는 것이 특징이었다. 6. 덩굴옻나무는 난대지방에 분포하고 있으며, 우리나라에서는 연천군 광도와 상백도에 천연분포하고 있었으며, 낙엽덩굴성으로 잎은 삼출복엽이고, 질이며 광택이 있고, 뒤로 젖혀지는 특징이 있었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.171-176
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• 1998

The biological effects of the water extracts of Rhus Verniciflua Stokes (RVS) were evaluated by protection against hydroxyl radicals. Antioxidative activities were measured using both 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and thiocyanate method. Also we used the Glucose oxidase (GO) 20 mU/$\textrm{m}{\ell}$ hydroxyl radical generating system in mouse forebrain cell culture. Water was used for ex-traction from RVS as a solvent which has high polarity especially. In DPPH method, the antioxidative activities of the crude water extract were stronger than any other extracts of low polar-solvents. In the antioxidative effects of mouse forebrain culture using 20 mU/$\textrm{m}{\ell}$ GO, cell viabilities were evaluated 65.6%, 68.8% at 1 $\mu\textrm{g}$. 5 $\mu\textrm{g}$ addition of crude water extracts (30 mg/$\textrm{m}{\ell}$) respectively. 10 $\mu\textrm{g}$ addition of crude water extracts had more than 86.1% cell viabilities, P<0.0l significantly, compared with the group treated with GO alone. In comparison with the antioxidative activities of several commercial antioxidants (ascorbic acid, $\alpha$-tocopherol, catalase, serum), 273 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$\textrm{m}{\ell}$ addition of crude water extracts (300 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$\textrm{m}{\ell}$) showed equivalent antioxidative effect to 25 uM ascorbic acid.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.296-301
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• 2004

Previously, a flavonoid fraction, which consisted mainly of protocatechuic acid, fustin, fisetin, sulfuretin, and butein, here named RCMF $({\underline{R}}VS\;{\underline{c}}hloroform-{\underline{m}}ethanol\;{\underline{f}}raction)$, was prepared from a crude acetone extract of Rhus verniciflua Stokes (RVS) which is traditionally used as a food additive and as an herbal medicine. In this study, we evaluated the effects of RCMF on the antioxidant defense system using embryonic normal hepatic cell line (BNL CL.2) and its SV40-mediated transformed cell line (BNL SV A.8). This study demonstrates that RCMF selectively stimulated the antioxidant defense system of normal cells, as BNL CL.2 cells proved to be more sensitive to RCMF-mediated increases of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione, and glutathione reductase than BNL SV A.8 cells. In particular, RCMF caused a significant increase in the malonaldehyde content of BNL SV A.8 cells, which is believed to be closely associated with cytotoxicity of RCMF and RCMF-mediated growth inhibition. Collectively, our findings suggest that the flavonoid fraction, RCMF, selectively stimulates the antioxidant defense system in normal rather than hepatic tumor cells.

• 대한암한의학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2007

Breast cancer is common in West and Incidence of breast cancer has increased in Korea. According as conventional western medical treatment, breast cancer patient received MRM(modified radical mastectomy) and anti cancer chemotherapy. In this case report, We introduce a case of breast cancer patient who showed lung metastasis(metastatec adenocarcinoma) after MRM(modified radical mastectomy) 4 years before the diagnosis of relapse. After lung metastasis of breast cancer, the patient received 4th chemotherapy and refused to get more conventional western medical treatment including chemotherapy. After 24 month of traditional oriental medical treatment using allegen removed Rhus Verniciflua Stokes(ARV), however, the size of cancer mass decreased and the patient showed improved condition. Further case study will be needed in order to determine the effect of ARV on breast cancer patient.

