본 연구는 식물자원을 재료로 하여 in vitro 항염증 및 항산화 활성을 분석함으로써 기능성소재로의 활용 가능성이 있는 유망 후보자원을 발굴하고자 수행하였다. 이를 위해 식물추출물 38종을 대상으로 세포증식에 대한 영향, 염증 관련지표(nitric oxide, TNF-α, IL-6, IkBα, iNOS, COX-2) 및 항산화항목(DPPH 라디칼 소거능, LDL 산화저해능) 및 총페놀 함량에 대한 효과를 탐색하고 결과로부터 8종의 시료를 1차로 선발하였다. 선발된 8종의 시료에 대해서는 다시 농도별로 세포증식에 대한 효과, iNOS, COX-2의 발현 및 NF-kB 전사에 대한 영향, peroxynitrite, ROS, nitric oxide 생성에 대한 IC50 값을 분석하여 보다 가능성이 있는 식물을 유망후보자원으로 선발하고자 하였다. 그 결과, 소사나무(가지), 등골나물(잎), 으름(꽃) 및 개모시풀(뿌리)은 항염증 혹은 항산화활성이 우수하나 농도에 따라 세포독성을 나타내었으므로 활용에 주의가 필요해보였으며, 어저귀(잎)은 항염증활성과 항산화활성이 비교적 우수하고 실험된 처리농도에서 세포독성이 없어 향후 in vivo 활성 검정 등 심화연구를 통해 그 활용 가능성을 검토할 필요가 있다고 사료되었다.

This paper presents test results of bending and weld joint of the HSA800. HSA800 for the high performance steel has a minimum 800MPa tensile strength. HSA800 can effectively reduce the size and thickness of structural member for high-rise building. Bending test and weld joint test of HSA800 are conducted to verify fabrication and performance of steel pile. Test results show that HSA800 is appropriate to make a heavy wall steel pipe. The fracture is occurred at the base metal of weld joint which can exhibit strength higher than its base metal.

This experiment was conducted to verify whether one time feeding of Lythrum salicaria root crude extract (LSR extract) exhibits liver protecting activities in acutely ethanol administrated rat. Experiment groups were composed of normal, negative control (alcohol control), 2 positive control (Hovenia dulcis extract 900 mg/kg and milk thisle 100 mg/kg), betulinic acid (20 mg/kg), a compound separated from LSR, and 3 LSR (100, 300, 900 mg/kg) groups. LSR treated groups showed decrease (p < 0.05) in serum triglyceride by dose-dependent manner. The content of serum albumin and the activity of ADH and ALDH in LSR extract fed rats were increased (p < 0.05) dependently on the administration amounts. Our study indicated that one time supplement of LSR downregulates oxidative stress and shows liver protective activity in the acute alcohol-fed rats.

코지와 대두의 혼합비율을 달리하여 제조한 된장을 60일간 숙성하면서 품질을 비교 평가하였다. 대두와 현미코지의 비율은 1.5:1 (BR-1), 2:1 (BR-2), 3:1 (BR-3)로 하고, 대조구로써 대두와 백미코지를 2:1 (PR)로 하였다. 60일 숙성 후 수분과 염도는 시료 간에 큰 차이가 없었으나, 숙성 경과에 따라 pH, 산도 및 미생물수는 숙성 20~30일 째에 최대에 이르렀고. 이에 앞서 10~20일째에 환원당 함량과 에칠 알코올

The present study examined the effects of Korean white ginseng (WG, Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer) on the learning and memory function and the neural activity in rats with trimethyltin (TMT)-induced memory deficits. The rats were administered with saline or WG (WG 100 or 300 mg/kg, p.o.) daily for 21 days. The cognitive improving efficacy of WG on the amnesic rats, which was induced by TMT, was investigated by assessing the Morris water maze test and by performing immunohistochemistries on choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), acetylcholinesterase (AchE), cAMP responsive element binding protein (CREB) and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The rats treated with TMT injection (control group) showed impaired learning and memory of the tasks, but the rats treated with TMT injection and WG administration produced significant improvement of the escape latency to find the platform in the Morris water maze at the 2nd and 4th days compared to that of the control group. In the retention test, the WG 100 and WG 300 groups showed significantly increased crossing number around the platform compared to that of the control group (p < 0.001). Consistently with the behavioral data, result of immunohistochemistry analysis showed that WG 100 mg/kg significantly alleviated the loss of BDNF-ir neurons in the hippocampus compared to that of the control group (p < 0.01). Also, treatment with WG has a trend to be increased the cholinergic neurons in the hippocampal CA1 and CA3 areas as compared to that of the control group. These results suggest that WG may be useful for improving the cognitive function via regulation of neurotrophic activity.

