Antioxidant activity and inhibitory effect on oxidative DNA damage of ethyl acetate fractions extracted from Cone of Red Pine (Pinus densiflora) were investigated to find utilization of Cone, by-product of Red Pine, thrown out after berry shatter, as a new natural plant resource. Cone from P. densiflora was extracted with methanol (MeOH) and separated to petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and water fraction. Among them, ethyl acetate fraction was used. The antioxidant activity was conducted by the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH) radical, 2, 2'-Azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6 sulfonic acid) diammonium salt (ABTS) radical scavenging assay, Fe 2+ chelating assay and reducing power assay. The inhibitory effect on oxidative DNA damage was determined by DNA cleavage assay using φX-174 RF I plasmid. The results of DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity at 200 ㎍/㎖ of extracts were 86.50% and 95.80% respectively, which were similar figures compared with L-ascorbic acid as control. Fe 2+ chelating activity was 77.96% and reducing power was 0.77 at 200 ㎍/㎖. Total phenolic component was 27.29±0.3 ㎎/g and Vitamin C content was 1.84±0.1 ㎎/g. Also ethyl acetate fraction from Cone has inhibitory effect, using φX-174 RF I plasmid on DNA cleavage assay. In conclusion, Cone, by-product of P. densiflora, showed high antioxidant activity and inhibitory effect on oxidative DNA damage. Therefore this study suggests Cone, useless by-product, can be developed as a new natural plant resource with lots of utilization such as an effective antioxidant, natural medicine, food, cosmetics and so on.

Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai (A. distichum) has been reported to exert the inhibitory effect on angiotensin converting enzyme and aldose reductase. Recently, our group found that branch extracts of A. distichum (EAFAD-B) induce apoptosis through ATF3 activation in human colon cancer cells. However, anti-cancer reagents exert their activity through the regulation of various molecular targets. Therefore, the elucidation of potential mechanisms of EAFAD-B for anti-cancer activity may be necessary. To elucidate the potential mechanism of EAFAD-B for anti-cancer activity, we evaluated the regulation of cyclin D1 in human colon cancer cells. EAFAD-B decreased cellular accumulation of cyclin D1 protein. However, cyclin D1 mRNA was not changed by EAFAD-B. Inhibition of proteasomal degradation by MG132 attenuated EAFAD-B-mediated cyclin D1 downregulation and the half-life of cyclin D1 was decreased in the cells treated with EAFAD-B. In addition, EAFAD-B induced cyclin D1 phosphorylation at threonine-286 and the point mutation of threonine-286 to alanine attenuated EAFAD-B-mediated cyclin D1 proteasomal degradation. Inhibitions of both ERK1/2 by PD98059 and NF-κB by a selective inhibitor, BAY 11-7082 suppressed cyclin D1 downregulation by EAFAD-B. From these results, we suggest that EAFAD-B-mediated cyclin D1 downregulation may result from proteasomal degradation through its threonine-286 phosphorylation via ERK1/2-dependent NF-κB activation. The current study provides new mechanistic link between EAFAD-B and anti-cancer activity in human colon cancer cells.

‘고홍’은 ‘DL 1672’와 ‘청치마’를 교배하여 육성한 잎상추 로 누운타원형 잎을 가진 축면 상추이다. 2005년 교배하여 2010년까지 계통육종법에 선발과 고정을 하였다. 신품종 ‘고 홍’은 회색 종자이며 엽형은 누운타원형이다. 잎 상단부는 붉 고 광택이 좋으며 잎 기부는 녹색이다. 다수성 품종으로 기존 품종보다 주당 45매 정도의 잎을 수확할 수 있으며, 주당 무 게는 평균 331 g로 12% 수량성이 많은 품종이다. 전국 6개지역(대관령, 경기, 충북, 전북, 경남, 제주)에서 1년간 봄, 여 름, 가을 재배하였을 때 평균 2,737 kg/10 a을 나타내었다. 특히 수량성에서 봄작형은 36.7톤, 가을작형에서 16.7톤이 생 산되어, 대비품종에 비해 34%, 23% 증수되는 다수성 품종이 다. 숙기는 정식 후 25일 후부터 수확이 가능한 조･중생종이 며, 고온기 비가림하우스 재배시에도 적색이 발현되는 특성을 가지고 있다. 적색발현의 주 요인인 안토시안닌 함량은 7.5 mg/ 100 g으로 대조품종인 ‘뚝섬적축면’보다는 고온기 적색발현이 좋은 품종이다. 쓴맛 성분인 락투신(latucin+8-deoxylactucin +lactucopicrin)은 ‘뚝섬적축면’보다 적어 쓴맛이 적고 단맛이 나며 아삭아삭하여 맛이 좋다. 이것은 잎두께와 엽연이 ‘뚝섬 적축면’보다 조밀하고, 잎의 경도가 21.1 kg/cm 2로 ‘뚝섬적축 면’보다 강한 특성을 가지고 있기 때문이다. 따라서 신품종 ‘고홍’은 봄과 가을작형에 가장 적합한 품종으로 추천할 수 있다.

