The purpose of this study was to determine the possibility of using Wasabi japonica Matsum leaves as naturalhealth food source. To accomplish this purpose, the contents of general and antioxidative nutrients of Wasabi japonica Mat-sum leaves were measured. The contents of carbohydrate, crude protein, crude lipid and ash are 53.41%, 25.00%, 7.95%and 13.64%. And the calories of Wasabi leaves was 385.23Kcal. Total dietary fiber was 52.27%. The K was the largestmineral followed by Ca, P, Mg which means Wasabi leaves is alkali material. The contents of sinigrin and allyisothiocyanatein the wasabi leaves were 69.2㎎/g and 241.0㎎/g, respectively. Total phenol contents of the hot water extract and the 70%ethanolic extract were 19.44±0.23 and 19.33±1.17㎎ GAE/g, respectively. The total flavonoids content of the hot waterextract and the 70% ethanol extract were 7.69±0.71 and 19.25±1.41㎎ QE/g, respectively. The general nutrients andother antioxidant bioactive materials in Wasabi japonica Matsum leaves were also potential materials for good health food.

This research evaluate antioxidant and skin-whitening effect of Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai by extraction processes. First, antioxidant effects were follows: EE (70% ethanol extract) showed higher DPPH scavenging activity of 69.66% than WE (hot water exract) 59.13% at 0.3 ㎎/㎖, also UE's (70% ethanol extract by sonication process) higher than EE. Reducing power was that also EE showed higher than WE, and it was the highest value with UE's because of ultrasonic pretreatment. Next, the whitening effect tyrosinase inhibition activity was measured that EE was 23.88%, WE's was 16.69%, and UE was 23.34%. Ultrasonic pretreatment did not influence to tyrosinase inhibition activity. Cell viability showed low cell toxicity in all groups. UE's inhibited melanin synthesis, 55.1%, that is higher than EE and WE, 52.7% and 39.5%, respectively. As a result, we confirmed that antioxidant activities and skin-whitening effect by extraction process. Also, this results confirmed that the Abeliophyllum distichum Nakai extracts worth as cosmetic materials.

This study was to investigate anti-skin wrinkle effect of Agastache rugosa Kentz extracts by extraction processes.In the comparison of the effect of the solvent extraction, the extracts by 70% ethanol (EE) showed better biological activitiesthat those by hot water. Therefore, further fermented Agastache rugosa was applied to 70% ethanol extraction process(FEE). FEE showed higher DPPH scavenging activity of 62.98% than EE’s 62.71% at 1.0㎎/㎖, but there was no significant.Elastase inhibition was measured 23.0% from FEE at 1.0㎎/㎖. Cytotoxicity showed the highest 16.26% from FEE, thisvalue is safe in the cell experiment. Collagen production showed 113.1ng/㎖ from FEE, on the other hand EE was measured77.4ng/㎖ in adding 1.0㎎/㎖. MMP-1 production was observed 1398pg/㎖ from FEE and EE was measured1632pg/㎖. These results were found the highest antioxidant and anti-wrinkle effect. As a result, it was also confirmed thatanti-skin wrinkle activities of the Agastache rugosa Kentz extract was correlated with anti-oxidant activities.

This study was indicated to enhance the anti-inflammation activities by the fermentation of the fruits of Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott. The extracts by 70% ethanol (EE) showed better biological activities than those by hot water (WE) from campared result of the effect of extraction solvents. Then, the extract from 70% ethanol extraction was further fermented by lactic acid, denoted as FEE. For antioxidant activities, the FEE had showed the highest value as 0.832 of reducing powder, in comparison with those of EE and WE. Cytotoxicity of the water extraction (WE) was measured for 12.06% in addition of 1.0mg/mℓ of FEE. For anti-inflammation activities, NO production from the macrophage, RAW 264.7 was observed as 7.24μM and 8.52μM from FEE and EE, respectively. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production from human fibroblast cell, CCD-986sk, was also estimated for 152pg/mℓ in addition of 1.0mg/mℓ of the FEE. The lowest production of both IL-6 and TNF-α were 3.5pg/mℓ and 865.5pg/mℓ, respectively in addition of 1.0mg/mℓ of the FEE, whereas 74.5pg/mℓ and 982.4pg/mℓ in treated with same concenrations of the EE. It was also found that the FEE was higher amounts than other extracts through HPLC analysis of the anthocyanins. These results strongly indicate that fermentation process of the lactic acid could enhance anti-inflammation activities of extracts by increasing the amounts of the anthocyanins, especially cyanidin-galactoside. Our results suggest that the application of the fermentation process for other medicinal herbs can be improved their biological activities.

Curcuma longa L. leaf was extracted by water at 60˚C for 12 hours after being treatment of Ultra High Pressure under 500 MPa for 5-15 minute. The high pressure extraction for 15 minute (HPE15) was measured the highest extraction yield of 25.48% (w/w), compared to those from conventional extraction methods. The HPE15 showed the lowest cytotoxicity as 11.97% in adding 1.0mg/mℓ of concentration. Also, HPE15 was measured the highest inhibition of hyaluronidase as 44.48% in adding 1.0mg/mℓ. In addition, The production of NO from macrophages was measured as 7.06μM in adding 1.0mg/mℓ of HPE15, which was lower than the those from others processes. Finally, HPE15 significantly reduced up to 649.44pg/mℓ of ProstaglandinE2 production from UV-irradiation. These results suggest that the Curcuma longa Linne leaf extract from high pressure process might enhance the skin immune activities possibly by high elution of active components than other processes.

Cosmetic activities of the leaves of Curcuma longa L. were compared according to different drying methods, to expand the use of the by-products of Curcuma longa L. The highest extraction yield of 29.4% was obtained from vacuum drying process (VD), whose value was very close to 29.2% from freeze drying process (FD). Relatively lower extraction yield were observed as 24.5% and 25.3% from the raw leaf (RL) as control and hot air drying process (HD). The cytotoxicity was observed lower FD and VD than RL and HD. It shows that cytotoxicity was closely related to cosmetic activities such as tyrosinase and melanin inhibition activities by showing much better cosmetic activities of the extracts from both FD and VD than those from the RL and HD. It was interesting that was differences of the cosmetic activities and cytotoxicity between FD and VD, which implies that VD method should be a more efficient process than FD method in terms of drying time and operation costs: 6 hours vs 24 hours and 3-5 times higher extraction costs in drying. It was observed that VD is more excellent dry method than others. This result could be utilized to effectively dry other soft plant biomass.

본 연구는 경도인지장애가 동반된 파킨슨병 환자에 대하여 인지 기능 평가를 위한 서울신경심리검사와 뇌 자기공명영상에서 영역별 뇌실에 대한 체적 변화를 분석하여 경도인지장애가 동반된 파킨슨병에 대한 진단적 기준을 판단할 수 있는 가이드라인을 제시하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 파킨슨병으로 진단 받은 환자(경도인지장애군: 34명, 비인지장애군: 34명)를 대상으로 주의력, 언어, 기억력, 시공간, 그리고 전두엽 집행 기능에 대한 서울신경심리검사와 뇌 자기공명영상 검사를 시행하였다. 또한 영역별 뇌실에 대한 체적 변화를 비교하기 위하여 정상인 32명(정상 대조군)을 추가 선정하여 추가적으로 뇌 자기공명영상 검사를 시행하였으며 영역별 뇌실에 대한 체적 분석은 프리서퍼(Freesurfer Ver. 5.1, Boston MA, USA)를 통해 수행되었다. 결과적으로 경도인지장애군은 시공간 및 기억력에 대한 수행 능력이 비인지장애군과 비교하여 통계적으로 유의하게 감소되었다(p<0.05). 영역별 뇌실에 대한 체적 변화는 좌‧우측뇌실, 좌‧우하측뇌실, 제3뇌실에서 통계적으로 유의한 체적 변화를 나타내었으며 객관화된 비교를 위하여 정규화한 백분율을 적용한 체적의 변화는 비인지장애군보다 경도인도장애군에서 확장되어 나타났다. 특히 경도인지장애를 동반한 파킨슨병 환자의 좌‧우측뇌실의 확장은 서울신경심리검사에서 시공간 및 기억력 영역에 대하여 뚜렷한 양적 선형관계를 보였다(r>0.5, p<0.05). 따라서 뇌 자기공명영상에서 프리서퍼를 이용하여 영역별 뇌실의 체적 변화를 관찰하고 서울신경심리검사와 상관관계를 분석함으로써 경도인지장애를 동반한 파킨슨병 환자의 진단적 기준을 마련할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었다.