• 약학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.352-357
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• 2002

The three crude drugs of the Kalopanax pictus (Araliaceae) roots (K), Pueraria thunbergiana (Leguminosae) flowers (P), and the Rhus verniciflua (Anacardiaceae) heartwood(R) used for anti-thirst drugs in Oriental herb medicine were extracted with MeOH, respectively, and the successive fractionation of the extract gave EtOAc extract. Certain amount ratios of the three extracts were also prepared to compare the antimutagenicity in Ames test. In N-methyl-N(-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG; 0.4 (g/plate)-induced test, the activities of complex mixture were observed between the highest antimutagenic activity of K extract and the lowest P extract. In aflatoxin (AFB$_1$)-induced test, the EtOAc complex (K : P : R=l : 1 : 3) labeled E-113 decreased the revertants of Salmonella typhimurium TA100 by 95％, which activity were highest among other extracts or complexes mixture used. Fractionation of organic solvent mostly increased the antimutagenicity. These trends were also observed in the antimutagenicity test of the mixture of each active component of kalopanaxsaponin A, tectorigenin and sulfuretin. These results supported that many kinds of anti-thirst herb medicine in the prescription could effectively prevent cancer disease.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2022

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common malignant tumor. 5-FU is commonly used for the treatment of CRC. However, the development of drug resistance in tumor chemotherapy can seriously reduce therapeutic efficacy of 5-FU. Recent data show that FoxM1 is associated with 5-FU resistance in CRC. FoxM1 plays a critical role in the carcinogenesis and drug resistance of several malignancies. It has been reported that urushiol V isolated from the cortex of Rhus verniciflua Stokes is cytotoxic to several types of cancer cells. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms for its antitumor activity and its potential to attenuate the chemotherapeutic resistance in CRC cells remain unknown. Here, we found that urushiol V could inhibit the cell proliferation and induced S-phase arrest of SW480 colon cancer cells. It inhibited protein expression level of FoxM1 through activation of AMPK. We also investigated the combined effect of urushiol V and 5-FU. The combination treatment reduced FoxM1 expression and consequently reduced cell growth and colony formation in 5-FU resistant colon cancer cells (SW480/5-FUR). Taken together, these result suggest that urushiol V from Rhus verniciflua Stokes can suppress cell proliferation by inhibiting FoxM1 and enhance the antitumor capacity of 5-FU. Therefore, urushiol V may be a potential bioactive compound for CRC therapy.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.20-20
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• 2022

Herein, we demonstrate that butein (1) can prevent swelling in a murine lymphedema model by suppressing tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) production. Butein derivatives were synthesized and evaluated to identify compounds with in vitro anti-inflammatory activity. Among them, 20 µM of compounds 7j, 7m, and 14a showed 50% suppression of TNF-α production in mouse peritoneal macrophages after lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Compound 14a, exhibited the strongest potency with an in vitro IC₅₀ of 14.6 µM and suppressed limb volume by 70% in a murine lymphedema model. The prodrug strategy enabled a six-fold increase in kinetic solubility of compound 1 and five-fold higher levels of active metabolite in the blood for compound 14a via oral administration in the pharmacokinetics study. We suggest that the compound 14a could be developed as a potential therapeutic agent targeting anti-inflammatory activity to alleviate lymphedema progression.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제84권2호
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• pp.151-165
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• 1995

한국산(韓國産) 옻나무과(科) 6식종(植種)과 외래(外來) 2식종(植種)을 대상(對象)으로 잎의 형태학적(形態學的) 형질조사(形質調査), 엽맥상(葉脈相)의 특징(特徵) 조사(調査), 주사전자현미경(走査電子顯微鏡)을 이용하여 기공(氣孔)과 잎의 epidermal 세포(細胞)의 구조특성(構造特性)을 조사(調査)하였다. 연구결과(硏究結果)에 대한 분류군간(分類群間)의 각 형질(形質)을 비교(比較)하였으며, 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 잎의 형태적(形態的) 형질(形質)에 의(依)한 유집분석(類集分析) 결과(結果) 산검양옻나무, 미국털옻나무, 검양옻나무 유집군(類集群)과 개옻나무, 붉나무, 옻나무 유집군(類集群) 및 덩굴옻나무, 미국덩굴옻나무 유집군(類集群)으로 분류(分類)되었다. 엽형질(葉形質)에 대(對)한 주성분(主成分) 분석(分析)에서는 Eigenvalue 1.0이상(以上)인 제(第)3 주성분(主成分)까지의 누적기여율(累積寄與率)은 82.6%로서 설명력(說明力)이 높았다. 2. 엽맥(葉脈)의 형태(形態)와 2차맥(次脈)의 분지각(分枝角)에 따라 망상(網狀), 곡주맥(曲走脈)과 방사상(放射狀) 곡주맥(曲走脈)으로 구분(區分)되었으며, 2차맥(次脈)의 발달(發達) 정도(程度)에 따라 종(種)의 식별(識別)이 가능(可能)하였으며, 종검색표(種檢索表)를 작성(作成)하였다. 3. 기공(氣孔) 형태(形態)는 paracytic과 anomocytic형(形)으로 구별(區別)되었으며, 기공지수(氣孔指數)에 따라 종간(種間)의 분류(分類)가 가능(可能)하였다. 또한 잎 표면세포(表面細胞)의 구조(構造)와 형태(形態)도 synclinal과 anticlinal cell wall pattern으로 구분(區分)되어 종간(種間)의 차이(差異)가 인정(認定)되었다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제99권1호
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• pp.102-110
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• 2010

