• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.228-233
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• 2021

Bioactivity-guided fractionation by preliminary screening using interleukin-1β production in lipopolysaccharides (LPS)-induced J774A.1 cell line led to the isolation of fourteen structures including chromone, isocoumarins, flavanoids, and triterpenes from the aerial part of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb. All structures were determined by measuring their spectroscopic data and comparing their spectroscopic data with the literatures. All the isolates were tested for their inhibitory activities against interleukin-1β production in LPS-induced J774A.1 cell. Of the tested compounds, (S)-(+)-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(1-methylpropyl)chromone (1), agrimonolide-6-O-β-D-glucopyranoside (5), agrimonolide-6-O-α-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1→6)-β-D-glucopyranoside (6), and catechin (10) were found to be active. Furthermore, compound 1 suppressed the protein expressions of NLRP3 and NLRC4 in murine macrophage.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.136-142
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• 2019

Background: Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb has been used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of hematuresis and uterine bleeding in Korea. It has been reported to have anti-obesity, anti-diabetes and anti-inflammaotry effect by regulating the inflammatory signaling pathway. However, the preventive effect of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb on gastritis has not been elucidated. Thus, in the present study, we evaluated the effects of the water extract of Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb (APW) using HCl/EtOH-induced gastritis rat models. Method and Results: Gastritis was induced in rats by HCl/EtOH administration. The rats in each group were orally administered with two doses of APW (100 and 500 mg/kg). Omeprazole was used as a positive control drug. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to measure the prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$) levels in stomach. The treatment with 500 mg/kg APW reduced the gastric ulcer area. The APW treatment prevented a decreased in $PGE_2$ concentration induced by HCl/EtOH in rats. In the micronucleus test, the ratio of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes to polychromatic erythrocytes showed no significant change in the APW-treated group compared with the control group. Conclusions: These results indicate that APW could be used to prevent the gastritis caused by the HCl/EtOH-induced damage to stomach lining. In addition, the APW treatment showed no significant change in results of the micronucleus test. However, further experiments are required to determine how APW influenced the secretion of mucus and gastric acid using the chromosome aberration test and bacterial reverse mutation assay.

• 생약학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.62-69
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• 1982

Fiftythree species(35 families and 52 genera)of Korean medicinal plants which have been frequently used in oriental herb prescriptions or have been used as folklorics were evaluated on their short term acute toxicity and potential antitumor activities against P-388 murine lymphocytic leukemia model in vivo. Among these plants Acorus gramineus (Araceae), Agrimonia pilosa (Rosaceae), Aralia elata (Araliaceae), Dryopteris crassirhizoma (Aspidiaceae), Syringa reticulata (Oleaceae) and Calystegia japonica (Convolvulaceae) exhibited potent acute toxicity resulting from severe weight loss and death. Agrimonia pilosa (Rosaceae) showed about 33% of increased life span in comparison with that of control group mouse, but others exhibited no significant antitumor activities.

• 생약학회지
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• 제37권2호통권145호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2006

The butanol extracts of Agrimonia pilosa (BAP) induced dose-dependent vascular relaxation of phenylephrine-precontracted aorta, which was abolished by removal of functional endothelium. Pretreatment of the endothelium-intact aortic tissues with $N^G$-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) and 1H-[1,2,4]-oxadiazole-[$4,3-{\alpha}$]-quinoxalin-1-one(ODQ) inhibited the relaxation induced by BAP. BAP-induced vascular relaxation was also markedly attenuated by addition of verapamiI, while the relaxant effect of BAP was not blocked by indomethacine, glibenclamide, tetraethylammonium (TEA), atropine, or propranolo. In addition, incubation of endothelium-intact aortic rings with BAP increased the vascular production of cGMP. These results suggest that BAP relaxes vascular smooth muscle via endothelium-dependent nitric oxide/cGMP signaling pathway, which may be causally related with L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channels.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.284-289
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• 2011

