• Animal cells and systems
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2010

Gangliosides are a ubiquitous component of the membranes of mammalian cells that have been suggested to play important roles in various cell functions such as cell-cell interaction, adhesion, cell differentiation, growth control and signaling. However, the role that gangliosides play in the immune rejection response in xenotransplantation is not yet clearly understood. In this study, differential expression patterns of gangliosides in HEK293 (human embryonic kidney cells), PK15 (porcine kidney cells), NIH-kd (NIH-mini pig kidney cells, primary cultured) and the cortex, medulla and calyx of the NIH-mini pig kidney were investigated by high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC). The results revealed that HEK293, PK15 and NIH-kd contained GM3, GM2 and GD3 as major gangliosides. Moreover, GM3, which are the gangliosides of NIH-kd, were expressed at higher levels than HEK293 and PK15. Especially, GT1b were expressed in HEK293 and NIH-kd but not in PK15. Finally, GM1 and GD1a were expressed in NIH-kd, but not in HEK293 or PK15. These results suggest that differential expression patterns of gangliosides from HEK293, PK15 and NIH-kd are related to the immune rejection response in xenotransplantation.

• 셀메드
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.2.1-2.8
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• 2021

The clinical condition Amnesia causes difficulty in learning new information and the inability to recall past events. It is primarily concerned with recent memory loss. Majoon-e-Nisyan (MJN) is a polyherbal Unani formulation, present in a semi-solid form. It is widely used potent drug of the Unani System of Medicine (USM) for treating Nisyan (amnesia). In the present study polyherbal Unani formulation, MJN has been studied for its quality control and acute toxicity. Standardization (quality control) of drugs deals with drug identity, drug quality and purity determination. Standardization of MJN had been done as per the Unani pharmacopoeial parameters approved by World Health Organization (WHO) - Pharmacognostical parameters, Physico-chemical parameters, high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC), microbial load, aflatoxin, and heavy metals. Solvents and chemicals used in the study were of analytical grade and used instrument were calibrated. By conducting an acute oral toxicity study in rats, the safety of MJN was assessed. The limit test method of OECD guideline 425 was followed in the study. Results of standardization and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for preparation of MJN may serve as the standard reference in the future. The data generated in the study for the quality control of MJN proved the quality of formulation and shows that MJN is not toxic in rats following acute dosing up to 2000 mg/kg bw. The data obtained in the paper for MJN may be used as a standard guideline for preparation of the formulation which can save time, cost, and resources for future research endeavours.

• 셀메드
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.18.1-18.8
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• 2021

Jawarishe Jalinoos (JJ) is an orally used formulation available in semisolid dosage form, prepared with powdered plant materials mixed in honey or sugar syrup. It has many admirable pharmacological effects and used in Unani medicine to treat various acute and chronic disorders since ancient times. The ICH Harmonised Tripartite Guideline stated that photostability testing should be an essential part of stability testing to confirm that light exposure does not result in an unacceptable change in drugs substance and finished products. To date, the effect of light on JJ is not studied, in this study photostability evaluation of JJ was carried out. The test sample was manufactured with genuine ingredients in the in-door pharmacy of the National Institute of Unani Medicine. JJ was packed in two transparent polyethylene terephthalate airtight containers. The first sample was analysed at zero-day and the second sample was placed in a stability chamber subjected to light challenge with an overall illumination of 1.2 million lux hours combined with near ultraviolet energy of 200-watt hours per square meter by using option 2, along with 30±2℃ temperature and relative humidity 70±5%. Analysis of both finished products showed no considerable changes in organoleptic characters. Less than 5% variation was observed in physicochemical parameters. HPTLC fingerprinting showed justifiable variation. Microbial load and specific counts were within the limit prescribed by WHO. As no unacceptable changes were noted in JJ subjecting to light challenge, it is concluded that JJ is a photostable Unani compound formulation.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.401-406
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• 1992

우리나라 28개 지역(地域) 논밭 토양에서 수집한 시료에서 방선균(放線菌) 108주를 분리하고, 고추역병균, 참깨역병균 및 채소입고병균에 종합적으로 항균력을 갖는 Streptomyces sp. A-2를 선발하여 그 활성물질(活性物質)의 특성을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. G.Y.B., $M\ddot{u}eller$, B.H.I., Czapek 등의 배지중에서 길항성(拮抗性)의 효과가 가장 잘 이전되는 배지는 G.Y.B. 및 B.H.I. 배지이었고, 주(主) 활성물질(活性物質)은 에칠아세테이트로 이전(移轉)되는 군과 수층(水層)에 잔존하는 군으로 구분되었으며 이들 물질은 열(熱)과 압력(壓力)에 매우 강한 결태형태(結台形態)를 보였다. 2. 길항성(拮抗性) Streptomyces sp. A-2에 의해 배양된 여액의 pH를 3이나 12로 조정하여 길항물질을 추출하여 3개 식물병원균에 대한 길항력 검정을 실시한 결과 pH를 달리한 추출법에서 별다른 차이점이 없었다. 이들 분획의 UV 스펙트럼은 폴리엔 길항활성의 마크로라이드의 그것과 유사하였으므로 폴리엔계 항생제가 이 균주의 길항성에 관련하는 주(主) 물질(物質)이라고 추정되었다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제4권5호
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• pp.362-368
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• 2010

