• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2005

동진벼 유묘 뿌리에 환원제인 ascorbic acid, 신호전달물질인 salicylic acid와 methyl jasmonic acid, 중금속인 $NiCl_2$와 $CuSO_4$ 및 NaCl를 다양한 농도로 처리한 후 항산화효소인 glutathione peroxidase(GPX)의 활성과 동위효소의 패턴 변화를 살펴보았다. Ascorbic acid 처리에 의한 GPX의 총활성은 ascorbic acid 농도 증가에 의존적으로 증가하였으며 이러한 GPX활성 증가는 GPX1 동위효소의 현저한 활성증가에 기인하였다. GPX는 신호전달물질인 salicylic acid와 methyl jasmonic acid에 대하여 서로 다른 반응성을 보였다. GPX의 활성은 0.1 mM salicylic acid에 의해 증가하였다가 이후 감소하였다. 이에 비해 GPX는 methyl jasmonic acid의 농도증가에 의존하여 점진적으로 증가하여 1 mM methyl jasmonic acid에 의하여 약 3배의 활성증가를 보였다. 뿐만 아니라 GPX1 동위효소는 salicylic acid 농도가 증가할수록 활성이 감소한 반면 methyl jasmonic acid 농도가 증가할수록 현저하게 증가하였다. GPX의 총활성은 $NiCl_2$ 농도 증가에 따라 점진적으로 증가되었으나, $CuSO_4$ 처리군의 경우 GPX의 총비활성도는 0.5 mM $CuSO_4$에 의하여 약 2배 증가한 이후 점차 감소하였다. $NiCl_2$와 $CuSO_4$ 처리에 의한 GPX 활성증가도 주로 GPX1 동위효소의 활성증가에 기인하였다. NaCl 처리에 의한 GPX 총활성은 300 mM NaCl 처리군에서 약 1.7배 증가되었다가 이후 감소하였다. 특이하게도 NaCl 농도가 증가함에 따라 GPX2 동위효소 활성이 점차 증가하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.270-282
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• 2008

The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has defense mechanisms identical to higher eukaryotes. It offers the potential for genome-wide experimental approaches owing to its smaller genome size and the availability of the complete sequence. It therefore represents an ideal eukaryotic model for studying cellular redox control and oxidative stress responses. S. cerevisiae Yap1 is a well-known transcription factor that is required for $H_2O_2$-dependent stress responses. Yap1 is involved in various signaling pathways in an oxidative stress response. The Gpx3 (Orp1/PHGpx3) protein is one of the factors related to these signaling pathways. It plays the role of a transducer that transfers the hydroperoxide signal to Yap1. In this study, using extensive proteomic and bioinformatics analyses, the function of the Gpx3 protein in an adaptive response against oxidative stress was investigated in wild-type, gpx3-deletion mutant, and gpx3-deletion mutant overexpressing Gpx3 protein strains. We identified 30 proteins that are related to the Gpx3-dependent oxidative stress responses and 17 proteins that are changed in a Gpx3-dependent manner regardless of oxidative stress. As expected, $H_2O_2$-responsive Gpx3-dependent proteins include a number of antioxidants related with cell rescue and defense. In addition, they contain a variety of proteins related to energy and carbohydrate metabolism, transcription, and protein fate. Based upon the experimental results, it is suggested that Gpx3-dependent stress adaptive response includes the regulation of genes related to the capacity to detoxify oxidants and repair oxidative stress-induced damages affected by Yap1 as well as metabolism and protein fate independent from Yap1.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2021

Fumonisin B1 (FB1) structurally resembles sphingolipids and interferes with their metabolism leading to sphingolipid dysregulation. We questioned if FB1 could exacerbate liver or kidney toxicities in glutathione peroxidase 1 (Gpx1) and catalase (Cat) knockout mice. While higher serum levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and sphinganine (Sa) were measured in Gpx1/Cat knockout mice (Gpx1/Cat KO) than wild type mice after 5 days of FB1 treatment, serum levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), sphingosine-1 phosphate (So-1-P), and sphinganine-1 phosphate (Sa-1-P) were found to be relatively low. Although Sa was highly elevated in Gpx1/Cat KO mice and wild mice, lower levels of So and Sa were found in both the kidney and liver tissues of Gpx/Cat KO mice than wild type mice after FB1 treatment. Paradoxically, FB1-induced cellular apoptosis and necrosis were hastened under oxidative stress in Gpx1/Cat KO mice.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2003

