• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.427-434
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• 2015

Significant evidence supports the role of the vestibular system in the regulation of blood pressure during postural movements. In the present study, the role of the vestibulo-spino-adrenal (VSA) axis in the modulation of blood pressure via the vestibulosympathetic reflex was clarified by immunohistochemical and enzyme immunoassay methods in conscious rats with sinoaortic denervation. Expression of c-Fos protein in the intermediolateral cell column of the middle thoracic spinal regions and blood epinephrine levels were investigated, following microinjection of glutamate receptor agonists or antagonists into the medial vestibular nucleus (MVN) and/or sodium nitroprusside (SNP)-induced hypotension. Both microinjection of glutamate receptor agonists (NMDA and AMPA) into the MVN or rostral ventrolateral medullary nucleus (RVLM) and SNP-induced hypotension led to increased number of c-Fos positive neurons in the intermediolateral cell column of the middle thoracic spinal regions and increased blood epinephrine levels. Pretreatment with microinjection of glutamate receptor antagonists (MK-801 and CNQX) into the MVN or RVLM prevented the increased number of c-Fos positive neurons resulting from SNP-induced hypotension, and reversed the increased blood epinephrine levels. These results indicate that the VSA axis may be a key component of the pathway used by the vestibulosympathetic reflex to maintain blood pressure during postural movements.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.275-284
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 식물자원으로부터 생리활성을 보유한 새로운 기능성 소재를 찾고자 하였다. 이를 위해 수종의 중국 자생 식물을 분석하여 강한 항산화능을 보유한 3종(Malus hupehensis, Ophiorrhiza cantonensis, 그리고 Psychotria rubra)을 선별하고, 각 추출물의 항산화능과 항염증 생리활성을 분석하였다. 먼저 각 추출물의 항산화능을 DPPH radical 소거능을 통해 분석한 결과 모두 양성 대조군으로 사용한 ascorbic acid와 유사한 정도의 높은 활성을 보여 각 소재가 매우 강한 항산화능을 보유함을 확인하였다. 또한 RAW 264.7 세포주에서 $H_2O_2$ 및 LPS에 의해 유도된 ROS에 대한 각 추출물의 소거능을 분석한 결과에서도 농도의존적인 강한 소거능을 보였다. 뿐만 아니라 대표적인 항산화효소 중 하나로 항산화능 보유 천연물에 의해 발현이 유도되는 HO-1 및 그 전사 인자인 Nrf-2의 단백질 발현이 각 추출물의 처리에 의해 증가됨을 보였다. 한편 각 소재가 LPS에 의해 유도된 NO 생성에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과 모두 농도의존적인 NO 생성 저해능을 보였으며 이는 NO 생성 단백질인 iNOS의 발현 저해에서 기인함을 확인하였다. 이와 같은 각 소재의 NO 생성 및 iNOS 발현 억제 효과는 염증 상위신호 전달계인 NF-${\kappa}B$ 및 AP-1의 조절을 통해 일어날 가능성을 보였다. 이러한 결과를 통해 중국 자생 식물 3종의 높은 항산화능과 항염증 활성을 처음으로 확인하였으며 향후 기능성 소재로서 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.91-97
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• 2000

Objective: The presence of the various cytokines in human peritoneal fluid has been evaluated incompletely. Changes in cytokine levels may be related to activation of peritoneal macrophage and T-lymphocyte, development of endometriosis, and infertility. This study assesses peritoneal fluid levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$) in infertile women with endometriosis and normal women without endometriosis. Design: Prospective and case-control study in university hospital. Materials and Methods: Cytokine levels in peritoneal fluid obtained during laparotomy or laparoscopy from 21 patients in infertile patients with endometriosis and 24 controls undergoing laparotomy or laparoscopy with no evidence of pelvic endometriosis were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Results: The mean levels of interleukin-6 in infertile patients with endometriosis and controls were $72.7{\pm}23.7$ pg/ml and $18.5{\pm}9.7$ pg/ml respectively (p=0.02). Similarly, the mean levels of interleukin-8 in infertile patients with endometriosis was significantly higher than that of controls ($445.0{\pm}89.6$, vs $45.1{\pm}48.4$, p=0.04). The mean concentration of interleukin-10 in infertile patients with endometriosis was significantly lower than that of controls ($1.09{\pm}0.04$ vs $2.19{\pm}0.03$, p=0.03). The level of tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ was not significantly different between the two study groups. Conclusions: Increased IL-6 and IL-8 and decreased IL-10 levels in the peritoneal fluid may be related to pathogenesis in the endometriosis and infertility, suggesting that partially contribute to the disturbed immune regulation observed in infertili women with endometriosis.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1104-1108
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• 2006

