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Salt-water Processing-dependent Change in Anti-oxidative and Anti-inflammatory Effects of Cortex Eucommiae

  • Journal of Korean Medicine Rehabilitation
  • Abbr : JKMR
  • 2017, 27(2), pp.29-38
  • Publisher : The Korean Academy Of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Korean Medicine

고원일 1 이진호 2 In-Hyuk Ha 2 정화진 2 Lee In Hee 2 이재웅 2 김은지 2 Byeong-gu Gang 1 Se Hwan Jeon 1 Yongkyu Cho 1 김민정 2

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ABSTRACT

ObjectivesThe present study aimed to investigate the change in marker compounds, anti-oxidative and anti-inflammatory effects of salt-water processed Cortex Eucommiae.MethodsTo evaluate the influence of processing on anti-oxidant effect of Cortex Eucommiae, changes in total phenol, total flavonoid, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) free radical scavenging, 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS) free radical scavenging, and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) between processed and raw Cortex Eucommiae were assessed. In addition, nitrite assay was conducted to de-termine the influence of processing on anti-inflammatory effect of Cortex Eucommiae. Cell viability was also examined as to elucidate whether processing affects cytotoxicity of Cortex Eucommiae. Finally, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis was conducted to monitor changes in pinoresinol diglucoside amount of processed and raw Cortex Eucommiae.ResultsSalt-water processed Cortex Eucommiae showed higher total phenol and fla-vonoid amount, compared to raw Cortex Eucommiae. Furthermore, anti-oxidative activity of processed Cortex Eucommiae was improved as discovered in DPPH, ABTS, and FRAP assays. Anti-inflammatory effect of Cortex Eucommiae was also enhanced following salt-water processing, as evidenced in nitrite assay. HPLC analysis found that the amount of pinoresinol diglucoside, widely known as the marker compound of Cortex Eucommiae, increases through salt-water processing. All experiments were performed with non-toxic concentration of Cortex Eucommiae; processing did not affect the cytotoxicity of Cortex Eucommiae up to the currently adopted concentration.ConclusionsThe present results support that salt-water processing of Cortex Eucommiae is beneficial in terms of marker compound amount, anti-oxidative, and anti-in-flammatory activities. Additional investigations are needed to standardize the processing method of Cortex Eucommiae. (J Korean Med Rehabil 2017;27(2):29-38)

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