생약추출물 유도형 Nitric Oxide Synthase 저해활성 검색

류재하,이소영,박재현,이화진,장세란,은진희,김남이,정연수,장미경,최영은,이숙현,손행자,안한나,고혜진 숙명여자대학교 약학연구소 2001 약학논문집-숙명여자대학교 Vol.17 No.-

Nitric Oxide (NO), derived from L-arginine, is produced by two types (constitutive and inducible) of nitric oxide synthase (NOS: cNOS and iNOS). The NO produced in large amounts by the iNOS is known to be responsible for the vasodilation and hypotension observed in septic shock and inflammation. The inhibitors of iNOS, thus, may be useful candidate for the treatment of inflammatory diseases accompanied by the overproduction of NO. We prepared alcoholic extracts of herbal drugs which have been used for the treatment of inflammation in oriental medicine. We have screened the inhibitory activity of NO production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages after the treatment of these extracts. Among the 81 kinds of extracts of herbal drugs, 34 extracts showed potent inhibitory activity of NO production above 50% at the concentration of 50 (μg/ml. The inhibitory activities of NO production were also evaluated for several solvent fractions at three different concentrations. Especially, hexane soluble fractions of Agrimonia pilosa, Hydrangea serrata, Machilus thunbergii, Prunella vulgaris, Saussurea lappa, Tussilago farfara, and ethyl acetate soluble fractions of Angelica gigas, Ostericum koreanum, Torilis japonica, Perilla frutescence showed moderate activity at 10 and/ or 25 (μg/ml. These fractions are promising candidates for the study of the activity-guided chromatographic purification of active compounds.

관상동맥질환의 중증도와 혈중지질치 및 아포지단백과의 상관관계

임현주,황종현,류재근,정병천,조용근,채성철,전재은,박의현 慶北大學校 醫科大學 1997 慶北醫大誌 Vol.38 No.1

목적 : 관상동맥질환의 위험인자로서 혈청지질 및 혈장 지단백에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있고 또 아포지단백이 관상동맥 질환을 일으키는데 다른 지질보다 더 중요하다는 연구가 많이 발표되고 있으나 우리나라에서는 아포지단백에 대한 연구가 그리 많지 않은 편이다. 이에 저자등은 혈중지질치와 새로운 위험인자로 알려지고 있는 아포지단백치를 측정하고 이들과 관상동맥질환 중증도와의 상관 관계를 알아보았다. 대상 및 방법 : 관상동맥질환이 의심되어 관상동맥조영술을 실시한 69명의 환자를 대상으로 하였으며 12시간 이상 공복후 혈청을 채취하여 총콜레스테롤, 중성지방, HDL-콜레스테롤, 아포지단백 AI (ape AI), 아포지단백 B (ape B)를 측정하였다. 관상동맥조영상 50%이상의 협착이 있는 혈관의 수 (lesion number), 최대협착을 합한 값 (lesion score), 각 분절의 최대협착을 합한 값 (total score), 가장 심한 협착 값 (peak stenosis) 등으로 관상동맥 중증도를 알아본 다음 이들과 혈청지질치, 아포지단백과의 상관 관계를 비교해 보았다. 상관 관계는 Spearman's correlation coefficient를 구하였다. 결과 : 관상동맥질환의 중증도와 각 지질치 간의 상관 관계를 비교해 보았을때 lesion number와 관계있는 것은 연령 (r=0.2789), 중성지방치 (r=0.2829)이며 lesion score와 관계있는 것은 연령(r=0.2911), 중성지방치0 (r=0.3316), 총콜레스테롤과 HDL-콜레스테롤의 비 (r=0.2361), apo B 치(r=0.2759), apo AI과 apo B의 비 (-0.3154)로 나타났다. Total score는 연령 (r=0.3100), 총콜레스테롤치 (r=0.2452), 중성지방치 (r=0.3022), 총콜레스테롤과 HDL-콜레스테롤의 비 (r=0.2770), apo B치 (r=0.2927), apo AI과 apo B의 비 (r=-0.3408)와 연관이 있었고 peak stenosis는 중성지방 치(r=0.3305), ape B 치 (r=0.2968), apo AI과 apo B의 비 (r=-0.3977)와 관계가 있었다. 연령으로 조정하여 partial correlation을 좌면, 관상동맥조영술상 중증도는 중성지방치 (r=0.3408), apo B 치(r=0.2877), apo AI과 apo B의 비 (r=-0.3460)와 유의한 상관 관계가 있었다. 이중 ape AI과 ape B의 비는 lesion score (r=-0.2640), total score (r=-0.3057), peak stenosis (r=-0.3460)와 유의한 상관관계를 보였다. 결론 : 이상의 결과로 보아 apo B치 그리고 apo AI과 apo B의 비가 관상동맥 중증도의 예견인자로 다른 혈중 지질 치보다 더 유용하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. Objectives : Recently, it was reported that the measurements of apolipoprotein levels may be valuable in the clinical assessment of coronary artery disease severity. However there are a few reports regarding to the relationship between coronary artery disease severity and apolipoprotein levels in Korea. Thus, we measured serum lipid and apolipoprotein levels and studied the relationship between coronary artery disease severity and serum lipids and apolipoproteins levels. Subjects and Methods : The 69 patients who underwent coronary angiography to evaluate chest pain were subjected to this study. We measured the levels of serum cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, apolipoprotein AI(apo AI) and apolipoprotein B(Apo B) and measured the severity of coronary artery disease by lesion number, lesion score, total score and peak stenosis. Then, we studied the relationship between coronary artery disease severity and apolipoproteins and calculated the correlation coefficient. Results : The results were as follows. There are significant correlation(r=0.3) between age, triglycerides, apo B levels, apo AI/B ratio and coronary artery disease severity. In controlling for age, tyiglycerides, apo B levels and apo AI/B ratio shows significant correlation(r=0.3) with coronary artery disease severity. Especially, apo AI/B ratio shows significant correlation(r=0.3) with lesion number, total score and peak stenosis. Conclusion : These results suggest that the apo B levels and the ratio of apo AI/B can be used as significant independent predictor for coronary artery disease severity rather than other serum lipid levels.