Oral administration of royal jelly (RJ) promotes wound healing in diabetic mice. Concerns have arisen regarding the efficacy of RJ on the wound healing process of normal skin cells. In this study, a wound was created by scratching normal human dermal fibroblasts, one of the major cells involved in the wound healing process. The area was promptly treated with RJ at varying concentrations of 0.1, 1.0, or 5 mg/ml for up to 48 hrs and migration was analyzed by evaluating closure of the wound margins. Furthermore, altered levels of lipids, which were recently reported to participate in the wound healing process, were analyzed by HPTLC and HPLC. Migration of fibroblasts peaked at 24 hrs after wounding. RJ treatment significantly accelerated the migration of fibroblasts in a dose-dependent manner at 8 hrs. Although RJ also accelerated the migration of fibroblasts at both 20 hrs and 24 hrs after wounding, the efficacy was less potent than at 8 hrs. Among various lipid classes within fibroblasts, the level of cholesterol was significantly decreased at 8 hrs following administration of both 0.1 ug/ml and 5 mg/ml RJ. Despite a dose-dependent increase in sphinganines, the levels of sphingosines, ceramides, and glucosylceramides were not altered with any concentration of RJ. We demonstrated that RJ enhances the migration of fibroblasts and alters the levels of various lipids involved in the wound healing process.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권12호
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• pp.799-804
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• 2011

Gangliosides play an important role in neuronal differentiation processes. The regulation of ganglioside levels is related to the induction of neuronal cell differentiation. In this study, the ST8Sia5 gene was transfected into mESCs and then differentiated into neuronal cells. Interestingly, ST8Sia5 gene transfected mESCs expressed GQ1b by HPTLC and immunofluorescence analysis. To investigate the effects of GQ1b over-expression in neurogenesis, neuronal cells were differentiated from GQ1b expressing mESCs in the presence of retinoic acid. In GQ1b expressing mESCs, increased EBs formation was observed. After 4 days, EBs were co-localized with GQ1b and nestin, and GFAP. Moreover, GQ1b co-localized with MAP-2 expressing cells in GQ1b expressing mESCs in 7-day-old EBs. Furthermore, GQ1b expressing mESCs increased the ERK1/2 MAP kinase pathway. These results suggest that the ST8Sia5 gene increases ganglioside GQ1b and improves neuronal differentiation via the ERK1/2 MAP kinase pathway.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.244-252
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• 2005

비트레드는 '천연식품, 다류, 고춧가루 또는 실고추, 김치류, 고추장 및 식초'에 사용 금지토록 현행 식품첨가물공전에 사용기준이 규정되어 있으나, 식품 중 비트레드의 분석방법이 확립되어 있지 않은 실정이다. 따라서 국내유통 중인 식품 중 비트레드의 함유량을 조사하여 추후 식품 중 비트레드의 사용기준 준수여부 확인시 시험방법으로 사용하고자 식품 중 비트레드 분석법을 확립하였다. 본 연구는 LC-Mass로 비트레드의 주성분임을 확인한 베타닌(Betanine)과 이소베타닌 (Isobetanine)을 사용하여 HPTLC (High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography)와HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography)로 신속하고 재현성이 높은 비트레드의 정성$\cdot$정량시험방법을 확립하였다. 이 때 정성분석조건은 셀룰로오스 박층판에, 아세톤:3-메틸-1-부탄올:물 (7:7:6) 전개용매를 이용하고, 정량분석은 역상계인 X-terra RP ($4.6\;mm{\times}250\;mm,\;5{\mu}m$)칼럼에 이동상, 온도 및 파장조건으로 각각 $0.1\%$ 인산:메탄올 (90:10), $40^{\circ}C$ 및 538 nm 조건이었을 때 가장 양호한 분석결과를 얻었다. 확립된 분석방법을 적용하여 시중에 유통되고 있는 식품 중 비트레드 사용실태를 확인하거나 사용가능성이 있는 영양보충용식품, 아이스크림, 소스류, 캔디류, 레토르트식품 등 총 5종 204품목에 함유된 비트레드의 함유량을 조사하였다. 그 결과, 영양 보충용식품은 60품목에서 $900.22\∼27,701.60{\mu}g/g$이 검출되었으며, 캔디류는 48품목 중 30품목에서 $21.95\∼713.40{\mu}g/g$이 검출, 나머지 18품목에서는 검출되지 않았다. 아이스크림에서는 12품목에서 $155.85{\∼}505.37{\mu}g/g$이 검출되었고, 소스류는 72품목 중 18품목에서 $43.52{\∼}64.75{\mu}g/g$이 검출, 나머지 54품목에서 검출되지 않았고 레토르트식품은 12품목에서 모두 검출되지 않았다.