• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.852-861
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• 2024

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of β-nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplementation on ram sperm quality during storage at 4℃ in vitro. Methods: Tris-citric acid-glucose solution containing different doses of NMN (0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 µM) was used to dilute semen collected from rams and it was stored at 4℃. Sperm motility, plasma membrane integrity as well as acrosome integrity were evaluated at 0, 24, and 48 h time points after storage at 4℃. In addition, sperm mitochondrial activity, lipid peroxidation (LPO), malondialdehyde (MDA) content, reactive oxygen species (ROS) content, glutathione (GSH) content, superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, and apoptosis were measured at 48 h time point after storage at 4℃. Results: Results demonstrate that the values obtained for sperm motility, acrosome integrity, and plasma membrane integrity in the NMN treatments were significantly higher than control (p<0.05). The addition of 60 µM NMN significantly improved ram sperm mitochondrial activity and reduced LPO, MDA content, and ROS content compared to control (p<0.05). Interestingly, sperm GSH content and SOD activity for the 60 µM NMN treatment were much higher than those observed for control. NMN treatment also decreased the level of Cleaved-Caspase 3, Cleaved-Caspase 9, and Bax while increasing Bcl-2 level in sperm at 48 h time point after storage at 4℃. Conclusion: Ram sperm quality can be maintained during storage at 4℃ with the addition of NMN at 60 µM to the semen extender. NMN also reduces oxidative stress and apoptosis. Overall, these findings suggest that NMN is efficient in improving the viability of ram sperm during storage at 4℃ in vitro.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.287-295
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• 2017

Mitochondrial dysfunction is found in oocytes and transmitted to offspring due to maternal obesity. Treatment of obese mothers with endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress inhibitors such as salubrinal (SAL) can reverse the mitochondrial dysfunction and result in normal embryonic development. Pig oocytes have also shown ER stress mostly in metaphase II stage. ER stress in oocytes may hinder the in vitro production of pig embryos. This study investigated the effect of ER stress inhibition by SAL treatment during in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine oocytes at 1, 10, 50 and 100 nM concentrations. Firstly, we tested various concentrations of SAL. SAL at 10 nM showed higher (P < 0.05) developmental competence to the blastocyst stage (55.6%) after parthenogenesis (PA) than control (44.2%) while not different from other concentrations (49.2, 51.6, and 50.8% for 1, 50, and 100 nM, respectively). Secondly, we performed time-dependent treatment at 10 nM of SAL for IVM of oocytes. It revealed that treatment with SAL during 22 to 44 h of IVM significantly improved PA embryonic development to the blastocyst stage compared to control (40.5, 46.3, 51.7 and 60.2% for control, 0 to 22 h, 22 to 44 h and 0 to 44 h of IVM, respectively, P < 0.05). Glutathione (GSH) content is an indicator of cytoplasmic maturation of oocytes. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have a harmful effect on developmental competence of oocytes. For this, we determined the intraoocyte levels of GSH and ROS after 44 h of IVM. It was found that SAL increased intraoocyte GSH level and also decreased ROS level (P < 0.05). Finally, we performed somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) after treating oocytes with 10 nM SAL during IVM. SAL treatment significantly improved blastocyst formation of SCNT embryos compared to control (39.6% vs. 24.7%, P < 0.05). Our results indicate that treatment of pig oocytes with ER stress inhibitor SAL during IVM improves preimplantation development PA and cloned pig embryos by influencing cytoplasmic maturation in terms of increased GSH content and decreased ROS level in IVM pig oocytes.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2007

Dietary flavonoids have antioxidant and antitumor promoting effects. Rhus verniciflua Stokes (RVS) is a flavonoid-rich herbal medicine and has long been used as a food additive and an antitumor agent in Korea. Previous study demonstrated that a purified flavonoid fraction prepared from RVS, herein named RCMF (the RVS chloroform-methanol fraction), exhibited growth inhibition and induced apoptosis in human osteosarcoma(HOS) cells. This study evaluated if p53-mediated pathway is associated with the RCMF-induced apoptosis in HOS cells. RCMF was shown to be capable of inducing apoptosis of the cells, as expected, and transparently increased p53 expression in the cells. However, the RCMF-induced cytotoxicity was suppressed by transfecting the cells with antisense p53 oligonucleotide, which also inhibited the decrease of Bcl-2 and the increase of Bax in mitochondria, and the release of cytochrome c into cytosol. This finding suggests that p53-mediated mitochondrial stress is required for RCMF-induced apoptosis in HOS cells.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.170-174
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• 2018

