• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.393-397
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• 2016

BACKGROUND/OBJECFTIVES: Artemisinin, a natural product isolated from Gaeddongssuk (artemisia annua L.) and its main active derivative, dihydroartemisinin (DHA), have long been used as antimalarial drugs. Recent studies reported that artemisinin is efficacious for curing diseases, including cancers, and for improving the immune system. Many researchers have shown the therapeutic effects of artemisinin on tumors such as breast cancer, liver cancer and kidney cancer, but there is still insufficient data regarding glioblastoma (GBM). Glioblastoma accounts for 12-15% of brain cancer, and the median survival is less than a year, despite medical treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. In this study, we investigated the anti-cancer effects of DHA and transferrin against glioblastoma (glioblastoma multiforme, GBM). MATERIALS/METHODS: This study was performed through in vitro experiments using C6 cells. The toxicity dependence of DHA and transferrin (TF) on time and concentration was analyzed by MTT assay and cell cycle assay. Observations of cellular morphology were recorded with an optical microscope and color digital camera. The anti-cancer mechanism of DHA and TF against GBM were studied by flow cytometry with Annexin V and caspase 3/7. RESULTS: MTT assay revealed that TF enhanced the cytotoxicity of DHA against C6 cells. An Annexin V immune-precipitation assay showed that the percentages of apoptosis of cells treated with TF, DHA alone, DHA in combination with TF, and the control group were $7.15{\pm}4.15%$, $34.3{\pm}5.15%$, $66.42{\pm}5.98%$, and $1.2{\pm}0.15%$, respectively. The results of the Annexin V assay were consistent with those of the MTT assay. DHA induced apoptosis in C6 cells through DNA damage, and TF enhanced the effects of DHA. CONCLUSION: The results of this study demonstrated that DHA, the derivative of the active ingredient in Gaeddongssuk, is effective against GBM, apparently via inhibition of cancer cell proliferation by a pharmacological effect. The role of transferrin as an allosteric activator in the GBM therapeutic efficacy of DHA was also confirmed.

• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.217-223
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• 2012

In the present study, we investigated anti-inflammatory activity of artemisinic acid in HaCaT cells and RAW264.7 cells. Artemisinic acid showed inhibitory activity on macrophage-derived chemokines (MDC) expression, a factor related with atopic dermatitis (AD), in interferon (IFN)-${\gamma}$ and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$-stimulated HaCaT cells. In the study on action mechanism, pretreated artemisinic acid reduced the phosphorylation of STAT1 and p38 and the degradation of $I{\kappa}B$ by IFN-${\gamma}$ and TNF-${\alpha}$ stimulations. However, artemisinic acid didn't show the inhibitory activity on LPS-induced inflammatory mediators (NO, $PGE_2$, IL-6) in RAW264.7 cell. These results indicate that artemisinic acid inhibits IFN-${\gamma}$ and TNF-${\alpha}$-induced MDC expression through inhibition of signal factors, STAT1, NF-${\kappa}B$, and p38, in HaCaT keratinocytes.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.601-611
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• 2016

The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of Gaeddongssuk powder (GP) on quality characteristics and shelf stability of emulsion sausages during storage. Proximate composition properties showed no significant differences in all treatment (p>0.05). Control showed the highest cooking loss while the treatment with GP showed decreased cooking loss depending on increasing GP content (p<0.05). Apparent viscosity of batter was increased as the amount of GP increased, whereas hardness of emulsion sausages was decreased with increasing GP level. In sensory evaluation, emulsion sausage with 0.1% GP resulted in the highest score in overall acceptability. The pH values of all treatments decreased at the early storage stage, followed by gradual increase. The lightness and redness of treatments were decreased when the level of GP was increased. However, the yellowness of sausages with GP were higher than that of control (p<0.05). The addition of GP inhibited lipid oxidation of emulsion sausages during storage depending on its level. The aerobic bacteria population and VBN was unaffected by addition of GP during the storage (p>0.05). Therefore, Gaeddongssuk powder up to 0.1% has a potential as a natural antioxidant for meat products because it can inhibit lipid oxidation of sausages without decreasing their sensory properties.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2020.12a
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• pp.53-53
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• 2020

