• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권12호
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• pp.1245-1252
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• 2004

Although ascorbate (vitamin C) has been shown to have anti-cancer actions, its effect on human hepatoma cells has not yet been investigated, and thus, the exact mechanism of this action is not fully understood. In this study, the mechanism by which ascorbate induces apoptosis using HepG2 human hepatoblastoma cells is investigated. Ascorbate induced apoptotic cell death in a dose-dependent manner in the cells, was assessed through flow cytometric analysis. Contrary to expectation, ascorbate did not alter the cellular redox status, and treatment with antioxidants (N-acetyl cysteine and N,N-diphenyl-p-phenylenediamine) had no influence on the ascorbate-induced apoptosis. However, ascorbate induced a rapid and sustained increase in intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ concentration. EGTA, an extracellular $Ca^{2+}$ chelator did not significantly alter the ascorbate-induced intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ increase and apoptosis, whereas dantrolene, an intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ release blocker, completely blocked these actions of ascorbate. In addition, phospholipase C (PLC) inhibitors (U-73122 and manoalide) significantly suppressed the intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ release and apoptosis induced by ascorbate. Collectively, these results suggest that ascorbate induced apoptosis without changes in the cellular redox status in HepG2 cells, and that the PLC-coupled intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ release mechanism may mediate ascorbate-induced apoptosis.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.466-469
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• 1995

아스코르빈산-리듐 유도체의 항바이러스의 작용을 검토하기 위하여 여러 종의 박테리아 파이지를 이용하여 이에 대한 불활성화를 조사하였다.아르코르빈산-리듐 유도체는 조사된 모든 파야지에 대하여 불활성화를 보이므로서 항바이러스 작용이 있음을 알 수 있었다. Lithium 2-o-octadecyl ascorbate의 파야지 불활성화 작용은 lithium ascorbate와 아스코르빈산 보다 10~20배 정도 강하였다. 이러한 결과들은 아스코르빈산-리듐 유도체도 아스코르빈산과 마찬가지로 항바이러스 작용이 있으며 그 정도는 아르코르빈산과 비슷하거나 또는 좀 더 강함을 보여 주었다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.227-231
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• 1993

The role of ascorbate as an antioxidant in the prevention and cure of disease that result from free radicals has been of considerable interest and controversy lately. As an antioxidant, we can expect it to protect against radiation damage caused by free radicals that are produced when radiation, especially sparsely ionizing radiation, interacts with living tissues. The plasma and whole blood concentration of ascorbate was analyzed before and just after the radiation therapy for the purpose of estimating the consumption amount of ascorbate during radiotherapy. Whole blood ascorbate was decreased from 1.82 mg/dl to 1.58 mg/dl, plasma ascorbate was decreased from 1.13 mg/dl to 1.08 mg/dl, and urine ascorbate was decreased from 9.33 mg/dl to 6.96 mg/dl after radiotherapy. Although the difference was not significant statistically, further human study should be followed to define the role of ascorbate as a radioprotector.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.300-307
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• 1999

The enzyme activities and antioxidative of tocopherol and ascorbate were investigated at the levels of liver, kidney homogenates and sera of SD-rats intoxicated with tetrachlorocarbon$CCl_4$. GOT and GPT activities of sera in the $CCl_4$ group were 3, 6 times increased compared to normal group. But they tended to decrease significantly in tocopherol and ascorbate administered group. As for BUN and total cholesterol they were the same. HDL-cholesterol in the $CCl_4$group was 42% decreased compared to normal group. HDL-cholesterol was about 26% increased in the tocopherol group and tocopherol ascorbate group compared to $CCl_4$ group. MDA and SOD activities in the liver and the kidney tissue homogenates were significantly increased in $CCl_4$ group compared to normal group. But they were decreased significantly in the tocopherol group and tocopherol-ascorbate group compared to $CCl_4$ group. In view of this study tocopherol and ascorbated were ascorbate were effective on the detoxication of liver and kidney injury.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.329-335
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• 1993