The present study attempts to evaluate antioxidant activities of extracts from Abeliophyllum distichum. Nakai flower. The samples were collected in Jangyyeon-myeon, Goesan-gun, Korea and extracted with either hot-water or ethyl acetate (EtOAC). In DPPH, hydroxyl radical scavenging activity and Fe2+ chelating activity of EtOAC extracts were 93.41%, 98.43%, and 7.38%, while those of hot-water extracts were 86.93%, 41.33% and 47.68% at 200 μg/ml, respectively. In ΦX-174 RF I plasmid DNA cleavage assay, the protective effects of EtOAC and hot-water extracts against oxidative DNA damage were 82% and 17% at 200 μg/ml, respectively. Both extracts showed the protective effect of DNA migration by oxidative stress in intracellular DNA migration assay. Both extracts had no cytotoxity in NIH3T3 cells. Several polyphenolic compounds were identified such as 2-methoxy-benzoic acid, vanillic acid, phytol and pulegone by GC/MS. These results indicated that extracts of Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai flower showed antioxidant activities and protective activities against oxidative DNA damage and showed the possibility to be used as an effective natural antioxidants.

Spontaneous perirenal hematoma is an unusual but serious complication of tumors, vascular disease, ruptured cyst, or infection. The authors report the case of a diabetic patient who presented with spontaneous perirenal hematoma and who was subsequently diagnosed to have emphysematous pyelonephritis.

Cerebral infarction is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and the most common cause of death from a singledisease in South Korea. Each year, 795,000 people in the U.S. experience a new or recurrent stroke. Approximately 15-30% of cerebral infarctions are of embolic origin related to cardiac abnormalities. Because determination of the etiology of cerebral infarction is crucial to acute management and future prevention, clinicians should pay attention to finding the cardiac source of embolism in patients with cerebral infarction. We report on a case of cerebral infarction by a small papillary fibroelastoma on the mitral valve. The patient was treated with open heart surgery and closure of the patent foramen ovale to prevent further embolic events.

‘춘풍적축면’은 ‘포자비적축면’과 ‘먹치마’를 교배 육성한 잎상추로 누운타원형 잎을 가진 축면 상추이다. 2000년 교배하여 2007년까지 계통육종법에 선발과 고정을 하였다. 전국 6개 지역(대관령, 경기, 충북, 전북, 경남, 제주)에서 2년간 봄, 여름, 가을 재배하였을 때 평균 2,069 kg/10a을 나타내어 기존 품종보다 주당 53매 정도의 잎을 수확할 수 있으며, 주당 무게는 평균 372 g으로 6% 수량성이 많은 품종이다. ‘춘풍적축면’은

A new red leaf lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivar, “Jangsu” which has late bolting and good red expression leaf color was developed from a cross of “Yeolpungcheokchima” (late bolting and high yield) and “Seoulyakchima” (dark red color). The selection and breeding of advanced lines were done by pedigree method during 2000-2004. The advanced lines were evaluated for yield and adaptability in Korea (Gangwon, Kyunggi, Chungbuk, Kyungnam, Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, and Jeju) from 2005 to 2006. The “Jangsu” has gray seed color and elliptic thick leaves. Compared to “Yeolpungcheokchima”, marketable yield of “Jangsu” was lower by 10% (at 469 g per plant), but with particularly improved good expression of red leaf color in high temperature cultivation in the field. The shelf-life of “Jangsu” was three weeks longer than “Yeolpungcheokchima” at 4℃. The amount of bitter sesquiterpene lactones (BSL) and sugar content of “Jangsu” were similar with “Yeolpungcheokchima” at 46 ㎍/g and 4.8 brix, respectively, but taste is better, more crispy, and sweeter than “Yeolpungcheokchima”.

A new high yield and storability lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivar Jeokdan was developed from a cross NAAES DL14 (late bolting and high yield) and NAAES DL 108 (late bolting and disease resistance) in 1997. We selected desired charac-2003 year, and we