급성하벽심근경색에서 전흉부유도 ST절 하강의 의의

정병천,배호상,곽동훈,김영태,배용학,황종현,임현주,류재근,조용근,채성철,전재은,박의현 慶北大學校 醫科大學 1997 慶北醫大誌 Vol.38 No.2

목적 : 급성하벽심근경색증 환자에서 심전도상 흔히 동반되는 전흉부유도 ST절 하강의 의의를 알아보았다. 방법 : 심근경색후 24시간에서 48시간에 얻은 심전도를 기준으로 52명의 급성하벽심근경색증 환자를 전흉부유도에서 ST절의 하강이 있는 군과 없는 군으로 나누었으며 심도자, 관상동맥조영술, 심초음파도 및 방사성 핵종을 이용한 좌심구혈율 측정 등을 시행하였다. 결과 : 1) 좌심실확장기말압은 전흉부유도에서 ST절의 하강이 있는 경우에서 16.9±5.33mmHg로 없는 경우의 11.0±4.02mmHg보다 유의하게 높았다(p<0.05). 그러나 운동량 및 좌심구혈을은 흥부 유도상 ST절의 하강이 있는 경우 7.6±3.0 METs 및 53.9±9.1%로 없는 경우의 9.1±2.7 METs 및 54.6±9.5%보다 낮았으나 통계적 유의성은 없었다(p=0.180, p=0.823). 2) 관상동맥조영술상 전흉부 ST절의 하강이 동반된 군에서는 유의한 좌전하행지나 좌회선지의 협착이 있는 경우가 60.9% 및 57.9%로 ST절의 하강이 없는 군에서의 34.5% 및 7.7%와 비교해 좌관상동맥에 협착이 동반된 경우가 많았다(p=0.050, p=0.001). 3) 관상동맥조영술상 세 혈관질환의 빈도는 흉부유도상 ST절의 하강을 보인 23예에서 10예로 ST절 하강이 없었던 29예중 2예에 비하여 유의하게 많았고(P=0.007), 단 혈관질환의 빈도는 ST절의 하강을 보인 군에서 23예중 5예로 ST절 하강이 없었던 29예중 17예에 비하여 유의하게 적었다(P=0.002). 두 혈관질환의 경우에는 각각 8예와 10예로 양군간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 4) 흉부유도상 ST절 하강의 빈도는 단 혈관질환 22예 중 5예에서, 두 혈관질환 18예중 8예, 세 혈관질환 12예 중 10예에서 관찰되어 협착이 있는 관상동맥의 수가 많을수록 ST절의 하강이 나타나는 빈도가 많음을 보였다(p=0.00308). 그러나 흉부유도상 나타난 ST절의 하강을 모두 합하여 구한 ST절 하강의 합은 협착이 있는 관상동맥의 수와 통계적인 유의성이 없었다. 5) 심초음파도상 좌심실 하벽의 벽운동은 ST절 하강을 보인 군에서는 akinesia가 83.3%, hypokinesia가 11.1%, 정상 벽운동이 5.6%로, ST절 하강이 없었던 군에서의 dyskinesia가 3.6%, akinesia가 39.3%, hypokinesia가 25.0%, 정상 벽운동이 32.1%와 비교하여 ST절의 하강이 있는 군에서 유의하게 벽운동의 장애가 빈번함을 보였다(p=0.03891). 그러나 좌심실전벽, 측벽 및 중격부위에서는 유의한 벽운동의 차이가 없었다. 결론 : 급성하벽심근경색증 환자의 전흉부유도에서 ST절의 하강이 동반되는 경우 다혈관 질환의 가능성이 높으며 좌심실확장기말압이 상승되었고 운동능력은 감소되어 있었다. 또한 심초음파도상 좌심실하벽의 벽운동장애도 심하였다. 따라서 전흉부 ST절의 하강을 동반한 급성하벽심근경색증 환자는 전흉부유도에 ST절 하강이 없는 경우보다 예후가 불량할 것으로 생각되며, 보다 적극적인 치료가 필요할 것으로 생각된다. The purpose of this study was to determine the significance of precordial ST segment depression appearing during acute inferior myocardial infarction and to assess the correlation of that with angiographic finding. 52 patients were allocated into two groups based on the existence of precordial ST segment depression : 23 patients with ST segment depression and 29 patients without ST segment depression. The extent of coronary artery disease as well as the prevalence of significant stenosis (≥70%) in left anterior descending artery were more frequent in patients showing precordial ST segment depression than in patients not showing them (p=0.050) and the result were similar in cases of left circumplex artery (p=0.001). On echocrdiographic examination of left ventricular (LV) wall