Effects of Orostachys japonicus A. Berger on the Immune System

와송(瓦松) 추출물이 면역체계에 미치는 영향

  • Kwon, Jin (Dept. of Medical Administration, Kunjang College) ;
  • Han, Kwang-Soo (Dept. of Herb Resource, Woosuk University)
  • 권진 (군장대학 의무행정과) ;
  • 한광수 (우석대학교 허브자원학과)
  • Published : 2004.09.30

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of Orostachys japonicus A. Berger (OJB) on the immune system. Administration of OJB (500 mg/kg) enhanced viability of splenocytes and thymocytes in BALB/c mice, and also OJB increased of splenic T lymphocytes, significantly, increased CD4 positive $T_H$ cells and CD8 positive Tc cells. OJB markedly, enhanced the production of ${\gamma}-interferon$ in mice serum. OJB accelerated the apoptosis of L1210 and U937 leukemia cells and increased the expression of apoptosis-related ICE, c-myc, p53 gene. These results suggest that OJB have an immuno-regulatory and anti-cancer activity.

와송 (OJB)의 면역 및 항암 효과를 관찰한 결과, 와송은 생쥐의 비장 및 흉선세포의 생존율을 증가시켰으며, 임파구 아집단분석 결과 비장 T세포를 유의성있게 증가시켰는데 비장 T세포 중의 $T_H$세포 및 Tc세포가 모두 증가되었고, 혈청 중 ${\gamma}-interferon$의 생성을 현저하게 증가시켰다. 또한 와송은 L1210세포 및 U937세포 등의 백혈병세포의 아폽토시스를 촉진시키는 항암능력을 보유하고 있었다.

Keywords

References

  1. Abbas AK, Lichman AH, Poper JS (1994) Cellular and molecular immunology 2:241-260, W.B. Saunders, USA
  2. Birch DE, Kolmodin L, Laird WJ, McKinney N, Wong J, Young KKY, Zangenberg Dowdy S, Weardon S (1983) Statistics for research. p. 262, Wiley, U.S.A.
  3. Roitt I, Brostoff J, Male D (2001) Immunology 4th ed: 11.1-11.14, Mosby London GA, Zoccoli MA, (1996). Simplified Hot-Start PCR. Nature 381:445-446 https://doi.org/10.1038/381445a0
  4. Enavall E, Perlmann P (1972) Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. III, Quantitation of specific antibodies of enzyme labelled anti-immunoglobulin in antigen-coated tubes. J. Immunol. 109:129-135
  5. Fong TA, Mosmann TR (1989) The role of interferon-gamma in delayed type hypersensitivity mediated by Th1 clones. J. Immunol 143:2887-2893
  6. Kerr JFR, Winterford CM, Harmon BV (1994) Apoptosis: its significance in cancer and cancer therapy. Cancer 73:2013-2026 https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19940415)73:8<2013::AID-CNCR2820730802>3.0.CO;2-J
  7. Kerr JFR, Wyllie AH, Currie AR (1972) Apoptosrs: a basic biological phenomenon with wide-ranging implications in tissue kinetics. Br. J. Cancer 26:239-257 https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1972.33
  8. Mosmann T (l983) Rapid colorimetric assay for cellular growth and survival application to proliferation and cytotoxic assays. J. Immunol. methods 65:55-63 https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1759(83)90303-4
  9. Nicoletti I, Migliorati G, Pagliacci MC, Grignani G, Riccardi CA (1991) Rapid and simple method for measuring thymocyte apoptosis by propidium iodide staining and flow cytometry. J. Immunol. Methods 139:271-279 https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1759(91)90198-O
  10. Shortman K, Backson H (1974) The differentiation of T lymphocytes. I. Proliferation kinetics and interrelationships of subpopulations of mouse thymus cells. Cell. Immunol. 12:230-246 https://doi.org/10.1016/0008-8749(74)90075-6
  11. Thompson CB (1995) Apoptosis in the pathogenesis and treatment of disease. Science 267:1456-1462 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.7878464
  12. 박희준 (1992) 와송의 화학성분 및 항돌연변이 활성에 관한 연구. 한국생명과학회지 2(1):69-71
  13. 양서현 (1989) 靈芝, 山慈姑, 仙鶴草,瓦松이 흰쥐의 자연살해세포에 미치는 영향. 대한한의학회지 10(2):103-114
  14. 鄭普燮 (1990) 鄕藥大事典. 永林社. p. 600