• 대한약침학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.109-114
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• 2019

Objectives: Oxidative stress plays a central role in diabetes-induced complications. In the present study, the protevtive effect of Artemisia turanica (A. turanica) was evaluated against diabetes-induced liver oxidative stress and dysfunction. Methods: Fifty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: control, diabetic, diabetic + metformin, diabetic + A. turanica extract, and diabetic + A. turanica extract + metformin. Experimental diabetes was induced by a single-dose (55 mg/kg, intraperitoneally (ip)) injection of streptozotocin (STZ). Metformin (300 mg/kg) and A. turanica extract (70 mg/kg) were orally administrated three days after STZ injection for four weeks. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), total thiol content and superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities were measured in the liver tissue. Serum glucose concentration, aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities were also determined. Results: In the diabetic group, serum glucose concentration, serum AST and ALT activities and liver MDA level were significantly higher while tissue total thiol content as well as catalase and SOD activities were lower, compared to the control group. Serum glucose in diabetic rats treated with metformin + A. turanica extract showed a significant decrease compared with the diabetic group. In all the A. turanica extract and metformin treated groups, serum ALT, tissue MDA level, total thiol content and SOD activity significantly improved compared with the diabetic rats. However, treatment of the diabetic rats only with metformin could not significantly change the activities of catalase and AST compared with the diabetic group. Conclusion: These findings suggested that A. turanica extract had a therapeutic effect on liver dysfuncyion and oxidative stress induced by diabetes, that may be probably due to its antioxidant and antiinflammatory effects.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.62-75
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• 2016

Objectives: This study examined whether Lycii Radicis Cortex has an inhibitory effect on inflammatory response through an oxidative stress and advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs)-mediated pathway in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced type 1 diabetic rats. Methods: Lycii Radicis Cortex was orally administered to STZ-induced diabetic rats in doses of 80 or 160 mg/kg body weight/day for 2 weeks, and its effects were compared with those of diabetic control and normal rats. Results: The administration of Lycii Radicis Cortex decreased the elevated serum urea nitrogen and renal reactive oxygen species (ROS), and reduced the increased AGEs in the serum and kidney. The elevated protein expressions of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase subunits in the kidney of diabetic control rats were significantly decreased after Lycii Radicis Cortex treatments. Moreover, the kidney of diabetic rats exhibited the up-regulation of receptor for AGEs (RAGE) and AGEs-related proteins; however, Lycii Radicis Cortex treatment also significantly reduced those expressions (excepted RAGE). In addition, the diabetic rats exhibited an up-regulation of the expression of proteins related to inflammation in the kidney, but Lycii Radicis Cortex administration reduced significantly the expression of the inflammatory proteins through the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-${\kappa}B$) and activator protein-1 (AP-1) pathways. Conclusions: This study provides scientific evidence that Lycii Radicis Cortex exerts the antidiabetic effect by inhibiting the expressions of AGEs and NF-${\kappa}B$ in the STZ-induced diabetic rats.

• 약학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.276-281
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• 2001

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of KST221085, a newly synthesized antidiabetic agent, on the hearts from streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. In isolated diabetic hearts, left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP), heart rate (HR) and coronary flow rate (CFR) were decreased compared to normal control, indicating cardiovascular dysfunction in diabetic heart. The treatment with 10 $\mu$M KST221085 remarkably improved the diabetes-induced contractile impairment, without any influence on HR. Reduced coronary flow in diabetic heart was also significantly increased by treatment with 10 $\mu$M KST221085. In isolated aorta from diabetic rat, treatment with 10 $\mu$M KST221085 increased endothelium-dependent relaxation, suggesting that KST221085 can improve the impaired endothelial function in diabetic aorta. Our results suggest that KST221085 treatment can improve the cardiovascular dysfunction in STZ-induced diabetic rats.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.625-631
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of vitamin E on the oxidative damage and glomerular filteration rates(GFR) of kidney in streptozotocin(STZ) induced diabetic rats. Sprague-Dawley male rats weihing 100$\pm$10gm were randomly assigned to one normal and three STZ-induced diabetic groups which were subdivided into vitamin E free diet(DM-0E group)40mg vitamin E per kg diet(DM-40E group) and 400mg vitamin E per kg diet (DM-400E group), Vitamin E level of normal group was 40mg per kg diet. diabetes was experimentally induced by intravenous injection of 55mg/kg of body weight of STZ in citrate buffer(pH 4.3) after 4 weeks feeding of experimental diets. Animals were sacrificed at the 6th day of diabetic states. Activities of xanthine oxidase(XOD) in DM-0E DM-40 and DM-400E groups were significantly increased by 133%, 110%, and 74% respectively compared to normal group. The contents of microsomal superoxide radical(O2) in kidney were 106% and 119% higher of DM-0E and DM-40E groups than normal group respectively but that of DM-400E group was similar to normal group. The level of urnary microalbumin in DM-0E group was increased as 5 times much as normal group at the 6th day. Those of DM-40E and DM-400E groups were decreased to 16% and 36% respectively compared to DM-0E group. The content of urinary $\beta$2-microglobulin in DM-0E DM-40E and DM-400E group were increased by 268%, 181% and 163% respectively compared to normal group. GFR in DM-0E and DM-40E were significantly increased but was nor significantly different from DM-400E groups compared to normal group. In conclusion the supplementation of dietary vitamin E reduced peroxidative damage of renal glomerular and renal dysfunction in diabetic rats.

