• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.254-262
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• 2010

Artemisia capillaris (A. capillaries) is known to play roles in many cellular events, such as cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. We investigated the antifibrogenic efficacy of A. capillaris in the immortalized human hepatic stellate cell line LX2. Cell proliferation was determined by the MTT assay. Cell cycle was analyzed by the flow cytometry. Apoptotic cells were measured using a cell death detection ELISA. Caspase activity was detected by a colorimetric assay. The mRNA level of Bcl-2 and Bax mRNA were measured by real-time PCR. MEK and ERK protein were detected by Western blot analysis. We provide evidence that A. capillaris induces cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, and potently inhibits the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. A. capillaris inhibited cell proliferation of LX2 cells in a dose- and time-dependent manner, increased the apoptosis fraction at cell cycle analysis with an accompanying DNA fragmentation, and resulted in a significant decrease in Bcl-2 mRNA levels and an increase in Bax expression. Exposure of LX2 cells to A. capillaris induced caspase-3 activation, but co-treatment of A. capillaris with the pan-caspase inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK, and the caspase-3 inhibitor Z-DEVE-FMK, blocked apoptosis. A. capillaris down-regulated Mcl-1 protein levels and inhibited phosphorylation of MEK/ERK, suggesting that it mediates cell death in LX2 cells through the down-regulation of Mcl-1 protein via a MEK/ERK-independent pathway.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.125-129
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• 2007

Artemisia capillaris THUNB is a perennial herb that belongs to the family Compositae spp and the most common plant among the various herbal folk remedies used in treatment of abdominal pain, hepatitis, chronic liver disease, jaundice and coughing in Korea. This experiment was conducted to investigate the inhibitory effects of orally administrated Artemisia capillaris extracts on the pathogenic bacteria in 200 ICR mice. The experimental groups showed inhibitory effects on the bacteria in $1{\sim}3$ days after inoculation. After 21 days of inoculation, no viable bacterial cells appeared in the feces of both experimental groups while they did appear in the control group. The results of these studies indicate Artemisia capillaris extract exhibited excellent antimicrobial and inhibitory effects on the food poisoning pathogenic bacteria; S. enteritidis, E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2005

자연산 인진호와 조직 배양체의 유용 생리활성을 살펴 보았다. 우선, 항암 효과를 살펴보기 위하여 인간 폐암세포(A549)와 위암세포(AGS), 인간 간암세포(Hep3B)와 유방암 세포(MCF7) 4가지 암세포주를 이용하여 세포 생육 저해능을 측정하였다. MTT assay의 경우 1.0g/l 의 농도에서 캘러스가 A549와 ACS에 대해 각각 약 45%와 42%로 모상근과 기내배양에 비해 높은 세포 생육 저해능을 나타내었고, 자연산 인진호는 약 45%와 38%로 캘러스와 비슷한 항암 활성을 나타내었다. SRB assay의 경우도 캘러스가 가장 높은 항암 효과를 나타내었는데 대체적으로 약 55% 이상의 암세포 저해율을 나타내었으며, 자연산 인진호의 항암 활성에 비해서도 높은 수치를 나타내었다. 면역세포를 이용한 생육도와 cytokine의 분비량을 측정한 결과 B 세포의 생육도는 6일째까지 계속적인 증가를 가져왔고, 이에 따라 cytokine의 분비량 또한 $TNF-{\alpha}$와 IL-6 모두 6일째까지 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 면역세포의 생육도의 경우는 자연산 인진호가 가장 높은 생육도를 나타내었고, 인진호의 기내배양, 모상근, 캘러스 중에서는 모상근에서 가장 높은 생육도를 나타내었다. Ctyokine의 경우도 $TNF-{\alpha}$에서 자연산 인진호의 분비량이 가장 많았고, 배양 방법에 따른 인진호의 경우 캘러스가 가장 많은 분비량을 나타내었다. IL-6의 경우는 모든 sample에서 control에 비해 높은 분비량을 나타내었고, 자연산 인진호와 기내배양, 모상근, 캘러스와 비교했을 때 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았다. HPLC 분석을 통한 추출물의 물질 비교 분석 결과 기내배양과 모상근에서는 자연산 인진호에 비해 주요 성분 peak인 artemisidin 면적이 모두 낮은 경향을 나타내었고, 캘러스의 경우는 일반 인진호에 비해 peak의 면적이 비슷한 경향을 나타법으로서, 캘러스가 다른 조직 배양체보다 인진호의 주요 성분인 artemisidin 성분의 함량이 더 높은 것으로 나타나 캘러스가 기내배양이나 모상근 보다 높은 항암 효과를 나타낸 것으로 사료되어진다. 이와 같이 자연산 인진호와 조직 배양체의 항암 효과나 면역활성에서 큰 차이를 나타내지 않았기 때문에, 이러한 조직배양체가 자연산 인진호를 대체 할 수 있는 하나의 방법으로서 환경적인 측면과 자원 보존적인 측면에서 볼 때 가치있는 결과라고 사료된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2007

