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Fermented Angelicae tenussimae with Aspergillus oryzae Improves Skin Barrier Properties, Moisturizing, and Anti-Inflammatory Responses. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232012072. [PMID: 36292928 PMCID: PMC9602477 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232012072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Angelicae tenussimae root has been used as a traditional medicine in Asia. Recently, anti-melanogenic and anti-photogenic effects of fermented A. tenuissima root (FAT) were identified. However, information about the anti-atopic dermatitis action of FAT is limited. Thus, the purpose of this study is to determine the applicability of FAT to AD by identifying the efficacy of FAT on the skin barrier and inflammatory response, which are the main pathogenesis of AD. Expression levels of skin barrier components and the production of inflammatory mediators in human keratinocyte and mouse macrophage cells were measured by quantitative RT-PCR or ELISA. FAT upregulated the expression of skin barrier components (filaggrin, involucrin, loricurin, SPTLC1) and inhibited the secretion of an inflammatory chemokine TARC in HaCaT cells. Furthermore, it suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, TNF-α) and nitric oxide production in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. In addition, ligustilide increased filaggrin and SPTLC1, and also lowered pro-inflammatory mediators that increased in atopic environments, such as in FAT results. This means that ligustilide, one of the active ingredients derived from FAT, can ameliorate AD, at least in part, by promoting skin barrier formation and downregulating inflammatory mediators. These results suggest that FAT is a potential functional cosmetic material for the care and management of AD.
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Li H, Kim J, Tran HNK, Lee CH, Hur J, Kim MC, Yang HO. Extract of Polygala tenuifolia, Angelica tenuissima, and Dimocarpus longan Reduces Behavioral Defect and Enhances Autophagy in Experimental Models of Parkinson's Disease. Neuromolecular Med 2021; 23:428-443. [PMID: 33432492 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-020-08643-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The 20% ethanol extract of Polygala tenuifolia, Angelica tenuissima, and Dimocarpus longan (WIN-1001X) was derived from a modified version of Korean traditional herbal formula 'Chungsimyeolda-tang' which has been used for the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders. The Parkinson's disease presents with impaired motor functions and loss of dopaminergic neurons. However, the treatment for Parkinson's disease is not established until now. This study aims to elucidate the therapeutic advantages of WIN-1001X on animal models of Parkinson's disease. WIN-1001X administration successfully relieved the Parkinsonism symptoms in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-induced Parkinson's disease mice tested by rota-rod and pole tests. The loss of tyrosine hydroxylase activities in substantia nigra and striatum was also attenuated by administration of WIN-1001X. In mice with sub-chronical MPTP injections, autophagy-related proteins, such as LC3, beclin-1, mTOR, and p62, were measured using the immunoblot assay. The results were favorable to induction of autophagy after the WIN-1001X administration. WIN-1001X treatment on 6-hydroxydopamine-injected rats also exhibited protective effects against striatal neuronal damage and loss of dopaminergic cells. Such protection is expected to be due to the positive regulation of autophagy by administration of WIN-1001X with confirmation both in vivo and in vitro. In addition, an active compound, onjisaponin B was isolated and identified from WIN-1001X. Onjisaponin B also showed significant autophagosome-inducing effect in human neuroblastoma cell line. Our study suggests that relief of Parkinsonism symptoms and rescue of tyrosine hydroxylase activity in dopaminergic neurons are affected by autophagy enhancing effect of WIN-1001X which the onjisaponin B is one of the major components of activity.
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- Huan Li
- Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, 25451, Republic of Korea.,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea.,College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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- Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Central Research Institute, WhanIn Pharm. Co., Ltd., Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- Central Research Institute, WhanIn Pharm. Co., Ltd., Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, 16229, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, 25451, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Product Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Gangneung, Gangwon-do, 25451, Republic of Korea. .,Division of Bio-Medical Science & Technology, KIST School, Korea University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea. .,College of Life Sciences, Sejong University, Seoul, 05006, Republic of Korea.
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Choi HG, Je IG, Kim GJ, Nam JW, Shim SH, Kim SH, Choi H. Chemical Constituents of the Root of Angelica tenuissima and their Anti-allergic Inflammatory Activity. Nat Prod Commun 2017. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x1701200523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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A phthalide, levistolide A (1), and six coumarins, demethylsuberosin (2), fraxetin (3), (-)-marmesinin (4), 3'( S)- O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3’,4'-dihydroxanthyletin (5), 3'( R)- O-β-D-glucopyranosyl-3’,4'-dihydroxanthyletin (6), and isopraeroside IV (7) were isolated from the methanolic extract of the roots of Angelica tenuissima Nakai. Their chemical structures were confirmed by comparing spectroscopic and reported data. All seven compounds were isolated for the first time from this plant source. The anti-allergic activities of compounds 1-7 were examined using human mast cells, and compounds 1-3 at 10 μM potently suppressed IL-6 expression and inhibited histamine release from human mast cells by more than 30%.
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- Hyun Gyu Choi
- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-422, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea
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- Duksung IDC, Duksung Women's University, Seoul 01369, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 700-422, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38541, Korea
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Inhibitory effects of bee venom and its components against viruses in vitro and in vivo. J Microbiol 2016; 54:853-866. [PMID: 27888461 PMCID: PMC7091203 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-016-6376-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Revised: 09/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Bee venom (BV) from honey bee (Apis Melifera L.) contains at least 18 pharmacologically active components including melittin (MLT), phospholipase A2 (PLA2), and apamin etc. BV is safe for human treatments dose dependently and proven to possess different healing properties including antibacterial and antiparasitidal properties. Nevertheless, antiviral properties of BV have not well investigated. Hence, we identified the potential antiviral properties of BV and its component against a broad panel of viruses. Co-incubation of non-cytotoxic amounts of BV and MLT, the main component of BV, significantly inhibited the replication of enveloped viruses such as Influenza A virus (PR8), Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV), Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), and Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV). Additionally, BV and MLT also inhibited the replication of non-enveloped viruses such as Enterovirus-71 (EV-71) and Coxsackie Virus (H3). Such antiviral properties were mainly explained by virucidal mechanism. Moreover, MLT protected mice which were challenged with lethal doses of pathogenic influenza A H1N1 viruses. Therefore, these results provides the evidence that BV and MLT could be a potential source as a promising antiviral agent, especially to develop as a broad spectrum antiviral agent.
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