다시마(Laminaria japonica)는 우리나라 해역에서 생산되는 대표적인 갈조류로 칼슘, 칼륨, 요오드, 아연 등 신체의 생리대사에 관여하는 주요 무기질이 풍부하게 함유되어 있으며, uronic acid로 구성된 alginic acid, 황산기를 함유하는 fucoidan 및 laminaran과 같은 식이섬유도 함유되어 있다. 다시마로부터 추출된 푸코이단의 항 간독성 효과를 확인하고자 흰쥐의 복강 내에 다시마 푸코이단 추출물을 14일간 투여하고 15일째 되는 날에 $CCl_4$를 투여한 후에 혈액 및 간 조직에서의 효소 활성의 변동을 통해 간독성에 대한 효과를 관찰하였다. GOT의 경우 정상군에 비해 대조군에서 $CCl_4$의 간 장애 유발로 인해 효소 level이 약 3.8배 증가하였고 시료군인 LFC군과 대조군을 비교하였을 때 40% 감소하여 다시마 푸코이단 추출물의 효과를 확인할 수 있었다 역시 GPT level에 있어서도 $CCl_4$를 투여한 대조군이 정상군에 대해 약 11.5배정도 증가하여 간 장애 유발이 확인되었고 LFC군이 대조군에 비해 64%로 감소하는 것으로 나타나 다시마 푸코이단 추출물의 효소 level 감소 효과를 확인할 수 있었다. 간 조직에서의 SOD 활성정도는 대조군에서 정상군에 비해서 약 1.79배 정도로 낮게 나타났고 LFC군은 대조군에 비해 114%의 상승효과를 보였다. 또한 CAT의 활성도는 대조군에서 정상군에 비해 약 1.59배 감소를 보였으며 LFC군은 대조군보다 36.1% 높게 나타났다. GPx활성도의 경우 대조군은 정상군에 비해 약 2.5배의 감소율을 보였으며 LFC군은 대조군에 비해서 55.9%의 증가율을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 다시마 푸코이단 추출물이 간독성에서 효소 조절 효능을 가지므로 기능성 식품소재로 활용될 수 있음을 보여 주었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.155-158
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• 2011

Uncoupling protein (UCP) 3 유전자는 갈색지방세포의 미토콘드리아 내막에 존재하며 탈공역 산소(uncoupling oxygen)를 통해 ATP를 생산하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이는 세포 내의 과다 에너지를 열로 발산시키는 기능을 하고 있다. 본 연구는 돼지의 UCP 3 유전자 내 missense mutation의 유전자형을 조사하고 경제형질과의 연관성을 분석하기 위하여 실시하였다. 돼지의 UCP3 유전자의 염기서열 분석을 통해 1405 bp 지역에서(accession number: AY739704) G염기가 A염기로 치환되는 변이를 확인하였다. 확인된 변이지역은 G가 A로 치환됨으로 인해 150번째 아미노산 서열이 glycine (GGG)에서 arginine (AGG)으로 바뀌는 missense mutation임을 확인하였다. 각 유전자형의 빈도는 0.164(GG), 0.587(GR) 그리고 0.249(RR)로 확인되었으며, 각 대립유전자의 빈도는 0.458(G)과 0.542(R)로 확인되었다. 돼지 UCP3의 G150R 유전자형과 경제형질 간의 연관성을 분석한 결과 등지방두께에 있어 유의적인 연관성이 검출되고 일당증체량과 90 kg 도달일령에서는 유의적인 값이 검출되지 않았다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.222-229
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• 2017

Adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) were previously considered to have an anti-inflammatory effect, and Interleukin-$1{\beta}$ ($IL-1{\beta}$) was found to be a pro-inflammatory factor in chondrocytes, but the mechanism underlying ADSCs and $IL-1{\beta}$ is unclear. In this study, we investigate whether P2X7 receptor (P2X7R) signalling, regulated by microRNA 373 (miR-373), was involved in the ADSCs and $IL-1{\beta}$ mediated inflammation in osteoarthritis (OA). Chondrocytes were collected from 20 OA patients and 20 control participants, and ADSCs were collected from patients who had undergone abdominal surgery. The typical surface molecules of ASDCs were detected by flow cytometry. The level of nitric oxide (NO) was determined by Griess reagent. Concentrations of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), interleukin 6 (IL-6), matrix metallopeptidase 3 (MMP-3) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The expressions of IL-6, MMP-3, miR-373 and P2X7R were determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and Western blot was used to detect the protein expression of P2X7R. The typical potential characters of ADSCs were verified. In chondrocytes or OA tissues, the miR-373 expression level was decreased, but the P2X7R expression was increased. $IL-1{\beta}$ stimulation increased the level of inflammatory factors in OA chondrocytes, and ADSCs co-cultured with $IL-1{\beta}$-stimulated chondrocytes decreased the inflammation. OA chondrocytes transfected with the miR-373 inhibitor increased the inflammation level. The miR-373 mimic suppressed the inflammation by targeting P2X7R and regulated its expression, while its effect was reversed by overexpression of P2X7R. $IL-1{\beta}$ induced inflammation in OA chondrocytes, while ADSCs seemed to inhibit the expression of P2X7R that was regulated by miR-373 and involved in the anti-inflammatory process in OA.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.17-24
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• 2017

Ganglioside GD1a is specifically formed by the addition of sialic acid to ganglioside GM1a by ST3 ${\beta}$-galactoside ${\alpha}$-2,3-sialyltransferase 2 (ST3GAL2). Above all, GD1a are known to be related with the functional regulation of several growth factor receptors, including activation and dimerization of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in tumor cells. The activity of EGF and EGFR is known to be a very important factor for meiotic and cytoplasmic maturation during in vitro maturation (IVM) of mammalian oocytes. However, the role of gangliosides GD1a for EGFR-related signaling pathways in porcine oocyte is not yet clearly understood. Here, we investigated that the effect of ST3GAL2 as synthesizing enzyme GD1a for EGFR activation and phosphorylation during meiotic maturation. To investigate the expression of ST3GAL2 according to the EGF treatment (0, 10 and 50 ng/ml), we observed the patterns of ST3GAL2 genes expression by immunofluorescence staining in denuded oocyte (DO) and cumulus cell-oocyte-complex (COC) during IVM process (22 and 44 h), respectively. Expression levels of ST3GAL2 significantly decreased (p<0.01) in an EGF concentration (10 and 50 ng/ml) dependent manner. And fluorescence expression of ST3GAL2 increased (p<0.01) in the matured COCs for 44 h. Under high EGF concentration (50 ng/ml), ST3GAL2 protein levels was decreased (p<0.01), and their shown opposite expression pattern of phosphorylation-EGFR in COCs of 44 h. Phosphorylation of EGFR significantly increased (p<0.01) in matured COCs treated with GD1a for 44 h. In addition, ST3GAL2 protein levels significantly decreased (p<0.01) in GD1a ($10{\mu}M$) treated COCs without reference to EGF pre-treatment. These results suggest that treatment of exogenous ganglioside GD1a may play an important role such as EGF in EGFR-related activation and phosphorylation in porcine oocyte maturation of in vitro.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제55권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2010

콩의 생산성을 높이는데 중요한 역할을 하는 효소의 활성변화와 종실 수량과의 관련성을 탐색하기 위해 등숙관련효소인 ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase(AGP)의 활성변화를 콩 품종별로 등숙기간에 따라 조사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 풍산나물콩은 협수 및 잎수가 131개 및 102개로 가장 많았으며, 100립중은 10.4g으로 가장 낮았으나 수량은 275kg/10a으로 가장 높아 물질생산 및 건물축적 효율이 우수한 것으로 나타났는데, 개화시기$(R_1,\;R_2)$에 AGP의 활성도 가장 높은 경향이었다. 2. 품종별 $CO_2$ 동화량은 풍산나물콩이 $20.96{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$로 가장 많았으며 검정콩1호는 $12.54{\mu}mol\;m^{-2}s^{-1}$로 가장 적었다. 3. 단파흑은 개체당 잎면적이 $3,968cm^2$로 가장 많고 100립중도 30.5g으로 가장 높은 반면 수량은 149kg/10a으로 가장 낮아 건물축적 효율이 가장 낮았으며, 생육단계별 AGP활성도 가장 낮은 수치를 나타냈다. 4. AGP의 small subunit은 60KD의 single band를 나타냈는데 개화기 이후 AGP의 활성변화와 일치하는 경향을 보였다.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2006