motion, it showed more severely decreased inferior LV wall motion in patients showing precordial ST segment depression than in patients not showing them (p=0.03891) even though the other segment of LV wall motion didn't show the statistical difference between both groups. The other cardiac parameters such as LVEDP, exercise amount (METs) and ejection fraction were tend to showing bad profile in patients with precordial ST segment depression. From the above results, we could deduce that patients with precordial ST segment depression have relatively large infarction or concomitant left coronary artery disease, so they need more caution and intensive theraphy.

암세포주에 대한 우황 50% MeOH 엑스와 함암제의 병용효과

殷載淳,康城溶,韓宗鉉 又石大學校 1994 論文集 Vol.16 No.-

The studies were conducted to investigate the combined effects of 50% MeOH extract of Be-zoar Bovis(MEB) and several anti-tumor drugs. The effects of MEB and several anti-tumor druge on the proliferation of HaLa, Hep G2, SNU-1, MOLT-4 and S 180 cells estimated by MTT colorimetric assays. MEB inhibited the proliferation of HeLa, Hep G2, SNU-1, MOLT-4 and S 180 cell. The inhibitory action of mitomycin C(MMC), cisplatin(CPT) or 5-fluorouracil(5-FU) on the proliferation of HeLa cell was increased by the combined of MEB and their drugs, and the inhibitory action of MMC or CPT on the proliferation of Hep G2 and S 180 cell was increased by the treatment of MEB and their drugs. MEB inhibited the proliferation of Balb/c 3T3 and Tlymphocyte at 10^-4g/ml. The 50% inhibitory concentration of MMC, CPT and 5-FU on T lymphocyte were 0.75, 0.57 and 28.35㎍/ml repectively. The inhibitory activity of MMC, CPT or 5-FU treated group, respectively, on the proliferation of T lymphocyte was increased by the combined treatment MEB and their drugs. MEB increased the number of leukocyte at 5th day. In the groups of the combined treatment of MMC and MEB, the number of leukocytes and the weight of thymus were increased significantly than MMC treated group. MEB increased the number of total peritoneal cells and inbibited the exudation of evans blue into peritoneum. In conclusion, this paper suggest that MEB inhibits the proliferation of HeLa, Hep G2, SNU-1, MOLT-4 and S 180 cells, and the combined treatment of anti-tumor drugs and MEB increase the inhibitory activity of their drugs on several tumor cells. MEB has the possibility of decreasing the side effect of anti-tumor drugs such as leukopenia and immunsuppression.

