• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.542-549
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• 2022

Polymethoxyflavones (PMFs)는 주로 감귤류에서 발견되는 플라보노이드로 다양한 생리활성을 나타낸다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 제주재래귤인 진귤(Citrus sunki Hort. ex Tanaka)에서 PMFs를 다량 함유하는 분획물(PMFs-rich fraction, PRF)을 획득하는 방법을 확립하여 3T3-L1 세포에서 지방대사에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. PRF는 3T3-L1 전구지방세포의 지방생성(lipogenesis)을 농도 의존적으로 억제하였다. PRF는 peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor 𝛾 (PPAR𝛾)와 CCAAT/enhancer binding protein 𝛼 (CEBP𝛼) 발현을 억제함으로써 fatty acid synthase (FAS), adipocyte fatty-acid-binding protein 2 (aP2)의 발현을 억제하여 지방생성을 억제함을 확인할 수 있었다. 성숙한 3T3-L1 지방세포에 PRF를 처리하면, cAMP 의존성 protein kinase A (PKA)/sterol regulatory element-binding protein 1 (HSL)의 활성화가 일어나 지방분해(lipogenesis)는 촉진됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 그리고 PRF는 AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)/acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC)의 인산화를 증가시켜 지방산화를 촉진할 수 있음을 확인하였다. 이 연구결과는 진귤 잎 유래 PRF는 3T3-L1 전구지방세포의 분화를 억제하고 성숙한 지방세포에서 지방분해 및 지방산 산화를 촉진하는 활성을 나타내어 항비만 소재로서의 활용가능성을 제시하였다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2010

The aim of this study was to investigate changes in 7 nutritional components (fatty acid, protein, fat, ash, total dietary fiber (TDF), $\gamma$-aminobutyric acid (GABA), and $\gamma$-oryzanol) of paddy rice (PR) and brown rice (BR) throughout the germination process, as measured at different shoot lengths (10 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm). With the increase of shoot length, the nutritional components' concentrations increased, as compared to the concentrations measured before germination. Moreover, BR exhibited higher GABA, $\gamma$-oryzanol, and protein than PR. Among the components, TDF, GABA, and $\gamma$-oryzanol showed significant concentration differences throughout germination, while the others exhibited only slight variations. In particular, GABA and $\gamma$-oryzanol were predominantly increased in grains of 10 mm shoot length. These compounds might prove to be important factors from germinated rice. Additionally, the germinated cultivar 'Keunnun' might also prove to be a very important food source, owing to its high GABA and $\gamma$-oryzanol contents. These results suggest that variations in nutritional components related to the increase of shoot length may prove to be important when considering the beneficial aspects of rice on human health.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.430-445
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• 2019

Natural edible waxes mixed with plant oils, containing high levels of unsaturated fatty acids (FAs), are known as oleogels. Oleogels are used for replacing saturated FAs in animal-derived food with unsaturated FAs. However, the health effects of edible waxes are not yet clearly defined. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of FAs and natural waxes on the adipogenesis in 3T3-L1 cells. The 3T3-L1 cells were differentiated and treated with FAs and waxes. These FAs [Palmitic acid (PA), Stearic acid (SA), Oleic acid (OA), Linoleic acid (LA), and Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA)] and waxes [beeswax (BW) and carnauba wax (CW)] were prepared at varying concentrations, and cell toxicity, triglyceride accumulation, lipid droplets size, and distribution inside of cells were determined. Adipogenic gene expression including $PPAR{\gamma}$, FASN, $C/EBP{\alpha}$, SREBP-1, and CPT-1 was determined. Results showed that increasing the concentration of FAs and waxes led to a decrease in the adipocyte cells viability and metabolic performance. SA showed the highest level of triglyceride accumulation (p<0.05), whereas ALA showed the lowest (p<0.05). Both BW and CW at 3.0 ppm showed significantly higher lipid accumulation than in the control and other groups (p<0.05). ALA had significantly downregulated adipogenic gene expression levels, excluding those of CPT-1, compared to the other treatment groups (p<0.05). Moreover, BW demonstrated similar adipogenic gene expression levels as ALA compared to CW. Consequently, ALA and BW may have health benefits by reducing adipogenesis and can be used in processed meat.