Environmental stresses caused by climate change, such as high temperature, drought and salinity severely impact plant growth and productivity. Among these factors, high temperature stress will become more severe during summer. In this study, we examined physiological and molecular responses of maize plants to high temperature stress during summer. Highest level of $H_2O_2$ was observed in maize leaves collected July 26 compared with June 25 and July 12. Results indicated that high temperature stress triggers production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in maize leaves. In addition, photosynthetic efficiency (Fv/Fm) sharply decreased in leaves with increasing air temperatures during the day in the field. RT-PCR analysis of maize plants exposed to high temperatures of during the day in field revealed increased accumulation of mitochondrial and chloroplastic small heat shock protein (HSP) transcripts. Results demonstrate that Fv/Fm values and organelle-localized small HSP gene could be used as physiological and molecular indicators of plants impacted by environmental stresses.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권12호
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• pp.4745-4751
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• 2014

Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance in the redox status of the body. In such a state, increase of free radicals in the body can lead to tissue damage. One of the most important species of free radicals is reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by various metabolic pathways, including aerobic metabolism in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. It plays a critical role in the initiation and progression of various types of cancers. ROS affects different signaling pathways, including growth factors and mitogenic pathways, and controls many cellular processes, including cell proliferation, and thus stimulates the uncontrolled growth of cells which encourages the development of tumors and begins the process of carcinogenesis. Increased oxidative stress caused by reactive species can reduce the body's antioxidant defense against angiogenesis and metastasis in cancer cells. These processes are main factors in the development of cancer. Bimolecular reactions cause free radicals in which create such compounds as malondialdehyde (MDA) and hydroxyguanosine. These substances can be used as indicators of cancer. In this review, free radicals as oxidizing agents, antioxidants as the immune system, and the role of oxidative stress in cancer, particularly breast cancer, have been investigated in the hope that better identification of the factors involved in the occurrence and spread of cancer will improve the identification of treatment goals.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.867-872
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• 2004

Oxidative stress due to reactive oxygen species (ROS) can cause oxidative damage to cells. Cells have a number of defense mechanisms to protect themselves from the toxicity of ROS. Mitochondria are especially important in the oxidative stress as ROS have been found to be constantly generated as an endogen threat. Mitochondrial defense depends mainly on super-oxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx), whereas microsomal defense depends on catalase (CAT), which is an enzyme abundant in microsomes. SOD removes superoxide anions by converting them to $H_2O$$_2$, which can be rapidly converted to water by CAT and GPx. Also, GPx converts hydroperoxide (ROOH) into oxidized-glutathione (GSSG). Ovariectomized (OVX) rats are used as an oxidative stress model. An ovariectomy increased the levels of MDA, one of the end-products in the lipid peroxidative process, and decreased levels of the antioxidative enzymes； SOD, CAT and GPx. However, Chondroitin sulfate (CS) decreased the levels of MDA, but increased the levels of SOD, CAT and GPx in a dose-depen-dent manner. Moreover, inflammation and cirrhosis of liver tissue in CS- treated rats were sig-nificantly decreased. These results suggest that CS might be a potential candidate as an anti oxidative reagent.

• BMB Reports
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2002

Nitrosative stress can prevent or induce apoptosis. It occurs via S-nitrosylation by the interaction of nitric oxide (NO) with the biological thiols of proteins. Cellular redox potential and non-heme iron content determine S-nitrosylation. Apoptotic cell death is inhibited by S-nitrosylation of the redox-sensitive thiol in the catalytic site of caspase family proteases, which play an essential role in the apoptotic signal cascade. Nitrosative stress can also promote apoptosis by the activation of mitochondrial apoptotic pathways, such as the release of cytochrome c, an apoptosis-inducing factor, and endonuclease G from mitochondria, as well as the suppression of NF-${\kappa}B$ activity. In this article we reviewed the mechanisms whereby S-nitrosylation and nitrosative stress regulate the apoptotic signal cascade.

• BMB Reports
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.86-91
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• 2013

Glucose effects on the vegetative growth of Dictyostelium discoideum Ax2 were studied by examining oxidative stress and tetrahydropteridine synthesis in cells cultured with different concentrations (0.5X, 7.7 g $L^{-1}$; 1X, 15.4 g $L^{-1}$; 2X, 30.8 g $L^{-1}$) of glucose. The growth rate was optimal in 1X cells (cells grown in 1X glucose) but was impaired drastically in 2X cells, below the level of 0.5X cells. There were glucose-dependent increases in reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and mitochondrial dysfunction in parallel with the mRNA copy numbers of the enzymes catalyzing tetrahydropteridine synthesis and regeneration. On the other hand, both the specific activities of the enzymes and tetrahydropteridine levels in 2X cells were lower than those in 1X cells, but were higher than those in 0.5X cells. Given the antioxidant function of tetrahydropteridines and both the beneficial and harmful effects of ROS, the results suggest glucose-induced oxidative stress in Dictyostelium, a process that might originate from aerobic glycolysis, as well as a protective role of tetrahydropteridines against this stress.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.89-99
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• 2010

섬유모세포 (fibroblast)는 결합조직을 구성하는 세포의 한 종류로서, 결합조직 전체에 분포하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 섬유모세포는 주위환경에 따라 형태가 쉽게 변하며, 대부분 결합조직내에 고정되어 분포하고 있지만 염증이 일어났을 때나 조직배양중에는 세포들이 이동하기도 한다. 또한 조직이 손상되었을 때 상처부위로 이동하여 대량의 콜라겐 층을 형성함으로써 손상된 조직을 복구시키기도 한다. 미토콘드리아는 전자전달계(electron transport system)를 통해 세포대사에 필요한 ATP를 생산하는 것을 주 기능으로 한다. 미토콘드리아의 형태적 변이와 산화적 스트레스 그리고 전자전달효소 결핍으로 인한 세포내 활성산소의 증가 등의 기능이상으로 세포의 노화가 이루어지기도 하며, apoptosis의 주요 원인이 되기도 한다. 지금까지 간흡충 (Clonorchis sinensis)에 감염된 담관 조직으로부터 분리하여 배양된 섬유모세포에서 나타나는 세포질돌기의 증가와 같은 형태적인 변화양상과 배양중의 섬유모세포에 간흡충 분비배설물질을 첨가할 경우 섬유모세포의 형태와 세포분열양상의 변화가 이루어진다는 보고가 있었다. 하지만 간흡충의 감염이 미토콘드리아 효소의 분포에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구는 미흡하다. 따라서 이 연구에서는 간흡충 피낭유충을 실험쥐에 감염시킨 후 시간 경과에 따른 담관의 형태변화를 관찰하고, 간흡충에 감염된 담관과 담관으로부터 분리하여 배양한 섬유모세포의 미토콘드리아 전자전달효소 분포를 확인하여 간흡충에 감염된 담관에 존재하는 섬유모세포가 미토콘드리아 전자전달계 이상으로 인한 변이와 관련이 있는지 확인하였다. 간흡충에 감염된 담관에 분포하는 섬유모세포에서는 주변 섬유성조직에 의한 물리적 손상으로 세포질이 파괴되고, 소포체의 확장 및 미토콘드리아 내막의 손상이 관찰되었다. 미토콘드리아 전자전달 효소는 간흡충에 감염된 담관 조직과 담관 섬유모세포를 분리하여 배양하였을 경우에 정상대조군에 비해 ATPase, COXII, porin의 분포가 감소하였다. 간흡충에 감염된 담관은 충체의 자극으로 인해 결합조직의 섬유화가 이루어지고, 이러한 담관에 존재하는 섬유모세포는 섬유조직에 의한 물리적 상해로 세포가 파괴되었다. 감염된 담관으로 부터 분리된 섬유모세포는 간흡충 감염에 의한 화학적 손상으로 미토콘드리아 전자전달효소가 감소되었다. 그 결과, 섬유모세포는 미토콘드리아의 전자전달계 기능이상으로 인한 세포사멸이 유도될 것으로 추측된다. 따라서 간흡충의 감염은 물리적 자극에 의한 담관의 섬유화, 화학적 자극에 의한 섬유모세포 대사과정의 변이를 유발하며, 미토콘드리아의 경우 ATP 생성을 위한 섬유모세포의 전자전달효소의 분포를 감소시켜 정상 조직에 존재하는 섬유모세포와 같은 기능을 수행하지 못하고 담관의 섬유화가 유지되는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2008년도 제49회 학술심포지움 및 국제학술대회
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• pp.88.1-88.1
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• 2008