• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.553-567
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• 2020

Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with obesity and its related metabolic diseases. Adipose tissues store and metabolize vitamin D and expression levels of vitamin D metabolizing enzymes are known to be altered in obesity. Sequestration of vitamin D in large amount of adipose tissues and low vitamin D metabolism may contribute to the vitamin D inadequacy in obesity. Vitamin D receptor is expressed in adipose tissues and vitamin D regulates multiple aspects of adipose biology including adipogenesis as well as metabolic and endocrine function of adipose tissues that can contribute to the high risk of metabolic diseases in vitamin D insufficiency. We will review current understanding of vitamin D regulation of adipose biology focusing on vitamin D modulation of adiposity and adipose tissue functions as well as the molecular mechanisms through which vitamin D regulates adipose biology. The effects of supplementation or maintenance of vitamin D on obesity and metabolic diseases are also discussed.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.28 no.10
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• pp.967-975
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• 1995

To investigate effects of dietary fish oil and vitamin E level on the tissue levels of vitamin E and vitamin A and to see which tissue is sensitive to lipid peroxidizability, male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed experimental diets composed of either menhaden oil or soybean oil nad either low(equivalent to 17 mg $\alpha$-tocopherol) or high (equivalent to 140mg $\alpha$-tocopherol) vitamin E level for 4 weeks. Palsma TBARS per mg lipid was significantly elevated in rats fed fish oil with low vitamin E level compared to soybean oil-fed rats. TBARS levels of liver, heart, kidney and liver microsomes were also increased by feeding fish oil with low vitamin E level. Plasma TBARS level was significantly correlated with TBARS levels of liver, heart, kidney and liver microsome. Plasma vitamin E level of groups with vitamin E supplementation was elevated significantly as compared to the those without vitamin E supplementation, whereas vitamin E levels of liver, heart and kidney were not changed significantly. Plasma TBARS was negatively correlated with plasma vitamin E(r=0.5763, P<0.001) and A(r=-0.4523, P<0.01) and seems to be a good indicator of in vivo lipid peroxidative stress.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.304-314
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• 2010

Vitamin E has been a generic term for all tocopherol and tocotrienol derivatives. The most active form of vitamin E isoforms in vivo is regarded to be $\alpha$-tocopherol which is the only form defined as vitamin E in the US Food and Nutrition Board, causing controversy over setting dietary reference intake (DRI) of vitamin E. However, most of the countries other than the US maintain the original concept that all isoforms are accepted as vitamin E but with different biopotency. The roles of the isoforms of vitamin E other than $\alpha$-tocopherol have received continuous attention. Among them those of $\gamma$-tocopherol and $\alpha$-tocotrienol have been most studied in comparison with $\alpha$-tocopherol, since $\gamma$-tocopherol comprises major form of vitamin E in many plant seeds and those of the both vitamin E have been implicated in unique physiological functions. This review summarizes findings that have led a better understanding of vitamin E absorption, transport, tissue storage and various functions common and specific to vitamin E isoforms focusing $\alpha$- and $\gamma$-tocopherol as well as tocotrienols. It is expected to help redefining vitamin E and setting its DRI for Koreans.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.143-149
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• 1986

Paraquat의 만성독성에 대한 vitamin E 급여의 효과를 조사하기 위하여 랫드에 paraquat를 50 ppm의 농도로 희석한 물을 음수 대신 투여하면서 vitamin E 함유 사료를 급여하여 paraquat에 대한 vitamin E의 방어 효과를 측정하였는 바 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1.혈장 vitamin E 농도는 사료 kg 당 10 mg까지의 vitamin E 함유 사료의 급여로 약 150$\mu\textrm{g}$/100ml까지 급격히 상승하였으며 그 후 급여량의 증가에도 비교적 안정된 혈중 농도를 유지하였고, 또한 paraquat 투여는 vitamin E 급여량에 관계없이 혈중 vitamin E 농도의 감소를 가져왔다. 2. 간저장 vitamin E 농도는 혈장 vitamin E 농도와 달리 급여량의 증가에 따라 비례하여 증가하는 경향을 보였으며 paraquat 투여에 의한 영향이 적었다. 3. Paraquat 투여는 적혈구 용혈율을 크게 증가시켰음 (95%), 100$\mu\textrm{g}$/100ml 이상의 vitamin E 혈장 농도에서는 안정된 적혈구 용혈율 (10% 이하)을 나타내었다. 4. Paraquat 투여는 혈장 trypsin inhibitor capacity를 크게 증가시켰으며, vitamin E 급여에 의하여 다소 회복되는 경향을 보였으나 정상에 이르지 못하였다. 5. 혈장 및 적혈구 glutathione peroxidase 활성은 paraquat 투여에 의하여 영향을 받지 않았다. 6. paraquat 투여 후의 lipid peroxide는 vitamin E의 급여로 감소되었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.492-500
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• 1992

