• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.330-336
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• 2020

Ex-situ conservation of the ornamental and medicinal orchid, Coelogyne stricta, was performed by mass propagation using seed culture. Propagation stages were optimized using full- and half-strength solidified MS medium with different phytohormones. Maximum seed germination (88 ± 0.5% over 6 weeks of culture) was achieved on half-strength MS medium supplemented with 15% coconut water. Maximum shoot numbers were found on full-strength MS medium supplemented with 1 mg/L BAP, 2 mg/L Kinetin, and 10% coconut water, while the longest root was developed on full-strength MS medium with 1.5 mg/L IBA. A 2:1:1 combination of coco-peat, pine bark, and sphagnum moss was found to be a suitable potting mixture resulting in 80% seedling survivability. The cytotoxic activity of extracts of both wild plants and in vitro-developed protocorms was determined using an MTT (3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assay on a cervical cancer cell line. The wild plant extract inhibited the growth of 41.99% of cells, showing that this extract has moderate cytotoxic activity toward cervical cancer cells.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.135-143
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• 2009

There is currently increased interest in the identification of antioxidant compounds that are pharmacologically potent and have low or no side effects. Plants produce significant amounts of antioxidants to prevent the oxidative stress caused by photons and oxygen, therefore they represent a potential source of new compounds with antioxidant activity. Moutan Root Sark (MRS) has been frequently used as analgesic. antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory and remedies for female diseases. In this study. the antioxidant activity of extract from MRS was studied in vitro methods by measuring the antioxidant activity by TEAC, measuring the scavenging effects on reactive oxygen species (ROS) [superoxide anion, hydroxyl radical] and on reactive nitrogen species (RNS) [nitric oxide and peroxynitrite] as well as measuring the inhibitory effect on $Cu^{2+}$ induced human LDL oxidation and the inhibitory effect on collagen induced platelet aggregation. The MRS extracts were found to have a potent scavenging activity, as well as an inhibitory effect on LDL oxidation and on platelet aggregation. In conclusion, the MRS extracts have anti-oxidative and anti-atherosclerotic effects in vitro system, which can be used for developing pharmaceutical drug against oxidative stress and atherosclerosis.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.191-196
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• 2002

The water extract from the root bark of Cortex Mori (CM, Morus alba L.: Sangbaikpi), a mulberry tree, has been known in Chinese traditional medicine to have antiphlogistic, diuretic, and expectorant properties. In this study, the cytotoxicity of CM against tumor cells and its mechanism was examined . CM exhibited cytotoxic activity on K-562, B38O human leukemia cells and B16 mouse melanoma cells at concentrations of > 1 mg/ml. A DNA fragmentation, PARP cleavage, and nuclear condensation assay showed that those cells exposed to CM underwent apoptosis. The water extract of Scutellarie Radix (SR) was used as a negative control and showed no cytotoxicity in those cells. The flow cytometric profiles of the CM-treated cells were also indicative of apoptosis. However, they did not appear to exert the G1 arrest, which is observed in other tubulin inhibitor agents such as vincristine, taxol. The protein-binding test using Biacore and a microtubule assembly-disassembly assay provided evidence showing that CM bound to the tubulins resulting in 3 markets inhibition of the assembly, but not the disassembly of microtubules. The possible nonspecific effect of the CM extract could be excluded due to the results using SR, which did not affect the assembly process. Overall, the water extract of CM induces apoptosis of tumor cells by inhibiting microtubule assembly.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Objectives : The root bark of Morus alba L. (Mori Cortex Radidus; MCR) has been traditionally used to reduce heat from the lungs, soothe asthma, and edema and to promote urination. In this study, we investigated the effect of MCR ethanol extract on ovalbumin (OVA)-induced allergic asthma in mice. Methods : Mice were sensitized at day 0, 7 and 14 with 0.2% OVA and then airway challenged at day 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 to induce allergic asthma. MCR extracts at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg body weight (bw) were orally administered during OVA challenge once per a day. The levels of allergic mediators such as histamine, OVA-specific IgE, IFN-${\gamma}$ and IL-4 were measured in the sera of mice by ELISA. The histopathological change of lung tissues was observed with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining. Results : MCR extract significantly decreased not only the serum levels of histamine, OVA-specific IgE, and IL-4 compared with those of OVA control group, but significantly increased the serum level of IFN-${\gamma}$. In H&E staining, MCR extract inhibited the infiltration of inflammatory cells and bronchiolar damage with epithelial thickening in lung tissues of OVA-induced asthma mice. Conclusions : These results indicate that MCR extract inhibits lung damage by asthma through regulating the allergic immune response, suggesting that MCR may be used as a useful agent for the treatment of allergic asthma.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.751-756
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• 2014

The anti-inflammatory effects of the ethanol extract of Undaria pinnatifida root (UPREE) were investigated using the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammatory response in RAW 264.7 cells by measuring the production of nitric oxide (NO), interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, and IL-$1{\beta}$, and cell proliferation. We found that NO levels were reduced by 34% at $100{\mu}g/mL$. Moreover, the production of IL-6 and TNF-${\alpha}$ was suppressed by the UPREE treatment. In particular, the IL-6 production was inhibited by more than 30% at $100{\mu}g/mL$ UPREE. The proliferation of RAW 264.7 cells was measured by MTT assay, and we found no cytotoxicity in those cells treated with UPREE compared to the control. Our results suggest that UPREE shows promise as a therapeutic anti-inflammatory treatment.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.823-831
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• 2015

뽕나무를 이용한 당뇨, 고혈압 및 노화 개선용 고부가가치의 기능성 소재 및 제품을 개발하기 위한 연구의 일환으로 먼저 뽕나무 부위별(오디, 상엽, 상지, 상백피) 물 및 에탄올 추출물을 제조하여 그들의 항산화, 항당뇨, 항염증 및 미백 활성을 in vitro assay를 이용하여 각각 측정하였으며, 아울러 각부위별 주된 기능성 성분의 함량을 HPLC를 이용하여 측정한 결과는 다음과 같다. 먼저 뽕나무 부위별 물 및 에탄올 추출물의 생리활성 및 기능성 성분의 함량을 측정한 결과 거의 대부분 에탄올 추출물이 물 추출물보다 활성과 함량이 높았다. 잠상상물 중 오디, 상백피 및 상지 에탄올 추출물이 가장 강한 항산화($IC_{50}=128.4{\mu}g/mL$), ${\alpha}$-glucosidase($IC_{50}=12.0{\mu}g/mL$) 및 lipoxygenase($IC_{50}=36.3{\mu}g/mL$)와 tyrosinase($IC_{50}=410.3{\mu}g/mL$) 저해 활성을 각각 나타내었다. 한편 오디에는 anthocyanin(cyanidin 3-glucoside: 213.20 mg/100 g), chlorogenic acid(123.61 mg/100 g) 및 rutin(66.51 mg/100 g)이, 상엽에는 다량의 chlorogenic acid(514.97 mg/100 g)가 함유되어 있었으며, 특히 에탄올 추출물에는 물 추출물에 존재하지 않는 항당뇨 및 항고혈압성 quercetin 3-O-(6-O-malonyl)glucoside(143.25 mg/100 g) 및 kaempferol 3-O-(6-O-malonyl)glucoside(30.25 mg/100 g) 성분이 존재하였다. 상지 및 상백피에는 항염증 및 항노화성 oxyresveratrol 성분이 주성분으로 존재하였으며, 특히 상지 추출물에는 oxyres-veratrol glycoside(48.90 mg/100 g) 및 aglycone(21.88 mg/100 g) 성분이 다 존재하는 반면, 상백피에는 oxyresveratrol glycoside(724.05 mg/100 g)가 거의 대부분 차지하고 있었다. 또한 상백피(223.90 mg/100 g) 및 상엽(86.07 mg/100 g)에는 항당뇨 및 항고혈압성 ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid 및 1-deoxynojirimycin 함량이 가장 많이 함유되어 있었다. 이상의 결과로부터 항산화성이 강한 오디 및 상엽 추출물과 항당뇨, 항염증 및 미백 활성이 높은 상지 및 상백피 추출물을 적절히 혼합한 성인병 예방용 고부가가치 잠상산물 복합제품의 개발이 요구되고 있으며, 현재 항당뇨 및 항염증 활성이 강한 상지 및 상백피 물 추출물을 이용한 기능성 음료 및 와인 개발과 더불어 항염증 및 미백 활성이 높은 상지 및 상백피 에탄올 추출물을 이용한 여드름 개선 및 미백 한방화장품 개발에 관한 연구가 진행되고 있다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.71-76
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• 1999