본 실험은 다양한 생리활성이 보고되어 약용으로 널리 쓰이는 개똥쑥(Artemisia annua L.) 종자의 온도에 따른 발아 특성을 조사하기 위해 진행하였다. 미세온도구배 발아기를 이용하여 낮과 밤의 온도를 각각 5 ~ 35℃ 범위에서 낮과 밤의 시간을 12시간으로 고정하고, 낮 온도가 밤 온도보다 크거나 같은 조건을 설정하여 총 27개의 온도조건으로 개똥쑥 종자의 최종 발아율 및 발아율과의 관계를 분석하였다. 실험결과, 개똥쑥 종자는 실험에 사용한 모든 온도조건에서 발아가 가능한 것으로 나타났으며, 25/10℃(낮/밤) 조건에서 90%로 가장 높게 조사되었다. 또한, 발아율 조사결과를 통해 일평균온도뿐만 아니라 일교차온도도 발아율에 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단되어 일평균온도와 일교차온도로 나누어 발아율과의 관계를 분석하였다. 온도조건과 발아율과의 연속적인 발아특성을 분석하기 위해 다중회귀분석과 비선형 회귀분석을 이용하여 온도 조건과 상대적 발아율의 관계를 수식으로 표현하였다. 일평균온도를 기준으로 발아율과의 관계를 분석한 결과, 5 ~ 35℃의 모든 일평균 온도범위에서 유의성이 나타났으며 5, 7.5, 32.5, 35℃는 상대적인 음의 영향력을, 나머지 조건에서는 상대적인 양의 영향력을 가진 것으로 분석되었다. 일교차온도를 기준으로 발아율과의 관계를 분석한 결과, 0 ~ 25℃의 모든 일교차 온도범위에서 양의 영향력을 가진 것으로 분석되었다. 일평균온도는 19.3℃에 가까울수록, 일교차온도는 14.9℃에 가까울수록 발아에 대한 영향력이 큰 것으로 조사되었다. 각 수식을 통해 도출된 수치화된 온도에 따른 개똥쑥 종자의 일일누적 온도 영향력을 temperature score(TS)로 설정하였다. 본 연구에서 도출된 수식을 통해 누적 TS를 계산한 결과, 14.9 TS가 누적되었을 때 발아율이 85% 이상으로 나타날 것으로 예측되었다.

• Journal of Veterinary Clinics
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.911-916
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• 1995

Ionophorous antibiotics have been used popularly for the protection of avian coccidiosis, though Halo-fuginone which is derived from an extract of the Dichroa febrifuga, was developed as an antimalarial and anticoccidial agent. The antibiotics are regarded as the causes of residues in the avian products, therefore the author has tried to find out more safe herbal materials for the control of avian coccidiosis. Thus, the extracts of 5 kinds of herbs, roots of Pulsatilla koreana Nakai and Sophora flavescens Aiton, nuts of Quisqualis indica Linne, whole herbs of Artemisia annua Linne and Polygonum aviculare Linne, were investigated on the efficacy against E tenella. Survival rates, bloody diarrhea, lesion scores, body-weight gains and feed conversion rate were investigated at the 1st and the 2nd week after infection. The bloody diarrhea in the groups treated with P koreana, A annua, Q indica and P aviculare were milder than those in the groups treated with S flavescens and infected control. The lesion score in the groups treat.4 with herb extracts(2.00$\pm$0.82~2.65$\pm$0.89) were lower than those in the control group (2.80$\pm$0.7l). But, there was not significant in all infected groups. The body weight gai in the groups treated with P koreana, S flavescens, A annua and Q indica(291.74$\pm$15.76~303.43$\pm$51.90) were higher than that in the control group (283.71$\pm$16.53) but there was not significant. In a conclusion, analyzing the data of the survival rates, bloody diarrheal symptoms, lesion scores, body weight gains and oocyst excretions, the extract of S flavescens, P koreana, A annua and Q indica were effective. The further research on the above herbal materials will have been carried out by the author and the other researchers by means of the chemical analysis of the components.

• Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.23-30
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• 2021

This study is an experiment to evaluate the anti-atopy efficacy of five kinds of natural plant essential oils; Artemisia annua L. (AA), Citrus junos Sieb. ex TANAKA (CJ), Chrysanthemum boreale Makino (CB), Pinus koraiensis (PK), and Pinus densiflora for. erecta (PD). Through Agar diffusion test, five species of native plant essential oils were treated in a total of four strains, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Candida albicans. In order to invest the anti-inflammatory effect, five kinds of natural plant essential oils were treated in HaCaT cells-induced by TNF-α and IFN-γ (TI). AA, CJ, CB, PK and PD showed antibacterial effects on Candida albicans at a concentration of 10 mg/mL. We also found that the thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC) expression was suppressed in 0.1 ㎍/mL of PK, 1 ㎍/mL of AA, CB, and PK. macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC) expression was suppressed in 1 ㎍/mL of AA and PK. IL-6 expression was suppressed in 0.1, 1 ㎍/mL of AA, PK in HaCaT cells. Hence it suggests that AA, CB, and PK have the anti-inflammatory effects, and it could contribute to atopic dermatitis relief by reducing the infiltration of immune cells to inflamed area.

• Molecules and Cells
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.294-299
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• 2005

A cDNA encoding farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS; EC2.5.1.1/EC2.5.1.10) was isolated from Centella asiacita (L.) Urban, using degenerate primers based on two highly conserved domains. A full-length cDNA clone was subsequently isolated by rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) PCR. The sequence of the CaFPS (C. asiatica farnesyl diphosphate synthase) cDNA contains an open reading frame of 1029 nucleotides encoding 343 amino acids with a molecular mass of 39.6 kDa. The deduced CaFPS amino acid sequence exhibits 84, 79, and 72%, identity to the FPSs of Artemisia annua, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Oryza sativa, respectively. Southern blot analysis suggested that the C. asiatica genome contains only one FPS gene. An artificially expressed soluble form of the CaFPS was identified by SDS-PAGE. It had high specific activity and produced farnesyl diphosphate as the major isoprenoid.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.50 no.2
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• pp.179-185
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• 2018

In this study, the optimal fermenting conditions of sugar extracts of Artemisia annua L. (Aa), Houttuynia cordata Thunb (Hc), and Saururus chinensis Baill (Sc) were determined to develop fermented beverages. The sugar extracts ($50{\pm}5^{\circ}Bx$) were diluted to 10, 15, and $20^{\circ}Bx$, and fermented with 2% (v/v) of Lactobacillus plantarum DK119 ($5{\times}10^9CFU/mL$) at $37^{\circ}C$ for 4 days. According to the lactic acid bacteria population, pH, titratable acidity, and reducing sugar content, $20^{\circ}Bx$ for Aa, $10^{\circ}Bx$ for Hc and $15^{\circ}Bx$ for Sc were the maximum concentrations for the fermentation. There were no changes in total polyphenol content in the extracts of Aa, Hc, and Sc, whereas the radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power were increased during the fermentation. Lactic acid fermentation resulted in improvement of sensory evaluation scores on unfavorable plant taste and overall acceptability of the sugar extracts of medicinal plants.

• Journal of agriculture & life science
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.139-149
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• 2012

Black garlic and Gaeddongssuk (Artemisia annua L.) were extracted using central composite design by response surface methodology (RSM) in 11 conditions (A~K) with $110{\sim}130^{\circ}C$ and 2~4 hr, and then each extracts were monitored for the total phenol, flavonoid contents and antioxidant activities. The optimum extraction conditions for black garlic and Gaeddongssuk are selected 3 conditions ($130^{\circ}C$, 4 hr; $120^{\circ}C$, 3 hr; $130^{\circ}C$, 3 hr) and 1 condition ($120^{\circ}C$, 3 hr), respectively. They were mixed according to the following ratio; 1:0.5, 1:1, 1:1.5 and 1:2 (black garlic: Gaeddongssuk extract, w/w), and then these composites were tested to the total phenol, flavonoid contents and antioxidant activities. Antioxidant activities of black garlic and Gaeddongssuk extracts by $120^{\circ}C$, 3 hr condition were higher. And the optimal mixture ratio of black garlic and Gaeddongssuk was 1:1.5 (w/w).

• 한국약용작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.266-267
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• 2010