선학초 추출물을 기능성 화장품 소재로 활용하기 위하여 미백효과를 검증하였다. 세포 내 tyrosinase 저해활성 측정결과 선학초 에탄올 추출물 $500{\mu}g/mL$에서 42%의 저해활성을 나타내었다. 이는 선학초 추출물이 세포 내 tyrosinase 발현을 억제시킴으로서 멜라닌 합성 또한 저해 하는 것임을 확인 할 수 있었다. 선학초 추출물의 단백질 발현과 mRNA 발현 억제효과를 검토한 결과 선학초 열수 및 에탄올 추출물을 처리한 B16F10군에서는 tyrosinase protein의 발현이 처리하지 않은 군보다 감소함을 확인할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 선학초 추출물의 미백효능을 확인할 수 있었으며, 식품 및 화장품의 기능성 소재로 이용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.230-236
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• 2006

선학초 (전초) 메탄올 조추출물이 오이 세균성모무늬병균인 Pseudomonas syringae pv. lacrymans, 토마토 풋마름병균인 Ralstonia solanacearum 및 담배세균성들불병균인 Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci에 대해서 항균활성을 나타내었다. 활성성분을 silica gel column 및 HPLC로 순수분리하여 LC-Mass 분석 결과 분자량 682.7을 갖는 물질로 추정 할 수 있었으며, 선학초에서 분리된 물질중 분자량 687.2를 나타내는 Agrimol A와 B를 구별하기 위하여 $^1H-NMR$, $^{13}C-NMR$ 스팩트럼 분석 결과 항균활성성분이 Agrimol B임을 확증할 수 있었다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2009

Three traditional Chinese medicines, Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb, Grifola umbellata (pers.) Pilat, and Gambogia, are combined to form a compound extract, AGC. In this study, the in vitro and in vivo inhibitory effects of AGC on human gastric carcinoma MGC-803 cells were demonstrated, and the molecular mechanisms underlying these effects are investigated. Our results indicate that AGC inhibited MGC-803 cell growth in a dose-dependent manner as measured by a 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, with an $IC_{50}$ of about $6.045{\pm}0.69{\mu}g/mL$. In vivo, AGC inhibited growth of human gastric carcinoma in xenograft tumors in nude mice, and the inhibitory rate reached 55.2% at 300 mg/kg. The pro-apoptotic activity of AGC was attributed to its ability to decrease the expression of Bcl-2 and Pro-caspase3 and increase the expression of Bax. These results demonstrate that AGC can effectively induce programmed cell death and may be a promising anti-tumor drug in human gastric carcinoma.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.341-350
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• 2005

To assess the antioxidative activity of 12 medicinal plants on lipid peroxidation, twelves traditional medicinal plants extracted with 95% methanol were investigated the antioxidative activity using DPPH, thiocyanate acid method, and thiobarbituric acid (TBA) methods. Out of 12 medicinal plants extracted with methanol, the extraction yields of Sedum kamtschaticum was the highest values (49.46%) among them and Geranicum sibiricum, Saururus chinensis root (R), Agrimonia pilosa leaf (L), Agrimonia pilosa root was the lowest value (9.97%). Radical scavenging effect of the selected traditional medicinal plants extracted from different extract solution were examined by 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical method. Antioxidative activity of methanolic extracts was higher than those of ethanol and n-hexane extracts. Scavenging effects in Sedum kamtaschaticum (R) determined by DPPH radical showed the highest among the 12 plants. The antioxidative effects of the first four medicinal plants were similar to those of butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), but higher than that of tocopherol, which was used as a handled control. Antioxidative effects of each indicated concentration of the methanolic extracts on linoleic acid by thiocyanate method was the highest in Sedum kamtschaticum and followed by Geum japonicum and Agrimonia pilosa and their antioxidative effect were similar to those of BHA, and BHT, but higher than that of tocopherol. Antioxidative effects of the selected medicinal methanolic extract on linoleic acid by thiocyanate acid method were examined for 15 days. Peroxidation of control and tocopherol group occurred on days 5 and 9, respectively, but BHA, BHT, selected medicinal methanolic extract group did not occur until on day 15. Antioxidative effects of the selected medicinal methanolic extract on linoleic acid by TBA method were examined for 15 days. Antioxidative activity was similar to those obtained by thiocyanate acid method.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2006