• 공업화학
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.569-574
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• 2015

미세조류 Arthrospira platensis (A. platensis)는 색소(chlorophyll, carotenoids), 지질을 다량 함유하여 기능성 식품 생산에 중요한 자원으로 평가받고 있다. A. platensis에 조사선량 240 kGy의 전자빔을 조사하여 균주를 개량하고자 하였으며, 스크리닝을 통해 지질 함량이 높은 EM24를 선별하였다. EM24는 세포생장률 및 색소농도가 야생균주에 비해 약 1.2배 증가함을 확인하였다. 또한 형광강도법으로 측정 후 triolin을 이용해 세포 내 지질 농도를 정량하고자 하였다. EM24의 지질 농도는 62.9 mg/L로 야생균주(38.9 mg/L)에 비해 약 1.5배 증대되었다. 세포 내 지방산 또한 gamma-linoleic acid(GLA) 함량이 약 1.5배 증가하였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.168-174
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• 1994

여과 및 원심 분리가 $70^{\circ}C$ 저장 중 참기름의 산화 안정성에 미치는 영향을 headspace gas chromatography법에 의한 헥산알 생성과 기름의 과산화물가 및 공액 이중 결합 측정에 의해 살펴보았다. 볶은 참깨로부터 얻은 조참기름은 유리지방산, 공액 이중결합과 금속(철, 구리, 마그네슘 및 아연)을 더욱 많이 함유한 반면 수분과 ${\gamma}-tochopherol$은 여과 참기름 또는 원심분리 참기름에 더 많이 함유되었다. 여과 참기름은 세 종류의 기름 중 가장 큰 L과 b값의 우수한 색도에도 불구하고 조참기름보다 많은 과산화물을 함유하였다. 모든 참기름이 $70^{\circ}C$ 저장 중 색차가 증가하는 경향을 보였으며 여과 참기름에서의 리놀렌산 감소 경향을 제외하고는 비교적 일정한 지방산 조성을 보였다. 산화 안정성에 있어서 원심분리 참기름과 조참기름은 a=1%에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았으며 여과 참기름은 이들보다 산화안정성이 떨어졌다. 원심분리 참기름이 산화안정성과 유지의 색도 측면에서 가장 좋은 것으로 나타났다.

• 약학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.478-484
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• 2011

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is known to be frequently associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. We examined the effects of EtOH extracts from Triticum aestivum on lipid accumulation during the differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes to screening the candidate materials in preventing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The lipid level in adipocytes was determined by Oil Red O staining. The treatment of 50% ethanol, but not water and 100% ethanol extracts, from Triticum aestivum at concentration of 0.5 $mg/ml$ inhibited lipid accumulation in 3T3-L1 cells, revealing no cell toxicity. Thus, the fractions of $CH_2Cl_2$, EtOAc and BuOH were separated from 50% EtOH extract to characterize anti-adipogenic effect. The $CH_2Cl_2$ fraction at concentration of $50{\mu}g/ml$ effectively inhibited the lipid accumulation in the adipocytes compared to those of EtOAc and BuOH at concentration of $50{\mu}g/ml$. The intracellular triglyceride accumulation also was significantly reduced by treatment of $CH_2Cl_2$ fraction in concentration-dependent manner. Western blot analysis showed that the $CH_2Cl_2$ fraction attenuated the intracelluar level of fatty acid synthase(FAS) accompanied by attenuated expression of Peroxidase proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}$ ($PPAR{\gamma}$) adipogenic transcription factor. These results suggest that $CH_2Cl_2$ fraction from 50% EtOH extract of Triticum aestivum may has the potent anti-adipogenic effects by inhibiting the transactivation of $PPAR{\gamma}$.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2003

한국에서 재배된 허브식물(로즈마리, 라벤더, 민트, 세이지, 타임)의 일반 성분, 무기질, 총페놀, 유리당, 지방산 및 향기성분을 분석하였다. 허브 잎의 일반성분을 분석한 결과, 수분함량이 $69.92{\sim}82.10%$으로 가장 높았으며, 조섬유와 회분함량이 지방과 단백질함량보다 높았다. 총페놀 함량은 분광광도법(Follin-Dennis법)으로 측정하여 gallic acid 상당량으로 산출하였으며, 로즈마리와 라벤더가 높았으며 세이지, 타임, 민트 순이었다. 무기성분은 ICP-AES방법으로 나트륨, 칼슘, 망간, 인, 마그네슘, 아연 및 철을 분석하였다. 대체적으로 칼슘함량이 가장 높게 나타났으며, 인, 나트륨, 마그네슘, 철, 아연, 망간의 함량순으로 높았다. 지방산은 GC로 palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidonic acid함량을 측정하였다. 대체적으로 포화 지방산인 palmitic acid와 stearic acid 함량보다 불포화지방산인 linoleic acid와 linolenic acid의 함량이 더 높았다. 유리당은 sucrose, glucoes 및 rhamnose를 HPLC로 분리하였으며, 그 함량은 소량이었다. 향기성분은 27종을 확인하였으며, 주요 성분은 ${\beta}-terpinene,\;{\alpha}-thujone,\;{\beta}-phellandrene$, cis-ocimene, ${\beta}-thujone,\;{\beta}-pinene,\;{\alpha}-terpinene$, 1,8-cineole, ${\gamma}-terpinene$, verbenone 및 ${\beta}-ocimene$이었다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제56권3호
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• pp.199-204
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• 2011