Many defined cell culture media were formulated over 3() years ago and may be deficient in certain micronutrients whose essentiality has only subsequently been recognised. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether alpha-minimal essential medium (MEM) supplemented with 10% foetal bovine serum contained sufficient selenium for optimal activity of the selenium containing enzymes cytosolic glutathione peroxidase (cGPx) and phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGPx) in cultured Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Additionally, the effect of zinc deficiency and metallothionein (MT) overexpression on cGPx and PHGPx activity was studied. The addition of 100 nM of selenous acid to the culture medium increased cGPx expression by 10-fold and PHGPx by about 2-fold in both wild-type CHO-K1 cells and CHO-K1 cells overexpressing mouse MT-1. Zinc deficiency had no significant effect on enzyme activity, but cells overexpressing mouse MT-1 had higher levels of cGPx activity. Zinc deficiency decreased cell survival but overexpression of MT-1 was partially protective, probably because its presence in quantity favoured the uptake, sequestration and cellular retention of any remaining zinc. This study demonstrates that selenium in complete alpha-MEM is insufficient for optimal cGPx and PHGPx activity and may compromise the cellular response to oxidative stress.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.204-209
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• 2008

The cDNAs encoding glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were cloned and sequenced from the liver of three Chinese carps with different tolerance to hepatotoxic microcystins, phyto-planktivorous silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis), and herbivorous grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Using genome walker method, a 750 bp 5'-flanking region of the silver carp GPx gene was obtained, and several potential regulatory elements were identified in the promoter region of the GPx gene. The silver carp GPx gene was widely expressed in all tissues examined. Despite phylogenetic analysis, assigning this newly described carp GPx to the group of mammalian GPx2, the carp GPx seems more similar to GPx1 from a physiological point of view. The constitutive expression pattern of the three carp liver GPx gene, shows a positive relationship with their tolerance to microcystins.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.149-156
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• 2009

Application of exogenous polyamines (PAs) reduced the paraquat (PQ)-induced cotyledon injuries in radish seedling plants with 1 mM spermidine (Spd) being the most effective protectant. PQ injury symptoms in the cotyledons, e.g., large accumulation of $H_2O_2$, and losses of fresh weight, chlorophyll, and proteins, were significantly alleviated. Likewise, analysis of $H_2O_2$-scavenging enzymes such as catalase (CAT) and guaiacol peroxidase (GPX) showed that pretreatment with Spd among PAs remarkably increased total CAT activity and strongly retarded PQ-induced rapid decline in total GPX activity. In a native gel assay, one CAT isozyme (CAT1) and two GPX isozymes (GPX1 and a newly synthesized GPX isozyme) proved to be more responsible for PQ tolerance, as manifested by the strong increases in their activities by Spd pretreatment. Based on these results, we can suggest that PAs (especially 1 mM Spd) may function as antioxidant protectors by invoking CAT and GPX enzymes which control the endogenous $H_2O_2$ level in radish cotyledons exposed to PQ.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.561-571
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• 2023

