• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.922-927
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• 2005

In the present study, baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin, a major flavone isolated from Scutellaria Radix were examined for their effects on PMA-induced Interlukin-6 (IL-6), $interferon-\gamma(IFN-\gamma)$, tumor necrosis factor $(TNF)-\alpha$, IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13 productions in the PMA-stimulated $CD4^+$ Jurkat T cells. These three compounds inhibited PMA-induced Th1 cytokine $(IL-6,\;IFN-\gamma,\;TNF-\alpha)$ and Th2 cytokine (IL-4 and IL-13) productions in a concentration-dependent manner. But wogonin, but not baicalin baicalein, increased PMA-induced IL-10 production. These results suggest that baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin, a major flavone modulate Th1 and Th2 cytokine productions in $CD4^+$ Jurkat T cells and these properties may contribute to the anti-atopic dermatitis activity of Scutellaria Radix.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.526-532
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• 2015

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SJ) is a perennial plant and its root has been used in oriental traditional medicine for treatment of fever, inflammation, diarrhea and anticancer effect, etc. In this study, plant tissue culture system for SJ was developed. Stem piece of younger plant was optimum explant for callus induction and growth on MS medium supplemented with NAA 1.0 ㎎/L plus BA 0.5 ㎎/L. Plantlet regeneration through callus culture was well on MS medium containing NAA 1.0 mg/L. SJ has been known biologically active substances such as baicalin, baiclein, and wogonin. This study was carried out to examine the effect of plant growth regulators for production of baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin through callus culture. The HPLC pattern of callus extract was identical to that of standard solution, it shows that the callus produced by tissue culture has the same flavonoids composition of SJ. Baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin production was 471.5~52.8 ㎍/g, 137.6~4.0 ㎍/g, and 16.6~1.3 ㎍/g, respectively, on MS media with nine different plant growth regulator combinations. This may indicate that plant tissue culture of SJ possible to produce the biologically active substances effectively

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.442-448
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• 2015

We evaluated the chondroprotective effects of wogonin by investigating its effects on the gene expression and production of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in primary cultured rabbit articular chondrocytes, as well as on production of MMP-3 in the rat knee. Rabbit articular chondrocytes were cultured in a monolayer, and RT-PCR was used to measure interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (IL-$1{\beta}$)-induced expression of MMP-3, MMP-1, MMP-13, a disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs-4 (ADAMTS-4), and type II collagen. In rabbit articular chondrocytes, the effects of wogonin on IL-$1{\beta}$-induced production and proteolytic activity of MMP-3 were investigated using western blot analysis and casein zymography, respectively. The effect of wogonin on MMP-3 protein production was also examined in vivo. In rabbit articular chondrocytes, wogonin inhibited the expression of MMP-3, MMP-1, MMP-13, and ADAMTS-4, but increased expression of type II collagen. Furthermore, wogonin inhibited the production and proteolytic activity of MMP-3 in vitro, and inhibited production of MMP-3 protein in vivo. These results suggest that wogonin can regulate the gene expression and production of MMP-3, by directly acting on articular chondrocytes.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.286-292
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• 2014

황금에 함유된 baicalin, baicalein 및 wogonin 함량을 근적외선분광분석기(NIRS)로 비파괴적으로 신속하게 할 수 있는 방법을 개발하였다. 황금 유전자원 63종을 대상으로 NIRS로 400~2,500 ㎚ 파장범위를 scan한 후 물리적 영향에 의한 바탕선 변화 등의 오차를 줄이고 겹쳐있는 파장을 분리하기 위하여 미분법 등을 이용한 수처리를 하였다. 수처리 후 몇 가지 회귀분석법을 이용하여 검량식을 작성한 결과 MPLS 회귀법이 황금의 유용성분을 분석하기에 적당하였으며, MPLS 회귀분석법에 의한 검량식의 baicalin, baicalein, wogonin 함량은 HPLC로 분석된 황금의 성분함량과의 상관값에서 각각 0.958, 0.944, 0.709로 나타났다. 이렇게 작성된 검량식을 이용하여 validation set에서 상관관계를 분석한 바 baicalin 함량은 0.853, baicalein은 0.895의 상관치를 보여 황금의 baicalin 및 baicalein 함량은 NIRS로 분석이 가능한 것으로 판단되었다. 한편, wogonin 함량에 대한 validation set의 결과는 0.489로 나타나 NIRS 검량식을 wogonin의 정량분석에 바로 이용하기에는 부적당하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.297-303
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• 2010

In order to demonstrate the potential therapeutic effect of two flavonoids, Baicalein and Wogonin, on suppression of pathological myocardial fibrosis in hypertension, we investigated their in vitro effects on collagen expression in primary cultured cardiac fibroblasts isolated from neonatal normotensive (WKY) and hypertensive (SHR) rats. Our results showed that over-expression of collagen mRNA and protein induced in cardiac fibroblasts by angiotensin (AngII) could be attenuated significantly by both flavonoids at an optimal dosage ($30\;{\mu}M$; P < 0.01). Results of immunoblots showed that expression of 12-LO level, p-ERK/ ERK ratio and MMP-9 in AngII-stimulated SHR cardiac fibroblasts were significantly down-regulated by both flavonoids. Our results show that both Baicalein and Wogonin can suppress collagen deposition in AngII-stimulated SHR and WKY cardiac fibroblasts.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.94-100
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• 2011