This study was conducted to evaluate the quality variation of Lithospermum radix on the pigment contents and antioxidant activities according to different growth stages and areas of cultivation. Acetylshikonin contents showed the tendency to decrease gradually from the middle of July (0.28%) to the end of August (0.05%) and then the content was increased again to the end of October (0.25%). Shikonin content was detected as small amount of about 0.009% during the period. The weight of plants was increased from the end of September to the end of October and showed the highest value as 19.8 g on October 25. ROS scavenging activity was the highest in the early of October as IC50 value of 0.11 μg/mL. Lithospermum radix of September showed lower ROS scavenging activities than those of other growth stages as IC50 value of 1.02 and 0.49 μg/mL on September 9 and September 27, respectively. Among 17 areas cultivated Lithospermum radix, 10 areas (59%) showed 0.05-0.10% of acetylshikonin contents and 3 areas (18%) were measured to contain 0.16-0.26% of acetylshikonin.

The study was done to investigate the effects of the extracts from the different parts of Lythrum salicaria (LS) on liver protective activities in chronically alcohol-treated rats. SD male rats except normal animals were administrated with alcohol (30ml of 30%~40% ethanol/kg/day) and the extracts (300 mg/kg/day) for 10 weeks. Chronic alcohol administration decreased body weight, high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and the reduced form-glutathione (GSH), whereas increased the ethanol content, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (GOT), total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL)- cholesterol, triglyceride in blood/serum and the ratio of the oxidized form of glutathione (GSSG) and total GSH (GSSG/total GSH) in liver tissue. Groups treated with the extracts of leaf, root and stem, showed decrease in GOT, total cholesterol and GSSG/total GSH and increase in hepatic aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH), total GSH and serum albumin. Administration with the root extract of LS decreased blood ethanol content compared with the other part extracts. But, serum triglyceride values in rats treated with root and stem extract were higher than that of the negative control animals. Flower extract-fed group showed decrease in body weight and serum triglyceride, but increase in the ratio of GOT and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (GPT), and GSSG/total GSH. From the results, we conclude that the extracts of root and leaf among the plant parts of LS might be useful for the amelioration of the chronic alcohol-induced liver demage of rat.

The study was conducted to investigate candidate materials as anti-inflammation agent from plant resources. Activities of 33 plant parts extracts with the final concentration of 5μg/ml were evaluated on the several inflammation-related markers such as the release of proinflammatoty cytokine [tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) & interleukin-6 (IL-6)], nitric oxide (NO), the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and inhibitor of nuclear factor kappa-B alpha (Ik-Bα) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated RAW 264.7 cells. The extracts in the final concentration of 10 μg/ml were also screened on peroxynitrite (ONOO-) scavenging activity. Eleven extracts selected from the screening assay were verified on the inhibition activity on peroxynitrite and total reactive species oxygen (ROS) in the several concentrations. As results, Alpinia officinarum Hance (rhizome), Inula britannica var. chinensis Regel (flower), Ulmus arvifolia Jacq (trunk peel) and Aster scaber Thunb. (aerial part) showed comparatively potent anti-inflammatory activities in vitro cells or chemical level systems, and then these four plant parts should be studied on the antiinflammatory mechanism by further studies.

Root extract of Lythrum salicaria reported a hepato-protective effect on CCl4-induced liver toxicity of rat was prepared into fractions such as n-hexane up layer (HA), n-hexane down layer (HB), diethyl ether (E), ethylacetate (EA), n-butanol (B) and water (W). Fractions prepared were tested their activities in vitro and in vivo condition. All of the fractions showed effective antioxidant asctivities on DPPH radical and CuSO4-induced oxidation of human low density lipoprotein and E fraction showed the highest inhibitory effect (98.1% at 50 μg/ml) on linoleic acid autoxidation at 40℃, which was more effective than α-tocopherol (82.4%). Five fractions (H = HA plus HB, E, EA, B, and W, 150 mg/kg/day) were fed into Sprague Dawley, male rats for 4 days, which were intoxicated with intra-peritoneal injection of carbon tetrachloride (1 ml/kg in corn oil) at the 4th day and were sacrificed in 24 hrs. Serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), a proinflammatory cytokine, elevated with CCl4-intoxication in negative control group (83 pg/ml) was significantly decreased in E fraction-supplemented group (18 pg/ml). Cu, Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased in negative control group (0.12 U/mg protein) was decreased in E fraction (0.07 U/mg protein). From the results, it is suggested that ether fraction from root extract of L. salicaria would be a potent antioxidant candidate for ameliorating liver injury induced by chemical intoxicant.