靑皮가 마우스의 免疫細胞에 미치는 影響

殷載淳,吳贊鎬,鄭鉉雨 대한동의병리학회 1998 동의생리병리학회지 Vol.12 No.2

靑皮는 疏肝破氣 및 消積化滯하는 작용이 있는 약물로 대부분 氣滯로 인한 증상들에 사용되고 있지만 임상상 活血之劑와 配合하여 氣滯血瘀나 血瘀脇痛등에 應用되고 있다. 氣滯는 각종의 스트레스등으로 인하여 발생되어 血行을 不暢하게 하고, 심지어는 正氣까지도 손상시킨다. 正氣의 손상은 바로 免疫機能의 低下라고도 말할 수 있는데, 免疫이란 非自己로 인식된 異常細胞를 처리함으로써 個體의 恒常性을 維持하려는 현상을 말한다. 면역에 先天的 免疫과 T림프구 및 B림프구가 관여하는 特異性 免疫이 있고, 免疫作用에 관여하는 細胞로는 特異性 免疫에 관여하는 免疫細胞外에도 Macrophage, NK cell, 수지상 세포 및 랑게르한스 세포등을 들 수 있다. 뇌의 기능은 심장에서 방출되는 혈액의 공급에 의해 이루어지는데, 만약 혈액의 공급이 제대로 이루어지지 않으면 많은 질환들이 발생한다. 그 중 虛血性 腦疾患은 충분한 양의 혈액이 뇌를 공급되지 않거나 공급되고 있는 혈액내의 산소농도가 떨어져 발생하는 것으로써 임상적으로는 運動麻痺·知覺痲痺등 神經機能 消失등의 증상을 보이기 때문에 東醫學的으로는 이를 風病이라 하고, 風病은 대체적으로 陰虛나 血虛등으로도 발생할 수 있어 陰虛動風證 또는 血虛生風證등의 病證들이 있다. 그리하여 각종 氣滯로 인한 氣滯則血滯가 발생되거나 또는 正氣가 손상되어 氣虛則血虛하기 때문에 陰虛나 血虛등으로 인한 運動麻痺나 知覺麻痺가 발생한다. 이러한 이유등으로 本 硏究者들은 혈류장애 질환치료에 사용되는 韓藥材中 靑皮의 작용을 규명하는 硏究의 일환으로 靑皮가 면역기능에 어떠한 영향을 미치는가에 대하여 알아보기 위하여 동결건조된 靑皮를 마우스에 1일 1회씩 7일간 투여한 후 T-lymphcyte의 Apoptosis와 sub-population, 그리고 proliferation 및 Peritoneal macrophage의 nitric oxide 생성과 phagocytic activity를 관찰한 결과 DNA fragmentation과 sub-population에는 별다른 영향을 주지 않았지만 proliferation에 있어서는 증식이 촉진되었고, 복강 macrophage의 nitric oxide 생성과 phagocytic activity에 있어서는 NO는 감소하였으나 phagocytic activity는 현저히 증가하였다. 이는 靑皮가 NO 생성을 억제하여 phagocytic activity를 증가시킨 결과라 思料된다. 이상과 같은 實驗結果들을 통해서 볼 때 靑皮는 臨床的으로 각종 氣滯로 인한 正氣損傷과 血液循環障碍가 동시에 나타날 때에만 正氣를 보충해주는 役割을 할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. The purpose of this research was to investigate effects of Citri Reticulatae Viride Pericarpium water extract(CRVP) on immunocytes in mice. The administration of CRVP did not affect apoptosis and sub-population of mouse T-lymphocytes, but increased the proliferation of T-lymphocytes. CRVP decreased nitric oxide production from mouse peritoneal macrophage, but increased a phagocytic activity of macrophages. These results suggest that CRVP does not affect T cell mediated immunity, but increases the phagocytic activity of peritoneal macrophages.

