This study evaluates the gastroprotective effect of cabbage extract with sulforaphane content of 5.19 mg/L and Smethylmethionine content of 469.28 μg/L. In vitro, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-treated group had an increased NO activity compared to the normal group, and the concentration of NO was reduced when the cabbage extract was treated in the dose manner. The level of IL-6 induced by LPS was dose-dependently reduced when the extract was treated. The cabbage extract concentration was orally administered in rats at 5.75 mg/kg, 11.5 mg/kg, and 23 mg/ kg, and the inhibitory effect on gastric damage by HCl-ethanol was observed. Histological analysis exhibited mucosal erosion in the gastritis model compared to the normal group, while the ameliorating effect of the generated erosion was observed in the cabbage-treated group. The histamine concentration was significantly increased in the gastritis-induced animal model, and the histamine concentration was decreased in the 23 mg/L-treated group of cabbage extract. In conclusion, the results of this study suggest that cabbage extract not only down-regulates cytokines in vitro, but is also directly involved in histamine secretion in an animal model of gastritis; therefore, cabbage extract can help inhibit gastrointestinal disorders by improving the protective barrier.

Eleutherococcus senticosus Maxim. has been successfully used as an oriental medicine for various diseases including allergic disorders. Histamine is a major factor on various allergic responses and it is reported that histamine was released from mast cells by sensitization of allergens. In this study, ethanol extracts from E. senticosus Maxim. were prepared and the composition was analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography. The eleutheroside B as a primary effective component of E. senticosus was contained approximately 225 mg/kg in root bark extracts. The extracts were found to significantly inhibit compound 48/80-induced histamine release form mast cells in dose dependent manner. However the extracts had low cytotoxicity on the mast cells with MTT assay. These results showed that E. senticosus Maxim. extracts may be the effective materials on inflammatory disorders.

수삼 추출물에서 홍삼특이 사포닌 성분의 함량을 증대시키고자 추출온도 및 시간에 따른 사포닌 성분별 함량 변화를 조사하였다. 수삼을 85℃에서 48시간 추출 시 총 사포닌 함량이 23.5 mg/g(D.W.)로 가장 많았으며, 본 조건에서 추출한 인삼추출물의 항알러지 기능성을 검토하고자 랫트 비만세포에서 compound 48/80로 유도된 히스타민 유리 작용을 억제하는 인삼추출물의 효능을 분석하였다. 인삼추출물의 비만세포에 대한 세포 독성 시험 결과 각 추출물은 수시간 노출시 높은 세포 생존율을 보이고 있었고 비교적 고농도인 0.5 mg/ml 처리군에서도 80% 이상의 세포 생존율을 보였다. 인삼추출물의 히스타민 유리 억제 효과를 조사하기 위해 랫트 비만세포에 대표적인 탈과립 유도제인 compound 48/80을 단독 또는 각 추출물을 동시에 처리한 후 얻어진 상청액의 히스타민의 정량을 실시한 결과 비만세포는 compound 48/80의 처리 조건에서 대조군에 비하여 30% 가량의 히스타민 유리량이 증가하였는데, 인삼추출물 처리 시 히스타민 유리 수준이 정상 수준에 가까이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이는 인삼추출물의 항 알러지 목적으로의 이용 가능성을 제시하고 있다.