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Blood Pathology Lab혈액병리 연구실

천연물 유래 신경보호 물질

향신료와 약용식물, 그 성분이 알츠하이머병의 여러 병리 과정에 동시에 작용하는지 무세포 분석과 신경세포 모델에서 시험합니다.

알츠하이머병에는 아밀로이드-β 응집, 신경전달물질 아세틸콜린의 감소, 산화 스트레스, 염증 등 여러 과정이 동시에 관여합니다. 하나의 표적만 겨냥한 약물은 성과가 제한적이었기 때문에, 연구실은 이러한 과정에 함께 작용할 수 있는 식물 추출물과 그 성분을 연구합니다. 후추, 정향, 카다멈, 회향, 딜, 아즈와인, 커리잎(Murraya)의 카바졸 알칼로이드, 판단(Pandanus), 그리고 균류인 동충하초(Cordyceps) 등이 대표적입니다.

추출물은 아세틸콜린에스터레이스 억제, 항산화 활성, 아밀로이드-β 응집을 보는 무세포 분석과, 아밀로이드-β나 과산화수소에 노출한 SH-SY5Y 인간 신경모세포종 세포에서 시험하며 세포 생존, 활성산소, 미토콘드리아 막전위를 측정합니다. 분자 도킹으로 효과를 내는 성분을 찾습니다. 피토스테롤, 트리테르펜산 등 식물 성분군에 관한 종설 논문도 발표했습니다.

주요 연구 방법

  • 무세포 분석: 아세틸콜린에스터레이스 억제, 항산화 활성, 아밀로이드-β 응집
  • 아밀로이드-β·과산화수소 스트레스를 준 SH-SY5Y 신경모세포종 세포
  • 활성산소 및 미토콘드리아 막전위 측정
  • 유효 성분 동정과 분자 도킹

관련 연구 성과

  1. Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Multitarget Actions of Pentacyclic Triterpenic Acids in Alzheimer’s Disease: Mechanistic Insights

    Molecules 31(12):2018 (2026)

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  2. Himadri Sharma, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Neuroprotective Evaluation of Murraya Carbazoles: In Vitro and Docking Insights into Their Anti-AChE and Anti-Aβ Activities.

    PubMed 30(15) (2025)

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  3. Himadri Sharma, Hye-Won Yang, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Multivalent Neuroprotective Activity of Elettaria cardamomum (Cardamom) and Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel) in H2O2-Induced Oxidative Stress in SH-SY5Y Cells and Acellular Assays

    Pharmaceuticals 18(1):2 (2024)

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  4. Himadri Sharma, Hye-Won Yang, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Neuroprotection by Anethum graveolens (Dill) Seeds and Its Phytocompounds in SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Acellular Assays

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25(13):7104 (2024)

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  5. Himadri Sharma

    In vitro evaluation of neuroprotective effect of Anethum graveolens and its bioactives in H 2 O 2 -induced oxidative stress model of SH-SY5Y and biochemical studies

    Alzheimer's Association International Conference (2024)

  6. Himadri Sharma, Hye-Won Yang, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Trachyspermum ammi Bioactives Promote Neuroprotection by Inhibiting Acetylcholinesterase, Aβ-Oligomerization/Fibrilization, and Mitigating Oxidative Stress In Vitro

    Antioxidants 13(1):9 (2023)

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  7. Himadri Sharma, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Unique Bioactives from Zombie Fungus (Cordyceps) as Promising Multitargeted Neuroprotective Agents

    Nutrients 16(1):102 (2023)

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  8. Himadri Sharma, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Black Pepper (Piper nigrum) Alleviates Oxidative Stress, Exerts Potential Anti-Glycation and Anti-AChE Activity: A Multitargeting Neuroprotective Agent against Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Antioxidants 12(5):1089 (2023)

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  9. Himadri Sharma, Danyeong Kim, Kyu Hwan Shim, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Multi-Targeting Neuroprotective Effects of Syzygium aromaticum Bud Extracts and Their Key Phytocompounds against Neurodegenerative Diseases

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(9):8148 (2023)

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  10. Kyu Hwan Shim, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Mechanistic Insights into the Neuroprotective Potential of Sacred Ficus Trees

    Nutrients 14(22):4731 (2022)

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  11. Kyu Hwan Shim, Min Ju Kang, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Beauty of the beast: anticholinergic tropane alkaloids in therapeutics

    Natural Products and Bioprospecting 12(1):33 (2022)

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  12. Mario A. Tan, Hayato Ishikawa, Seong Soo A. An

    Pandanus amaryllifolius Exhibits In Vitro Anti-Amyloidogenic Activity and Promotes Neuroprotective Effects in Amyloid-β-Induced SH-SY5Y Cells

    Nutrients 14(19):3962 (2022)

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  13. Mario A. Tan, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Phyto-Carbazole Alkaloids from the Rutaceae Family as Potential Protective Agents against Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Antioxidants 11(3):493 (2022)

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  14. Mario A. Tan, Niti Sharma, Seong Soo A. An

    Multi-Target Approach of Murraya koenigii Leaves in Treating Neurodegenerative Diseases

    Pharmaceuticals 15(2):188 (2022)

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  15. Niti Sharma, Mario A. Tan, Seong Soo A. An

    Phytosterols: Potential Metabolic Modulators in Neurodegenerative Diseases

    International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(22):12255 (2021)

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  16. Niti Sharma, Mario A. Tan, Seong Soo A. An

    Mechanistic Aspects of Apiaceae Family Spices in Ameliorating Alzheimer’s Disease

