Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
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Effects of Artemisia capillaris Methanol Extract on the Amounts of Splenocytes-derived Cytokines in Tumor Cells Inoculated Mice

인진쑥 Methanol 추출물이 암이 유발된 마우스의 비장세포 유래 Cytokine 함량에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Hong-Tae (Busan Metropolitan City Institute of Health and Environment) ;
  • Ku, Sae-Kwang (College of Oriental Medicine, Daegu Haany University) ;
  • Kim, Ju-Wan (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jin, Tae-Won (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Koo, Sung-Wook (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lim, Mee-Kyung (College of Human Ecology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Do, Yoon-Jung (National Institute of Animal Science) ;
  • Jang, Kwang-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Oh, Tae-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Keun-Woo (College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 2009.10.31
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Abstract

The Artemisia capillaris THUNB is a perennial herb that belongs to the family Compositae spp. and probably the most common plant among the various herbal folk remedies being used in the treatment of abdominal pain, hepatitis, chronic liver disease, jaundice and coughing in Korea. This experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of Artemisia capillaris extracts on the amounts of splenocytes-derived cytokine ($TNF-{\alpha},\;IL-1{\beta}$ and IL-10). In in vivo experimental tests using 210 ICR mice with Hepa-1c1c7 or sarcoma 180 cancer line, splenocytes derived cytokine contents were significantly (p < 0.05) reduced in the Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180 inoculated vehicle controls, HP and SP, compared to those of the intact vehicle control on both the $28^{th}$ day and the $42^{nd}$ day, respectively. However, these decreases of $TNF-{\alpha},\;IL-1{\beta}$ and IL-10 levels induced by tumor inoculations were significantly (p < 0.01, p < 0.05) inhibited by mACH (Artemisia capillaris methanol extracts) treatment regardless of the type of experiments and tumor cells inoculated. The results suggest that Artemisia capillaris methanol extracts have prominent anti-inflammation effects on the cancer cell lines Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180.

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