This study was performed to enhance contents of low molecular ginsenoside using steaming and fermentationprocess in low quality fresh ginseng. For increase in contents of Rg2, Rg3, Rh2 and CK in low quality fresh ginseng, a steam-ing process was applied at 90℃ for 12hr which was followed by fermentation process at Lactobacillus rhamnosus HK-9incubated at 36℃ for 72h. The contents of ginsenoside Rg1, Rb1, Rc, Re and Rd were decreased with the steaming associ-ated with fermentation process but ginsenoside Rg2, Rg3, Rh2 and CK increased after process. It was found that under thesteaming associated with fermentation process, low molecule ginsenosides such as Rg2, Rg3, Rh2 and CK were increased as3.231㎎/g, 2.585㎎/g and 1.955m/g and 2.478㎎/g, respectively. In addition, concentration of benzo[α]pyrene in extracts ofthe low quality fresh ginseng treated by the complex process was 0.11ppm but it was 0.22ppm when it was treated with thesteaming process. This result could be caused by that the most efficiently breakdown of 1,2-glucoside and 1,4-glucoside link-age to backbone of ginsenosides by steaming associated with fermentation process. This results indicate that steaming pro-cess and fermenration process can increase in contents of Rg2, Rg3, Rh2 and CK in low quality fresh ginseng.

This study was to investigate anti-skin wrinkle effect of aronia extracts by extraction processes. The 70% etha-nol extract by ultrasonification process (UEE) showed highest DPPH scavenging activity of 90.4% in order water extract(WE), 70% ethanol extract (EE) was measured 84.2%, 84.3%. collagen production measured 245ng/㎖ from UEE. WE wasmeasured 53.5ng/㎖ and EE was measured 224.4ng/㎖. MMP-1 production was observed lowest 22.5pg/㎖ at UEE.MMP-1 production of EE was 34.6pg/㎖ and WE was 102.3pg/㎖. These results were found the highest antioxidant andanti-wrinkle effect at UEE among three processes. It was also confirmed that anti-skin wrinkle activities of the aroniaextract was strongly correlated with anti-oxidant activities due to high amounts of antocyanins in the extract.

본 연구는 경도인지장애가 동반된 환자를 대상으로 뇌 자기공명영상에서 인지 영역에 대한 대뇌 피질 두께를 측정하고 신경심리검사 결과와 비교하여 신경해부학적 상관관계를 규명하고자 하였다. 이를 위하여 파킨슨병으로 최초 진단 받고 신경심리검사를 시행한 78명(경도인지장애군: 39명; 비인지장애군: 39명)과 정상인 그룹 32명을 선정하였다. 신경심리검사에서 경도인지장애군과 비인지장애군의 상관관계와 신경심리검사와 뇌 자기공명영상에서 대뇌 피질 두께의 상관관계는 독립표본 T 검증 또는 피어슨 상관분석을 실시하였으며 수집된 자료의 유의 수준은 p<0.05에서 검증하였다. 결론적으로 경도인지장애를 동반한 파킨슨병 환자는 뇌 자기공명영상에서 양측 쐐기압소엽과 우하측두엽의 대뇌 피질 두께가 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하였으며 인지 기능 평가를 위한 신경심리검사에서 시공간 기능, 언어 및 시각 기억력 기능이 저하되었다. 특히 언어 및 시각 기억력 영역에 대한 신경심리검사와 신경해부학적으로 좌측 쐐기앞소엽에서 상관관계가 있었다.