본 연구는 우리나라의 야산이나 길가, 들판 등에 흔히 자라는 여러해살이 풀이며, 오래 전부터 민간요법 및 한방에 유용 한 약재로 사용되어 지고 있는 선학초(Agrimonia pilosa Ledeb.)를 이용하여 여드름 유발균에 대한 항균활성을 평가하고, 이를 토대로 항여드름 관련 화장품 소재를 개발하는데 그 목적이 있다. 선학초를 methanol로 추출한 후, 이 추출물을 여드름 유발균주인 P. acne를 이용하여 minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) 및 paper disk diffusion assay로 항균 효과를 측정하였으며, 추출물에 대한 온도 및 pH 변화에 따른 안정성을 평가하였다. 추출물을 이용하여 P. acne에 대한 MIC 값은 0.005 mg/mL로 측정되었으며, 이는 대조군으로 사용한 항생제인 triclosan의 MIC 값(0.004 mg/mL)과 비교했을 때 시료가 선학초 전초에 대한 crude extract임을 고려하면 매우 항균활성이 높은 것으로 평가되었다. 추출물에 대한 paper disk diffusion assay를 수행한 결과, 대조군으로 사용한 triclosan 처럼 높은 활성을 나타내는 것으로 측정되었으며, Staphylococcus aureus를 비롯한 여러 종의 호기성 균주에도 선학초추출물은 항균활성이 우수한 것으로 평가되었다. 선학초 추출물의 온도, pH 안정성을 평가한 결과, 70, 80, 90, 100, $121^{\circ}C$ 등 다양한 온도 조건과 $pH 2{\sim}pH 11$의 변화에 있어서도 그 효능이 변하지 않고 안정된 상태로 유지되는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.205-213
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• 2019

크롬염의 일종인 중크롬산칼륨($K_2Cr_2O_7$)의 세포독성을 배양 NIH3T3 섬유모세포를 재료로 산화적 손상측면에서 조사하였으며, 또한 $K_2Cr_2O_7$의 세포독성에 대한 짚신나물(Agrimonia pilosa var., AP) 추출물의 영향을 세포생존율을 비롯한 LDH 억제능 및 superoxide anion-radical (SAR) 소거능과 같은 항산화 측면에서 분석하였다. 본 실험에서 배양 NIH3T3 섬유모세포에 $25{\sim}35{\mu}M$의 $K_2Cr_2O_7$을 각각 처리한 결과, 처리 농도에 따라 대조군에 비하여 세포생존율이 유의하게 감소되었으며, 이 때 $XTT_{50}$값은 $37.5{\mu}M$에서 나타나 고독성(highly-toxic)인 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 항산화제인 BHT는 $K_2Cr_2O_7$의 세포독성을 유효하게 방어하였다. AP 추출물은 $K_2Cr_2O_7$의 세포독성에 의하여 감소된 세포생존율을 유의하게 증가시킴으로서 세포독성을 방어하였다. 이와 동시에, AP 추출물은 LDH 활성 저해능을 비롯하여 SAR 소거능을 보임으로서 항산화 효과를 나타냈다. 위의 결과로부터 $K_2Cr_2O_7$의 세포독성에 산화적 손상이 관여하고 있는 것을 확인하였고, AP 추출물은 $K_2Cr_2O_7$의 독성을 항산화능에 의하여 효과적으로 방어하였다. 따라서, AP 추출물과 같은 천연성분은 크롬과 같은 산화적 손상과 관련된 독성을 방어할 수 있으므로 산화적 손상에 의한 질환 치료를 위한 물질로 활용적 가치가 크다고 사료된다.