옻나무 추출액을 섭취하며 운동훈련을 부하하였을 때 항산화기능 및 염증성사이토카인의 차이에 대하여 연구하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 Sprague-Dawley(SD)계 수컷 쥐를 대상으로 SED(안정군), TRA(운동훈련군), RVE(옻나무 추출액 섭취군), 그리고 RVE-TRA(옻나무 추출액 섭취와 운동 병행군)으로 구분하였다. TRA와 RVE-TRA는 점증적부하법을 이용한 트레드밀 훈련을 실시하였으며, RVE와 RVE-TRA에게는 10 mL/kg의 옻나무 추출액을 경구투여 하였다. 항산화기능을 분석하기 위하여 혈중 superoxide dismutase(SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px), malondialdehyde(MDA)를 분석하였으며, 염증성사이토카인의 변화분석을 위하여 interleukin-6(IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha(TNF-${\alpha}$), C-reactive protein(CRP), nitric oxide(NO)를 분석하였다. SOD는 RVE-TRA가 다른 집단에 비하여 가장 높았으며, TRA가 SED와 RVE에 비하여 유의하게 높았다. GSH-Px는 SED가 다른 집단에 비하여 유의하게 낮았다. MDA는 SED에 비하여 다른 집단에서 모두 유의하게 낮았다. IL-6와 TNF-${\alpha}$는 RVE와 RVE-TRA가 다른 두 집단에 비하여 낮았다. 또한 CRP는 SED가 다른 집단에 비하여 가장 낮았다. NO는 SED와 TRA가 다른 두 집단에 비하여 높았다. 이러한 결과를 볼 때, 운동시옻나무 추출액의 섭취는 지질과산화를 억제시키고 항염증성 반응을 유발하여 운동시 발생가능한 부작용을 억제할 수 있는 결과를 보였다. 이점을 고려하여 옻추출물이 가지고 있는 특성을 최대한 활용하여 다양한 방법으로 접근한다면 우리나라 전역에 걸쳐 자생하고 있는 옻나무의 활용도를 증대시킬 수 있으리라 생각된다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.45-49
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• 2005

Previously, a flavonoid fraction, which consisted mainly of protocatechuic acid, fustin, fisetin, sulfuretin, and butein, here named RCMF [${\underline{R}}hus$ verniciflua Stokes (RVS) ${\underline{c}}hloroform-{\underline{m}}ethanol\;{\underline{f}}raction$], was prepared from a crude acetone extract of RVS which is traditionally used as a food additive and as an herbal medicine. In the present study, we investigated the effects of $TNF-{\alpha}$ on RCMF-induced growth inhibition and apoptosis induction using human osteosarcoma (HOS) cells. The results from tritium uptake and MTT assays showed that $TNF-{\alpha}$ treatment itself (10 ng/ml) did not induce any cytotoxicity, but it actively accelerated RCMF-mediated cytotoxicity of HOS cells. RCMF-induced cytotoxicity and its facilitation by $TNF-{\alpha}$ was verified to be apoptotic, based on the increased DNA fragmentation and low fluorescence intensity in nuclei after propidium iodide (PI) staining of HOS cells. This speculation was further demonstrated by monitoring the Annexin V/PI double staining which could discriminate the difference between apoptotic and necrotic deaths. Collectively, our findings indicate that $TNF-{\alpha}$ accelerates RCMF-induced cytotoxicity in HOS cells.