• 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.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of dietary Chungkookjang (Korean fermented soybean) powder on blood glucose level, lipid profiles, antioxidant enzymes activities and histological changes in kidney of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats of three groups including nondiabetic group fed normal diet (NC), diabetic group fed normal diet (DC) and diabetic group fed Chungkookjang diet (DCH; 100 g/kg diet) were reared for 8 weeks. The serum glucose, triglycelide and total lipid levels in the DCH group were significantly lower (P<0.05) than the DC group. The renal xanthine oxidase, catalase and glutathione S-transferase activities in the DC group were significantly higher than the NC group. The xanthine oxidase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase activities in the DCH group were significantly lower than the DC group (P<0.05). Tubular epithelial change, such as Armanni-Ebstein cells, was significantly reduced in the DCH group compared to the DC group. In conclusion, these results indicated that Chungkookjang supplement seems to be beneficial to correct the hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia as well as to protect kidney against diabetic changes.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.366-373
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• 2010

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the highest morbidity and mortality diseases and is a state of increased oxidative stress. This study was carried out to evaluate anti-oxidant activities of Hovenia dulcis Thunberg in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. Eighty Sprague-Dawley rats, 6 week-old, were divided into 3 groups at 12hours after STZ induction; Diabetic control group (DW per os DC group), Glibencliamide group (5 mg/kg glibenclimide per os, GLI group) and Hovenia dulcis group (100 mg/kg Hovenia dulcis Thunberg water extract per os HDT group). Normal control group (NC group) was just injected with DW instead of STZ. On day 5, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase activities of HDT group were significantly (P < 0.05) increased compared with DC group and glutathione peroxidase activities of HDT group was more increased than DC group but there was no significant difference.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2013

The effect of Korean red ginseng (KRG) on diabetic renal damage was investigated using streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. The diabetic rats showed loss of body weight gain, and increases in kidney weight and urine volume, whereas the oral administration of KRG at a dose of 100 or 250 mg/kg of body weight per day for 28 d prevented these diabetes-induced physiological abnormalities. Among the kidney function parameters, elevated plasma levels of urea nitrogen and creatinine in diabetic control rats tended to be lowered in KRG-treated rats. In addition, administration of KRG at a dose of 100 mg/kg body weight in the diabetic rats showed significant decreases in serum glucose and tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ (TNF-${\alpha}$), implying that KRG might prevent the pathogenesis of diabetic complications caused by impaired glucose metabolism and oxidative stress. KRG also significantly reduced advanced glycation end product (AGE) formation and secretion from kidney of diabetic rats. Furthermore, KRG decreased the levels of N-(carboxymethyl) lysine and expression of AGE receptor. KRG also reduced the overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 and inducible nitric oxide synthase in the kidney via deactivation of nuclear factor-kappa B. We also found that KRG prevented STZ-induced destruction of glomerular structure and significantly suppressed high glucose-induced fibronectin production. Taken together, KRG ameliorates abnormalities associated with diabetic nephropathy through suppression of inflammatory pathways activated by TNF-${\alpha}$ and AGEs. These findings indicate that KRG has a beneficial effect on pathological conditions associated with diabetic nephropathy.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.3-13
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• 2001

