• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.604-614
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• 2020

Chronological aging and photoaging affect appearance, causing wrinkles, pigmentation, texture changes, and loss of elasticity in the skin. Phragmites communis is a tall perennial herb used for its high nutritional value and for medicinal purposes, such as relief from fever and vomiting and facilitation of diuresis. In this study, we investigated the effects of ethanol extract of P. communis rhizome (PCE) on skin aging. The total flavonoid and total phenolic content in PCE were 2.92 ± 0.007 ㎍ of quercetin equivalents (QE) and 231.8 ± 0.001 ㎍ of gallic acid equivalents (GAE) per 100 mg of dried extract (n = 3). The half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) values of PCE for 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical (DPPH) and hydrogen peroxide scavenging activities were 0.96 and 0.97 mg/mL, respectively. PCE showed inhibitory effects on tyrosinase when L-tyrosine (IC50 = 1.25 mg/mL) and L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (IC50 = 0.92 mg/mL) were used as substrates. PCE treatment up to 200 ㎍/mL for 24 h did not cause any significant cytotoxicity in B16F10 melanocytes, human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs), and HaCaT keratinocytes. In B16F10 melanocytes, PCE (25 and 50 ㎍ /mL) inhibited melanin production and cellular tyrosinase activity after challenge with α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH; p < 0.05). In HDFs, PCE suppressed the mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and reduced the activity of elastase (p < 0.05). In addition, ultraviolet B (UVB)-mediated downregulation of hyaluronic acid synthase-2 gene expression in HaCaT keratinocytes was also effectively suppressed by PCE treatment. Overall, our results showed that PCE has potential anti-skin aging activity associated with the suppression of hyperpigmentation, wrinkle formation, and reduction in dryness. PCE is a promising candidate for the development of an anti-skin aging cosmetic ingredient.

• 한국키틴키토산학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.262-266
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• 2018

우리나라토종호두나무인가래나무(Juglans mandshurica Maxim.)의 수액의 유리당 함량은 약 3%로 다른 나무 수액에 비해 높게 나타났으며 미량 원소 중에는 Ca이 30 mg/kg의 농도로 포함되어 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 가래나무 수액 $200{\mu}g/ml$에서 elastase 저해 활성이 약 30% 정도를 보이고 있고 HaCaT 세포를 이용한 피부보습 효과에서는 자외선을 조사한 HaCaT세포의 aquaporin 3 유전자와 hyaluronan synthase 2 유전자 발현을 촉진시켜 hyaluronic acid의 생합성을 증가시킨 것으로 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통해 가래나무 수액의 피부 노화 방지 효능을 최초로 규명하였고 이는 가래나무 수액의 활용도를 높일 수 있는 가능성을 제시한 결과라 사료된다. 다만 물질 분석과 in-vivo 시험, 임상 연구 등 심도 있는 추가 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.405-412
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• 2022

Echinodorus cordifolius (L.)은 택사과(Alismataceae)에 속하는 수생 식물이다. Echinodorus cordifolius (L.)의 피부 항노화 활성에 대한 연구는 아직까지 보고되지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구의 목적은 Echinodorus cordifolius (L.)로부터 70% 에탄올 추출물 (ECEE)을 제조하고 항산화 및 hyaluronidase 억제 활성을 통해 피부 항노화 기능성 소재로서의 가능성을 확인하였다. ECEE는 EC₅₀과 IC₅₀ 값이 각각 31.4, 300, 450 ㎍/mL로 우수한 DPPH, hydrogen peroxide 소거 활성 및 hyaluronidase 억제 활성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. ECEE는 불멸화된 인간 각질세포인 HaCaT 세포에서 1 mM H₂O₂로 유도된 산화적 스트레스에 대해 농도 의존적으로 세포 보호 효과 증가 및 세포 내 활성산소종을 생성을 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 ECEE는 hyaluronic acid (HA) 합성 효소인 hyaluronan synthase 2 발현 수준을 상향 조절하고 HA 분해 효소인 hyaluronidase 2(HYAL2)의 발현 수준을 하향 조절하여 HaCaT 세포에서 HA 생성량을 증가시켰다. 따라서 이러한 결과를 종합하면 ECEE는 항산화, hyaluronidase 억제 및 HA 생성 촉진의 우수한 잠재력을 가진다는 것을 확인하였고 이를 통해 피부 노화를 방지하기 위한 천연 기능성 화장품 소재로서의 충분한 활용 가치가 있다고 판단된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2020