    Antioxidants 10(10):1571 (2021)

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  17. Mario A. Tan, Byron Leander U. Tan, Maribel G. Nonato, Seong Soo A. An

    Neuroprotective effects on amyloid-beta induced cytotoxicity of Pandanus clementis Merr

    3 Biotech 11(7):330 (2021)

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  18. Siva Kumar Solleti, Hoshiyar Singh, Acharya Balkrishna, Niti Sharma, Anurag Varshney

    Withanolides from Withania somnifera Ameliorate Neutrophil Infiltration in Endotoxin-Induced Peritonitis by Regulating Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Cytokines

    Planta Medica 88(06):466–478 (2021)

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  19. Mario A. Tan, Elena Zakharova, Seong Soo A. An

    Diaportheone A Analogues Instigate a Neuroprotective Effect by Protecting Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells from Oxidative Stress

    Biology 10(3):199 (2021)

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  20. Mario A. Tan, Seong Soo A. An

    Potential therapeutic agents from Philippine medicinal plants against Alzheimer's disease

    Alzheimer s & Dementia 16(S9) (2020)

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  21. Mario A. Tan, Seong Soo A. An

    Neuroprotective potential of the oxindole alkaloids isomitraphylline and mitraphylline in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells

    3 Biotech 10(12):517 (2020)

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  22. Mario A. Tan, Sebastian Jesus B. Gonzalez, Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro, Seong Soo A. An

    Neuroprotective effects of vomifoliol, isolated from Tarenna obtusifolia Merr. (Rubiaceae), against amyloid-beta1-42-treated neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells

    3 Biotech 10(10):424 (2020)

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  23. Prateek Pathak, Jurica Novak, Vladislav Naumovich, Maria Grishina, Acharya Balkrishna, Niti Sharma, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Vladimir Potemkin, Amita Verma

    Polyphenolic rich extract of Oroxylum indicum alleviate β-glucuronidase activity via down-regulate oxidative stress: Experimental and computational studies

    Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology 29:101804 (2020)

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  24. Acharya Balkrishna, Pradeep Nain, Anshul Chauhan, Niti Sharma, Abhishek Kumar Gupta, Ravikant Ranjan, Anurag Varshney

    Super Critical Fluid Extracted Fatty Acids from Withania somnifera Seeds Repair Psoriasis-Like Skin Lesions and Attenuate Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines (TNF-α and IL-6) Release

    Biomolecules 10(2):185 (2020)

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  25. Mario A. Tan, Mark Wilson Lagamayo, Grecebio Jonathan D. Alejandro, Seong Soo A. An

    Anti-Amyloidogenic and Cyclooxygenase Inhibitory Activity of Guettarda speciosa

    Molecules 24(22):4112 (2019)

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  26. Acharya Balkrishna, Subrata Kumar Das, Subarna Pokhrel, A. B. Joshi, Laxmi, Sudeep Verma, Vinai K Sharma, Vinamra Sharma, Niti Sharma, C. S. Joshi

    Colchicine: Isolation, LC–MS QTof Screening, and Anticancer Activity Study of Gloriosa superba Seeds

    Molecules 24(15):2772 (2019)

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  27. Acharya Balkrishna, Ravikant Ranjan, Sachin Shridhar Sakat, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Ravikant Shukla, Khemraj Joshi, Raviraj Anand Devkar, Niti Sharma, Sonia Saklani, Prateek Pathak, Pratima Kumari, Veena R. Agarwal

    Evaluation of polyherbal ayurvedic formulation ‘Peedantak Vati’ for anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties

    Journal of Ethnopharmacology 235:361–374 (2019)

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  28. Acharya Balkrishna, Niti Sharma, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Nayan Deep Mishra, Chandra Shekhar Joshi

    Green synthesis, characterisation and biological studies of AgNPs prepared using Shivlingi ( Bryonia laciniosa ) seed extract

    IET Nanobiotechnology 12(3):371–375 (2017)

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  29. Acharya Bal Krishna, Hemanth Kumar Manikyam, Vinay Kumar Sharma, Niti Sharma

    Single dose oral toxicity study of Picrorhiza kurroa rhizome extract in Wistar rats

    Fundamental Toxicological Sciences 3(1):9–12 (2016)

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  30. Acute oral toxicity study in rats with Mucuna pruriens seed extract

    (2016)

  31. Clastogenic effect of Picrorhiza kurroa rhizome extract on cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes

    Journal of HerbMed Pharmacology (2016)

  32. Ergot Alkaloids: A Review on Therapeutic Applications

    (2016)

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  33. Venkateswararao Eeda, Min‐Jeong Son, Niti Sharma, Manoj Manickam, Pulla Reddy Boggu, Young Ho Kim, Sun‐Hee Woo, Sang‐Hun Jung

    Exploration of Pharmacophore in Chrysosplenol C as Activator in Ventricular Myocyte Contraction

    ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters 6(7):758–763 (2015)

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  34. Acute Oral Toxicity Study of Paris polyphylla extract in Rats

    International Journal of Phytomedicine (2015)

  35. Cytotoxicity Study in Non Malignant Fibroblast L929 Cell Line with Mucuna pruriens Seed Extract

    International Journal of Phytomedicine (2015)

  36. Niti Sharma, P Sharma, ND Jasuja, SC Joshi

    Ameliorative efficiency of Coriandrum sativum seed extract on atherosclerosis and oxidative stress in male albino hyperlipidemic rabbits

    Res. J. Pharm. Biol. Chem. Sci 5:26-39 (2014)