• 동의생리병리학회지
• /
• 제21권4호
• /
• pp.869-873
• /
• 2007

Methanol extracts of Acorus gramineus Solander(AGS) were found to exhibit immuno-regulatory action in BALB/c mice. Oral administration of AGS increased murine splenic T lymphocytes, especially $T_H$ and $T_C/T_S$ subpopulations were increased significantly. Treatment of AGS exerted strong cytotoxicity against U937 and HL60 human leukemia cells. Also, AGS induced apoptosis of U937 leukemia cells in a dose dependent manner. Nitric oxide(NO) production and iNOS gene expression were also increased in AGS-treated RAW264.7 cells. Treatment of AGS increased the expression of p53 gene and decreased the expression of PCNA protein in cultured U937 cells. These data suggest that AGS are effective on the immuno-regulatory action and anti-cancer properties.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
• /
• 제42권3호
• /
• pp.210-217
• /
• 1999

전통민속주 제조에 이용되는 부재료 가운데 휘발성 향기성분인 asarone, coumarin, thujone등 식품에 허용기준이 제한된 독성 관련 향기성분을 함유하고 있는 식물성 방향재료 및 약용재료를 확인, 분류하기 위하여 이들의 20% ethanol 추출액으로부터 고상추출(solid phase extraction) 방법을 이용하여 각 성분을 흡착, 용리시킨 후 GC-FID와 GC/MS로 검출, 확인하였다. 조사대상 87종의 식물성재료 중 창포(Acorus asiaticus Nakai), 석창포(Acorus gramineus Solander), 당귀(Angelica gigus Nakai), 백단향(Santalum album) 등 6종에서 asarone이 검출되었으며, coumarin은 소회향(Anethum graveolens), 회향(Foeniculum vulgare Gaertner), 자초(Lithosperum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zuccarinii) 등 22종에서 검출되었다. 한편, 우실(Achyranthes japonica Nakai), 사인(Amomum xanthiodes Wallich), 약쑥(Artemisia asiatia Nakai), 대마자(Cannabis sativa L.)씨, 골담초(Caragana sinica R.), 국화(Chrysanthem morifolium Ramat), 사삼(Codonopsis lanceolata Bentham et flooker), 회향(Foeniculum vulgare Gaertner) 등 24종에서는 thujone을 확인하였다.

• Natural Product Sciences
• /
• 제6권1호
• /
• pp.36-39
• /
• 2000

Acorenone, a diterpene isolated from Acorus gramineus, showed strong resistance inhibitory activity against multi-drug resistant microorganisms such as Staphylococcus aureus SA2, which has resistance to 10 usual antibiotics including chloramphenicol (Cm). At the level of $5\;{\mu}g/ml$ when combined with $50\;{\mu}g/ml$ of Cm. Bacterial resistance to Cm is due to the presence in resistant bacteria of an enzyme, chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT), which catalyses the acetyl-CoA dependent acetylation of the antibiotic at C-3 hydroxyl group. To elucidate the mechanism of resistant inhibitory effect, the acorenone which had the strongest resistant inhibitory activity, was investigated on the CAT assay. As the result, the combination of Cm and acorenone showed the strongest inhibitory activity on CAT as noncompetitive and dose dependent manner.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
• /
• pp.273.2-274
• /
• 2003

The present study was designed to evaluate central inhibitory effects of an essential oil from Acori graminei Rhizoma (AGR), the dry rhizomes of Acorus gramineus Solander (Araceae) upon fragrance inhalation (aroma therapy). Preinhalation of an essential oil of AGR markedly delayed the appearance of pentylenetetrazole-induced convulsion. Furthermore, the inhalation of an essential oil of AGR impressively inhibited the activity of ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transaminase, a degradating enzyme for GABA as inhalation period is lengthened. (omitted)

• 대한약침학회지
• /
• 제25권4호
• /
• pp.326-343
• /
• 2022

Neurological disorders represent a substantial healthcare burden worldwide due to population aging. Acorus gramineus Solander (AG) and Acorus tatarinowii Schott (AT), whose major component is asarone, have been shown to be effective in neurological disorders. This review summarized current information from preclinical and clinical studies regarding the effects of extracts and active components of AG and AT (e.g., α-asarone and β-asarone) on neurological disorders and biomedical targets, as well as the mechanisms involved. Databases, including PubMed, Embase, and RISS, were searched using the following keywords: asarone, AG, AT, and neurological disorders, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, depression and anxiety, epilepsy, and stroke. Meta-analyses and reviews were excluded. A total of 873 studies were collected. A total of 89 studies were selected after eliminating studies that did not meet the inclusion criteria. Research on neurological disorders widely reported that extracts or active components of AG and AT showed therapeutic efficacy in treating neurological disorders. These components also possessed a wide array of neuroprotective effects, including reduction of pathogenic protein aggregates, antiapoptotic activity, modulation of autophagy, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities, regulation of neurotransmitters, activation of neurogenesis, and stimulation of neurotrophic factors. Most of the included studies were preclinical studies that used in vitro and in vivo models, and only a few clinical studies have been performed. Therefore, this review summarizes the current knowledge on AG and AT therapeutic effects as a basis for further clinical studies, and clinical trials are required before these findings can be applied to human neurological disorders.