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Anti-climacterium Effects of Gagamguibiondam-tang in Ovariectomized Rats

난소적출로 유발된 랫트 갱년기 장애에 대한 가감귀비온담탕의 생리활성 효과 평가

  • Han, Sang-Gyeom (Dept. of Oriental Obstetric & Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Deagu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Chul (Dept. of Oriental Obstetric & Gynecology, College of Oriental Medicine, Deagu Haany University)
  • 한상겸 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 부인과교실) ;
  • 김동철 (대구한의대학교 한의과대학 부인과교실)
  • Received : 2017.10.25
  • Accepted : 2017.11.17
  • Published : 2017.11.24
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Abstract

Purpose: The object of this study was to observe the anti-climacterium activity of Gagamguibiondam-tang (GGOT) on ovariectomized (OVX) rats, a well-documented rodent models resembles with women postmenopausal climacterium symptoms, as including cardiovascular diseases, obesity, hyperlipidemia, osteoporosis, organ steatosis and mental disorders. Methods: In this study, anti-climacteric effects were evaluated separated into three categories; 1) anti-obese, 2) anti-uterine atrophy and 3) anti-osteoporotic effects. Five groups were used (8 rats in each group); sham control, OVX control, GGOT 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg administered groups. Twenty-eight days after bilateral OVX surgery, GGOT were orally administered, once a day for 84 days, and then the changes on the body weight and gain during experimental periods, serum estradiol levels, abdominal fat pad and uterus weights with histopathology of abdominal fat pads (total thickness and mean adipocyte diameters) and uterus (total, epithelial and mucosal thickness, percentages of uterine gland regions) for anti-obese and estrogenic effects. In addition, femur, tibia and fourth or fifth lumbar vertebrae (L4 or L5) wet, dry and ash weights, mineral density (BMD), bone strength (failure load), serum osteocalcin and bone specific alkaline phosphatase (bALP) contents, histological and histomorphometrical analyses - bone mass and structure with bone resorption, were monitored for anti-osteoporosis activity. Results: As a result of OVX, noticeable increases of body weight and gains, food and water consumption, weights of abdominal fat pad deposited in dorsal abdominal cavity, serum osteocalcin levels were demonstrated in this experiment with decrease of uterus, femur, tibia and L5 weights, serum bALP and estradiol levels. In addition, marked hypertrophic changes of adipocytes located in deposited abdominal fat pads, uterine disused atrophic changes, decreases of bone mass and structures of femur, tibia and L4 were also observed in OVX control rats with dramatic increases of bone resorption markers, the Ocn and OS/BS at histopathological and histomorphometrical analysis in this study as compared with sham-operated control rats, suggesting the estrogen-deficient climacterium symptoms - obese and osteoporosis were induced by OVX, respectively. However, these estrogen-deficient climacterium symptoms induced by bilateral OVX in rats were significantly inhibited by 84 days of continuous oral treatment of GGOT 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg, respectively. Especially, GGOT 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg showed clear dose-dependent inhibitory activities on the OVX-induced climacterium signs. Conclusion: The results suggest that oral administration of GGOT 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg has clear dose-dependent favorable anti-climacterium effects - estrogenic, anti-obese and anti-osteoporotic activities in OVX rats in this experiment.

목 적: 이 연구에서는 한의학에서 다양한 부인과 질환에 사용되어온 전통 복합 처방인 귀비탕과 가미온담탕을 합방, 가감한 가감귀비온담탕 열수 추출물의 갱년기 장애 개선 효과를 심혈관 장애, 비만, 고지혈증, 골다공증, 장기 지방축적 및 신경정신 장애를 포함한 다양한 사람의 갱년기 장애를 나타내는 것으로 알려진 난소적출(Ovariectomized, OVX) 랫트 모델을 이용하여 평가하였다. 방 법: 난소적출수술 28일 후부터 가감귀비온담탕 추출물(수율 : 22.03%)을 각각 100, 50 및 25 mg/ml의 농도로 멸균 증류수에 용해시키고, 체중 kg 당 5 ml의 용량(500, 250 및 125 mg/kg)으로 매일 1회씩 84일(12주 : 3개월)간 경구 투여한 다음, 항비만효과, 항자궁위축효과 및 골다공증 억제 효과의 3가지 생리활성 효과로 구분하여 평가하였다. 항비만 효과 및 항자궁위축효과를 평가하기 위해, 체중 및 증체량, 혈청중 에스트라디올 함량, 복부 축적 지방 및 자궁의 중량의 변화와 복부 축적 지방의 두께 및 평균 지방세포 직경, 자궁 전체, 상피 및 점막의 두께와 점막내 자궁샘이 차지하는 비율의 변화를 각각 평가하였다. 또한 골다공증 개선효과, 즉 골 보호효과를 평가하기 위해, 대퇴골, 경골 및 요추골의 습, 건조 및 탄화 중량, 골밀도, 골강도, 혈중 osteocalcin 및 bone specific alkaline phosphatase(bALP) 함량, 골량 및 구조와 골흡수에 대한 조직병리학적 변화를 각각 측정하였다. 실험군(5개군; 군당 8마리의 랫트 사용) 거짓수술 대조군(거짓수술 후, 증류수 투여 대조군) 난소적출 대조군(난소적출 수술 후, 증류수 투여 대조군) GGOT500(난소적출 수술 후, 가감귀비온담탕 추출물 500 mg/kg 투여 고용량 실험군) GGOT250(난소적출 수술 후, 가감귀비온담탕 추출물 250 mg/kg 투여 중간용량 실험군) GGOT125(난소적출 수술 후, 가감귀비온담탕 추출물 125 mg/kg 투여 저용량 실험군) 결 과: 난소적출 대조군에서는 거짓수술 대조군에 비해 현저한 체중 및 증체량, 사료 및 물 섭취량, 축적 복부 지방 중량, 혈청 중 osteocalcin 함량의 증가가 자궁, 대퇴골, 경골 및 L5 중량과 혈중 bALP 및 에스트라디올 함량의 감소와 함께 인정되었으며, 현저한 복벽 축적 지방 두께의 증가 및 자궁의 위축, 대퇴골, 경골 및 L4의 골량 및 구조의 감소 소견이 골 흡수 지표(Ocn 및 OS/BS)의 현저한 증가와 함께 조직병리학적 및 조직형태계측학적으로 인정되었다. 즉, 전형적인 에스트로겐 결핍성 갱년기 장애가 난소적출에 의해 유발되었다. 한편 이러한 난소적출에 의한 에스트로겐 결핍성 폐경기 관련 갱년기 장애 소견이, 가감귀비온담탕 추출물 500, 250 및 125 mg/kg의 84일에 걸친 연속 경구 투여에 의해 투여 용량 의존적으로 억제되었다. 결 론: 이상의 결과에서, 가감귀비온담탕 500, 250 및 125 mg/kg의 경구투여는 난소적출 랫트에서 에스트로겐 결핍성 폐경기 관련 갱년기 장애 개선 효과를 투여 용량 의존적으로 나타내었다. 따라서 가감귀비온담탕은 효과적인 갱년기 장애 개선제로서 개발 가능성이 높을 것으로 기대되며, 특히 에스트로겐 결핍성 비만 및 골다공증의 개선에 유효할 것으로 판단된다. 한편 가감귀비온담탕은 총 18종의 약제로 구성되어 있고, 각각 수많은 생리활성 물질을 함유하고 있어, 이후 생리활성을 나타내는 화학성분의 검색과 더불어 다양한 방면으로 기전적인 연구가 체계적으로 수행해야 할 것으로 판단된다.

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