자궁암세포(HeLa)에 대한 사군자탕과 수종 항암제의 병용투여 효과

은재순,김현욱,소준노,오찬호,이송재 又石大學校 1993 論文集 Vol.15 No.-

The studies were conducted to investigate the combined effects of Sa Kunja Tang(SKT) and several anti-cancer drugs. The effects of SKT and several anti-cancer drugs on the proliferation of HeLa cells, human cervical cell line, was estimated by MTT colorimetric assays. The SKT extract inhibited the proliferation of HeLa cell at 10^-4g/ml. The inhibitory action of the mitomycin C(MMC), mercaptopurine(MCP) and 5-fluorouracil(5-Fu) treated group, respectively, on the proliferation of HeLa cell was increased by the SKT. When the mice were treated by the MMC, the number of leukocyte was decreased significantly at the 1st and 3rd day, but recovered at the 7th day. In the groups of the MMC treated with the SKT, the number of leukocytes was increased significantly than the group of the MMC treated only at the 3rd day. The SKT extract decreased the thymus weight of mice. The SKT extract increased the number of plaque forming cells(PFC), but the MMC treated group decreased the number of PFC. The combined treatment of MMC and the SKT increased the number of PFC significantly than the MMC treated group. The SKT extract increased the proliferation of T cells, but the MMC treated group decreased the proliferation of T cells. The combined treatment of MMC and the SKT increased T cell proliferation significantly than the MMC treated group. In conclusion, the results presented in this paper suggest that the SKT extract can decrease the dose of anti-cancer drugs on HeLa cell, and recover the side dffects of the MMC, such as leukopenia and immunosuppresion, without any intercalating the anti-proliferative action of the MMC in vivo.

복합재료의 미시 역학적 특성에 대한 이론적 해석

은상원,이재현 조선대학교 생산기술연구소 2005 生産技術硏究 Vol.27 No.2

By applying Eshelby's theory on the 'transformation' and 'inhomogeneity' problems of an ellipsoidal inclusion, a microscopic stress-strain is formulated for a composite material consisting of a matrix and a large number of aligned ellipsoidal inclusions. Some of the composites of practical interest, such as unidirectionally fiber-reinforced, particle dispersion strengthened and layered composites can be treated by changing the axial ratios of the ellipsoidal inclusion. The microscopic stress-strain relation obtained is applicable to elastic and elasto-plastic deformation of the composite in uniform loading.

複合生藥製劑의 止血作用및 摘出 子宮筋에 미치는 影響(第3報) : 加減當歸補血湯

殷載淳,廉思俊,韓宗鉉 又石大學校 1989 論文集 Vol.11 No.-

These experiments were performed to investigate the effects of the KAGAM-DANGKWI-BOHYUL TANG(KDBT) extract, clinically used in gynecology, on the hemostatis and on the contractile force of the isolated uterine muscle. The bleeding time and the plasma prothrombin time test were employed as the means to estimate the hemostatic effect of KDBT extract, and the contractile effect of the extract was measured. The experimental results were summarized as followings; 1. In mice treated with KDBT extract the plasm prothrombin time and the bleeding time were remarkably shortened compared with the control group. 2. The contractile effect of KDBT extract on the isolated uterine muscle was not blocked by atropine and cyproheptadine. 3. The contractile effect of KDBT extract on the isolated uterine muscle was inhibited by the pretreatment with verapamil. From these experimental results, it is concluded that the hemostatic effect of KDBT extract might be attributed to the stimulation of prothrombin formation and the direct contraction of the uterine muscle through the increasing uptake of calcium ions into the muscle.

ROSAE MULTIFLORAE RADIX의 藥理作用에 關한 硏究

殷載淳,韓宗鉉,崔動晟 又石大學校 1989 論文集 Vol.11 No.-

In an attempt to investigate the effect of ROSAE MULTIFLORAE RADIX(RME) on the diabetes in rats induced by alloxan(80 ㎎/㎏) or streptozotocin(40 ㎎/㎏) and the contractile force of isolated rabbit ileum, RME was administered per oral daily and the level of blood glucose, serum triglyceride and serum total cholesterol were measured by spectrophotometer and the contractile force of intestine was measured by physiograph. The following resuits were obtained: 1) RME did not change the level of blood glucose and serum total cholesterol, but decrease the serum triglyceirde on the 5th day in normal rats. 2) The level of blood glucose in diabetic rats induced by the alloxan was decreased on the 5th and 7th day of experiment (RME 100㎎/㎏), induced by streptozotocin was decreased on the 7th day of experiment (RME 10 ㎎/㎏) and 5th and 7th day of experiment (RME 100 ㎎/㎏). 3) The level of serum triglyceride in dibetic rats induced by the alloxan was decreased 7th day (RME 100 ㎎/㎏) and induced by streptozotocin was decreased 7th day (RME 10 ㎎/㎏) and 3th, 5th and 7th day (RME 100 ㎎/㎏) of experiment. 4) The level of serum total cholesterol in diabetic rats induced by the alloxan and streptozotocin was not changed by RME. 5) The contractile response of isolated rabbit ileum by RME was not affected by cyproheptadine, but inhibited by atropine and verapamil.