Artemisia capillaris THUNB is a perennial herb that belongs to the family Compositae spp and the most common plant among the various herbal folk remedies used in treatment of abdominal pain, hepatitis, chronic liver disease, jaundice and coughing in Korea. In this study, antimicrobial effects of Artemisia capillaris extracts on the food poisoning bacteria were investigated for further clinical application, which is an alternative for the use of antibiotics and their unexpected resistance. Artemisia capillaris extract using ethyl acetate showed the highest antimicrobial effects on S. enteritidis, E. coli O157 : H7, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus. The chloroform extract showed strong effects on all kinds of bacteria; whereas ethanol and methanol extracts showed weaker effects. Finally, ether and water extracts showed the weakest effects under the same conditions. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of ethyl acetate extract was 1 mg/mL for E. coli O157 : H7 and L. monocytogenes, and 2 mg/mL for S. enteritidis and S. aureus. The inhibitory effects on all the bacteria continued for 12 hours after incubation using 20 mg/mL and 30 mg/mL of ethyl acetate extract. The inhibitory effects continued maximally for 72 hours. The results of these studies indicate Artemisia capillaris extract exhibited excellent antimicrobial and inhibitory effects on the food poisoning pathogenic bacteria; S. enteritidis, E. coli O157 : H7, L. monocytogenes and S. aureus.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2004

Objective : The aim of this work is to investigate the antibacterial activity of the essential oil obtained from Artemisia capillaris (A. capillaris), as the development of microbial resistance to antibiotics make it necessary to constantly look for new and active compounds effective against pathogenic bacteria. Methods : The crushed materials of A. capillaris (1 kg) were subjected to steam distillation for 3 h, using a modified Clevenger type apparatus in order to obtain essential oil. Diethyl ether was the extracting solvent kept at 25°.... The essential oil was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The essential oil and the composition were tested for antimicrobial activities against 15 different genera of oral bacteria. Results and Conclusion : The components of the essential oil identified were: β-pinene (9.36%), camphor (3.32%), 1,8­cineole (4.38%), artemisia alcohol (3.32%), β-caryophyllene (11.08%), γ-cadinene (4.23%), and capillene (32.74%). The essential oil of A. capillaris exhibited considerable inhibitory effects against all oral bacteria tested, while their major components demonstrated various degrees of growth inhibition.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.331-336
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• 2000

여름과 가을에 수확한 연진쑥을 열수 빛 에탄올로 추출하 여 B(a)P의 변이원성에 대한 억제효과를 SOS Chromotest로 시험한 결과 여름에 수확한 시료의 물 추출물에서 강한 억제 효과를 나타내었다. 따라서 에탄올 가용성 분획과 불용성 분 획으로 분리하였으며 분획별 돌연변이 억제효과는 불용성 분 획에서 더 높게 나타났다. 불용성 분획은 SOS Chromotest외 A Ames test에서 정확한 용량의존성 억제효과를 나타내었고, 50% 돌연변이 억제농도 $(IC_{50}$는 E. coli PQ37에 대하여는 $200{\mu}g/assay$, S. typhimurium TA98에 대하여는 $800{\mu}b/plate$ TAIOO에서는 $600{\mu}g/plate$이었다. 그러나 세포내.외 항돌연변이 효과를 비교한 결과 세포내 항돌연변이 효과는 나타내지 않았다 따라서 인진쑥 물 추출물의 돌연변이 억제효과는 d desmutagenic effect에 의한 것으로 확인되었다 HPLC를 사용 하여, B(a)P의 변이원성에 주된 효소인 cytochrome P-4S0 1A1에 의해 대사되어지는 aflatoxin Mj 농도를 측정한 결 과 AFM1의 형성이 크게 감소되었다. B(a)P의 변이원성에 대 한 인진쑥 불추출물의 항돌연변이 효과는 아마도 B(a)P를 ultimate mutagen으로 대사시키는 cytochrome P-4S0 1A1 효소계를 저해하여 나타나는 것으로 해석된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.367-371
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• 2007

