METHOD FOR PREPARING ANTARCTIC LICHEN AMANDINEA SP. EXTRACT, AND COMPOSITION CONTAINING AMANDINEA SP. EXTRACT

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for preparing an Antarctic lichen Amandine sp. extract, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases, containing the extract as an active ingredient. An Amandinea sp. extract according to the present invention inhibits proinflammatory cytokine and inflammatory mediator production and inactivates the NF-κB pathway, in RAW264.7 cells in vitro and in zebrafish in vivo, and thus can be effectively used for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases.