• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.118-128
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Glutathione s-transferase (GST) is involved in the formation of a multigene family comprising phase II detoxification enzymes, involved in the detoxification of reactive oxygen species. This study evaluated whether daily supplementation with kale juice could modulate levels of plasma antioxidant vitamins and oxidative stress-related parameters. We further examined whether this modulation was affected by combined GSTM1 and T1 polymorphisms. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Totally, 84 subclinical hypertensive patients having systolic blood pressure (BP) over 130 mmHg or diastolic BP over 85 mmHg, received 300 mL of kale juice daily for 6 weeks. Blood samples were drawn before start of study and after completion of 6 weeks. RESULTS: After supplementation, we observed significant decrease in DNA damage and increase in erythrocyte catalase activity in all genotypes. Plasma level of vitamin C was significantly increased in the wild/null and double null genotypes. The plasma levels of ${\beta}-carotene$, erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase activity, and nitric oxide were increased only in the wild/null genotype after kale juice supplementation. CONCLUSIONS: The effect of kale juice was significantly greater in the GSTM1 null genotype and wild/null genotype groups, suggesting possibility of personalized nutritional prescriptions based on personal genetics.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.462-467
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• 1996

Acetolactate synthase (ALS, EC 4.1.3.18) is the first common enzyme in the biosynthesis of leucine, isoleucine, and valine. It is the target enzyme for several classes of herbicides, including the sulfonylureas, the imidazolinones, the mazolopyrimidines, the pyrimidyl-oxy-benzoates, the pyrimidyl-thio-benzens, and the 4,6-dimethoxypyrimidines. An amino-terminal fragment of the sulfonylurea-resistant ALS gene (SurB) from Nicotiana tabaccum was cloned into the bacterial expression vector pGEX-2T. The resulting recombinant plasmid pGEX-ALS1 was used to transform Escherichia coli strain BL21, and the tobacco ALS was expressed in the bacteria as a protein fused with glutathione S-transferase (GST). Polyclonal antibodies against the fusion product (GST-ALS) were produced, and the sensitivity of GST-ALS with the rabbit anti-GST-ALS IgG was up to 50 ng. This antibody was used for Western blot analysis of the partially purified ALS from barley shoots. The results suggest that the polyclonal antibody produced in this study can be used to detect plant ALS.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1141-1148
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• 2016

Background: A large number of studies have been published to investigate the association between the null genotype of glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) with gastric cancer. However, the results were inconsistent and conflicting. The aim of this study was to estimate the relationship between this polymorphism in the GSTT1 gene and gastric cancer risk in Asian populations by meta-analysis. Materials and Methods: A literature search was performed in PubMed, Embase, Chinese Biomedical database (CBM), Weipu database, Wanfang database, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure database (CNKI). Statistical analysis was conducted by using Review Manager 5.3. Results: Thirty-nine studies with a total of 7,737 gastric cancer cases and 10,823 controls were included in this meta-analysis. The meta-analysis of total studies showed that the null genotype in GSTT1 was associated with increased risk of gastric cancer in Asians (OR=1.19, 95% CI=1.08-1.31, p=0.0002). Subgroup analysis showed a significant relationship between GSTT1 null genotype and gastric cancer in East-Asians, as well as in subgroup analysis of hospital-based design. On subgroup analysis by smoking status, alcohol status, Helicobacter pylori infection status, and histology type, no significant association of this polymorphism with susceptibility to gastric cancer was found. Conclusions: In conclusion, the results showed that the null genotype of GSTT1 is significantly associated with an increased risk in gastric cancer in Asian populations.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.471-477
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• 1999

연구배경 : 발암물질의 체내 대사효소계인 GSTM1, T1과 NAT1의 유전적다형성의 발현 양상이 폐암발생과 연관성이 있는가를 밝히기 위해 환자-대조군 연구를 수행하였다. 방 법 : 서울대병원에서 병리화적 폐암환자군으로, 비암성요료계질환으로 입원한 환자를 대조군으로 설정하여, 각 환자에 대한 성, 연령, 흡연력 등을 병력조사나 병록지검토로 얻었으며, 말초혈액을 채취하여 DNA를 분리한 뒤, 다중중합효소연쇄반응을 이용하여 GSTM1, T1의 유전자형을, nested PCR법을 이용하여 NAT1의 유전자형을 결정하였다. 결 과 : 모집된 환자, 대조군은 각각 118 명, 150명이었고, 환자군에서 흡연력은 통계적으로 의미있게 높았다(p<0.05). GSTM1의 소실형은 비소실형에 비해 편평상피암의 위험을 높였으나(OR=2.25 ; 95% CI=1.12-4.51), GSTT1의 경우는 폐암의 위험인자로 작용하지 않았다. NAT1의 fast acetylator형은 폐암환자전체를 분석했을 때 통계적으로 의미있는 위험도 상승을 보였다(OR=2.13; 95% CI=1.04-4.40). 결 론 : GSTM1의 소실형과 NAT1의 fast형은 폐암발생과 관련성이 있다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.475-483
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• 2000

