• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.198-203
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• 2015

The present study was conducted to assess the status of vitamin C among healthy young adults in relation to serum antioxidant parameters [glutathione (GSH), thiols, and total antioxidant capacity, (TAC)], and oxidative stress markers [malondialdehyde (MDA), and nitrites plus nitrates (NN)]. A prospective study included 200 young adults, and their dietary intake was assessed by using food diaries. Fasting plasma vitamin C, serum levels of GSH, thiols, TAC, MDA, and NN were measured using biochemical assays. It was observed that 38% of the enrolled subjects, n=76, had an adequate dietary intake of vitamin C (ADI group). Meanwhile, 62%, n=124, had a low dietary intake of vitamin C (LDI group) as compared to the recommended dietary allowances. The fasting plasma level of vitamin C was significantly higher in the ADI group as compared to the LDI group. Oxidative stress in the sera of the LDI group was evidenced by depletion of GSH, low thiols levels, impairment of TAC, an elevation of MDA, and increased NN. In the ADI group, positive correlations were found between plasma vitamin C and serum antioxidant parameters (GSH, thiols, and TAC). Meanwhile, the plasma vitamin C was negatively correlated with serum MDA and NN levels. This study reveals a significant increase of oxidative stress status and reduced antioxidant capacity in sera from healthy young adults with low intake of the dietary antioxidant, vitamin C.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.43-49
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• 1971

In an attempt to better understand the effect of whole body X-irradiation on the spontaneous motility of the isolated mouse duodenum and to clarify the possible radioprotective notion of reduced glutathione (GSH), a whole body X-irradiation of 1,000r was given to albino mouse either singularly or immediately after injecting GSH intraperitoneally to mouse in the dose of 1mg per gm of body weight. The total length of contraction of the isolated duodenum was recorded on kymograph every five minutes for 60 minutes, and the comparison was made with the control (i.e., normal). The results thus obtained are summarized as follows: 1. The spontaneous motility of the isolated duodenum in the X·irradiated groups showed a significantly elevated pattern for the first 15 minutes comparing with the control. The motility, however, decreased after 15 minutes and remained so in the X-irradiated groups to the level of the non-irradiated control, but 12 hours post-irradiation group showed a significantly increased motility throughout the experiment comparing with the control. 2. When GSH was injected intraperitoneally Prior to the whole body X·irradiation with 1,000r, the spontaneous motility of the isolated duodenum of mouse showed a significantly decreased pattern for the first 10 and 15 minutes comparing with the X·irradiated group followed by the similar motility thereafter comparing with the control and X-irradiated groups. 3. The above results suggest that GSH is effective as a radioprotector in terms of the motility of the isolated mouse duodenum.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.353-365
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• 2011

The present study investigates the possible regulatory role of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) in antioxidant defense and methylglyoxal (MG) detoxification systems of wheat seedlings exposed to salt stress (150 and 300 mM NaCl, 4 days). Seedlings were pre-treated for 24 h with 1 mM sodium nitroprusside, a NO donor, and then subjected to salt stress. The ascorbate (AsA) content decreased significantly with increased salt stress. The amount of reduced glutathione (GSH) and glutathione disulfide (GSSG) and the GSH/GSSG ratio increased with an increase in the level of salt stress. The glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity increased significantly with severe salt stress (300 mM). The ascorbate peroxidase (APX), monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) activities did not show significant changes in response to salt stress. The glutathione reductase (GR), glyoxalase I (Gly I), and glyoxalase II (Gly II) activities decreased upon the imposition of salt stress, especially at 300 mM NaCl, with a concomitant increase in the $H_2O_2$ and lipid peroxidation levels. Exogenous NO pretreatment of the seedlings had little influence on the nonenzymatic and enzymatic components compared to the seedlings of the untreated control. Further investigation revealed that NO pre-treatment had a synergistic effect; that is, the pre-treatment increased the AsA and GSH content and the GSH/GSSG ratio, as well as the activities of MDHAR, DHAR, GR, GST, GPX, Gly I, and Gly II in most of the seedlings subjected to salt stress. These results suggest that the exogenous application of NO rendered the plants more tolerant to salinity-induced oxidative damage by enhancing their antioxidant defense and MG detoxification systems.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.625-634
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• 2011

