히알루론산(HA)은 피부의 세포외기질을 구성하는 주성분이다. 인간의 피부에서 히알루론산의 양은 노화와 함께 감소되는 것으로 보고되어 있으며, 이것은 노화에 따른 피부 수분 감소, 주름 형성 및 피부 탄력 저하에관여한다고 알려져 있다. 지금까지 밝혀진 히알루론산 합성효소(hyaluronan synthase, HAS)들 중에 HAS-2가 사람의 피부 섬유아세포에서의 히알루론산의 합성을 조절하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 천궁으로부터 분리된 ferulic acid가 사람의 피부 유래 섬유아세포에서 히알루론산의 생성에 미치는 효과를 확인하였다.Semi-quantitative RT-PCR과 quantitative real-time PCR을 통해 ferulic acid가 HAS-2의 발현을 증가시키는 것을 확인하였으며 ELISA assay를 통해 ferulic acid가 히알루론산의 생성을 증가시키는 것을 확인하였다. 결론적으로 본 연구를 통해 ferulic acid는 피부 노화에 따른 히알루론산의 감소에 의해 나타나는 건조, 주름및 탄력 저하와 같은 현상을 개선시킬 가능성을 가진 물질임을 확인하였다.

서양민들레의 시설생산을 위해 배지조성 및 차광정도를 달리한 환경조건에 대한 생육특성과 그에 따른 생리활성 변이를 검토하고자 온실과 실험실 시험을 수행하였다. 서양민들레 시설생산을 위한 적정한 배지조합은 coco peat와 perlite를 각각 70 : 30과 50 : 50으로 혼합한 배지가 coco peat와 perlite 각각의 단독배지보다 생육 및 수량에 있어서 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 차광정도에 따른 서양민들레의 초장, 근장, 엽수, 근직경, 엽면적, 엽록소 함량 및 생체중은 무차광이 50%와 70%차광보다 유의적으로 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 총 페놀 함량과 총 플라보노이드 함량은 지하부보다는 지상부에서 높게 나타났다. 총 페놀 함량은 무차광에서 차광보다 높게 검출되었고, 총 플라보노이드 함량은 50%차광에서 가장 높았고 그 다음이 무차광과 70%차광 순으로 높았다. 한편, DPPH 라디컬 소거능과 아질산염 측정을 통한 항산화성은 추출물 농도가 증가할수록 높은 활성을 보였고 지하부보다는 지상부에서, 차광보다는 무차광에서 높은 활성을 보였다.

Dandelion has been widely utilized for medicinal and edible purposes. This research was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplemental LED (light-emitting diode) light on germination, growth characteristics and anthocyanin content of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seedling using LED blue (460 nm), red (660 nm, R), blue + red (B:R=6:4) and fluorescent lamp light treatment. By LED illumination to T. officinale seed germination speed was delayed, and germination rate was the highest in the fluorescent light. The growth characteristics (plant height, number of leaves, root length and fresh weight) were greatly influenced by supplemental LED light compared with control treatment, and the growth promotion was the most effective in the red LED illumination. After 60 days of red and mixed LED light treatments, anthocyanin content of dandelion plants was significantly changed. The anthocyanin content was increased by 12~19 mg/100 g under the red LED and the mixed light conditions compared with the control and the blue LED. Results indicate that illumination with red and mix LEDs, compared with other light treatments, is beneficial for promotion of growth and anthocyanin content in dandelion.

Ionizing radiations have been effective mutagen to overcome the limitation of the useful genetic resources in natural environment. This study was conducted to investigate an effect of proton beam on germination, growth patterns in the irradiated dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), and genetic variation in 12 morphological mutants induced in proton-beam irradiated dandelion. Percentage germination rate was drastically decreased over 250Gy. The lethal dose 50 (LD50) of germination was estimated between 250 Gy to 500 Gy. Significant decreases in growth patterns (plant height, number of leaf and fresh weight) were observed by increase of dose (Gy) of proton beam irradiation. According to the correlation analysis between dosage and growth factors, the orders of compactness of correlation were germination, plant height, fresh weight and number of leaf, respectively. Twelve morphological variants such as, dwarf, color, plastid, growth and leaf shape were screened at 50 to 250 Gy of the beam irradiation. As a result of ISSR analysis of the 12 variants, out of 33 bands detected overall, 8 bands were identified to be polymorphic with a rate of 24.2% at the control group. While 33 bands detected overall, 21 bands were identified to be polymorphic with a rate of 63.6% at the proton beam irradiation. The result indicates that the dandelion with proton beam treatment might be promoted variation at DNA level

