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ArticleThe Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology2015

Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Effects of Artemisinin Extracts from Artemisia annua L.

Wan-Su Kim, Woo Jin Choi, Sunwoo Lee, Woo Joong Kim, Dong Chae Lee, Uy Dong Sohn, Hyoung-Shik Shin, Wonyong Kim

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Article in The Korean journal of physiology & pharmacology : official journal of the Korean Physiological Society and the Korean Society of Pharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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65citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 157 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wan-Su KimDepartment of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Korea.
Woo Jin ChoiDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
Sunwoo LeeDepartment of Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
Woo Joong KimDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
Dong Chae LeeDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea. ; DOSIS M&M, Seoul 143-891, Korea.
Uy Dong SohnAsia Pacific International School, Seoul 139-852, Korea.
Hyoung-Shik ShinDepartment of Periodontology, College of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan 570-749, Korea.
Wonyong KimDepartment of Microbiology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 156-756, Korea.
Chung-Ang University · KRWonkwang University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties of artemisinin derived from water, methanol, ethanol, or acetone extracts of Artemisia annua L. were evaluated. All 4 artemisinin-containing extracts had anti-inflammatory effects. Of these, the acetone extract had the greatest inhibitory effect on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide (NO), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and proinflammatory cytokine (IL-1β , IL-6, and IL-10) production. Antioxidant activity evaluations revealed that the ethanol extract had the highest free radical scavenging activity, (91.0±3.2%), similar to α-tocopherol (99.9%). The extracts had antimicrobial activity against the periodontopathic microorganisms Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. animalis, Fusobacterium nucleatum subsp. polymorphum, and Prevotella intermedia. This study shows that Artemisia annua L. extracts contain anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial substances and should be considered for use in pharmaceutical products for the treatment of dental diseases.

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Anti-inflammatory effectAnti-microbial activityAntioxidant activityArtemisinin

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PMID25605993
PMCPMC4297758
OpenAlexW2088659261

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