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Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of QGC in Cultured Feline Esophageal Epithelial Cells

  • Lee, Myeong Jae;Song, Hyun Ju;Jeong, Jun Yeong;Park, Sun Young;Sohn, Uy Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제17권1호
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2013
  • Quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside (QGC) is a flavonoid glucoside extracted from Rumex Aquaticus Herba. In the present study, anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of QGC were tested in vitro. Epithelial cells obtained from cat esophagus were cultured. When the cells were exposed to acid for 2 h, cell viability was decreased to 36%. Pretreatment with 50 ${\mu}M$ QGC for 2 h prevented the reduction in cell viability. QGC also inhibited the productions of intracellular ROS by inflammatory inducers such as acid, lipopolysaccharide, indomethacin and ethanol. QGC significantly increased the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase, and also induced the expression of SOD2, while it restored the decrease of catalase expression in cells exposed to acid. QGC inhibited NF-${\kappa}B$ translocation, cyclooxygenase-2 expression and $PGE_2$ secretion in cells exposed to acid, which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of esophagitis. The data suggest that QGC may well be one of the promising substances to attenuate oxidative epithelial cell injury and inflammatory signaling in esophagus inflammation.

Gastroprotective Effect of the Three Glucuronopyranoside Flavonoids in Rats

  • Im, Wi Joon;Nam, Yoonjin;Park, Sun Young;Sohn, Uy Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제17권5호
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    • pp.411-415
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    • 2013
  • In this study, we investigated the protective action of glucuronopyranoside flavonoids (QGC, AGC, LGC) on gastritis in rats. QGC, AGC and omeprazole decreased the gastric volume significantly, and each $ID_{50}$ was 0.75, 0.54 and 8.5 mg/kg, respectively, thus the order of potency was AGC, QGC and omeprazole. They also decreased acid output, and each $ID_{50}$ was 7.81, 0.58 and 6.71 mg/kg, respectively, thus the order of potency was AGC, omeprazole and QGC. They inhibited gastritis induced by indomethacin, and it recovered significantly by increasing the GSH levels in gastritis. The gastric MPO activity in the gastritis group increased more than in the normal group. QGC, LGC, or AGC administration reduced moderately the MPO activity in a dose-dependent manner. This study demonstrated that AGC, QGC, or LGC showed potent efficacy on the gastritis, by preventing oxidative stress. These results suggest that QGC, AGC, or LGC have gastroprotective effect in rats.

The Inhibitory Effect of Quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-Glucuronopyranoside on Gastritis and Reflux Esophagitis in Rats

  • Min, Young-Sil;Lee, Se-Eun;Hong, Seung-Tae;Kim, Hyun-Sik;Choi, Byung-Chul;Sim, Sang-Soo;Whang, Wan-Kyun;Sohn, Uy-Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.295-300
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    • 2009
  • It was evaluated the inhibitory action of quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside (QGC) on reflux esophagitis and gastritis in rats. QGC was isolated from the herba of Rumex Aquaticus. Reflux esophagitis or gastritis was induced surgically or by administering indomethacin, respectively. Oral QGC decreased ulcer index, injury area, gastric volume, and acid output and increased gastric pH as compared with quercetin. Furthermore, QGC significantly decreased gastric lesion sizes induced by exposing the gastric mucosa to indomethacin. Malondialdehyde levels were found to increase significantly after inducing reflux esophagitis, and were reduced by QGC, but not by quercetin or omeprazole. These results show that QGC can inhibit reflux esophagitis and gastritis in rats.