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of soyligosaccharides on improvement of diabetes mellitus. Sprague Dawley rats were divided into three groups. Control and one experimental group were fel AIN-93G diet(mixed diet) and the other experimental group was fed a similar diet containing 5% soyligosaccharides(oligosaccharide diet) for 6 weeks. Experimental groups were divided into two sub-groups after streptozotocin(STZ) injection and fed th mixed diet or the oligosaccharide diet for the next 2 weeks. Followings are final experimental and control groups: MM (mixed dietlongrightarrowSTZ injectionlongrightarrowmixed diet). MO(mixed dietlongrightarrowSTZ injectionlongrightarrowoligosaccharide diet), OM( oligosaccharide dietlongrightarrowSTZ injectionlongrightarrowmixed diet), OO(oligosaccharide dietlongrightarrowSTZ injectionlongrightarrowoligosaccharide diet), C(mixed dietlongrightarrowplacebo injectionlongrightarrowmixed diet). Blood glucose was analyzed at d1, d8 and d12 after streptozotocin injection. At the end of the experimental period, fecal bifidobacteria, plasma insulin, total lipid, triglyceride, cholesterol, and leptin concentrations was analyzed, After STZ injection, blood glucose level was significantly elevated in experimental group compared to a control group. Elevated blood glucose level declined faster in OO group compared to the other experimental groups. Meanwhile, insulin concentration decreased in all experimental groups compared to a control group. The number of bifidobacteria was significantly increased in oligosaccharide diet groups after STZ injection (MO and OO) than a mixed diet group(MM). Plasma cholesterol concentration significantly decreased in oligosaccharide diet groups(MO and OO) compared to mixed diet groups (MM and OM) after SZ injection. Plasma triglyceride and liver cholesterol concentrations significantly decreased in MO group compared to other experimental groups. Meanwhile, plasma leptin concentration was significantly lower in oligosaccharide diet groups after STZ injection(MO and OO) compared to a control group. The results in this study suggest that the dietary soyoligosaccharides has strong on reduction of reduction of blood glucose and lipid concentrations in streptozotoicin-induced diabetic rats. Thus, the use of soyoligosaccharides at a diet for IDDM patients may help to improve diabetes mellitus symptoms.(Korean J Nutrition 34(1) : 3-13, 2001)

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.343-349
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• 2010

본 실험에서 엉겅퀴의 잎과 뿌리 분말을 당뇨 유발 흰쥐에게 4주간 섭취시킨 후, 당질과 지질을 분석하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 평균 식이섭취량은 당뇨대조군에 비해 엉겅퀴-잎섭취군에서 유의적으로 감소하였다. 모든 엉겅퀴섭취군의 경우 유의적 차이는 없지만 당뇨대조군보다 높은 체중증가량과 식이이용효율을 나타내었다. 이로써 엉겅퀴섭취가 당뇨유발로 인한 체중감소와 식이이용효율감소 억제에 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 신장의 무게가 엉겅퀴-잎섭취군의 경우 당뇨대조군보다 유의적으로 가볍게 나타났다. 폐, 비장, 췌장, 심장 및 뇌의 무게는 당뇨대조군과 엉겅퀴섭취군 비교시 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 헤마토크릿치는 당뇨대조군과 비교하여 엉겅퀴의 잎을 먹인 쥐에서 유의적으로 낮아졌으며 정상군의 수준과 비슷해지는 효과를 보여주었다. 당뇨 유발시 ALT 활성도는 증가함을 나타내었고 엉겅퀴 잎을 먹인 쥐에서 유의적인 차이가 없었지만 당뇨대조군에 비하여 적게 증가하였다. 혈장의 포도당 수준은 모든 엉겅퀴섭취군이 당뇨대조군에 비하여 혈당 증가폭이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었고 특히 엉겅퀴-잎섭취군에서는 실험 2주째부터 실험 4주째까지 당뇨대조군에 비해 유의적으로 낮은 혈당 수준을 나타내었다. 간의 글리코겐 함량은 당뇨대조군에 비해 모든 엉겅퀴섭취군에서 증가하였으나 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 혈장 콜레스테롤 함량은 당뇨대조군과 당뇨실험군 사이에는 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. HDL-콜레스테롤 함량은 모든 엉겅퀴 섭취군에서 증가하는 경향으로 나타났다. 혈장 중성지방함량은 엉겅퀴-뿌리섭취군에서, 유리지방산의 함량은 잎섭취군에서 약간 감소하는 경향이었으나 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 당뇨 유발시 초래되는 당질대사 이상을 관찰하기 위하여 엉겅퀴의 잎과 뿌리를 당뇨 유발 흰쥐에게 섭취시킨 결과, 당뇨 흰쥐에서 신장과 체중의 정상화, 당뇨의 혈당 증가 완화를 확인하였기에 당질대사에 있어서 항당뇨효능이 있음을 알 수 있었다. 또한 당뇨대사 이상으로 영향을 미치는 지질대사도 관찰한 결과, 유의적인 차이는 없지만 약간의 효능이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과로 엉겅퀴는 잎뿐만 아니라 뿌리도 잠재적 의약품 소재 및 기능성 식품소재로서의 있다고 판단된다.