• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2004

강화에 자생하는 사자발쑥(Artemisia princeps), 황해쑥(Artemisia argyi) 그리고 인진쑥(Artemisia iwayomogi)의 에탄을 추출물과 열수 추출물을 각각 제조하여 항산화 효과와 아미노산 및 당 성분을 분석하였다. 총 페놀함량은 사자발쑥 10.2 mg/$m\ell$, 황해쑥 4.7 mg/$m\ell$ 그리고 인진쑥 7.0 mg/ml로 나타나 사자발쑥의 총 페놀함량이 가장 많았다. 플라보노이드함량은 사자발쑥 6.1 mg%, 황해쑥 3.6 mg% 그리고 인진쑥 1.8 mg%로 나타나 역시 사자발쑥의 함량이 가장 많았다. DPPH법에 의한 전자공여능 측정 실험에서 사자발쑥 19.0%, 황해쑥 24.4% 그리고 인진쑥 14.3%로 나타나 황해쑥의 항산화 능력이 다소 높았다. HPLC를 이용한 아미노산분석에서 총 아미노산함량은 사자발쑥이 가장 많았으며 모든 쑥에서 proline이 비교적 많았다. 당분석에서는 총 당함량은 인진쑥이 가장 많았고 모든 쑥에서 당성분중 glucose가 가장 많았으며 fructose는 인진쑥＞황해쑥＞사자발쑥 순이었다.

• 한방비만학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.115-124
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• 2022

Objectives: In this study, we investigated physicochemical characteristics and antioxidant activity of Artemisia argyi H. fermented with lactic acid bacteria. Methods: The A. argyi water extract was fermented using lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi at 30℃ for 96 h. To evaluate the physicochemical characteristics, we investigated pH, total acidity, viable cells, free sugars, free organic acids, and free amino acids contents during fermentation. In addition, we examined antioxidant activity of fermented Artemisia argyi H. by measurement of 2,2-diphenyl-1-(2,4,6-trinitrophenyl)-hydrazinyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azubi-bus-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS⁺) scavenging activities. Results: During fermentation time, pH of fermented A. argyi was decreased from 4.57 to 3.22, and total acidity was increased from 0.39% to 1.63%. The number of lactic acid bacteria fermented A. argyi was increased from 1.28×10⁷ CFU/ml to 3.75×10⁸ CFU/ml during fermentation time. The free sugars of fermented A. argyi were confirmed glucose and sucrose. In addition, the organic acid content of fermented A. argyi was the highest in oxalic acid and lactic acid. In the composition of free amino acids, content of ornithine increased from 4.4 mg/100 g to 18.8 mg/100 g compared with non-fermented A. argyi. Furthermore, DPPH and ABTS⁺ radical scavenging activities of fermented A. argyi increased in a dose-dependent manner. Conclusions: In conclusion, our data suggest that lactic acid fermentation of A. argyi could be used as a functional food for antioxidants.

• 약학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.598-605
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• 1999

The hot water and mathanol extracts of Artemisia argyi showed considerable cytotoxicities against H9(ATCC HTB 176) cancer cell with IC50 values of $48.6{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ and $51.9{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/ml$, respectively. These cytotoxicities were found to be dependent on the extract concentrations and culture days. CuZnSOD and MnSOD activities were significantly increased in the cytoplasm and mitochondria fractions of cancer cell, and media in the presence of Artemisia argyi. Such enhanced SOD activities were generally in the range of two to threefolds. In contrast to SOD, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities were not detected at all. These results suggest that Artemisia argyi have generated $O_2^-$ in the mitochondria and cytoplasm of H9 cancer cell with concurrent induction of CuZnSOD and MnSOD in situ, which dismutate $O_2^-{\}to{\;}H_2O_2$. Without coordinated actions of catalase and/or glutathione peroxidase $H_2O_2$ is easily converted to very toxic OH and these reactive oxygen species together might have induced necrosis and/or apoptosis of H9 cell.

