Abstract

After preparing extracts from fresh Styela plicata using methanol, ethanol, acetone, and water, the antioxidant and tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-{\alpha}$ inducing ability of the extracts were evaluated. Most of the extracts showed more than 50% inhibitory activity against malonedialdehyde formation, and methanol extract exhibited the highest activity with values of 59.3%. The water and acetone extracts contained glutathione contents of 18.5 and $12.3\;{\mu}M$, respectively, however, these were not detected in the other extracts. $TNF-{\alpha}$ inducing abilities of the extracts were determined with RAW 264.7 cells. The water extract increased $TNF-{\alpha}$ production with correlation to increase of the added amount. However, the other extracts could not induce $TNF-{\alpha}$ production in RAW 264.7 cells. The results indicated that the antioxidant activities of S. plicata extracts were different depending on extracting solvents, and the water extract showed significant $TNF-{\alpha}$ inducing activity.

메탄올, 에탄올, 아세톤 그리고 물을 이용하여 신선한 오만둥이의 추출물을 제조한 후, 추출물의 항산화능 및 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 유도능을 조사하였다. 아세톤 추출물을 제외한 대부분의 추출물은 malonedialdehyde 생성을 50% 이상 저해하는 항산화능을 보였으며, 메탄올 추출물은 가장 높은 값인 59.3%의 malonedialdehyde 생성 저해능을 나타내었다. 물과 아세톤 추출물은 각각 18.5와 $12.3\;{\mu}M$의 glutathione 함량을 보였지만 그 외의 추출물에서는 검출되지 않았다. 추출물들의 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 유도능을 RAW 264.7 세포주로 조사하였다. 오만둥이 물 추출물은 첨가량이 증가할수록 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 생성을 증가시켰다. 그러나 그 이외의 추출물들은 RAW 264.7 세포주에서의 증가할수록 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 생성을 유도하지 못하였다.

Keywords

• Antioxidant;
• immunostimulatory;
• Styela plicata;
• $TNF-{\alpha}$