For the investigation of possibility as a useful functional material, different parts of Lythrum salicaria L. harvested at four growth stages were studied in the aspect of bleeding characteristics, chemical composition and in vitro activity. Weights (g/plant) of L. salicaria plant parts were high in order to stem 〉 leaf 〉 flower 〉 root at the best growth time. Crude lipids (3.59~4.30%) and crude proteins (14.7~23.5%) of L. salicaria leaves were the highest among the other plant parts showed from 0.08~3.54%, and 4.0~21.9%, respectively. Free sugars (2.9~4.2%) and crude ash (11.9~14.8) of leaves also showed the highest value. Free radical scavenging activities of L. salicaria root on 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl showed from 43.5 μg/ml to 47.6 μg/ml as IC50 which were followed by those of flower, leaf, and stem. Root of L. salicaria tested at 100 μg/ml also showed the most efficient inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production in murine macrophage RAW264.7 cells. Cell viability of the plant parts tested by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazoliumbromide (MTT) assay was high in order to flower, leaf, root, and stem. Total phenol content measured as tannic acid equivalent showed the highest value in flower. In conclusion, among the plant parts, especially leaf of L. salicaria, was rich in the chemical components, and showed efficient antioxidant/inhibitory activity on free radical and NO production, and was expected to be a functional material candidate.

Achyrantes japonica (AJ) has been used to treat edema and arthritis in the traditional Korean medicine. Toelucidate the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive effects of ethanol extract of AJ, the carrageenan-induced pawedema using a plethysmometer and thermal hypersensitivity using the plantar test were measured. Ibuprofen was used asa control drug. Treatment with AJ (200㎎/kg p.o.) significantly reduced paw edema, compared to the carrageenan -treated rats. In the plantar test, the thermal withdrawal latency in AJ - treated group was significantly increased than thecarrageenan - treated group. The results indicate that AJ could have be the anti-inflammatory and anti-nociceptive prop-erties.

This study was conducted to find out environment-friendly disease control method to Alternaria blightcaused by Alternaria panax of ginseng. For this study, 150 methanol extracts from medicinal plants were evaluated and theextract of Impatiens balsamina showed most strong antifungal activity against A. panax. The methanol extract of I. balsam-ina showed also stable antifungal activity against other ginseng pathogens such as Botrytis cinerea and Fusarium sp., whentreated by heat or pH. In vivo, Alternaria blight incidence rate was low of 13% with the treatment of I. balsamina methanolextract compared to 35% of the non-treatment. The antifungal compound of I. balsamina was purified and identified byusing a silica gel column chromatography, TLC and ESI-LC/MS/MS analysis. The compound which showed strong antifun-gal activity was identified as 2-methoxy-1,4-naphtoquinone (C11H8O3).

Fifty percent ethanol extract of Lythrum salicaria Linne root (LSR) was tested in vitro on antioxidant activity, and furthermore was investigated on antioxidative and fibrosis protecting activities in CCL4-induced liver fibrosis rat model. Ratio of hepatic GSH/GSSG (reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione) as bio-parameter of antioxidant level in CCL4 plus LSR-treated rats for 6 weeks significantly increased from 2.8- to 5.7-fold than that of CCL4-treated rats at p 〈 0.05. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) contents in CCL4 plus LSR-treated rats ranged from 1.57- to 2.19-fold of normal rats and were lower than those in CCL4 plus silymarin-treated rats (1.78~2.46-fold of normal rats) (p 〈 0.05). Amounts of hydroxyproline of liver tissue showing the content of total collagen, a parameter of fibrosis, in CCL4 plus LSR-administrated rat livers were 4.9~8.8μg/mg (-47~-71%, compared with that in CCL4-treated rat livers (16.6μg/mg tissue), which were significantly lower than those in CCL4 plus silymarin-administrated rats being 8.4~11.7μg/mg (-30~-50%). This collagen reducing effect of liver tissue in CCL4 plus LSR-treated rats was supported by histological observation using microscopy assay. From the results, we conclude that the root of L. salicaria have efficient antioxidant potential and effective antifibrotic activities.

A variety of herbs and plants have been traditionally used in oriental folk medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. In our attempt to search for anti-inflammatory agents from natural products, we investigated 64 methanol extracts from 42 medicinal plants belonging to 10 families which were evaluated for inhibitory activities of NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells. Among them, 16 extracts exhibited inhibitory activities of NO production (IC50 values ranging from 59.6 to 94.7 μg/ml). Only the extract from aerial parts of Hosta lancifolia (H. lancifolia) did not exert cytotoxic effects at the concentrations tested. The extract from H. lancifolia decreased the mRNA and protein levels of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and pro-inflammatory cytokines in activated macrophage RAW 264.7 cells in dose-dependent manner. The results suggest that the extract may contain bioactive compounds that suppress expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which may prove beneficial with regard to the development of natural agents for prevention and treatment of inflammatory diseases.

Several parts of Lythrum salicaria were used for this study. Scavenging activities on radicals, inhibitory activity on linoleic acid peroxidation and total phenol contents of extracts from root, flower, and aerial part were evaluated. Flower and root selected from in vitro assay were subjected to in vivo assay on CCL4-induced liver injury rat model for two weeks. Carbon tetrachloride intoxication on rats produced large amounts of hepatic lipid peroxidation product, thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) compared with normal rats. Treatment with root extract of L. salicaria (LSR) showed effective inhibitory activity on lipid peroxidation product. Administration with LSR extract significantly alleviated CCL4-induced increase in GPT activity which were more effective than silymarin. The results of this study suggest that root and flower of L. salicaria have antioxidant and liver protecting activities, and root part is the most effective candidate to develop a new functional material.

An advanced extraction method by ultrasonic extraction with applied solid phase extraction (SPE) has been developed for the determination of simultaneous eight major ginsenosides, namely ginsenosides Rg1, Re, Rf, Rb1, Rg2, Rc, Rb2, and Rd in the root of Panax ginseng. Four extraction methods including n-BuOH reflux extraction (Method A), 70% EtOH reflux extraction (Method B), 50% MeOH reflux extraction with SPE (Method C), and 50% MeOH ultrasonication with SPE clean-up process (Method D) were investigated for the determination of eight major ginsenosides. Total contents of ginsenosides were highest by extraction of Method C as 2.408±0.011%. However, Method D was evaluated as relatively simpler and more efficient method due to short extraction time, small solvent consumption and less expensive, compared to conservative reflux method. Ginsenosides were also satisfactorily separated with good resolution and the accuracy range was between 1.05 and 4.06% as relative standard deviation (RSD) by Method D. SPE condition and HPLC condition were further optimized for determination of eight major ginsenosides by the ultrasonic extraction method. Conclusively, ultrasonic extraction of 2 g sample of ginseng using ultrasonic bath and 1 loading for SPE was evaluated as proper condition for extraction of ginseng.

본 연구는 429점의 식물자원의 항산화활성을 검색하고 새로운 잠재적인 항산화후보물질을 발굴하기 위해 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 DPPH 라디칼에 대한 소거능과 리놀렌산 산화에 대한 저해활성에 대한 실험이 이루어졌다. 실험결과 Sanguisorba officinalis (flower), Sedum kamtschaticum (flower, root) 그리고 Rumex obtusifolius (flower)가 특히 우수한 활성을 나타내었는데, 이들 식물은 각각 8.12, 9.4, 9.9, 11μg/ml의 DPPH 라디칼에 대한 소거활성 (SC50)과 80.4, 80.1, 84.5, 88.0%의 리놀렌산 산화에 대한 저해활성을 나타내었다. 또한, 1차 선발된 식물 10점에 대한 추가 실험에서, Sedum middendorffianum (root)이 superoxide 라디칼에 대한 소거능 (SC50, 39.4μg/ml)과 CuSO4로 유도된 저밀도지단백질(LDL)의 산화에 대해 우수한 활성 (53.8%)을 나타내었으며, Gleditsia japonica (thorn)는 LDL 산화에 대한 저해활성이 우수 (71.4%)하고 총페놀 함량 (958.5%)이 높은 것으로 확인되었다.