• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권8호
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• pp.1249-1254
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• 2013

3종의 사철쑥, 약쑥, 개똥숙 추출물의 항산화 활성을 증가시킬 수 있는 적정 추출방법을 구명하기 위하여 환류냉각추출, 고온가압추출, 저온고압추출 및 초음파추출법을 이용하여 추출한 추출물의 항산화 활성을 비교하였다. 추출수율은 환류냉각과 고온가압추출이 높게 나타났으며, 총 polyphenol 및 총 flavonoid의 함량 또한 환류냉각 추출물이 각각 사철쑥(260.82 mg GAE/g, 11.52 mg RHE/g), 약쑥(218.62 mg GAE/g, 8.32 mg RHE/g), 개똥쑥(189.23 mg GAE/g, 7.35 mg RHE/g) 순으로 높았다. DPPH와 ABTS radical 소거능은 쑥의 세 시료 중 모두 환류냉각과 고온가압추출이 높게 나타났으며, 그중 사철쑥이 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 아질산염 소거능과 SOD 유사활성은 사철쑥(45.48%, 68.29%), 약쑥(45.73%, 61.43%), 개똥쑥(44.25%, 58.19%) 모두 환류냉각 추출물에서 가장 우수하였다. 사철쑥 추출물의 지질산패 억제활성은 환류냉각 추출물에서 가장 높았다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.24-39
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• 2012

한국산 쑥속(Artemisia L.) 31분류군을 대상으로 화분학적 연구를 수행하여 화분의 분류학적 형질을 평가하고 분류군간의 유연관계를 파악하고자 하였다. 한국산 쑥속의 화분 형태와 크기는 분류군간의 뚜렷한 차이가 없었으나, 화분 표면의 과립 존재와 밀집 정도, 자상돌기 기부의 연결 여부 등에서 다소 차이가 있어 속내 분류군간 식별 및 일부 근연분류군의 유연관계를 파악하는데 유용하였다. 본 연구에서 관찰된 쑥속 화분의 진화경향성은 과립상의 돌기가 거의 분포하지 않는 평활형인 표면과 자상돌기 사이의 기부가 연결된 형태로부터 1) 표면에 과립상의 돌기가 다소 분포하는 과립형과 자상돌기 사이의 기부가 연결된 형태로 분화되었으며, 2) 이로부터 표면에 과립상의 돌기가 다소 분포하는 과립형과 기부는 확장하지 않아 연결되지 않고 독립적으로 분포하는 형태로 분화되었고, 3) 이로부터 표면에 과립상이 밀집하여 심하게 주름진 과립 밀생형이 파생된 것으로 사료된다. 이러한 화분학적 특징은 외부형태와 지리적 분포, 체세포염색체 수 등의 형질과 더불어 근연관계인 제비쑥 그룹(제비쑥, 섬쑥, 실제비쑥, 갯제비쑥)과 더위지기 그룹(더위지기, 털산쑥, 흰산쑥)의 유연관계를 잘 반영해 주었다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.324-329
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• 2012

한국산 쑥속 식물 중 큰외잎쑥(A. integrifolia L.)의 분포와 실체를 교토대학(KYO)에 소장되어 있는 함경북도 온성군 북창평과 함경북도 경흥군 함림산, 성균관대학교(SKK)에 소장되어 있는 강원도 회양군에서 수집된 표본을 바탕으로 재검토하였다. 큰외잎쑥은 중부 잎의 형태가 타원상 피침형이고 엽연의 형태가 1-3쌍의 큰 결각이 있는 특징으로 형태가 유사한 분류군들인 외잎쑥(A. viridissima (Kom.) Pamp.), 가는잎쑥(A. subulata Nakai)과 뚜렷하게 구분된다. 이에 분류군의 형질기재 및 도해, 근연종과의 검색표를 작성하였다.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2000