본 연구는 녹차씨껍질 분획 추출물 중 염증 저해능이 강력한 EtOAC분획을 선정하여 대식세포주인 RAW264.7 macrophage cell에서 항염증효과의 기전을 생화학적, 분자학적수준에서 분석하고자 하였다. 녹차씨껍질 추출물 100 mg당 총 페놀함량은 EtOAC분획에서 가장 높은 수준이었으며 EtOH추출물>PE분획>BuOH분획과 $H_2O$분획의 순으로 나타났다. 또한 EtOAC분획의 NO 억제능이 가장 강한 것으로 나타나, EtOAC분획의 polyphenol을 분석한 결과 EGC ($1146.5{\pm}11.01\;{\mu}g/g$)> tannic acid($967.0{\pm}32.24\;{\mu}g/g$)> EC ($70.9{\pm}4.39\;{\mu}g/g$)> gallic acid($947.6{\pm}1.03\;{\mu}g/g$)> caffeic acid($37.7{\pm}1.46\;{\mu}g/g$)> ECG($35.5{\pm}3.19\;{\mu}g/g$)> EGCG($15.5{\pm}0.09\;{\mu}g/g$)의 순으로 나타났다. 녹차씨껍질 EtOAC분획이 RAW264.7 macrophage cell에서 LPS 처리에 의한 산화적 스트레스로 발생되는 NO 생성을 농도 의존적으로 감소시키며($IC_{50}$: $80.11\;{\mu}g/mL$) $PGE_2$의 생성을 억제하였다. 염증생성 전사인자인 iNOS의 유전자 발현은 농도 의존적으로 억제시켰으나 COX-2의 단백질 발현에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 녹차씨껍질 EtOAC분획은 총 항산화능과 GSH 수준을 증가시켜 산화적 스트레스를 경감시키는 역할을 하며 항산화효소계인 catalase, GSH-red 및 Mn-SOD 활성의 단백질 발현을 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다. 핵에서의 p65 농도는 대조군에 비해 녹차씨껍질 EtOAC분획을 처리한 군에서 현저하게 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서, 녹차씨껍질 EtOAC분획은 NF-${\kappa}B$ 활성을 억제함으로써 iNOS 단백질 발현을 억제하여 NO의 생성을 감소시키고 총 항산화능과 GSH 수준을 증가시키며, 항산화 효소계를 활성화시켜 세포내 산화적 스트레스를 감소시킴으로써 LPS 자극에 의한 염증반응을 지연하거나 억제하는 것으로 사료된다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.683-690
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• 2011

The object of this study was to observe the effects of Hwanggeum-tang (HGT) aqueous extracts on Streptozotocin-induced rat's diabetes and related complications. Three different dosages of HGT extracts were orally administered oncea day for 28 days from 3 weeks after Streptozotocin treatment (60 mg/kg, single intraperitoneally administered). All the rats were checked at 3 weeks after Streptozotocin treatment as follows. Changes on the body weight, blood glucose level, kidney weight, serum BUN and creatinine level, liver weight, serum AST and ALT level, serum LDL, HDL, triglyceride and total cholesterol level were observed with changes on the pancreatic MDA content and GSH content. The results were compared with a potent antioxidant silymarin 100 mg/kg in which the effects on Streptozotocin-induced diabetes and related complications were already confirmed. As results of Streptozotocin-injected diabetes and related complications, dramatical decreases on the body weight, increase of the kidney and liver weight, increase of serum BUN, creatinine, AST, ALT, LDL, triglyceride, total cholesterol level and decreases of serum HDL level were detected in streptozotocin control as compared with intact control. In addition, marked increases of pancreatic MDA content and decreases of GSH content were also detected in streptozotocin control as compared with intact control. However, these diabetes and related complications, and inhibition of antioxidant effects induced by Streptozotocin were inhibited by 28 days continuous treatment of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg of HGT extracts in the present study. HGT have favorable effects on the diabetes and various diabetic complications. Therefore, more detail mechanism studies should be conducedin future with the efficacy tests of individual herbal composition of HGT and the screening of the biological active compounds in herbs.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.431-438
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 녹차 건분 식이나 항산화 비타민 보충식이가 뇌 조직의 항산화능 증진효과를 가지고 있는지를 보고자, 생후 9개월령과 12개월령 Sprague-Dawley종 실험동물에게 3% 녹차 건분식이와 항산화 비타민 보충식이를 3주간 공급하였다 희생 후 뇌 조직을 대뇌, 소뇌, 선조체, 해마로 나누어 malondialdehyde (MDA)의 함량과 catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD) , glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px)의 활성을 측정하였다. 본 실험 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 3% 녹차 건분 식이의 공급은 선조체 내 SOD활성과 대뇌 내 GSH-Px활성을 12개월령에서 증가시키는 것으로 나타났고, 녹차군과 항산화 비타민군의 항산화능에는 서로 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 가령에 따라 부위별 뇌조직의 MDA 함량은 증가하였고, GSH-Px 활성은 감소하는 것으로 나타났다 이러한 결과는 3% 녹차 건분 식이의 항산화능 증진효과가 녹차 건분에 함유된 항산화 비타민에 기인한 것일 수 있으며 , 가령에 따라 항산화 효소 활성의 변화가 효소의 종류에 따라 달라질 수 있다는 것을 보여준다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.350-355
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• 2010