• 인간식물환경학회지
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.537-544
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• 2020

Background and objective: Artemisia argyi has a long history as an effective treatment for various diseases. The detection of environmental pollutant benzo(a)pyrene, a known human carcinogen, in the leaves of Artemisia argyi is cause for concern. For medicinal plant extracts, both a reduction of benzo(a)pyrene as well as the maintained effectiveness of the compound are important. Therefore, in this study, we propose an optimized process for the addition and filtration of activated carbon to reduce benzo(a)pyrene and change the contents of the indicating substance(jaceosidine and eupatilin). Methods: Artemisia argyi EtOH extract containing 36 ppb of benzo(a)pyrene was added to 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5% (w/w) of activated carbon for 120 min and filtered using an activated carbon filter 1, 2, 3, and 5 times respectively. The content of benzo(a)pyrene and indicating substances in Artemisia argyi extract were then measured with high performance liquid chromatography (fluorescence and UV detectors). Results: As the amounts of activated carbon powder and filtering cycles increased, the content of benzo(a)pyrene in the Artemisia argyi extract decreased. However, when activated carbon powder 1.5% was added to the extract, and when the activated carbon filter was filtered five times, the results were reduced by 15% and 30~40% respectively. The optimal extraction condition for reducing benzo(a)pyrene was adding 1.5% of activated carbon powder. This resulted in reducing benzo(a)pyrene by 83% and indicating substances by about 4%. Conclusions: Here we present a process for reducing benzo(a)pyrene in Artemisia argyi extract using activated carbon to reduce toxicity and minimize the loss of active ingredients. This approach has potential application within a manufacturing process of various medicinal plant extracts.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.585-593
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• 1999

The water and methanol extracts of Artemisia argyi showed significant cytotoxicities against J774A.1 cells but not so much against normal leukocytes. The cytotoxicities were found to be dependent on the extract concentration and the incubation time. The concentration of water and methanol extracts inhibiting 50% of cell proliferation ($IC_{50}$) were estimated to be 44.2 mg/ml and 71.6 mg/ml, respectively. In the presence of Artemisia argyi water extract, total superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD and MnSOD) activities of media, cytoplasmic and mitochondrial fractions of J774A.1 cells increased in accordance with cytotoxicity. MnSOD was found to be the main component of enhanced total SOD activities, particulary in the mitochondrial fraction. In contrast to SOD, catalase and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were not found in any instance of the current investigation. In addition, substantial amount of $O_2^-$ appeared to be generated in the mitochondrial fraction under the influence of Artemisia argyi. All data put together, it is postulated that Artemisia argyi extracts seem to stimulate $O_2^-$ generation in mitochondria of J774A.1 cells with concomitant increases of SODs. Since $H_2O_2$, the reaction product of SOD on $O_2^-$, is known to be readily converted to very toxic $OH{\cdot}$ in the absence of catalase and/or GPx cooperation, toxicity derived from ROS such as $O_2^-$, $H_2O_2$, and $OH{\cdot}$ may be the main cause of necrosis and/or apoptosis of J774A.1 cells.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.377-385
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• 2014

본 연구는 남해특화작목인 섬애약쑥의 활용도를 높이고 건강식품 소재로서의 가능성을 제시하기 위하여 음건한 섬애약쑥과 일정기간 발효시킨 섬애약쑥의 이화학적 성분을 비교하고, 물과 에탄올 추출물(30%, 50%, 70%, 100%)을 제조하여 항산화 활성과 tyrosinase 및 xanthine oxidase 저해 활성을 측정하였다. 수율은 섬애약쑥 30% 에탄올 추출물에서 29.74%로 가장 높았으나 총 페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량은 섬애약쑥 70% 에탄올 추출물에서 각각 72.25 mg/g 및 33.34 mg/g으로 가장 높았다. 항산화 활성을 측정한 결과 모든 추출물에서 농도가 증가함에 따라 그 활성이 증가하였으며, 특히 섬애약쑥 70% 에탄올 추출물은 DPPH, ABTS 라디칼 소거능 및 ${\beta}$-carotene linoleic 탈색 방지 효과가 가장 우수하였다. Tyrosinase 저해 활성은 $500{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 섬애약쑥 70% 에탄올 추출물이 50.01%로 가장 높았으나 100% 에탄올 추출물은 11.44%로 가장 낮았다. Xanthine oxidase 저해 활성은 $250{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 섬애약쑥 물 추출물이 60% 이상으로 가장 높았다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 섬애약쑥은 발효하지 않았을 때 항산화 활성이 더 우수하였으며, 70% 에탄올로 추출할 경우 가장 항산화 효과가 높았다. 또한, 섬애약쑥 추출물은 tyrosinase 및 xanthine oxidase 저해에도 상당한 효과를 가지며, 이러한 결과는 페놀 및 플라보노이드 함량과 상관관계가 높은 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제66권
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• pp.492-502
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• 2023

