The root of Paeonia lactiflora has been used in Chinese medicine. We conducted to check the comparative qualities of ethanol solvent extraction (PLE) and supercritical carbon dioxide extraction (PLS) of P. lactiflora root. PLE had higher antioxidant and polyphenol contents than PLS. But, PLS were significantly increased peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α. In addition, PLS inhibited the adipocyte differentiation of 3T3-L1 cells. When treated with the extract at a concentration of 100 μg/mL, the Wnt/β-catenin pathway reporter luciferase activity of HEK 293-TOP cells increased approximately by 3-folds compared to that of the untreated control group. These results indicate that P. lactiflora supercritical carbon dioxide extract may serve as a cosmeceutical for improving skin barrier function and the treatment of obesity.

본 연구에서는 초임계 공정에 의해 복령피를 추출하였고, 에탄올 복령피 추출물과 비교하여 항염, 미백, 항산화효과를 측정하였다. 또한 선정된 추출물의 제형과 약물전달 펩티드를 활용하여 효율적인 경피투과 방법을 제시하였다. 복령피의 항암, 항염성분으로 알려진 Pachymic acid를 지표성분으로 HPLC 분석 결과 에탄올 복령피 추출물 보다 초임계 복령피 추출물이 2배 이상 높게 추출되는 것으로 나타났다. 복령피의 항산화효과를 확인하기 위하여 DPPH 소거능과 ABTS 소거능은 복령피 에탄올 추출 물이 초임계 복령피 추출물보다 더 낮은 농도에서 IC50을 나타내었다. 하지만 RAW 264.7 세포 내 NO(Nitric oxide) 생성량을 측정한 결과에서는, 에탄올 복령피 추출물보다 초임계 복령피 추출물이 동일 농도에서 더 낮은 NO 생성량을 나타냈다. 또한 B16 melanoma 세포에 복령피 추출물을 20 ㎍/mL 농도를 72시간 처리 후 세포 내외 멜라닌 합성을 확인한 결과에서는, 에탄올 복령피 추출물과 초임계 복령피 추출물 모두 효과가 있었으며 초임계 추출물이 더 낮은 멜라닌 함량을 보였다. NO 생성량 실험에서 활용된 RAW 264.7 세포에서는 800 μg/mL농도에서도 독성이 나타나지 않았다. 하지만 B16 melanoma 세포에서는 50 μg/mL에서도 에탄올 추출물과 초임계 추출물 모두 60 % 미만의 생존율을 나타냈다. 초임계 복령피 추출물을 대상으로 리포좀 제형과 약물전달 펩티드를 활용하여 Franz diffusion cell 실험 결과에서는, 리포좀 제형과 약물 전달 펩티드가 초임계 복령피 추출물을 경피 투과를 증진시켜 주는 것으로 나타났다. 초임계 복령피 추출물이 다양한 효능의 화장품 소재로서 개발될 가능성이 있다고 판단된다.

This study investigates the effect of supercritical fluid extract (CMPB803-C) of Lithospermum erythrorhizon,shikonin and acetylshikonin isolated from Lithospermum erythrorhizon on IL-1β-induced chondrocytes and monosodiumiodoacetate (MIA)-induced osteoarthritis in rat. Shikonin (50μM) and acetylshikonin (3μM) treatment reduced signifi-cantly the mRNA expression and enzyme activity of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, −3 and −13 in IL-1β-inducedSW1353 chondrosarcoma cells. The chondro-protective effects of CMPB803-C and acetylshikonin were than analyzed in arat OA model using a single intra-articular injection of MIA (1㎎) in the right knee joint. CMPB803-C (200㎎/㎏) or ace-tylshikonin (5㎎/㎏) was orally administered daily for two weeks starting after 1 week of MIA injection. In the histologicalobservation, CMPB803-C and acetylshikonin clearly improved OA lesions being comparable to or better that control group.Our results demonstrated that CMPB803-C and acetylshikonin as active compound of Lithospermum erythrorhizon have astrong chondro-protective effect in OA rats, which likely attributes to its anti-inflammatory activity and inhibition ofMMPs production.

In this study, we searched for bioactive compounds from natural resources with a supercritical extract. We selected the extracts of Chrysanthemum zawadskii, Lufa cylindrica, Paeonia lactiflora, Gardenia jasminoides and Scutellaria baicalensis, as natural materials, and evaluated the effects of their skin barrier function. We found that these extracts increased the transactivation activity of the PPAR-responsive element (PPRE) and the anti-oxidation with different priorities, respectively. In addition, these extracts promoted the expression of proteins related to cornified envelope (CE) formation, such as involucrin. From these results, we suggest that natural materials from supercritical extracts will be pertinent candidates for the improvement of the epidermal permeability barrier function.