Background: Escalating evidence shows that ginseng possesses an antiaging potential with cognitive enhancing activity. As mountain cultivated ginseng (MCG) is cultivated without agricultural chemicals, MCG has emerged as a popular herb medicine. However, little is known about the MCG-mediated pharmacological mechanism on brain aging. Methods: As we demonstrated that glutathione peroxidase (GPx) is important for enhancing memory function in the animal model of aging, we investigated the role of MCG as a GPx inducer using GPx-1 (a major type of GPx) knockout (KO) mice. We assessed whether MCG modulates redox and cholinergic parameters, and memory function in aged GPx-1 knockout KOmice. Results: Redox burden of aged GPx-1 KO mice was more evident than that of aged wild-type (WT) mice. Alteration of Nrf2 DNA binding activity appeared to be more evident than that of NFκB DNA binding activity in aged GPx-1 KO mice. Alteration in choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) activity was more evident than that in acetylcholine esterase activity. MCG significantly attenuated reductions in Nrf2 system and ChAT level. MCG significantly enhanced the co-localization of Nrf2-immunoreactivity and ChAT-immunoreactivity in the same cell population. Nrf2 inhibitor brusatol significantly counteracted MCG-mediated up-regulation in ChAT level and ChAT inhibition (by k252a) significantly reduced ERK phosphorylation by MCG, suggesting that MCG might require signal cascade of Nrf2/ChAT/ERK to enhance cognition. Conclusion: GPx-1 depletion might be a prerequisite for cognitive impairment in aged animals. MCG-mediated cognition enhancement might be associated with the activations of Nrf2, ChAT, and ERK signaling cascade.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.409-414
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 개에서 일반 개흉술을 통한 폐엽절제술과 흉강경을 이용한 폐엽절제술에서 심폐기능 및 생체 내 산화스트레스 상태에 미치는 영향을 비교 연구 하였다. 10 마리의 건강한 혼혈종을 사용하였고 일반 개흉술을 통한 폐엽절제술군 (group 1, n=5)과 흉강경을 이용한 폐엽절제술군 (group 2, n=5)으로 분류하였다. 심혈관계 측정 항목 및 superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx)의 농도를 측정하였다. 두 군에서 동맥혈액 가스의 유의적인 변화를 관찰 할 수 있었다. 총 마취 및 수술 시간은 개흉수술군에 비해 흉강경 폐엽 절제술군에서 유의하게 짧았다. 혈장 SOD와 CAT 수준의 증가, 그리고 GPX 수준의 감소는 수술 후 두 군 모두에서 관찰되었다. 두 군을 비교했을 때 GPX 수준에서 유의한 차이가 발견되었다. GPX 수준은 개흉 수술 군과 비교 흉강경 폐엽 절제술 군에서 유의하게 낮았다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.213-221
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• 2007

분리된 무 자엽 조직에 산화질소 (nitric oxide: NO) 공여체인 sodium nitroprusside (SNP) 처리 시 농도 의존방식으로 부정근의 발달을 증진시켰다. 그러나 이러한 NO 증진 효과는 세포외 칼슘 chelator인 0.5 mM EGTA 또는 세포막 칼슘채널 차단제인 0.1 mM $LaCl_3$를 각각 $50\;{\mu}M$ SNP와 함께 혼합처리 시 반전되었다. 또한, 뿌리 발생에서 중심적 역할을 수행하는 것으로 알려진 guaiacol peroxidase (GPX)와 syringaldazine peroxidase (SPX)의 활성도가 SNP 단독 처리된 자엽에서 부정근이 형성되는 동안 현저히 증가하였다. 그러나, SNP와 $LaCl_3$ 혼합처리 시 SNP에 의해 유도된 GPX와 SPX 활성도 증가가 거의 증류수 대조구 수준으로 억제되었다. calmodulin의 anatagonist인 trifuoperazine 역시 SNP로 처리된 자엽에서 부정근 형성을 억제하여 발생된 뿌리의 개수와 길이를 감소시켰으며 동시에 GPX와 SPX를 불활성화 하였다. 결론적으로, 이들 결과는 칼슘이 GPX와 SPX 활성도 조절을 통해 부정근 유도를 이끄는 NO 반응에 포함되어 있음을 나타내는 것이다.

• 환경생물
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.258-264
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• 2011

Glutathione (GSH)은 직접적으로 활성산소종을 제거하거나 GSH peroxidase와 같은 활성산소종 제거 효소의 조효소로써, 산화적 스트레스로부터 세포를 방어하는 데 중요한 역할을 한다. GSH peroxidase는 두 분자의 GSH을 이용해 세포 내 과산화수소를 물로 전환한다. $N$-acetyl-L cysteine (NAC)는 항산화제 중 하나로 세포 내 GSH의 전구물질로 이용된다. 본 연구는, 0mM에서 20mM의 NAC 단독 처리 또는 100 Gy 감마선과 복합 처리한 효모세포에서 GSH peroxidase를 코드화(encoding)하는 유전자인 $GPX1$과 $GPX2$의 전사적 발현을 통해 GSH, NAC와 GSH peroxidase의 연관성을 알아보았다. $GPX1$과 $GPX2$의 전사적 발현은 NAC와 100 Gy 감마선에 의해 유도되었다. 조사된 효모세포에서 NAC의 증가 농도에 따라 GSH peroxidase 두 유전자의 발현은 감소되었다. 이러한 결과로, NAC에 의해 증가된 세포 내 GSH는 GSH peroxidase 유전자의 전사적 발현을 유도하며, NAC는 감마선으로부터 생성된 활성산소종 직접적 제거와 GSH peroxidase 유전자의 전사적 발현을 유도함으로써 세포를 보호할 수 있다는 것이 밝혀졌다.