Induction of Phase II Enzyme Activity by Artemisia asiatica Nakai Aqua-acupuncture Solution

애엽(艾葉) 약침액(藥鍼液)에 의한 Phase II 효소 활성 유도

  • Yoon Sung-Mook (Dept. of AM-Pointology, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Cho Kyoung-Hee (Dept. of AM-Pointology, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
  • Shon Yun-Hee (Dept. of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Intractable Diseases Research Center, Dongguk University) ;
  • Nam Kyung-Soo (Dept. of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Intractable Diseases Research Center, Dongguk University) ;
  • Lim Jong-Kook (Dept. of AM-Pointology, College of Oriental Medicine, Dongguk University)
  • 윤성묵 (동국대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 조경희 (동국대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실) ;
  • 손윤희 (동국대학교 의과대학 약리학교실 및 난치병한양방치료연구센터) ;
  • 남경수 (동국대학교 의과대학 약리학교실 및 난치병한양방치료연구센터) ;
  • 임종국 (동국대학교 한의과대학 경혈학교실)
  • Published : 2001.03.27

Abstract

Artemisia asiatica Nakai aqua-acupuncture solution (ANAS) was administered once daily for 10 days before the tumor implantation ($1{\times}10^6\;cells$). Body weight, spleen weight and the number of ascitic tumor cells were measured at 6 days after tumor implantation. The change of body weight and the survival rate of mice were observed for 21 days. It was used three biomarkers (quinone reductase, glutathione, glutathione S-transferase) to test chemopreventive potentials of ANAS. ANAS exerted antitumor activity by inhibiting the growth of Ehrlich ascites tumor cells in vivo. Mice given Ehrlich cells and ANAS at $CV_{12}$ and $BL_{18}$ had 57.1% to 49.2% survival after 21 days. Quinone reductase activity and glutathione levels were increased with ANAS. However, glutathione S-transferase level was 1.1-fold with ANAS. These results suggest that ANAS has chemopreventive potential by inducing QR activity and increasing GSH level.

애엽으로 약침액을 조제하여 암예방 효과를 살펴 본 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 애엽 약침액으로 10일간 전투여한 후 Ehrlich ascites tumor cell을 이식하여 복수암이 유발된 생쥐의 EATC 성장을 살펴 본 결과 약침액을 투여한 생쥐의 EATC의 성장이 크게 억제되었으며, 복수암이 유발된 생쥐의 비장 무게가 대조군에 비해 증가하였다. 또한 장기간의 관찰에 의해서도 복수암 세포의 성장 저해에 의해 생쥐의 체중변화율은 대조군에 비해 크게 억제되었으며 수명 연장 효과가 나타났다. 이와같은 생체에서의 암예방 효과를 in vitro 상에서 그 기전을 살펴본 결과 애엽 약침액은 phase II detoxification 효소인 QR의 생성을 유도하고 GSH 함량을 증가시켜서 암예방 효과를 나타내었다.

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