Aryl sulfotransferase (AST) IV is a liver enzyme involved in detoxication and has been shown to be susceptible to down regulation by a number of hepatotoxic xenobiotics. Studies presented here to investigate the ability of biological and non-biological divalent metal cations on AST IV activity showed that AST IV was strongly inhibited following in vitro or in vivo exposure to. Zn ( II ), Co ( II ) or Cd ( II ). It was found that $0.025\sim$2.5 uM of these metal ions were sufficient to cause $50\%$ of inhibition in vitro in purified AST IV and $0.25\sim$25 uM of these metal ions in liver cytosolic fractions. For the in vivo study, 1,000 mg Cu ( II )/kg, 2,000 mg Zn ( II )/kg or 250 mg Cd( II )/kg was added to individual diets and administered to three (3) group; of mts over a 7 week period The Co ( II )-supplemented diet produced no apparent change in rat growth rate and resulted in 30-fold increase in liver cytotolic Cu ( II ) levels, suggesting that elevated levels of Cu ( II ) ion in the liver were responsible for the loss of AST IV activity. In contrast, the Zn ( II )-supplemented diet caused a decrease in rat growth rates and resulted in zero increase in liver Zn ( II ) levels, which suggested an indirect inhibition mechanism was caused by Zn ( II ) in the liver. Rats were fed the Cd-supplemented diet also displayed a decrease in growth rate with little or no change in liver Cu ( II ) or Zn ( II ) levels. When the liver cytosols of mts from the metal ion diets were immunochemically analyzed for the AST IV and albumin contents, no significant changes were observed in albumin levels. However, AST IV contents in the cytosols of mts fed the Zn ( II )-supplemented diets showed a slight decrease in amount These results showed that AST IV activity in vitro and in vivo can be inhibited by Co ( II ), Zn ( II ), and Cd ( II ) by apparently different mechanisms. The immediate response to a Zn injection showed a decrease in AST IV activity but not in the AST IV content in liver cytosol. These mechanisms appeared to involve direct actions of the metal ion on AST IV activity and indirect actions affecting AST IV amount.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.11-18
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• 2016

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more frequently diagnosed and is characterized by hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. $\small{D}$-xylose, a sucrase inhibitor, may be useful as a functional sugar complement to inhibit increases in blood glucose levels. The objective of this study was to investigate the anti-diabetic effects of $\small{D}$-xylose both in vitro and stretpozotocin (STZ)-nicotinamide (NA)-induced models in vivo. MATERIALS/METHODS: Wistar rats were divided into the following groups: (i) normal control; (ii) diabetic control; (iii) diabetic rats supplemented with a diet where 5% of the total sucrose content in the diet was replaced with $\small{D}$-xylose; and (iv) diabetic rats supplemented with a diet where 10% of the total sucrose content in the diet was replaced with $\small{D}$-xylose. These groups were maintained for two weeks. The effects of $\small{D}$-xylose on blood glucose levels were examined using oral glucose tolerance test, insulin secretion assays, histology of liver and pancreas tissues, and analysis of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCK) expression in liver tissues of a STZ-NA-induced experimental rat model. Levels of glucose uptake and insulin secretion by differentiated C2C12 muscle cells and INS-1 pancreatic ${\beta}$-cells were analyzed. RESULTS: In vivo, $\small{D}$-xylose supplementation significantly reduced fasting serum glucose levels (P < 0.05), it slightly reduced the area under the glucose curve, and increased insulin levels compared to the diabetic controls. $\small{D}$-xylose supplementation enhanced the regeneration of pancreas tissue and improved the arrangement of hepatocytes compared to the diabetic controls. Lower levels of PEPCK were detected in the liver tissues of $\small{D}$-xylose-supplemented rats (P < 0.05). In vitro, both 2-NBDG uptake by C2C12 cells and insulin secretion by INS-1 cells were increased with $\small{D}$-xylose supplementation in a dose-dependent manner compared to treatment with glucose alone. CONCLUSIONS: In this study, $\small{D}$-xylose exerted anti-diabetic effects in vivo by regulating blood glucose levels via regeneration of damaged pancreas and liver tissues and regulation of PEPCK, a key rate-limiting enzyme in the process of gluconeogenesis. In vitro, $\small{D}$-xylose induced the uptake of glucose by muscle cells and the secretion of insulin cells by ${\beta}$-cells. These mechanistic insights will facilitate the development of highly effective strategy for T2D.