Acute Toxicity and General Pharmacological Action of QGC EXT

  • Lee, Jong-Mi;Im, Wi-Joon;Nam, Yoon-Jin;Oh, Kyung-Hoon;Lim, Jae-Chun;Whang, Wan-Kyunn;Sohn, Uy-Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.49-57
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    • 2012
  • It has been shown that QGC isolated and purified from Rumecis folium found protective effects of gastritis and esophagitis which EXT is an ethanol extract of it. We examined acute toxicity and the general pharmacological action of QGC EXT to search for any side effects of it in rats, mice, guinea pigs, and cats. In a single dose toxicity study, QGC EXT didn't show toxicological effects in rats and mice, and the $LD_{50}$ was over 5 g/kg in both animals, and there were also no changes in weight, feed and water intake during these toxicological experimental periods. We examined the general pharmacological action on central controlled behavior responses, and peripheral organs including blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and gastrointestinal system, We found that there were no significant changes in body temperature, locomotors activity, stereotyped behaviors, sleeping time, and convulsion. In other studies, writhing reaction, normal body temperature, there did not appear to be any changes. The large intestine movement and electrical field stimulation-induced contraction was not changes by its EXT. In addition, the influences on blood pressure, heart rates, and respiration by QGC EXT were not found. These results indicate that QGC EXT may be very safe as a new drug, since its $LD_{50}$ was very high over 5 g/kg and any side effects were not found.

The Protective Effect of Quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-Glucuronopyranoside on Ethanol-induced Damage in Cultured Feline Esophageal Epithelial Cells

  • Cho, Jung-Hyun;Park, Sun-Young;Lee, Ho-Sung;Whang, Wan-Kyunn;Sohn, Uy-Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제15권6호
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    • pp.319-326
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    • 2011
  • Quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside (QGC) is a flavonoid glucoside extracted from Rumex Aquaticus Herba. We aimed to explore its protective effect against ethanol-induced cell damage and the mechanism involved in the effect in feline esophageal epithelial cells (EEC). Cell viability was tested and 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate assay was used to detect intracellular $H_2O_2$ production. Western blotting analysis was performed to investigate MAPK activation and interleukin 6 (IL-6) expression. Exposure of cells to 10% ethanol time-dependently decreased cell viability. Notably, exposure to ethanol for 30 min decreased cell viability to 43.4%. When cells were incubated with $50{\mu}M$ QGC for 12 h prior to and during ethanol treatment, cell viability was increased to 65%. QGC also inhibited the $H_2O_2$ production and activation of ERK 1/2 induced by ethanol. Pretreatment of cells with the NADPH oxidase inhibitor, diphenylene iodonium, also inhibited the ethanol-induced ERK 1/2 activation. Treatment of cells with ethanol for 30 or 60 min in the absence or presence of QGC exhibited no changes in the IL-6 expression or release compared to control. Taken together, the data indicate that the cytoprotective effect of QGC against ethanol-induced cell damage may involve inhibition of ROS generation and downstream activation of the ERK 1/2 in feline EEC.

Underwater Acoustic Mavlink Communication for Swarming AUVS

  • Muller, Yukiko;Oshiro, Shiho;Motohara, Takuma;Kinjo, Atsushi;Suzuki, Taisaku;Wada, Tomohisa
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.277-283
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    • 2021
  • The objective of this project is to conduct an underwater survey. The primary goal is to develop a device that can achieve the desired output under test conditions. For this reason, certain practical considerations must be taken into account, and the implementation is then developed to be carried out to obtain stable performance with the available hardware based on that experiment. The experiment was performed via BlueROV2 (Remotely Operated Vehicle) using RaspberryPi and softwares such as QGC (QGroundControl) and ArduPilot. This paper explains the work, the results with the collected data and how we implemented the work is presented in the end. The intention of this experiment is to connect two PCs using RaspberryPi with MAVLink communication using a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf device.

쌀의 호응집성에 대한 QTLs 분석 (Analysis of Quantitative Trait Loci (QTL) Associated with the Gel Consistency in Rice)