Normally, aerobic cells are protected from the damage of free radicals by antioxidative enzymes such as catalase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione (GSH) peroxidase and GSH-S-transferase. In this study, we have investigate the effect of egg yolk protein hydrolysates on antioxidative activity and the activity of antioxidative enzyme in cultured hepatocytes (Chang). Without the pretreatment with hydrolysate, about 50% of the hepatocytes were killed within 2h by 225$\mu$M tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP). By contrast, fewer than 20% of the 5 K hydrolysate (permeate from 5 kDa membrane and not passed through 1 kDa membrane)-pretreated hepatocytes were killed by the same concentrations of t-BHP. In addition, the activities of catalase, GSH peroxidase and GSH-transferase were significantly increasing with the treatment of 5 K hydrolysate. These results suggest that 5 K hydrolysate exerts antioxidative effect by increasing activity of antioxidative enzymes.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.234-238
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• 2009

Effects of ginseng on in vivo antioxidant capacities with age were studied in rats. All rats were reared in the conventional system. Ginseng-treated rats were supplied with ginseng water extracts (25 mg/kg/day) continuously from 6 weeks of age to spontaneous death. None of the rats showed any discernible adverse effects of treatment with ginseng-containing water. There was no significant difference in body weight (BW) gains with age between treated and control groups. However, ginseng extracts did cause a decrease in the level of serum low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, glucose, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the treated rats. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase in liver cytosol decreased with age in the control group. However, these enzyme activities were well maintained in the ginseng-treated rats and, especially, catalase and glutathione peroxidase activities were consistently higher than in control rats. The levels of total sulfhydryl group (T-SH) and glutathione reductase (GR) were unchanged, and glutathione-s-transferase (GST) activity gradually decreased with age in both groups. There were no differences in T-SH, GR, or GST between the control and treatment groups. These results indicate that long-term administration of ginseng retards age-related deterioration in some biochemical parameters such as cholesterol, glucose, and lactate dehydrogenase in serum and it has an enhancing effect on antioxidant capacity in the liver.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.4967-4971
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• 2012

Background/Aims: Glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1), a phase-II enzyme, plays an important role in detoxification of carcinogen electrophiles. Many studies have investigated the association between GSTT1 polymorphism and esophageal cancer risk in Asian populations, but its actual impact is not clear owing to apparent inconsistencies among those studies. Thus, a meta-analysis was performed to explore the effect of GSTT1 polymorphism on the risk of developing esophageal cancer. Methods: A literature search of PubMed, Embase, and Wanfang databases up to August 2012 was conducted and 15 eligible papers were finally selected, involving a total of 1,626 esophageal cancer cases and 2,216 controls. We used the pooled odds ratio (OR) with its corresponding 95% confidence interval (95%CI) to estimate the association of GSTT1 polymorphism with esophageal cancer risk. Subgroup analyses and sensitivity analyses were performed to further identify the association. Results: Meta-analysis of total studies showed the null genotype of GSTT1 was significantly associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer in Asians (OR=1.26, 95%CI=1.05-1.52, $P_{OR}=0.015$, $I^2=42.7%$). Subgroup analyses by sample size and countries also identified a significant association. Sensitivity analysis further demonstrated a relationship of GSTT1 polymorphism to esophageal cancer risk in Asians. Conclusions: The present meta-analysis of available data showed a significant association between the null genotype of GSTT1 and an increased risk of esophageal cancer in Asians, particularly in China.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.10-24
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• 2017