This study was to investigate the improvement of immune activities of the extracts from Codonopsis lan-ceolata by stepwise steaming process and high pressure process. The phenol contents was 8.742㎍/㎎ which was higher thanthat from conventional extraction using 70% ethyl alcohol at 80℃ for 24hours. All of extracts at a concentration of 1.0㎎/㎖showed relatively low cytotoxicity on human normal kidney cell (HEK293) in range of 16 19%. The immune B and T cellgrowth was improved by extracts using the steamed and high pressure precess of C. lanceolata up to 180×10⁴cells/㎖ and96×10⁴cells/㎖, respectively. The extract prepared also greatly increased the secretion of both IL-6 and TNF-α from thestepwise steamed and high pressure process. This results can conclude that stepwise steamed and high pressure processeffectively released active biomaterials which could important role in enhancing immune activity in the body.

This study was designed to evaluate antioxidant activity of Curcuma longa L. leaves treated by ultra highpressure extraction. Curcuma longa L. leaves was subjected to 5,000 bar for 5 and 15 min at 25℃ The highest phenolics andflavonoids content was observed in the treatment of high pressure extraction for 15 min (308.28㎍/㎎, 124.33㎍/㎎). TheDPPH scavenging activity was 82.34% at 1.0㎎/㎖ of Curcuma longa L. leaves treated by ultra high pressure process for 15min. The highest SOD-like acitivity of Curcuma longa L. leaves (1.0㎎/㎖) was observed at ultra high pressure extractionfor 15 min (67.54%). The high pressure extraction significantly increased the contents of phenolics and flavonoids and alsoenhanced the antioxidant activity. These results provide useful information for enhancing biological properties of Curcumalonga L. leaves.

본 연구에서는 소염, 항염 작용이 뛰어난 작물로 알려진 황금을 유산균인 Lactobacillus rhamnosus를이용해 발효를 통한 황금의 추출물에 대한 추출공정별 항염증 효과 증진을 측정하였다. 추출 공정으로는 일반열수추출(WE), 일반 70% 에탄올 추출(EE), L. rhamnosus 발효 열수 추출(FWE), L. rhamnosus 발효 70%에탄올 추출(FEE)로 나누어 진행하였다. 각각의 추출 공정별 수율 측정결과 발효 70% 에탄올 추출이 25.9%로최대 수율을 얻었으며, 발효 열수 추출, 일반 70% 에탄올 추출, 일반 열수 추출 순으로 높은 수율을 얻었다.추출 공정별 세포독성 측정에서 발효 황금 에탄올 추출물의 농도가 1.0 mg/mL일때 9.8%로 가장 낮은 세포독성을 나타냈으며, 일반 에탄올 추출의 경우 22.6%로 가장 높은 세포 독성을 가졌다. Hyaluronidase 저해 효과는 발효 황금 에탄올 추출물의 농도가 1.0 mg/mL에서 최대 46.8%의 hyaluronidase 저해 활성을 보였으며,NO 생성량 및 PGE2 생성량 측정도 1.0 mg/mL 농도의 발효 황금 에탄올 추출물이 각각 36%의 최대 NO 생성량 감소 및 810 pg/mL의 낮은 PGE2 값을 나타냈다. 따라서 황금의 항염증 관련 효과를 위한 최적 추출 공정으로는 발효를 통한 황금의 70% 에탄올 추출 수율이 가장 높았으며, 이에 따라 항염증 관련 생리활성 물질이보다 더 많이 용출됨을 확인할 수 있다.