This study identified the formula of the antioxidant substance separated from the ethyl acetate and the butanol extract and tested the antioxidant properties with the electron donating ability(EDA). Each phase with the fractionated methanol extract from mulberry leaf was screened in advance for the antioxidant substance with EDA. As the result, activity appeared in the ethyl acetate and butanol phase and the antioxidant component was separated. As the consequence, 2 components from the ethyl acetate phase and 1 from the butanol phase were separated, among which the structures of the components from ethyl acetate were determined by wogonin and linarin, whereas the structure of the component from the butanol phase was determined by pectolinarin. In the screening of antioxidant activity by the scavenging effect of the DPPH radical, the wogonin and linarin components from ethyl acetate phase showed more powerful antioxidant property than the component from butanol. The results from this study indicate that the chemical compound separated from the ethyl acetate extract has more powerful antioxidant property than the one separated from the butanol extract. The components separated from the ethyl acetate extract were wogonin and linarin, which are flavonoids, whereas the component from butanol was pectolinarin. Therefore, this study suggested that the feasibility of mulberry leaf as a functional food additive and its value as a natural antioxidant is very high.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2009

To understand the relationship between the metabolism of wogonoside from the rhizome of Scutellaria baicalensis, and its anti-pruritic effect, we anaerobically incubated it with human fecal microflora, identified its metabolite identified, and investigated its anti-pruritic effect in compound 48/80 or histamineinduced pruritic mice. Wogonoside was metabolized to wogonin, with metabolic activity of $6.9{\pm}5.1\;nmol/h/mg$ wet weight of fecal microflora. Orally administered wogonoside had more potent anti-scratching behavioral effect in compound 48/80 or histamine-treated mice than intraperitoneally treated one, apart from orally administered its metabolite, wogonin, which was more potent than the orally administered one. Wogonoside showed more potent anti-pruritic effects when administered at 5 h prior to the pruritic agent treatment than when administered at 1 h before. However, wogonin orally administered 1 h before the treatment with pruritic agents showed a more potent anti-pruritic effect than when treated at 5 h before. Orally administered wogonoside may be metabolized to wogonin in the intestine and its anti-scratching behavioral effect may be dependent on its metabolism by intestinal microflora.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.278-282
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• 2004

A number of 8-arylflavones have been synthesized as congeners of wogonin and evaluated for their inhibitory activities of $PGE_2$ production. 8-Arylflavones were obtained from commercially available chrysin via two different synthetic pathways. Most 8-arylflavones exhibited much reduced inhibitory activities against COX-2 catalyzed $PGE_2$ production compared to that of wogonin. Functional group replacement at the 8-position of wogonin from methoxy to aryl group caused loss of inhibitory activity. Our present results imply that the functional group at the 8-position of flavones seems to play very important roles for bioactivity.

• 한국한의학연구원논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.496-505
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• 1996

In order to improve the qualities of boiling extract the availability of standard compounds was investigated in extract of Scutellariae Radix. The standard compounds used baicalin(1), baicalein(2), and wogonin(3). The availabilities were analyzed by thin layer chromatography (TLC) and high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) on $C_18$ column. The extract of RS-4(W/V=10g/100m1) showed the highest availabilities as 7.95% of baicalin(1), 1.04% of baicatein(2), and 0.31% of wogonin(3).

• 분석과학
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.91-104
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• 1997

황금은 예로부터 한방의학에서 해독작용에 사용되어 왔다. 이제까지 황금의 분석적인 관점은 황금의 주성분에 대한 분리와 감도를 증대시키는 데 있었다. 황금에 존재하는 세 가지 다른 flavonoid인 baicalin, baicalein, wogonin을 분석하기 위하여 diode array 검출기(280nm)와 ODS 역상 컬럼을 사용하여 HPLC로 측정하였다. 이 때 이동상은 아세토니트릴과 0.1M 인산을 사용하고, flow rate는 1mL/min로 하였다. 이 조건에서의 검출시간은 baicalin이 7.65분, baicalein이 11.65분, wogonin이 14.12분이었다. 이 분석방법으로서 산지에 따른 황금성분의 양을 비교한 결과 baicalin은 전북 순창산에서, baicalein과 wogonin은 전남 벌교산에서 많이 검출되었다. 추출효율 실험결과 상온용출도 우수하였다. 산의 종류 중 특히 0.2M 초산을 사용했을 때 추출효율이 가장 좋았으며, 추출의 효율성이나 안정성을 고려할 때 혼합 용매의 비율은 아세토니트릴/0.2M 인산(75:25)의 조건에서 추출하는 것이 우수하였다.