아세트아니모펜(APAP)으로 유도된 간독성 모델에 미치는 theanine의 간 보호 작용에 대하여 간 기능 지표효소의 활성 측정, 항산화 및 GSH량 측정, 조직학적 변화 등을 통해 확인하였다. Theanine은 그 자체로 항산화 효과를 보였으며, 과량 투여된 APAP에 의해 발생하는 간조직의 지질과산화의 감소와 GSH가 회복되는 것을 동물실험을 통해 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 지질과산화와 GSH의 감소로 인해 발생한 간세포의 손상이 theanine의 처리 농도에 비례하여 감소하는 것을 간수치 검사와 간조직 검사를 통해 최종 확인하였다. 지금까지 간보호에 효과를 보이는 녹차의 카테킨이 주로 연구되어 왔으나, 본 연구를 통해 녹차의 theanine도 간 보호작용을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 연구 결과는 주 아미노산 성분인 theanine을 강화시킨 기능성 녹차 및 건강기능식품 개발의 기초 자료로 활용 가능할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2006

본 연구는 소의 미성숙 난포란의 체외성숙시 ${\beta}-mercaptoethanol({\beta}-ME)$의 첨가가 체외성숙, 체외수정 후 웅성전핵의 형성 및 세포질 내의 GSH 수준에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 실시하였다. 체외성숙시 $25\;{\mu}M$과 $50\;{\mu}M$의 ${\beta}-ME$를 첨가한 경우 대조구에 비하여 성숙율이 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며(p<0.05), 모든 실험구에 있어서 12시간 체외성숙보다 24시간 체외성숙에서 높은 성숙율을 나타냈다(p<0.05). 체외수정 후 웅성전핵 형성에 있어서는 $25\;{\mu}M$와 $50\;{\mu}M$ 농도의 ${\beta}-ME$ 첨가구에서 대조구에 비하여 높게 나타났으나(p<0.05), $25\;{\mu}M$과 $50\;{\mu}M$ 농도구와의 유의적인 차이는 없었다. GSH의 수준은 체외성숙 후 $50\;{\mu}M$의 ${\beta}-ME$ 첨가구가 다른 처리구에 비교하여 높게 나타났으며(p<0.05), 체외수정 후 웅성전핵이 형성된 다음 세포질 내 GSH 수준 역시 $50\;{\mu}M$의 ${\beta}-ME$ 첨가구에서 가장 높은 결과를 나타냈다(p<0.05).

• Toxicological Research
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.177-181
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• 1998

Dithiocarbamate and mixed disulfide containing allyl functions were designed and synthesized as putative chemopreventive agents, i.e. N,N-diallyldithiocarbamate (DATC) and S-(N,N-diallyldithiocarbamoyl)-N-acetylcysteine (AC-DATC). DATC and AC-DATC were administered and the activities of cytosolic glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR) and microsomal N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) deethylase were assayed in order to test the effects of these organosulfur com-pounds on the detoxification and metabolic activation system of NDEA. The amounts of hepatic glutathione (GSH and GSSG) was also determined. The administration of DATC to rats led to an increase in the activity of GR and to an inhibition of CYP2E1-mediated NDEA deethylation. AC-DATC induced the activity of GR and GST, increased the hepatic GSH content and inhibited the rate of NDEA deethylation. The level of GSSG was decreased as a consequence of the increased activity of GR. These effects may contribute to possible antimutagenic and anticarcinogenic action of the dithiocarbamates investigated.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.232-236
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• 2001

It has been known that garlic, one of the essential ingredient in korean food, has a hypotensive effect. and it is reported that they lower the level of triglycerides, cholesterol and glucose in blood. Especially, the sulfur containing amine acid and the derivatives of the garlic has the counteracting effect to heavy metals. Nowadays, the garlic is known for its efficiency for the various kinds of cancer, neoplasms, hypertension, arteriosclerosis and apoplexy. But, it is reported that the intake of the excessive amount of garlic causes hemolytic anemia recently. The hemolytic anemia is more severe especially in HK phenotype dogs which has a Na-K-ATPase activity. Therefore, this study was performed to examine the effect on the blood of the HK phenotype Jindo dogs when administered the excessive amount of garlic. HK phenotype group showed the significant decrease on RBC, WBC, PCV, Hb, MCV, MCHC, GSH, Met-Hb but LK phenotype group didn't show the significant decrease.