Abstract:
A method for or treating respiratory disease according to an embodiment includes administering to a subject in need thereof an extract of Siraitia grosvenorii residuals as an effective component. The extract of Siraitia grosvenorii residuals has, in an animal model having asthma induced by ovalbumin (OVA), an effect of reducing airway hyper-responsiveness, inhibiting inflammatory cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), reducing Th2 cytokines (IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13) in BALF, reducing inflammation and tissue damage in lung tissues, inhibiting contraction of airway smooth muscle and airway inflammation, an effect of inhibiting expression of IL-13, TARC, TNF-α, IL-17, and MUC5AC, which is a gene encoding mucus protein, in lung tissues, an effect of reducing the level of ovalbumin-specific IgE in blood serum, and an effect of reducing ROS in alveolar cells which is generated in excess amount due to fine dust.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a health functional food composition for prevention, treatment or amelioration of diabetic complications or angioedema containing a mixed extract of Hedera helix leaves and Coptis chinensis as an active ingredient. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition and a health functional food composition for prevention, treatment or amelioration of diabetic complications or angioedema further containing an extract of Rheum palmatum, Puerariae radix, Ginkgo leaves, Cassiae semen, blueberry, bilberry, raspberry, or grape seeds as an active ingredient, in addition to the mixed extract of Hedera helix leaves and Coptis chinensis.
Abstract:
A composition for strengthening, developing, differentiating, or regenerating muscle, or preventing, ameliorating, or treating muscle loss or muscle fatigue includes a Schizonepeta tenuifolia extract as an effective component. The Schizonepeta tenuifolia extract as an effective component has the effects of restoring the viability of muscle cells, increasing the endurance time on the rotarod performance test, i.e., the holding time without falling off from the rod, compared to the control group, reducing the content of LDH, AST, and ALT in blood, increasing the grip strength, enhancing the expression amount of energy metabolism-related genes in muscle tissues, increasing the density of muscle fibers in muscle tissues, inducing a change in the fibroblast arrangement to have a well-organized structure, and reducing the expression of MuRF1 in muscle tissues, as compared to the control group.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating hyperuricemia or metabolic disorders related with hyperuricemia comprising an extract of Alpinia oxyphylla as an effective ingredient. Because the extract of Alpinia oxyphylla of the present invention can reduce the uric acid amount in blood of an animal model and is derived from natural products, and the raw materials can be easily obtained, it can be widely used in industries that are related to hyperuricemia or metabolic disorders related with hyperuricemia. It can be effectively used for prevention, amelioration, or treatment of gout or gouty arthritis, in particular.
Abstract:
The extract of a mixture of cinnamon twig and moutan root bark, cinnamon twig and peony root, or cinnamon twig and poria according to the present invention has been confirmed to inhibit the excessive generation of advanced glycation end-products, which occurs under chronic diabetic conditions, exhibit the effect of fragmentizing a cross-link between the advanced glycation end-products and matrix proteins, have an excellent effect in inhibiting the generation of the advanced glycation end-products in a human retinal pigment epithelial cell line subjected to a hyperglycemic or aging environment, and have excellent effects in delaying, preventing, and treating diabetic complications, muscular degeneration, commotio retinae, and lower extremity edema in various animal models of diabetic complications, macular degeneration, and lower extremity edema, and thus the mixture extract can effectively be used as an active ingredient for a composition for preventing and treating diabetic complications, including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy. and diabetic neuropathy, and angioedema, including macular (retinal) edema, macular degeneration, and varicose veins.
Abstract:
A method for treating osteoarthritis according to an embodiment of the present invention includes administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an extract of Alpinia oxyphylla. The extract of Alpinia oxyphylla can reduce the expression of IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α and COX-2 as an inflammatory factor and also the expression of MMP-9 as a cartilage degeneration-inducing factor, and can heal the cartilage damage, and thus it can be advantageously used as a functional health food composition for prevention or improvement of osteoarthritis or a therapeutic agent for osteoarthritis.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating angioedema, containing as an active ingredient a peony root extract or an extract of a mixture of peony root and licorice. In particular, the extract of a mixture of peony root and licorice according to the present invention inhibits the excessive generation of advanced glycation end products, which may cause macular degeneration, inhibits blood-retinal barrier breakdown causing retinal edema in various animal models, protects or treats a subretinal region causing dry macular degeneration, inhibits angiogenesis causing wet macular degeneration, and thus can be usefully used as an active ingredient for the composition for preventing and treating angioedema including macular degeneration, macular edema, retinal edema, or varicose veins.