Ascorbate oxidase activity in various cucumber tissue extracts was highest in young fruit peeling. Cucumber callus was induced from young fruit peeling and callus cell lines were selected for more than 7 months, which porduced high levels of ascorbate oxidase and had a high growth rate. Induction of callus was optimized with Linsmaier-Skoog(LS) medium at 25$^{\circ}C$ in dark phase. Ascorbate oxidase activity reached a maximum at 5 days after transfer to LS basal liquid-medium ant then declined. The enzyme activity in callus cells was stimulated by addition of 10${\mu}$M $CuSO_4$ in the early logarithmic phase of growth. And also, adding 10${\mu}$M $CuSO_4$ at 3rd day 7th day of culture period, ascorbate oxidase activity in callus cells was maintained to high level. Maximum yield of ascorbate oxidase was found at the 25th day by flask shaking culture, but three-fold of ascorbate oxidase activity was obtained at the 16th day by jar fermentation.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2002

감귤류(자몽. 레몬, 금귤, 밀감 및 오렌지)를 착즙하여 얻은 쥬스를 rep-pak $C_{18}$ cartridge를 사용하여 as-corbate 및 phenolic 획분으로 분리한 다음 pH를 달리한 in vitro 반응계에서 아질산염 소거 및 N-nitroso-dimenthylamine(NDMA) 생성 억제 효과를 분석하였다. 감귤류 쥬스ascorbate 획분의 아질산염 소거능은 5ml 첨가시 pH 2.5에서 79.9~98.6%, pH 4.2에서 48.5~86.3%였으나, pH 6.0에서는 35.2% 이하였다. Phenolic 획분은 ascorbate 획분에 비해 높은 소거능을 보였으며 특히 pH 6.0에서는 ascorbate 획분에 비해 2배 이상의 높은 소거능을 나타내었다. NDMA 생성억제 효과는 phenolic 획분의 첨가시에 월등히 뛰어나 PH 2.5의 반 응용액에 금귤, 밀감 및 오렌지쥬스의 phenolic 획분을 첨가했을 때 92.8% 이상이었으나, ascorbate 획분이 첨가된 경우에는 NDMA 생성억제 효과를 거의 나타내지 못하였다. 따라서 감귤류 쥬스의 NDMA생성억제와 관련된 주된 인자는 pheno 화합물인 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.107-118
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• 2009

In patients with type 2 diabetes, oxidative stress could be increased by their metabolic changes. Elevated plasma homocysteine is considered as one of markers of enhanced oxidative stress. Due to oxidative stress, some complications like cardiovascular or renal diseases may develop in type 2 diabetes patients. Plasma homocysteine concentration may be increased if folate status were inadequate. Protective effects against oxidative stress may be diminished if the status of anti-oxidative nutrient as vitamin C was poor. It is, therefore, important to maintain adequate status of folate and vitamin C in type 2 diabetes patients. Thus, this study was performed to determine the effects of supplementation of folate and/or ascorbate on blood glycated hemoglobin ($HbA_{1c}$) level, serum concentrations of homocysteine and cholesterol, plasma oxidized low density-lipoprotein (LDL), concentration and plasma glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity in the patients with type 2 diabetes. A total of 92 type 2 diabetes patients participated voluntarily with written consents. They were divided into one of the four experimental groups; Control (C), Folate-supplemented (F), Ascorbate-supplemented (A), and Folate plus ascorbate-supplemented (FA). The subjects in C were taken placebo, those in F were supplemented 1 mg of folate, those in A received 1,000 mg of ascorbate, and those in FA were given 1 mg of folate plus 1,000 mg of ascorbate daily for 4 weeks. Supplementation of folate or ascorbate resulted to increase serum folate level or plasma ascorbate concentration apparently, respectively. Folate supplementation not ascorbate seemed to decrease plasma concentrations of homocysteine and oxidized LDL and reduce plasma GSH-Px activity. There might not be synergic effect of the supplementation of folate plus ascorbate. The results indicate that oxidative stress in the patients with type 2 diabetes may lower mainly by folate supplementation.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.545-552
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• 2008