Objectives: This study was camed out to examine the effect of five fractions of aqueous extract from Artemisia capillaris THUNB(ACT), on TGF, 1-induced apoptosis, cell viability, cell cycle progression and mRNA expression of apoptosis-related genes in human hepatocyte cell line HepG2. Methods: This study employed Tryphan blue exclusion assay, DNA fragmentation assay, Cpp32 protease activity assay and Quantitative RT-PCR analysis. Results: In the Tryphan blue exclusion assay, the butanol fraction of ACT with $TGF{\beta}$, l showed magnificent (Nice word, ut is it appropriate in a medical abstract\ulcorner) viability and the H2O fraction of ACT with $TGF{\beta}$, l also showed higher viability than only $TGF{\beta}$, l-treated group. DNA fragmentation assay showed that the butanol fraction and the H2O fraction carried inhibitory effects on apoptosis induction, with the butanol fraction displaying greater effects. The Cpp32 protease activity assay showed that the butanol fraction decreased Cpp32 protease activity. The H2O fraction of ACT had no significant effect on the Cpp32 protease activity. Quantitative RT-PCR showed that the butanol fraction suppressed Bax, p 15/INK4B, p21/Waf1, PAI-1 and increased Bcl-2 gene. Conclusions: The data shows that butanol fraction of ACT increases the hepatocyte viability and has the hepatocellular protective effect by the suppression of $TGF{\beta}$, l induced-apoptosis through gene regulation.

• 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.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.301-305
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• 2003

Nitric oxide (NO) is an important bioactive agent that mediates a wide variety of physiological and pathophysiological events. NO overproduction by inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) results in severe hypotension and inflammation. This investigation is part of a study to discover new iNOS inhibitors from medicinal plants using a macrophage cell culture system. Two sesquiterpenes (1 and 2) were isolated from Artemisia iwayomogi (Compositae) and were found to inhibit NO synthesis ($IC_{50} 3.64 \mu g/mL and 2.81 \mu$g/mL, respectively) in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 cells. Their structures were identified as 3-Ο-methyl-iso-secotanapartholide (1) and iso-secotanapartholide (2). Compounds 1 and 2 inhibited the LPS-induced expression of the iNOS enzyme in the RAW 264.7 cells. The inhibition of NO production via the down regulation of iNOS expression may substantially modulate the inflammatory responses.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.514-517
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• 2007

The radical scavenging activity of Artemisia vulgaris essential oil was evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl(DPPH) assay in this study. Essential oil exhibited a significant free radical scavenging activity, with the highest activity at 15 ${\mu}$L/mL concentration. The reaction rate was slow and concentration-dependent

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제63권1호
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• pp.58-68
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• 2021

Several herbs including Artemisia are known to possess conceptive property. In the present study, mouse spermatozoa were incubated with ethanol extract of Artemisia vulgaris leaves. The effect of extract on acrosome exocytosis was studied by labeling spermatozoa with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) peanut agglutinin and by staining with Coomassie blue. Viability and membrane integrity were studied by Trypan-blue staining and hypo-osmotic swelling test. Artemisia extract at very low concentration caused precocious acrosome reaction and loss of sperm viability. Acrosome reaction increased remarkably from 22.63% to 88.42% with increasing extract concentration from 0 to 2,000 ㎍/mL. However, the viability loss of spermatozoa was increased from 11.71% in control to 63.73% in samples treated, evaluated by Trypan-blue staining method. Membrane damage caused by the extract, evaluated by hypo-osmotic swelling test was even low, ranging from 2.27% to only 24.23%. These results indicate that Artemisia extract might block fertilization by causing precocious acrosome exocytosis in spermatozoa. A direct contraceptive effect was tested by injecting the plant extract into the vagina of female mice and then allowing them to mate with normal males. The treated female mice delivered significantly fewer litters in comparison to the control.

• 생약학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.219-224
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• 2018

Artemisia annua L. (Compositae) is an annual herb, which has been traditionally used as an antipyretic and hemostatic agent with the herbal medicine name of Cheong Ho (菁蒿) in Korea and China. In this study, five di-caffeoylquinic acid derivatives and a coumarin were determined from the hot-water extract of aerial parts of A. annua. The structures of isolates were elucidated to be 1,3-di-O-caffeoylqunic acid (1), 3,4-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (2), 3,5-di-O-caffeoylqiunic acid (3), 1,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (4) and 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (5) and scopoletin (6). The presence of 1,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid (4) is firstly reported from A. annua in the current study.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.131.2-132
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• 2003

Artemisia Folium is a preparation of dried leaves from Artemisia species and has been used traditionally to prevent or treat various kinds of woman's diseases. A similar preparation called Chinese Moxa has been used to treat rheumatism by moxibustion in Chinese medicine. A small carbohydrate fraction of approximately 1,000 dlaton from the water-soluble extract of the Artemisia Folium promoted survival of the mouse thymocytes in culture. A mouse gene array study suggested that the fraction might modulate Fas/FasL dependent apoptotic cell death and thus had influence on the survival of the thymocytes in culture. (omitted)