Helicobacter pylori의 생육에 영향을 미치는 성분과 식품첨가물에 관한 연구

송재철,정혜진,박현정,조은경,신완철 한국식품영양학회 1999 韓國食品營養學會誌 Vol.12 No.5

본 연구에서는 일반적으로 섭취하고 있는 식품재료나 음식 중에 공통적으로 함유한 성분 또는 가공중에 많이 첨가되는 성분을 선정하여 이들이 Helicobacter pylori 생육에 어떤 영향을 미치는지를 검토하였다. 첫째, 일반식품의 주요 성분인 탄소원, 질소원, 무기질을 대상으로 Helicobacter pylori 생육에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 그 결과 식품성분 중 탄소원의 종류에 따라 균일 생육활성은 다르게 나타났다. 우선 단당류가 이당류나 다당류에 비교하여 생육을 촉진하였고 특히 단당류 중 포도당은 가장 균의 생육에 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 만노오스는 균의 생육을 오히려 억제시키는 것으로 나타났다. 당알코올류인 솔비톨, 만니톨, 말티톨, 크리시톨 등은 균의 생육에 아무런 영향을 미치지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 질소원과 Helicobacter pylori의 생육과의 관계는 평소 식생활에서 많이 섭취된다고 생각되는 일반 음식에 많이 함유되어 있는 유기형 아미노산 성분고 무기형 질소화합물을 대상으로 균의 생육 정도를 비교하였다. 리신, 메티오닌, 시스테인, 트립토판 등은 균의 생육을 촉진하고 아르기닌, 황산암모늄, 염화암모늄 등은 균의 생육에 도움이 되지 않고 암노니아, 요소등은 균의 생육에 도움이 되지 않고 암모니아, 요소 등은 균의 생육에 조금 영향을 미침을 관찰할 수 있었다. 특히 리신과 메티오닌은 가장 균의 생육에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 무기염류의 영향에서는 황산마그네슘, KH-2PO_4, 염화마그네슘 등은 큰 영향을 미치지 못하였고 황산철, 염화제일철, 염화제이철은 생육을 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. 식품첨가물의 Helicobacter pylori의 생육 정도를 검토한 것으로, 그 다음이 질화나트륨, 염화나트륨 순이었으며 토코페롤은 전혀 생육에 영향을 미치지 못하였다. The purpose of this study was to choose principal food components contained in diet foods and food additives used for manufacturing processed foods, and elucidate their in vivo effects on the growth pattern of Helicobacter pylori. To do this, the antibacterial effects of various sources of carbon, nitrogen and mineral as an effect agent on Helicobacter pylori were first assessed based upon bacterial growth degree. Results show that the source of carbon tested had different effects on bacterial growth of Helicobacter pylori. It was revealed that a promotional effect of monosaccharides resulted in enhanced growth of Helicobacter pylori compared with disaccharides and polysaccharides. In particular, glucose was observed to be most effective in growth of Helicobacter pylori among monosaccharides tested, whereas mannose to hinder the growth of Helicobacter pylori. Polyols such as sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol and xylitol was, however, observed to show no promotion or suppression effect on growth of Helicobacter pylori. Apart from these, the sources of amino acid and inorganic nitrogen were chosen and tested to assess the promotion or suppression effect of nitrogen sources on growth of Helicobacter pylori. It was found that amino acid such as lysine showed its promotion effect on the growth of Helicobacter pylori, while arginine, (NH_1)_2SO_4 and NH_4Cl showed no effect on its growth. Ammonia and urea were, however, observed to have a positive effect on the growth of Helicobacter pylori. Among these effect agents, lysine and methionine were revealed to show the most positive effect on growth of Helicobacter pylori. Minerals such as MgSO_4, KH_2PO_4, and MgCl_2 appeared to exert their positive growth effects, whereas CaCl_2, and CaSO_4 had a little effect. In addition FeSO_4, FeCl_2, and FeCl_3 brought suppression on the growth of Helicobacter Pylori. In studies of the growth of Helicobacter pylori by food additives, ascorbic acid showed extreme suppression on its growth. Sodium nitrate and sodium chloride were also found to be of negative effect on the growth of Helicobacter pylori in order of degree, whereas tocopherol had nothing to do with microbial growth.