본 연구는 건강한 성인 남녀를 대상으로 glutathione S-transferase (GST)M1 및 T1 유전자 다형성에 따라 한식에서 주로 섭취하는 식물성 식품군과 한식 식단의 DNA 손상 감소효과를 측정하여 유전적 민감도가 어떻게 나타나는지를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위하여 건강한 성인 남녀 59명을 대상으로 혈액을 채취하여 GST genotype을 분류하였으며 그 중 17명을 선발하여 DNA 손상 감소효과를 Comet assay를 이용하여 측정하였고 DNA damage relative score로 나타냈다. 제 5기 2차년도 국민건강영양조사를 활용하여 한국인이 많이 섭취하는 식물성 식품을 10가지 식품군 (감자류, 견과류, 곡류, 과일류, 김치류, 두류, 버섯류, 오일류 채소류 해조류)으로 분류 후, 각 식품군별 총 섭취량의 1% 이상을 섭취한 84종의 식품을 한식 식물성 식품으로 최종 선정하였으며 한식 식단 (Korean diet)은 한국영양학회에서 발행한 [2010 한국인 영양섭취 기준]에 제시되어 있는 1주일 표준식단 (2,000 kcal/day)을 사용하였다. GSTM1 유전자 다형성에 따른 한식 식물성 식품군의 Tail moment로 본 DNA 손상 감소효과는 곡류와 오일류에서만 GSTM1 wild type보다 mutant type에서 유의하게 높았다. 이에 비해 DNA 손상 감소 효과를 % DNA in tail과 Tail moment로 본 결과, 견과류 과일류 채소류 버섯류 김치류 해조류에서 GSTT1 mutant type에 비해 wild type에서 유의하게 더 높게 나타났다. GSTM1과 GSTT1의 combined genotype에 따라 한식 식물성 식품의 DNA 손상 감소효과를 본 결과, 과일류, 김치류, 버섯류, 채소류, 해조류는 1군 (GSTM1+/GSTT1+) 및 3군 (GSTM1-/GSTT1+)에서, 오일류는 3군 (GSTM1-/GSTT1+)에서 DNA 손상 감소 효과가 유의하게 높았으며. 감자류, 견과류, 곡류, 두류, Total은 DNA 손상 감소 효과가 2군 (GSTM1+/GSTT1-) 및 3군 (GSTM1-/GSTT1+)에서 유의하게 높아 식품군에 따라 GST 유전자 다형성에 따른 DNA 손상 감소효과가 다르게 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 한식 식단은 DNA 손상의 세 가지 지표인 % DNA in tail, Tail moment, Tail length로 측정해본 결과 GSTM1의 경우 wild type에서 mutant type보다 더 크게 나타났으며, GSTT1의 경우는 genotype에 따라 DNA 손상이 달라지는 경향은 있었지만 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 결론적으로 한식에서 주로 섭취하는 식물성 식품군에서는 식품에 따라 부분적으로 GSTM1은 mutant type에서, GSTT1은 wild type에서 DNA 손상 보호효과가 더 크게 나타났으며, GSTM1과 GSTT1의 combined genotype에 따른 DNA 손상 보호효과는 식품군에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 반면, 한식 식단에서는 DNA 손상 보호효과가 GSTM1 wild type에서 mutant type보다 더 크게 나타났으며, GSTT1 genotype에는 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 한식 식물성 식품군 및 식사패턴의 항산화 기능 우수성을 증명하는 기초자료가 될 것이며, 나아가 개인별 유전자에 따른 항산화 맞춤영양연구를 시작하는 시발점이 될 수 있을 것이다. 앞으로 GST 유전자 다형성에 따른 한식과 한식 식물성 식품군의 유전적 민감도를 더 명확하게 규명하기 위해서는 대상 인원을 늘려 수행하는 광범위한 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.4347-4351
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• 2015

Background: Previous studies showed that genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1) were involved in glutathione metabolism and genetic polymorphisms of ribonucleotide reductase (RRM1) were correlated with DNA synthesis. Here we explored the effects of these polymorphisms on the chemosensitivity and clinical outcome in Chinese non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients treated with gemcitabine-cisplatin regimens. Materials and Methods: DNA sequencing was used to evaluate genetic polymorphisms of GSTP1 Ile105Val and RRM1 C37A-T524C in 47 NSCLC patients treated with gemcitabine-cisplatin regimens. Clinical response was evaluated according to RECIST criteria after 2 cycles of chemotherapy and toxicity was assessed by 1979 WHO criteria (acute and subacute toxicity graduation criteria in chemotherapeutic agents). Results: There was no statistical significance between sensitive and non-sensitive groups regarding the genotype frequency distribution of GSTP1 Ile105Val polymorphism (p>0.05). But for RRM1 C37A-T524C genotype, sensitive group had higher proportion of high effective genotype than non-sensitive group (p=0.009). And according to the joint detection of GSTP1 Ile105Val and RRM1 C37A-T524C polymorphisms, the proportion of type A (A/A + high effective genotype) was significantly higher in sensitive group than in non-sensitive group (p=0.009). Toxicity showed no correlation with the genotypes between two groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: Compared with single detection of genetic polymorphisms of GSTP1 Ile105Val or RRM1 C37A-T524C, joint detection of both may be more helpful for patients with NSCLC to receive gemcitabine-cisplatin regimens as the first-line chemotherapy. Especially, genetic polymorphism of RRM1 is more likely to be used as an important biomarker to predict the response and toxicity of gemcitabine-cisplatin combination chemotherapy in NSCLC.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.488-496
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• 2015

Streptozotocin(STZ)으로 유도된 당뇨 흰쥐에게 구척 에탄올 추출물을 1일 1회 7일간 1,000 mg/kg.b.w의 용량으로 투여 후 glucose함량과 당대사에 관여하는 효소인 glucose-6-phosphatase(G-6-Pase), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase(G-6-PDH)과 glucokinase(GK)활성과 glycogen 함량과 triglyceride(T.G), total cholesterol 등의 지질대사에 관여하는 물질들과 항산화작용에 관여하는 glutathione-s-transferase(GST),Catalase(CAT), glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px)활성과 glutathione(GSH)함량을 측정한 결과 구척 에탄올 추출물 투여군이 glucose, T.G, total cholesterol 등의 함량과 G-6-Pase 활성의 유의적인 감소(p<0.05)를 나타내었으며 glycogen 함량과 G-6-PDH, GK의 활성이 유의적인 증가(p<0.05)를 나타내었다. 이와 같이 구척 에탄올 추출물이 항당뇨, 항산화작용의 개선효과를 갖는 유효성분을 함유하고 있음을 알 수 있었다.