젖소 유방염 병원균에 대한 느릅나무 뿌리껍질(유백피(楡白皮))의 항균활성을 검토하기 위하여 용매분획별로 시험한 결과 일반적으로 chloroform 분획이 가장 효과적이었고 butanol 및 물분획의 활성은 낮았다. 유방염균을 Fleish extract broth에서 액체 배양할 경우에 chloroform 분획을 첨가하면 생육이 억제되었으며 특히 Staphylococcus aureus 및 Streptococcus sp. No. 12는 초기생육이 현저하게 저해되는 경향을 나타내었다. Hoechst 제약의 표준방법에 의한 MIC 시험에서도 유사한 결과를 얻었다. 또한 건조한 느릅나무의 뿌리껍질 100 g을 물로 추출하여 겉보기 점도 77.5 cP, 최대흡수 파장 440nm의 황갈색 수용성 점질물 4.500ml를 회수할수 있었다. 이를 정제 건조한 무게는 32~35 g이었으며, 탄수화물 함량이 $61.0{\pm}1.0%$, 단백질 $8.0{\pm}0.2%$로서 다당이 주성분이었다. 이상의 실험결과를 통해 유백피의 용매 추출분획물은 항균활성을 나타내는 성분으로, 그리고 수용성 점질물은 흡수성과 점성이 높은 다당류로서 염증 부위에 수렴작용을 나타내는 성분으로 결론지을 수 있었다

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.524-532
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 천문동 건근의 부위에 따른 항산화 활성을 비교하여 이와 관련된 물질을 탐색하고 동정하였다. 천문동 건근에서 항산화 활성이 높은 부위는 껍질에 해당하고 DPPH radical 소거능, nitrite 소거능, hydroxy radical 소거능 및 ABTS 양이온 소거능과 같은 항산화 활성이 껍질 부위에서 상대적으로 높은 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이러한 결과는 껍질에 존재하는 폴리페놀 화합물에 의한 것으로 판단되었다. 껍질에 존재하는 항산화 활성 물질을 HPLC를 이용하여 분리하고 동정한 결과 리그닌의 생합성에 중요한 전구물질인 caffeic acid가 주요 항산화 활성 물질이었으며, 이러한 결과를 토대로 천문동이 지닌 효능을 최대로 사용하기 위해서는 천문동의 건조 후에 껍질을 제거하지 않고 사용하는 것이 바람직한 것으로 생각한다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.485-501
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• 1998

Cortex Mori (Moros alba L.), the root bark of mulberry tree has been used as an autiphlogistic, diuretic and expectorant in herval medicine. Recently, a few papers reported that phenolic extract of Cortex Mori had the hypotensive, hypoglycemic, antiviral and anticancer effects, and hot water extract of Cortex Mori(CM) had inhibitory effect on the degranulation and histamine release from activated mast cells. These previous studies suggest a possibility that CM has an antidotal activity against inflammation which was mediated mainly by macrophage-secreting inflammatory factors. This study was performed to evaluate the influences of CM on carrageenan-induced edema in vivo and release of inflammatory mediators such as NO, TNF and IL-1 by macrophages stimulated with LPS or $IFN-{\gamma}$ in vitro. Subcutaneous injections of carrageenan into the mouse paw rapidly induced local edema by increasing vascular permeability, but single intraperitoneal injection of CM extract at 30 minutes before carrageenan suppressed the development of edema. NO and TNF production from macrophage stimulated by LPS or $IFN-{\gamma}$ were significantly suppressed, especially TNF secretion by up to 3-4 folds. LPS stimulated IL-1 production was also inhibited, but not significantly. Cell viability assay verified that the inhibition was not due to general cell toxicity. These results suggest that reduction of NO, TNF and IL-1 production may be one of the means by which CM prevent inflammation associated diseases.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.508-513
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• 2011

The bark of the root and stem of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica has been used as a traditional Korean medicine to treat inflammatory disorders. This plant reportedly shows antioxidant, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we investigated the protective effects of Ulmus davidiana var. japonica ethanolic extract (UDE) on UVB irradiation-induced wrinkle in hairless mice. We evaluated for their free radical-scavenging activities against 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and the anti-elastase activities, and for their anti-matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) activity in human skin fibroblast cells. In the wrinkle measurement and image analysis of skin replicas, the results showed that UDE significantly inhibited wrinkle formation caused by chronic UVB irradiation. These results suggest that UDE has anti-wrinkle activity.