Background : Cirsium plants have been used for perennial edible plants and grow wild in the mountainous regions of Korea, including Cirsium setidens and C. pendulum. In particular, C. setidens is commonly called 'gondre', and it has been used medicinally for diseases such as hematuria, hepatitis and hypertension. Hairy roots cultivation can be used as a method for increasing production through mass culture of medicinal plants, and elicitors such as methyl jasmonate (MeJa) can be treated to increase the content of certain useful ingredients. In this study, the hairy root was derived from the leaf tissues of C. setidens and C. pendulum, and the HPLC pattern was compared by MeJa treatment. Methods and Results : Agrobacterium rhizogenes R1000 was used to induce hairy roots in 1/2× MS medium. In addition, the hairy roots was treated with MeJa for different time (0, 1, 2, 5, 10, 24, 48, 72 h) and with various concentrations (0, 10, 50, 100, 200, 300 μM). The HPLC pattern changes were analyzed by on-line HPLC-ABTS. Four new peaks were observed in both Cirsium setidens and C. pendulum hairy roots, all of which showed antioxidant activity. In the case of C. pendulum, chlorogenic acid content was about 4 times higher than that of leaves. These peaks, including chlorogenic acid, were all affected by MeJa treatment. Conclusion : Four peaks were detected in the hairy roots of C. setidens and C. pendulum not in the leaves, and they were confirmed to be affected by the treatment of MeJa. It is necessary to clarify the structure through the subsequent compound separation.

갈조류 유래 alginate 성분은 간이식술에 있어서 cell microencapsulation시키는 matrix로써 임상적인 응용이 시도되고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서는 alginate의 간세포에 대한 안전성을 평가하기 위하여, 간세포를 자극하는 NO, iNOS, TGF-β1, IL-1β의 분비 및 발현량을 측정하였으며, 실험 결과 모두 증가시켰다. Alginate가 간세포를 자극하여 이러한 요소들을 증가시키는 것은 간염 및 간섬유화 등의 간질환을 일으킬 수 있다는 가능성을 제시하고 있으며, 이러한 결과는 간에 적용하는 alginate를 사용시에는 안전성이 요구되는 농도 조절 및 alginate의 자극 효과를 억제할 수 있는 새로운 재료의 첨가 등에 대한 고려를 제시할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.