  • 김태헌;손재근;김경민
    • 한국육종학회지
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    • 제41권4호
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    • pp.474-481
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    • 2009
  • 본 연구에서는 자포니카형인 '낙동'과 통일형인 '삼강' 조합의 DH 집단을 이용하여 식미를 결정하는 특성 중 하나인 호응집성과 미립의 이화학적 특성인 천립중, 장폭비, 아밀로즈 함량, 단백질 함량, 지질 함량 및 전분 함량 간 상관관계를 검정하였다. 또한 호응집성의 QTL을 분석하고, 각 QTL에 속하는 DNA marker와 DH 집단의 호응집성 및 품종별 호응집성 간 관계를 분석하였다. '삼강/낙동' DH 집단의 호응집성 범위는 35~94 mm로 비교적 넓은 범위의 변이를 나타내었고 양친의 범위를 벗어나는 초월분리현상을 나타내었다. '삼강/낙동' DH 집단에서 호응집성은 미립의 이화학적특성 중 아밀로즈 함량과는 연으로 분류된 계통에서만 부의 유의성 있는 상관관계를 나타내었고, 지질 함량과는 중 및 전체 계통에서는 부의 상관관계를 나타내었으나 연으로 분류된 계통과는 정의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 단백질 함량과는 연으로 분류된 계통과는 정의 상관관계, 중과 전체 계통에서는 부의 상관관계를 나타내었으며, 전분 함량에서는 연으로 분류된 계통에서만 호응집성과 부의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 호응집성과 연관된 QTL은 4번(qgc4)과 11번(qgc11) 염색체에서 탐색되었으며 LOD score는 각각 3.1, 2.9를 나타내었고 두 QTL의 설명 가능한 표현형 변이는 23%로 비교적 크게 작용하고 있었다. '삼강/낙동' DH 집단에서 gel의 길이가 긴 상위 10개 계통과 짧은 하위 10개 계통을 대상으로 QTL 연관 DNA marker와 호응집성간의 관계분석에서 S4026과 RM287은 gel의 길이와 연관성이 높은 것으로 나타났다.

Inhibitory Effects of ECQ on Indomethacin-Induced Gastric Damage in Rats

  • Jung, Juho;Nam, Yoonjin;Sohn, Uy Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제16권6호
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    • pp.399-404
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    • 2012
  • We investigated inhibitory effects of extract containing quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside (ECQ) extracted from Rumex Aquaticus Herba on indomethacin-induced gastric damage in Rats. Gastritis was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats (200~220 g) by oral administration of indomethacin at a dose of 40 mg/kg. One hour before administration of indomethacin, animals were orally pretreated with ECQ at doses of 0.3, 1, 3 or 10 mg/kg. Six hours after indomethacin administration, the rats were sacrificed and the stomach was excised and opened along the greater curvature, and the surface area of gastric lesion was measured using optical microscope. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), myeloperoxidase (MPO) activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were measured by ELISA. Western blot analysis was performed to detect protein expression of SOD-2. Linear hemorrhagic mucosal lesions were observed in the stomach 6 hours after oral administration of indomethacin. Pretreatment with ECQ significantly reduced the severity of the lesions in a dose-dependent manner. It also inhibited the reductions in SOD and CAT activities and SOD expression by the indomethacin-induced gastric damage. In addition, the pretreatment with ECQ significantly suppressed the elevation of the MPO activity and the MDA levels induced by indomethacin. These results suggest that ECQ has the inhibitory effects via antioxidative action against indomethacin-induced gastritis in rats.

Effect of ECQ on Iodoacetamide-Induced Chronic Gastritis in Rats

  • Lee, Se Eun;Song, Hyun Ju;Park, Sun Young;Nam, Yoonjin;Min, Chang Ho;Lee, Do Yeon;Jeong, Jun Yeong;Ha, Hyun Su;Kim, Hyun-Jung;Whang, Wan Kyun;Jeong, Ji Hoon;Kim, In Kyeom;Kim, Hak Rim;Min, Young Sil;Sohn, Uy Dong
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • 제17권5호
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    • pp.469-477
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    • 2013
  • This study investigated effect of extract containing quercetin-3-O-${\beta}$-D-glucuronopyranoside from Rumex Aquaticus Herba (ECQ) against chronic gastritis in rats. To produce chronic gastritis, the animals received a daily intra-gastric administration of 0.1 ml of 0.15% iodoacetamide (IA) solution for 7 days. Daily exposure of the gastric mucosa to IA induced both gastric lesions and significant reductions of body weight and food and water intake. These reductions recovered with treatment with ECQ for 7 days. ECQ significantly inhibited the elevation of the malondialdehyde levels and myeloperoxidase activity, which were used as indices of lipid peroxidation and neutrophil infiltration. ECQ recovered the level of glutathione, activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), and expression of SOD-2. The increased levels of total NO concentration and iNOS expression in the IA-induced chronic gastritis were significantly reduced by treatment with ECQ. These results suggest that the ECQ has a therapeutic effect on chronic gastritis in rats by inhibitory actions on neutrophil infiltration, lipid peroxidation and various steps of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation.