• 약학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2005

Flavonoids are class of polyphenolic compounds widely distributed in the plant kingdom, which display a variety of biological activities, including antiviral, antithrombotic, antiinflammatory, antihistaminic, antioxidant and free-radica 1 scavenging abilities. The antioxidant enzyme (AOE) system plays an important role in the defense against oxidative stress insults. To determine whether flavonoid, myricetin can exert antioxidative effects not only directly by modulating the AOE system but also scavenging free radical, we investigated the influence of the flavonoid myricetin on cell viability, different antioxidant enzyme activities, ROS level and the expression of different antioxidant emzyme in B16F10 murine melanoma cells. Myricetin in a concentration range from 6.25 to $50\;{\mu}M$ decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) enzyme activities, but catalase (CAT) activity was increased. In the myricetin-treated group, ROS levels were decreased dose-dependently. Antioxidant enzyme expression was measured by RT-PCR. Myricetin treatment of B16F10 cells increased catalase expression. Expression levels of copper zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZn SOD) were not affected by exposure of myricetin. Manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn SOD) and GPx expression levels decreased slightly after myricetin treatment. In conclusion, the antioxidant capacity of myricetin was due to CAT and free-radical scavenging.

• 대한한방내과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.331-339
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• 2001

목적 : 본 연구는 식풍해경(熄風解痙), 소산풍열(疏散風熱) 효능이 있는 백강잠이 치매에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 실험을 행하였다. 방법 : 치매 유발물질인 $amyloid{\beta}(A{\beta})$ 25-35를 흰쥐의 뇌 astrocyte에 처리한 후 대표적인 항산화 효소인 catalase, superoxide dismutase,glutathione peroxidase 및 glutathione-S-transferase의 활성 변화와 NO 생성 변화를 관찰하였다. 결과 $A{\beta}$ 25-35 처리로 catalase와 superoxide dismutase 활성이 현저히 감소하였으나 백강잠을 처리한 경우는 이들 효소 활성이 크게 증가하였다. 그리고, $A{\beta}$ 25-35의 농도에 의존적으로 증가된 NO 생성은 백강잠의 농도에 의존적으로 유의성 있게 억제되는 것으로 나타났다. 결론 : 백강잠은 항산화계 효소의 활성화 및 $A{\beta}$처리와 같은 치매유발 물질의 독성에 대한 적응능력 향상을 통하여 astrocyte를 보호하는 효능을 가지는 것으로 사료되며, 아울러 노인성 치매 등 임상적 응용에 그 효과가 기대된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.287-292
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• 2002

To find new inhibitory effects from oriental drugs, Albizziae root was extracted in methanol and the extracted was stepwisely fractionated by hexane, chloroform, ethylacetate, butanol and water. In cytotoxic effect of Albizziae root fractions against cancer cell lines including human hepatoma cells(HepG2) were investigated. Expecially the butanol fraction exhibited a inhibition effects on the growth of human hepatoma cells(HepG2). It inhibited of HepG2 cells with the value of IC50. The activities of qutathione after B(a)P treatment were markedly decreased than control, but those levels were increased by the treatment of Albizziae root methanol fraction. The activity of glutathione-S-transferase after B(a)P treatment were markedly decreased than control, but those levels were increased by the treatment of Albizziae root methanol traction. Induction of phase II enzymes is a major mechanism of chemoprevention. The induction levels of quinone reductase(QR) activity in cultured murine hepatoma(Hepa IcIc7)cell by methanol extract of Albizziae root were measured. Among the tested tractions, the extracts of butanol were found to induce QR activities over 2.8 fold than control. These results suggest that Albizziae root has chemopreventive Potential by inducing QR activities and GST levels and increasing GSH

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2011

A proteomic analysis of the proteins in mouse brain that were differentially expressed in response to $TiO_2$ nanoparticles was conducted to better understand the molecular mechanism of $TiO_2$ nanoparticle-induced brain toxicity at the protein level. A total of 990 proteins from mouse brain were resolved by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. A comparative proteomic analysis revealed that the expression levels of 11 proteins were changed by more than 2-fold in response to $TiO_2$ nanoparticles: eight proteins were upregulated and three were downregulated by $TiO_2$ nanoparticles. In addition, the activities of several antioxidative enzymes and acetylcholine esterase were reduced in $TiO_2$ nanoparticle-exposed mouse brain. The protein profile alterations seem to be due to an indirect effect of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles, because $TiO_2$ nanoparticles were not detected in the brain in this investigation.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.93-99
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• 2009

꾸지뽕 당단백질이 간의 조직에 존재하는 항산화계 해독효소의 활성을 증가시켜서 $CCl_4$로 유도된 간독성화 과정에서 생성된 ROS에 의해 야기되는 산화적 스트레스를 억제하는 scavenger로서 기능을 가지고 있는 것으로 분석된다. 또한 혈청 중 LDH 활성증가는 간 및 기타조직의 질환 및 악성 종양 등에서 나타나는 소견으로 LDH를 내포한 조직이 파괴될 때 혈액으로 흘러나와 혈중 LDH가 상승하며, 혈액 중 지질과산화 반응은 생체조직막의 다가불포화지방산 유리기에 의해 산화적 분해를 일으키는 지표로 사용되는 TBARS의 수치, DNA 염기의 deamination 등을 유도함으로써, 유전자의 돌연변이(mutagenesis)로 인한 세포독성을 일으키는 NO 등의 수치가 유의적인 수준으로 억제될 뿐만 아니라, 염증 매개시 단백질인 NF-kB(p50)을 억제함으로써 $CCl_4$에 의한 간독성 과정에서 촉진된 염증 신호전달기전을 억제할 수 있었다. 따라서 꾸지뽕 당단백질은 탁월한 천연 항산화제로서 간의 독성 및 염증 반응을 억제하는 것으로 실험결과 분석된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제36권9호
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• pp.1128-1133
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• 2007

본 연구는 더덕 육질과 더덕 껍질의 항산화 효과와 지질대사를 동물실험을 통해 확인하고자 6주령 된 Sprague Dawley 종 흰쥐 40마리를 대조군, 더덕 육질 2.5% 첨가군(LF), 더덕 육질 5% 첨가군(HF), 더덕 껍질 2.5% 첨가군(LS), 더덕 껍질 5% 첨가군(HS)의 총 5군으로 나누어 실험식이로 6주간 사육 후 혈액 및 간 microsome 내의 항산화효소 활성, 지질 과산화물과 지질 조성을 측정한 결과 혈액의 glutathione peroxidase 활성은 더덕 첨가군이 모두 높았으며 첨가 수준보다는 부위에 따른 차이를 보였고 혈액 glutathione reductase의 활성과 MDA(malondialdehyde) 생성량은 더덕 부위보다는 첨가 수준에 따른 차이를 보여 주었다. 간의 glutathione peroxidase 활성은 더덕 첨가 여부에 따라 항산화 활성의 차이를 보였으며 껍질의 경우 5% 첨가군이 더 높은 활성을 나타냈다. Glutathione reductase 활성은 더덕 육질 첨가군은 모두 대조군과 차이를 보이지 않았으나 더덕 껍질 첨가군은 5% 첨가군이 대조군에 비해 높게 나타났다. MDA 생성량은 대조군에 비해 더덕 첨가군에서 더덕 부위와 첨가 수준에 관계없이 모두 낮게 나타났다. 혈액의 총 콜레스테롤과 LDL-콜레스테롤은 더덕 육질이나 껍질을 첨가한 군이 대조군보다 유의하게 낮게 나타났다. 더덕 첨가의 수준과 더덕 부위에 따른 차이는 없었다. 혈액 HDL-콜레스테롤도 더덕 첨가의 수준에 따른 차이는 볼 수 없었으나 더덕 부위에 따른 차이, 즉 껍질보다는 육질을 첨가했을 때 HDL-콜레스테롤이 더 높게 나타났다. 간의 총콜레스테롤도 더덕 육질이나 껍질을 첨가한 군이 대조군보다 유의하게 낮게 나타났다. 더덕 첨가의 수준과 더덕 부위에 따른 차이는 없었다. 간의 중성지방은 5% 더덕 육질을 첨가한 군이 대조군보다 유의하게 낮게 나타났다.이 결과를 요약해 볼 때 흰쥐에서 더덕 껍질이나 더덕 육질 첨가 식이의 항산화 효과와 지질 조성의 개선 효과를 볼 수 있었다. 따라서 더덕 육질은 물론 껍질도 식품 내 첨가물로서, 혹은 다른 약용으로의 활용 가능성을 제시하고 있다.

• 한국산림과학회지
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• 제96권5호
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• pp.551-560
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• 2007

We investigated physiological damages and biochemical alleviation of five species of genus Acer under ozone fumigation in order to assess their tolerant ability against ozone toxicity. At the end of 150 ppb $O_3$ fumigation, photosynthetic characteristics were measured, and chlorophyll contents, malondialdehyde (MDA) and antioxidative enzyme activities were analyzed in the leaves of five maple trees (Acer buergerianum, A. ginnala, A. mono, A. palmatum, and A. palmatum var. sanguineum). The reduction of chlorophyll (chl) a in ozone-exposed plants was 16.8% (A. buergerianum) to 26.7% (A. ginnala) of control plants. For the content of chi b, A. ginnala and A. palmatum var. sanguineum represented the high reduction of 26.3% and 23.6%, respectively. The highest reduction on the chi a:b ratio was observed in the leaves of A. palmatum. The reduction of net photosynthesis in five species varied from 2.4% to 37.6%. Among five species, A. ginnala showed remarkable reduction (37.6%) for net photosynthesis in comparison with control. Carboxylation efficiency differed significantly (P < 0.05) among species and between control and ozone treatment. The reduction of carboxylation efficiency was the highest in the leaves of A. ginnala (44.7%). A. palmatum var. sanguineum showed the highest increase (41.7%) for MDA content. The highest increase of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity represented in A. palmatum (26.1%) and the increase of ascorbate peroxidase (APX) activity ranged from 16.5% (A. ginnala) to 49.1% (A. palmatum var. sanguineum). A. mono showed the highest increase (376.6%) of glutathione reductase (GR) activity under ozone fumigation and A. buergerianum also represented high increase (42.3%) of GR activity. Catalse (CAT) activity increased in the leaves of A. ginnala, A. palmatun and A. palmatum var. sanguineum under ozone exposure, whereas A. buergerianum and A. mono decreased in comparison with control plants. In conclusion, physiological markers such as chlorophyll content and photosynthesis that responded sensitively to $O_3$ in maple trees were considered as the very important indicators in order to evaluate the tolerance against $O_3$ stress, and parameters were closely related with each other. Among anti oxidative enzymes, SOD and APX might be contributed to alleviate to $O_3$ toxicity through the increase of activity in all maple trees. Therefore, these compounds can be used as a biochemical maker to assess the stress tolerance to $O_3$.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.1163-1169
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• 2007

Effects of Sotosaja hwan on Blood Glucose, Hyperlipidemia, Polyol Pathway and Antioxidative Mechanism in ob/ob Mouse Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Etiological studies of diabetes and its complications showed that oxidative stress might play a major role. Therefore, many efforts have been tried to regulate free oxygen radicals for treating diabetes and its complications. Sotosaja-hwan has been known to be effective for the antiaging and composed of four crude herbs. In male ob/ob mouse in severe obesity, hyperinsulinemia and hyperlipidemia, which are features of NIDDM, the hyperglycemic activites and mechanisms of Sotosaja-hwan were examined. Mice were grouped and treated for 5 weeks as follows. Both the lean (C57/BL6J black mice) and diabetic (ob/ob mice) control groups received standard chow. The experimental groups were fed with a diet of chow supplemented with 30 and 90 mg Sotosaja-hwan per 1 kg of body weight for 14 days. The effects of Sotosaja-hwan extract on the ob/ob mice were observed by measuring the serum levels of glucose, insulin, lipid components, and the kidney levels of superoxide anion radical $({\cdot}O_2)$, MDA+HAE, GSH/GSSG ratio, and also the enzyme activities involved in polyol pathway. Sotosaja-hwan lowered the levels of serum glucose and insulin in a dose dependent manner. Total cholesterol, triglyceride and free fatty acid levels were decreased, while the HDL-cholesterol level was increased, in Sotosaja-hwan treated groups. Renal aldose reductase and sorbitol dehydrogenase activities were increased in the ob/ob mice, whereas those were inhibited in the Sotosaja-hwan-administered groups. Sotosaja-hwan inhibited the generation of ${\cdot}O_2$ in the kidney. Finally, MDA+HAE levels was increased and GSH/GSSG ratio was decreased in the ob/ob mice, whereas those were improved in the Sotosaja-hwan-administered groups. Sotosaja-hwan showed the antidiabetic and anti hyperlipidemic activities by regulating the activities of polyol pathway enzymes, scavenging reactive oxygen species and reducing the MDA+HAE levels in the ob/ob mice.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.344-350
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• 1997

당뇨병쥐에 있어서 생체내 항산화방어계에 미치는 zinc투여의 영향을 관찰하기 위하여 비타민 E 투여군과 비교실험하였다. 혈당량은 당뇨군들이 대조군에 비해 현저히 증가되었으나 ZDM군이 DM과 EDM군에 비해 약간 감소되는 경향을 띠었다. 혈장 인슐린수준은 혈당량과 반대의 경향을 띠었다. 간조직중의 TBARS 축적량은 대조군에 비해 DM군은 2.3배 높았고 ZDM군은 DM에 비해 낮아졌으며, EDM군은 대조군과 비슷하였다. 간조직중의 환원형 glutathione(GSH) 함량은 대조군에 비해 DM군은 감소되었으나 ZDM과 EDM군은 DM군에 비해 각각 2.3, 1.7배씩 증가되었다. 산화형 GSH함량은 대조군에 비해 DM군이 증가되었고, DM군에 비해 ZDM군과 EDM군 모두 감소하였으며 GSH/GSSG비는 GSH비와 비슷한 경향이었다. 간조직중의 SOD, GSH-Px, GST활성은 모두 대조군에 비해 DM군은 유의적으로 감소되었으나 ZDM, EDM군은 DM군에 비해 증가되었다. 간장과 신장에서의 metallotruonein 함량은 모두 대조군에 비해 DM, EDM군은 증가하였고, ZDM군은 20배, 5.3배 각각 현저히 증가하였다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.214-222
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• 2017

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Glutathione S-transferase (GST) forms a multigene family of phase II detoxification enzymes which are involved in the detoxification of xenobiotics by conjugating substances with glutathione. The aim of this study is to assess the antioxidative status and the degree of DNA damage in the subclinical hypertensive patients in Korea using glutathione S-transferase polymorphisms. SUBJECTS/METHODS: We examined whether DNA damage and antioxidative status show a difference between GSTM1 or GSTT1 genotype in 227 newly diagnosed, untreated (systolic blood pressure $(BP){\geq}130mmHg$ or diastolic $BP{\geq}85mmHg$) subclinical hypertensive patients and 130 normotensive subjects (systolic BP < 120 mmHg and diastolic BP < 80 mmHg). From the blood of the subjects, the degree of the DNA damage in lymphocyte, the activities of erythrocyte superoxide dismutase, the catalase, and the glutathione peroxidase, the level of glutathione, plasma total radical-trapping antioxidant potential (TRAP), anti-oxidative vitamins, as well as plasma lipid profiles and conjugated diene (CD) were analyzed. RESULTS: Of the 227 subjects studied, 68.3% were GSTM1 null genotype and 66.5% were GSTT1 null genotype. GSTM1 null genotype had an increased risk of hypertension (OR: 2.104, CI: 1.38-3.35), but no significant association in GSTT1 null genotype (OR 0.982, CI: 0.62-1.55). No difference in erythrocyte activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, or glutathione peroxidase, and plasma TRAP, CD, lipid profiles, and GSH levels were observed between GSTM1 or GSTT1 genotype. Plasma levels of ${\alpha}-tocopherol$ increased significantly in GSTT1 wild genotype (P < 0.05); however, plasma level of ${\beta}-carotene$ increased significantly in GSTT1 null genotype (P < 0.01). DNA damage assessed by the Comet assay was significantly higher in GSTM1 null genotype than wild genotype (P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: These results confirm the association between GSTM1 null genotype and risk of hypertension as they suggest that GSTM1 null genotype leads to an increased oxidative stress compared with wild genotype.