Dandelion has been widely used as a folkloric medicine for treatment of diverse diseases. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of light spectrum using red (660 nm), blue (460 nm), red and blue mixed (Red : Blue = 6 : 4) LED (light emitting diodes) and fluorescent lamp on growth and functional components of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). When LED was illuminated to T. officinale cv. Goldenboll, seed germination was delayed, and germination rate was the highest in the control (fluorescent light). The growth (plant height, root length and fresh weight) except leaf number was increased under the LED treatments compared with the control, and the growth promotion was the most effective in the red LED illumination. Total polyphenol contents in dandelion irradiated with the red and blue mixed or the red LED were 121.77 mg% or 115.36 mg%, respectively, which were greater than those in dandelion treated with blue LED and fluorescent lamp. Asparagine, proline, serine, threonine, glutamic acid and arginine were the predominant amino acids in dandelion and total amino acid was the highest under the Red LED illumination. The results indicate that application of the red and the mixed LED illumination promote growth and increase functional components during cultivation of dandelion

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of light spectrum using red (660 nm), blue (460 nm), red and blue mixed (Red : Blue = 6 : 4) LED (light-emitting diode), and fluorescent lamp on antioxidant activities and functional components of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale). Total polyphenol contents in dandelion irradiated with the red and blue mixed or the red LED were 121.77 mg/100 g or 115.36 mg/100 g, respectively, which were greater than those in dandelion treated with blue LED and fluorescent lamp. Asparagine showed the highest content among amino acids in leaves and roots regardless of treatments. Total amino acid was the highest when illuminated with the red LED. DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radical-scavenging activity and SOD (super oxide dismutase) activity of ethanol extracts were increased under all of the LED treatments compared with fluorescent lamp, and the antioxidant activities were increased by the red and the mixed LED illumination. The results indicate that application of the red and the mixed LED illumination promote antioxidant activity and increase functional components during cultivation of dandelion.

This work aimed to elucidate the anti-inflammatory effects of ethyl acetate fraction from Cnidium officinale Makino with a cellular system of LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 and THP-1 cells. Some key pro-inflammatory cytokines and mediators including NO, iNOS, PGE2, COX-2, TNF-α, NF-kB p50 and NF-kB p65 were studied by sandwich ELISA and western blot analysis. Ethyl acetate fraction could significantly inhibit the production of NO, PGE2, TNF-α, iNOS and COX-2 in LPS-stimulated cell than that of single LPS-stimulated. And ethyl acetate fraction suppresses the activation of NF-kB p50 and NF-kB p65. All the results showed that ethyl acetate fraction had a good anti-inflammatory effect on LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 and THP-1 cells. Taken together, the anti-inflammatory actions of ethyl acetate fraction from Cnidium officinale Makino might be due to the down-regulation of NO, PGE2, TNF-α, iNOS and COX-2 via the suppression of NF-kB activation.

서양민들레의 부위별 성분 및 생리활성 차이를 검토하고자 폴리페놀 함량, 플라보노이드 함량, 항산화성 및 세포독성을 분석하였다. Folin-Denis방법에 따른 총 페놀 함량은 꽃 추출물에서 72.0 mg kg-1으로 가장 높게 나타났으며, 그 다음이 잎, 뿌리, 꽃대 추출물 순으로 나타났다(p〈0.05). 한편, 총 플라보노이드 함량은 총 페놀 함량과 같은 경향을 보였으나 더 낮은 범위의 함량이 검출되었다. DPPH 라디컬 소거능은 추출물 농도가 증가할수록 높은 활성을 보였으며 그 중 꽃 추출물 (IC50 값 = 624.3 mg kg-1)에서 가장 높은 활성을 보였고 그 다음으로 잎, 뿌리, 꽃대 추출물 순으로 나타나(p 〈0.05), 이는 페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량이 DPPH 라디컬 소거능과 관련이 있음을 보여 주었다. MTT법에 의한 세포독성 시험에서 폐암세포주(Calu-6)와 위암세포주(SNU-601)의 세포 생존율은 꽃 추출물에서 가장 낮았고(IC50값 = 85.7과 311.4 mg kg-1), 그 다음으로 잎, 꽃대, 뿌리 추출물 순으로 뿌리 추출물이 가장 높은 생존율을 보였다. 이는 세포독성이 꽃 추출출물에서 가장 높고, 뿌리에서 가장 낮은 것을 보여 준 것이다. 결론적으로 총 페놀 함량과 총 플라보노이드 함량이 항산화성(r2=0.7280 to 0.9971)과 세포독성(r2=0.5795 to 0.9515)에 높은 상관관계가 있고, 그 함량과 활성은 식물체 부위별로 다르게 나타남을 확인하였다.

This study was carried out to investigate the physiochemical and microbiological changes of dandelion during fermentation. Thirty and fifty percentage raw sugar groups (SFE30 and SFE50) were introduced into dandelions and fermented for 120 days at 15-20℃. This study was conducted to investigate the utilization of sucrose on lactic acid bacteria from dandelions and their effect on the pH, titratable acidity, microorganism and formation of organic acids in dandelions during fermentation. The number of lactic acid bacteria increased remarkably up to 15 days of fermentation and then decreased rapidly thereafter. The maximum number of lactic acid bacteria, 7.9 log CFU/mL was reached at pH 4.17 and the pH of dandelion showed a slight decrease during fermentation and decreased steadily up to 90 days to reach an optimum pH of 4.0. The titratable acidity of dandelions fermented increased during fermentation. The concentration of organic acid, amino acid and free sugar in SFE30 was higher than both SFE50 and DWE. The results of dandelions fermented were remarkably retarded in the 50% raw sugar group compared to the 30% raw sugar group.