Artemisia capillaris THUNB is a perennial herb that belongs to the family Compositae spp and the most common plant among the various herbal folk remedies used in treatment of abdominal pain, hepatitis, chronic liver disease, jaundice and coughing in Korea. This experiment was conducted to investigate cytotoxic effects of Artemisia capillaris extracts on the Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180 cancer cells on in vitro experimental tests. On in vitro tests using MTT assay and SRB assay, the extracts showed prominent cytotoxic effects on the two kinds of cancer cell lines, respectively. Antihumor effects appeared in the concentration of over $250{\mu}g/mL$ of both ethanol and ethyl acetate extract, over $500{\mu}g/mL$ of methanol extract, over $5000{\mu}g/mL$ in water extract and over 50% cytotoxicity on the Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180. The results suggest that Artemisia capillaris extracts have prominent cyotoxic effects on the cancer cell lines Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.372-378
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• 2007

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. Recently the biological and pharmacological actions of herb have been studied well such as antibacterial, antidiabetic and antitumor activities. This experiment was conducted to investigate antitumor and immunomodulatory effects of Artemisia capillarix extracts against Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180 cancer cells on in vivo experimental tests. On in vivo experimental tests using 280 ICR mice the gain of body weight in the control-group mice bearing Sarcoma 180 ascites tumor was 1.5 times more than that of the normal-group mice after 33 days. However, the gain of body weight in all experimental groups administered with Artemisia capillaris extracts was significantly lower than that of the control-group mice (P<0.05). The mean survival times of mice administered with Artemisia capillaris extracts of 25 and 100 mg/kg for 28 days were shown to be 25.39% and 15.39% longer than that of the control-group mice injected with saline (P<0.05). Artemisia capillaris extracts showed the highest tumor inhibition effects, which were 42.4% and 27.2% when intraperitoneally injected with doses of 25 and 100 mg/kg once a day for 28 days in inoculated ICR mice with Sarcoma 180 solid tumor cells (P<0.05). The results suggest that Artemisia capillaris methanol extracts have prominent antitumor effects on the cancer cell lines Hepa-1c1c7 and Sarcoma 180.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.15-22
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• 2011

In this study, liquid with carbonized artemisia was developed for the first time that can be used as food additives and outside medicinal agents by burning artemisia species such as Artemisia dubia wall, Artemisia capillaris Thunb, Artemisia montana (Nakai) Pamp), Artemisia keiskeana Miq, Leonurus Japonicus Houtt. etc. In addition, edibility of recovered liquid with carbonized artemisia was verified by comparing the contents according to each ingredient with common refined pyroligneous liquid through the analysis of 9 kinds of organic acid by the species of artemisia, methanol and ethanol. Besides, the result of antimicrobial activities on six kinds of food spoilage and food poisoning bacteria observed by paper disc method for liquid with carbonized artemisia indicated that those two liquids showed strong antimicrobial. At the concentration of 1.5 mg/disc, clear zone for S. sonnei and S. aureus, L. monocytogenes was 13~16 mm, and they showed stronger antimicrobial activities than other strain.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.189-193
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• 2007

사철쑥 (Artemisia capillaris Thunb.)의 수확시기 및 부위별 생육특성, scoparone과 capillarisin함량을 조사하여 약리 성분 함량이 높은 수확시기와 부위를 알아본 결과는 다음과 같다. 사철쑥은 7월 30일경 꽃봉오리가 형성되었으며 8월 30일 만개하여 9월에 종자가 성숙되었다. 생육은 8월 30일에 가장 양호하여 생체중과 건물중이 높았다. 특히 이 시기에 엽은 관찰되지 않았고 생체중은 243.7g으로 높았는데 종실의 무게는 109.6g, 줄기의 무게는 134.Is이었다. Scoparone 함량은 종실에 많이 함유되어 있었는데 8월 30일 종실에서 6.50mg/g DW로 가장 높았다. 또한 capillarisin은 줄기에는 존재하지 않았으며 엽과 종실에서 나타났는데 7월 30일 종실에 1.65mg/g DW로 가장 많이 함유되어 있었다.