Background: In aged skin, degradation of collagen fibers, which occupy the majority of the extracellular matrix in the dermis, and changes of aquaporin 3 (AQP3) and skin constituents, such as hyaluronic acid and ceramide, cause wrinkles and decrease skin moisturization to contribute to dryness and lower elasticity skin. Red ginseng (RG) is used as a cosmetic and food material and is known to protect from UVB-induced cell death, increase skin hydration, prevent wrinkles, and have an antioxidative effect. But, in general, RG used as a material is the soluble liquid portion in the solvent, and the part that is not soluble in the solvent is discarded. Thus, we made the whole RG into microgranulation and dispersed in water to produce gel form for using entire RG, and it was named red ginseng NaturalGEL (RG NGEL). Methods: RG NGEL was investigated for matrix metalloproteinases inhibitory activity, induction of Type I collagen, AQP3, hyaluronan synthetase 2, serine palmitoyl transferase, ceramide synthase 3, and filaggrin expression and compared with RG water extract. Results: RG NGEL reduced the levels of UV-induced matrix metalloproteinases and increased Type I collagen in human fibroblast cells and upregulated AQP3, hyaluronan synthetase 2, serine palmitoyl transferase, ceramide synthase 3, and filaggrin expressions in human keratinocytes compared with RG water extract. Conclusion: RG NGEL has the potential as an effective reagent for antiaging cosmetics to improve wrinkle formation and skin hydration.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.225-235
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• 2019

레몬그라스와 자소엽 추출물은 다양한 생리 효과를 나타내는 것으로 알려져 있지만, 피부보습과 피부장벽에 미치는 영향은 아직까지 연구되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 레몬그라스와 자소엽 추출물의 피부보습과 피부장벽에 미치는 영향과 페놀성 화합물을 분석하였다. 피부각질형성세포에서 각 추출물이 피부보습에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, 두 추출물 모두 물보다 에탄올 추출물에서 히알루론산 생성이 많았다. HPLC를 이용한 19종 페놀성 화합물 분석 결과는 레몬그라스 에탄올 추출물(CCE)에서 chlorogenic acid와 p-coumaric acid가 검출되었으며 자소엽 에탄올 추출물(PFE)에서 rosmarinic acid와 caffeic acid가 검출되었다. 피부보습에 관련된 HAS1, HAS2, HAS3 및 AQP3와 피부장벽에 관련된 filaggrin, loricrin 발현은 PFE보다 CCE에서 높았다. 또한, CCE, PFE 모두 피부보습과 표피분화 조절에 관여하는 $PPAR-{\alpha}$ 단백질의 발현이 농도 의존적으로 증가하였으며 CCE의 주요성분인 chlorogenic acid와 p-coumaric acid가 $PPAR-{\alpha}$ 발현을 증가시켰다. 결론적으로 피부보습과 피부장벽보호 효과에 있어서 CCE가 PFE보다 우수한 효과를 나타내었고, 두 추출물은 피부보습과 피부장벽개선에 대한 기능성 소재로써 활용될 수 있을 것이라 생각된다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.75-82
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 한국에서 육종한 신육성품종 그린볼 사과 껍질 추출물(GBE)이 피부 광노화 인자조절에 대한 억제효과를 확인하였다. 피부에서 광노화 인자 조절에 대한 억제 효과를 확인하기 위해 CCD986sk fibrobalst cell에 UVB로 광노화를 유도시킨 후 세포에 GBE를 처리하였다. 광노화 인자 조절 효과를 측정한 결과 GBE가 COL1A2, MMP-1, MMP-9, TIMP-1 단백질 발현량에서 UVB에 의해 자극된 MMP-1, MMP-9 단백질 합성을 억제하였으며, COL1A2, TIMP-1 단백질의 경우 발현량이 유의적으로 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. Photoaging-related factors인 COL1A2, MMP-1, MMP-9, HAS2, TGF-β, TIMP-1의 mRNA 발현량을 측정한 결과 GBE에 의해 MMP-1, MMP-9 단백질 발현을 효과적으로 억제하였으며, MMPs와 type procollagen 발현에 관여하는 조절인자인 TIMP-1과 TGF-β의 발현량이 증가함에 따라 COL1A2의 생성량이 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 피부를 구성하는 구조 단백질 중 하나인 hyaluronic acid 생성에 관여하는 HAS2의 발현량 증가도 확인하였다. 따라서 GBE는 광노화의 인자 억제 조절에 대한 우수한 효능을 가졌으며, 피부 노화를 예방하는 기능성 소재로서 활용이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.49-49
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• 2021

The roots of reed (Phragmites australis) were used in traditional medicine to treat respiratory problems, including symptoms such as high fever and cough. In this study, we identified the active ingredient from 70% EtOH reed root extract, and evaluated the whitening, wrinkle improvement and moisturizing effects. The content of p-coumaric acid, the active ingredient of the roots of P. australis, was slightly lower in 70% EtOH extract than in 100% EtOH extract. However, 70% EtOH reed root extract showed similar or higher effect in reducing power, DPPH, hydrogen peroxide scavenging, and nitric oxide scavenging activity compared to 100% EtOH extract. Moreover, 70% EtOH reed root extract markedly inhibited melanogenesis in B16F10 cells treated with α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone. 70% EtOH reed root extract significantly inhibited the mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) and reduced elastase activity in HDF human dermal fibroblasts. In addition, 70% EtOH reed root extract ameliorated hyaluronic acid synthase-2 (HAS-2) expression induced by ultraviolet B (UVB) stimulation in HaCaT keratinocytes. The results of this study suggest that 70% EtOH reed root extract has potential as a functional cosmetic material related to whitening, wrinkle improvement, and moisturizing.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.330-336
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• 2014