The study was conducted to investigate functional materials as skin whitening and anti-inflammatory agent from Taraxacum officinale and Taraxacum coreanum. The total polyphenol and flavonoid content in the ethanol extract of Taraxacum officinale were found to be 64.07mg/g and 32.46mg/g, respectively. In tyrosinase inhibitory activity, the hot water extract of Taraxacum coreanum was higher than the other extracts. However, in nitric oxide (NO) scavenging ability, the ethanol extract of Taraxacum coreanum was higher than the other extracts. the ethanol extract of Taraxacum coreanum showed strong NO production inhibitory effect in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated Raw 264.7 cell. In the cell viability measurement by MTT assay and the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) assay against L929 cell, the extracts were exhibited fine cell viabilities and normal LDH release levels as nontoxic result in sample concentration of 250~1000μg/ml. As a result, the ethanol extract and the hot water extract of Taraxacum coreanum could be applicable to functional materials for anti-inflammatory and skin whitening related fields, respectively.

본 연구는 항염증 효능을 가지는 한방처방제 휘발성 향기추출물을 이용하여 염증질환 치료 한방화장품 기능성소재를 개발하고자 하였다. 먼저 전보에서 항염증 효능이 있는 것으로 알려진 천궁, 당귀, 박하 및 애엽을 비롯하여 5가지 생약(적작약, 숙지황, 황금, 인삼 및 감초)으로 구성된 4가지 한방처방제(HH-1: 천궁, 당귀, 적작약, 숙지황, HH-2: 천궁, 당귀, 적작약, 숙지황, 황금, 인삼, 감초, HH-3: 천궁, 당귀, 박하, 애엽, HH-4: 천궁, 당귀, 박하, 애엽, 황금, 인삼, 감초)를 선정한 후 연속수증기증류법(simultaneous steam distillation extraction, SDE)을 이용하여 추출한 휘발성 향기추출물의 항산화 및 항염증 활성을 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) 및 soybean lipoxygenase (SLO)를 이용하여 각각 측정한 결과, HH-2가 다소 높은 항산화 활성뿐 아니라 SLO 저해활성이 가장 높게 나타났다. 따라서 항염증 활성이 강한 HH-2의 항염증 효능을 보다 상세하게 확인하기 위해 lipopolysaccharide (LPS) 유발한 RAW 264.7세포를 이용하여 염증 유발매개인자인 nitric oxide (NO)와 prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) 및 interleukin-6 (IL-6) 생성 억제 효과를 측정한 결과, HH-2가 강한 NO 생성 억제 효과뿐 아니라 PGE2 및 IL-6를 강하게 억제하여 우수한 항염증 활성을 나타내었다. 항염증 활성이 높은 HH-2의 휘발성향기성분을 GC-MS로 분석한 결과, eugenol, paeonol, butyl phthalide,β-eudesmol 및 butylidene dihydrophthalide로 확인되었다. 이러한 연구결과로부터 항산화뿐만 아니라 항염증활성이 높은 HH-2를 피부노화 및 염증질환 치료용 한방화장품의 기능성 소재 개발 가능성을 확인하였다

본 연구에서는 DNCB에 의해 인위적으로 접촉피부염을 유발시킨 후 천궁추출물을 표피에 처리하여 피부표면, 피부두께, 혈장내 성분, 혈장내 IgE 농도 및 항산화효소을 조사하여 표피의 회복능에 미치는 효과를 조사하였다. 천궁추출물은 DNCB에 의해 유발된 알레르기성 접촉피부염에 도포 시에 환부의 피부염이 급격히 호전되었으며, 피부표면은 정상군에 비교될 정도로 각질이 없어진 깨끗하고 매끄러운 상태로 되었으며, 표피층의 두께도 점차 정상군과 같은 상태로 회복되고 있는 것으로 관찰되었다. 또한 알레르기성 접촉피부염이 유발되어 체내 지질함량이 급격히 증가된 경우 지질함량을 낮춰 정상수준으로 회복시키는 지질함량의 개선에 효과적으로 작용하고 있으며, 직접적으로 혈액 내 IgE 수준의 감소에 관여하여 피부의 과민반응 해소에 관여할 것으로 생각된다. SOD와 catalase의 활성은 천궁추출물의 처리에 의해 정상군 수준으로 낮아지는 경향을 보이고 있어 항산화 효소의 활성을 낮춰 정상수준으로 회복시켜주는 효과를 갖는 것으로 생각된다. 결론적으로 천궁 추출물은 알레르기성 접촉피부염의 회복에 매우 효과적으로 작용하는 천연 유용자원으로 이용할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.