Potent Anticarcinogenic Action of Moutan radix for Mouse Ascites Cancer Induced by Mouse Sarcoma 180 Cells

Moutan radix의 mouse sarcoma 180 cell로 유발한 mouse ascites cancer에 대한 항암효과

Anticarcinogenic activity of Moutan radix for mouse ascites cancer induced by mouse Sarcoma 180 (S-180) cells was investigated. Methanol extract of Moutan radix including other folk medicinal plants (Taxus cuspidata, Curcuma longa, Artemisia capillaris, Ligrstri fructus, and Liriope platyphylla) used to remedy or cure many chronic human diseases like cancer was fractionated into hexane, chloroform ($CHCl_3$), ethylacetate (EtOAc), and butanol (BuOH) fractions. Anticarcinogenic activity of the fractions, exhibited a strong cytotoxicity for L1210 and S-180 cells, was examined for mouse ascites cancer induced by S-180 cells. Male ICR mice (7 mice/treatment, $5{\sim}6$ weeks of age, $23{\pm}1\;g$ were injected i.p. with S-180 cells ($1{\times}10^{7}\;cell/1\;ml$ PBS). One day later, each mouse was given 0.1 ml of 10% DMSO containing sample ($30\;{\mu}g/g$ body weight) every day for 10 consecutive days. Control mice were only given 0.1ml S-180 cells and 0.1 ml 10% DMSO. Mice treated with EtOAc fraction of Moutan radix showed 28.7 days of life, which is 167% of control mice's life. Based on the dose-dependant experiment mice treated with $30\;{\mu}g$ showed longer life relative to mice treated with ootherr doses (5, 15, $60\;{\mu}g$), and mice treated with $60\;{\mu}g$ exhibited toxic symptoms. Body weight of mice treated with Moutan radix was significantly reduced relative to that of control mice (p<0.05). GC-MS analysis in conjunction with silica-gel column chromatography revealed that the EtOAc fraction contained 2-methoxylphenol, benzoic acid, 1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)ethanone, 8-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)pteridinedione and 2,5-furan-dicarboxylic dimethyl ester as regards to the anticarcinogenic property of the EtOAc fraction. These results suggest that Moutan radix might be included as an anticarcinogenic medicinal plant for treatment of ascites cancer.

목단피의 mouse 복수암에 대한 항암성을 다른 생약제의 항암성과 비교하여 연구하였다. 천연생약제(목단피, 주목, 울금, 인경쓱, 여정실, 맥문동) methanol 추출물을 hexane, chloroform ($CHCl_3$), ethylacetate (EtOAc), butanol (BuOH)로 fractionation하여 mouse leukemia L1210 cell과 Sarcoma 180 (S-180) cell에 강한 독성을 나타낸 fraction에 대해 mouse 복수암 억제실험을 실시하였다. 복수형 종양세포 S-180을 ICR mouse (male, $6{\sim}7$주령, $23g{\pm}3g$, 처리당 7마리)의 복부에 주사 ($1{\times}10^{6}$ cells/0.1 ml PBS)한 1일 후 부터 10% DMSO에 용해한 시료 ($30{\mu}g/g$ body weight)를 매일 0.1ml씩 10일간 주사하고 수명연장 효과와 몸무게의 변화를 조사하였다. 처리 fraction 중에서 목단피의 EtOAc fraction이 가장 강한 항암성을 보였는데, 수명연장에서는 대조구의 17.2일 (100%)에 비하여 28.7일로서 167%로 연장되었으며, 체중 증가율도 대조구보다 낮았다 (p<0.05). 목단피의 농도별 (5, 10, 30, $60{\mu}g/g$ body weight) 항암효과는 $30{\mu}g$에서 가장 높았고, $60{\mu}g$처리구 에서는 독성이 나타났다. 목단피의 EtOAc fraction으로부터 GC-MS에 의해 잠정적으로 동정된 2-methoxyphenol, 1-(4-hydroxy-3- methoxyphenyl)-ethanone, 8-methyl-2,4(1H,3H)-pteridinedione, 2,5-furandicarboxylic dimethyl ester 가 mouse 복수암 억제에 관련이 있는 주요 화합물로 추정된다.