This study investigated the antioxidant and immune enhancement activities of Artemisia argyi H. fermented by Lactobacillus plantarum. The fermented A. argyi H. ethanol extract increased scavenging activities of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS⁺), hydroxyl (·OH), and superoxide (O₂^-) radicals. Particularly, the ethanol extract of fermented A. argyi H. exhibited higher ·OH and O₂^- radical scavenging activities, compared with DPPH and ABTS⁺ radical scavenging activities. To evaluate the immune enhancement effects of the fermented A. argyi H., mice were fed a normal diet supplemented the fermented A. argyi H. at concentrations of 1%, 2%, and 5%, respectively. The supplementation of fermented A. argyi H. dose-dependently increased splenocyte proliferation. In addition, mice fed with 5% fermented A. argyi H. showed enhanced proliferation of T-cells and B-cells, along with increased levels of interferon-γ, interleukin-10, and tumor necrosis factor-α, compared to the normal group. Furthermore, mice fed with fermented A. argyi H. exhibited an increase in prominent probiotics such as Akkermansia muciniphila and Lactobacillus in gut microbiota, compared to the normal group. This study suggests that fermented A. argyi H. with Lactobacillus plantarum could be used as a dietary antioxidant and immune enhancement agent.

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.1-12
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• 2020

Objectives: This study was conducted to find out the optimal extraction time for Artemisia argyi. Methods: The compositional pattern was compared with HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) and GC (Gas-Chromatography) by decocting Artemisia argyi 10, 60, 120 minutes respectively. Results: With longer extraction time, the contents of reference compounds were extracted 1.1 times more when 3,4-dicaffeoylquinic acid was extracted for 60 minutes than when extracted for 10 minutes in HPLC test, but the contents were reduced when extracted for 120 minutes compared to 60 minutes extraction time. 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, jaceosidin, and eupatilin showed the largest yield rate when extracted for 10 minutes, and it decreased as time passed. The contents of chlorogenic acid, 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid, jaceosidin, scoparone, and eupatilin were detected only in 10 minutes extraction but not in 60 or 120 minutes extraction according to GC test. Conclusions: The results show that extraction time could affect the physicochemical characteristic or composition of Artemisia argy extracted. Thus, short extraction time could be useful for decoction of Artemisia argyi.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.211-214
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• 2012

Since 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (15-PGDH) is the key metabolic enzyme of prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$), inhibition of 15-PGDH is supposed to facilitate various physiological functions by increasing $PGE_2$. Methanol extract of Artemisia argyi (AAME) inhibited 15-PGDH ($IC_{50}$: $13.13{\mu}g/mL$) with relatively low cytotoxicity ($IC_{50}$: $415.00{\mu}g/mL$) and elevated extracellular $PGE_2$ levels in HaCaT cells. Real-time PCR analysis showed that AAME decreased significantly mRNA expression of PG transporter (PGT) in HaCaT cells. These results indicate that AAME could be applicable to functional materials as a 15-PGDH inhibitor and PGT expression inhibitor for the upregulation of extracellular $PGE_2$ level.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.1292-1301
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• 2021

본 연구는 섬애약쑥(Artemisia argyi H.)의 항가려움증 활성 가능성을 확인하기 위한 연구로써 가려움증 관련인자 등을 측정하였다. 섬애약쑥은 열수로 추출(Artemisia argyi H. distilled water extract 이하, AAD)하여 MTT assay로 세포독성을 측정하였고 항 가려움증 활성을 확인하기 위하여 IL-4와 IL-31 관련 전사인자 발현 및 단백질 생성을 측정하였으며, 히스타민의 발현을 측정하였다. 그 결과 25, 50, 100 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서는 유의한 세포독성이 나타나지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 가려움증 연관 유전인자인 IL4의 경우 25 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서 약 12%, 50 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서 약 26%, 100 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서 약 61%로 유의하게 감소하였으며, IL31의 경우 50 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서 약 33%, 100 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서 약 33%로 유의하게 감소하였다. 연관된 단백질 측정의 경우 각각 50 ㎍/㎖와 100 ㎍/㎖의 농도에서 IL-4는 약 34% 및 약 69%, IL-31은 약 36% 및 약 37% 유의하게 감소하였다. 이 결과는 ADD가 항가려움증을 위한 소재로써 가능성을 보여 소재 개발을 위한 기초자료로 제공될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.