To characterize phytonutrients, the seeds of 12 purple Perilla (Perilla frutescens var. crispa) accessions collected from Korea and Japan were used for quantitative analysis of tocopherols, phytosterols, squalene and fatty acids. The average tocopherol, squalene and phytosterols contents were 12.2 mg $100g^{-1}$, 3.99 mg $100g^{-1}$ and 77.20 mg $100g^{-1}$, respectively. Among 4 tocopherol (T) isomers (${\alpha}$-T, ${\beta}$-T, ${\gamma}$-T, and ${\delta}$-T), ${\gamma}$-T was present in the highest quantity (11.03 mg $100g^{-1}$) with the least variation (CV = 13.7%), while ${\beta}$-T was present in lowest quantity (0.25 mg 1$100g^{-1}$). Compared to campesterol (4.36 mg $100g^{-1}$) and stigmasterol (13.32 mg $100g^{-1}$), ${\beta}$-sitosterol exhibited higher quantity (59.51 mg $100g^{-1}$) with 9.5% of variation. The major fatty acids were unsaturated fatty acids such as linolenic (61.5%), linoleic (17.3%), and oleic (9.9%) acids compared to saturated ones: palmitic (7.6%) and stearic (3.7%) acids. When Korean and Japanese accession were compared, almost no difference in content could be observed, while more variation as evaluated by CV (%) could be observed in Japanese accession in most phytonutrients suggesting wider genetic variation of purple Perilla in Japan. Presence of all above-mentioned phytonutrient compounds strongly suggested health beneficial value of purple Perilla seeds.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.295-305
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• 2021

Purpose: Hepcidin levels have previously been reported to be correlated with liver damage. However, the association between hepcidin levels and liver fibrosis in children with fatty liver disease remains unclear. This study therefore aimed to investigate the pathophysiology of fibrosis in children with fatty liver disease and its association with hepcidin levels. Methods: This retrospective case series included 12 boys aged 6-17 years who were diagnosed with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) at the Tokyo Medical University Hospital. Sixteen liver biopsy samples from 12 subjects were analyzed. Serum hepcidin levels were assayed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Immunostaining for hepcidin was performed, and the samples were stratified by staining intensity. Results: Serum hepcidin levels were higher in pediatric NAFLD/NASH patients than in controls. Conversely, a significant inverse correlation was observed between hepcidin immunostaining and Brunt grade scores and between hepcidin scores and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase, hyaluronic acid, and leukocyte levels. We observed inverse correlations with a high correlation coefficient of >0.4 between hepcidin immunostaining and aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, total bile acid, and platelet count. Conclusion: There was a significant inverse correlation between hepcidin immunoreactivity and fibrosis in pediatric NAFLD patients; however, serum hepcidin levels were significantly higher, suggesting that these patients experienced a reduction in the hepcidin-producing ability of the liver in response to iron levels, leading to subsequent fibrosis. Therefore, hepcidin levels can be used as markers to identify the progression of fibrosis in patients with NAFLD.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1420-1428
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• 2009

In this study we cloned and characterized a novel lipid-accumulating gene, the oxidized low-density lipoprotein receptor 1 (OLR1), which is associated with lipogenesis. We analyzed the gene structure and detected the mRNA transcriptional expression levels in pig adipose tissues at different months of age (MA) and in different economic types (lean type and obese type) using real-time fluorescence quantitative PCR. OLR1 expression profile in different tissues of pig was analyzed. Finally, we studied the correlation between OLR1 and lipid metabolism related genes including peroxisome proliferator-activated $receptor{\gamma}2$ ($PPAR{\gamma}2$), fatty acid synthetase (FAS), triacylglycerol hydrolase (TGH), CAAT/enhancer binding protein $\alpha$ ($C/EBP{\alpha}$) and sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c). Results indicated that the OLR1 gene of the pig exhibited the highest homology with the cattle (84%), and the lowest with the mouse (27%). The signal peptide located from amino acid 38 to 60 and the domain from amino acid 144 to 256 were shared by the C-type lectin family. The expression level of OLR1 in pig lung was exceedingly higher than other tested tissues (p<0.01). In pig adipose tissue, the expression level of OLR1 mRNA increased significantly with growth (p<0.01). The expression level of OLR1 mRNA in obese-type pigs was significantly higher than that of lean-type pigs of the same monthly age (p<0.05). In adipose tissue, the expression of OLR1 correlated with $PPAR{\gamma}2$, FAS and SREBP-1c, but not TGH or C/EBP${\alpha}$. In conclusion, OLR1 was highly associated with fat deposition and its transcription, as suggested by high correlations, was possibly regulated by $PPAR{\gamma}2$ and SREBP-1c.