본 연구의 목적은 NaOCl로 처리된 치수강 상아질에 total-etching adhesive system(single bond, 3M-ESPE, St Paul, MN, USA)을 적용할 때 미세인장결합강도에서 sodium ascorbate가 미치는 영향을 평가하는 것이다. 발치된 건전한 인간 대구치의 치수강 내면을 다음과 같이 처리하였다. 1군, 0.9% NaCl로 세척; 2군, 5.25% NaOCl로 세척; 3군, 5.25% NaOCl로 세척한 후 10% sodium ascorbate를 1분간 적용; 4군, 5.25% NaOCl로 세척한 후 10% sodium ascorbate를 1분간 적용하고 다시 10ml 물로 수세; 5군, 5.25% NaOCl로 세척한 후 10% sodium ascorbate를 5분간 적용; 6군, 5.25% NaOCl로 세척한 후 10% sodium ascorbate를 5분간 적용하고 다시 10ml 물로 수세; 7군, 5.25% NaOCl로 세척한 후 10% sodium ascorbate를 10분간 적용; 8군, 5.25% NaOCl로 세척한 후 10% sodium ascorbate를 10분간 적용하고 다시 10ml 물로 수세. 처리된 시편들은 total-etching adhesive system(Single bond)으로 처리한 후 composite resin(Z250)으로 충전하고, 미세인장강도를 측정하기 전 24시 간 동안 보관하였다. 분석 결과 NaOCl 처리 군(2군)은 다른 실험군들에 비해 유의성 있게 낮은 결합 강도를 보였다. NaCl 처리 군(1군)과 sodium ascorbate 처리 군(3-8군)은 유의성 있는 차이가 없었다. 이번 연구 결과는 NaOCl로 처리한 치수강 상아질의 Single bond에 대한 미세인장결합강도는 감소되며, 10% sodium ascorbate를 추가적으로 처리하였을 때 감소된 결합력이 회복됨을 보여주었다. Sodium ascorbate의 다양한 처리시간은 결합력에 영향을 미치지 않았다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.147-152
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• 2009

Ascorbate (vitamin C) is a cofactor for a number of metabolic enzymes and is an indisputable essential vitamin C for humans. However, the potential of ascorbate as an anticancer agent has been a topic of controversy. A number of previous reports have addressed both positive aspects and limitations of ascorbate in cancer therapy. In this review, we briefly summarize the potential antitumor effects of ascorbate and its prospects for clinical use.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2000

In the present study, to determine whether the ascorbate protect against radiation damage and the possible relationship among the radioprotective effects and antioxidant actions, the effects of ascorbate(240 mg/kg, i.p) pretreatment of mice on the survival ratio, splenic weight, major antioxidant enzymes(SOD, catalase and glutathione peroxidase) activities, glutathione contents and lipid peroxidation in the liver were examined for 2 weeks after whole-body ${\gamma}-irradiation$(6.5 Gy). The 30-day survival ratio Increased from 10% to 47% for mice treated with ascorbate. The ascorbate decreased the extent of loss in splenic weight and stimulated recovery of splenic weight in irradiated mice(p<0.01). On the day of 14 after ${\gamma-irradiation}$, the ascorbate pretreatment produced a slight increase of antioxidant enzymes activities and significantly increased reduced glutathione(GSH) contents(P<0.05) in the liver compared with non-treated group. Pretreatment with the ascorbate significantly decreased GSSG/total GSH ratio(p<0.05) without the change of GSSG in the liver and inhibited the radiation-induced increase in the hepatic malondialdehyde levels(p<0.05). In these results, we found that its radioprotective effect by protecting antioxidant enzyme activities and glutathione contents from radiation induced a decrease, and thereby suppressing lipid peroxidation which is induced by free radicals.