Thymosin beta4 (TB4) has multiple functions in cellular response in processes as diverse as embryonic organ development and the pathogeneses of disease, especially those associated with cardiac coronary vessels. However, the specific roles played by TB4 during heart valve development in vertebrates are largely unknown. Here, we identified a novel function of TB4 in endothelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) in cardiac valve endocardial cushions in zebrafish. The expressions of thymosin family members in developing zebrafish embryos were determined by whole mount in situ hybridization. Of the thymosin family members only zTB4 was expressed in the developing heart region. Cardiac valve development at 48 h post fertilization was defected in zebrafish TB4 (zTB4) morpholino-injected embryos (morphants). In zTB4 morphants, abnormal linear heart tube development was observed. The expressions of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 4, notch1b, and hyaluronic acid synthase (HAS) 2 genes were also markedly reduced in atrio-ventricular canal (AVC). Endocardial cells in the AVC region were stained with anti-Zn5 antibody reactive against Dm-grasp (an EMT marker) to observe EMT in developing cardiac valves in zTB4 morphants. EMT marker expression in valve endothelial cells was confirmed after transfection with TB4 siRNA in the presence of transforming growth factor ${\beta}$ ($TGF{\beta}$) by RT-PCR and immunofluorescent assay. Zn5-positive endocardial AVC cells were not observed in zTB4 morphants, and knockdown of TB4 suppressed TGF-${\beta}$-induced EMT in ovine valve endothelial cells. Taken together, our results demonstrate that TB4 plays a pivotal role in cardiac valve formation by increasing EMT.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1349-1360
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• 2019

Chronic exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, regarded as a major cause of extrinsic aging or photoaging characterized by wrinkle formation and skin dehydration, exerts adverse effects on skin by causing the overproduction of reactive oxygen species. Agastache rugosa Kuntze, known as Korean mint, possesses a wide spectrum of biological properties including anti-oxidation, anti-inflammation, and anti-atherosclerosis. Previous studies have reported that A. rugosa protected human keratinocytes against UVB irradiation by restoring the anti-oxidant defense system. However, the anti-photoaging effect of A. rugosa extract (ARE) in animal models has not yet been evaluated. ARE was orally administered to hairless mice at doses of 100 or 250 mg/kg/day along with UVB exposure for 12 weeks. ARE histologically improved UVB-induced wrinkle formation, epidermal thickening, erythema, and hyperpigmentation. In addition, ARE recovered skin moisture by improving skin hydration and transepidermal water loss (TEWL). Along with this, ARE increased hyaluronic acid levels by upregulating HA synthase genes. ARE markedly increased the density of collagen and the amounts of hydroxypoline via two pathways. First, ARE significantly downregulated the mRNA expression of matrix metalloproteinases responsible for collagen degradation by inactivating the mitogen-activated protein kinase/activator protein 1 pathway. Second, ARE stimulated the transforming growth factor beta/Smad signaling, consequently raising the mRNA levels of collagen-related genes. In addition, ARE not only increased the mRNA expression of anti-oxidant enzymes but also decreased inflammatory cytokines by blocking the protein expression of nuclear factor kappa B. Collectively, our findings suggest that A. rugosa may be a potential preventive and therapeutic agent for photoaging.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.354-360
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• 2021

Background: Protopanaxatriol (PPT) is a secondary intestinal metabolite of ginsenoside in ginseng. Although the effects of PPT have been reported in various diseases including cancer, diabetes and inflammatory diseases, the skin protective effects of PPT are poorly understood. Methods: HaCaT cells were treated with PPT in a dose-dependent manner. mRNA and protein levels which related to skin barrier and hydration were detected compared with retinol. Luciferase assay was performed to explore the relative signaling pathway. Western blot was conducted to confirm these pathways and excavated further signals. Results: PPT enhanced the expression of filaggrin (FLG), transglutaminase (TGM)-1, claudin, occludin and hyaluronic acid synthase (HAS) -1, -2 and -3. The mRNA expression levels of FLG, TGM-1, HAS-1 and HAS-2 were suppressed under NF-κB inhibition. PPT significantly augmented NF-κB-luc activity and upregulated Src/AKT/NF-κB signaling. In addition, PPT also increased phosphorylation of the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) ERK, JNK and p38 and upstream MAPK activators (MEK and MKK). Furthermore, transcriptional activity of AP-1 and CREB, which are downstream signaling targets of MAPK, was enhanced by PPT. Conclusion: PPT improves skin barrier function and hydration through Src/AKT/NF-κB and MAPK signaling. Therefore, PPT may be a valuable component for cosmetics or treating skin disorders.