The rate of vitamin K-dependent carboxylation of endogenous liver microsomal proteins and an exogenous peptide substrate for carboxylase were measured to test the effects of excess vitamin A on vitamin K function in rats. In vitro vitamin A incubation in normal rat microsomes of vitamin K-sufficient ras did not influence the carboxylation rates of either endogenous prothrombin precursors or a peptide substrate added, Similarly vitamin A incubation in micro-somes from control and excess vitamin A-fed rats that were on vitamin K-free diet did not change the rate significantly within the respectively groups ; however the rates of endogenous protein carboxylation from excess vitamin A-fed rats tended to be increased by the in vitro vitamin A addition compared to that of control rats. Excess vitamin A-fed rats had 2- to 3- fold higher carboxylase activites of endogenous protein carboxylation either with or without the invitro vitamin A incubation than did control rats. In an in vivo study carboxyalase activites with an added exogenous peptide substrate were not influenced by excess intake of vitamin excess vitamin A-fed rats than for control rats. Carboxylase activites tended to be increased amounts of vitamin A on endogenous protein carboxylation appeareed as early as one week post-initiation of the diet. The results of this study indicate that excess vitamin A produces toxic effect rapidly and that excess dietary vitamin A increase the rate of carboxylation of endogenous protein mainly prothrombin precursors which is an indication of vitamin K defi-ciency.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.146-154
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• 2004

This study compared intake of vitamins and antioxidant nutritional status of smokers and nonsmokers, and the effect of supplementation of vitamin C and vitamin E on antioxidant system of smokers and nonsmokers. Subjects were 30 smokers and 30 non-smokers of male university students. They were divided into groups of 10 subjects each one with supplementation for 4 weeks, to investigate the effects of supplementation. Smokers were divided into vitamin C supplement group, vitamin E supplement group and vitamin C and vitamin E combination supplement group, and so were nonsmokers. The supplementation of vitamin C was 500mg and vitamin E was 400IU. There was no significant difference of antioxidant vitamin intakes between smokers and non-smokers, and plasma concentration of vitamin C in smokers was lower than non-smokers (p<0.05). Blood pressure was higher in smokers (p<0.05), with no difference in blood glucose levels, methemoglobin and TBARS, but SOD activity was significantly higher in non-smokers (p<0.001). Vitamin C supplementation resulted in a significant decrease of diastolic blood pressure (p<0.01), systolic blood pressure (p<0.001) and methemoglobin (p<0.001) in smokers. Also a significant decrease of diastolic blood pressure (p<0.05), systolic blood pressure (p<0.05), blood glucose (p<0.05), methemoglobin (p<0.001) and TBARS (p<0.05), with significant increase of SOD activity (p<0.001) were found in vitamin E supplement group. In vitamin C and vitamin E combination supplement group, there was a significant decrease of diastolic blood pressure (p<0.05), methemoglobin (p<0.01) and TBARS (p<0.05). In non-smokers, methemoglobins (p<0.001) of vitamin C supplement group and vitamin E supplement group decreased, and diastolic pressure (p<0.05), methemoglobin (p<0.01) and TBARS (p<0.05) significantly decreased in vitamin C and vitamin E combination supplement group. These results indicated better efficacy of antioxidant supplementation in smokers than in nonsmokers, suggesting that the supplementation of vitamin C and vitamin E might decrease the oxidative stress and various risk factors of smoking-related diseases.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.31 no.8
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• pp.1244-1253
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• 1998

This study investigated the effects of vitamin C supplementation on immune status in smoking and nonsmoking male college students. Blood samples were obtained from 15 healthy smoking and from 15 healthy nonsmoking volunteers before and 4 weeks after vitamin C supplementation (1000mg/day). Daily nutrient intakes was also calculated. Plasma vitamin C, E, and A concentrations, white blood cells and subpopulations, lymphocytes and subpopulations, NK cell percentage,plasma immunoglobulin A, G, M and complement C3, plasma interleukin-2 , and prostagladin E2 were measured . Daily vitamin C consumption was lower in smokers than in nonsmokers. Vitamin C supplementation significantly increased plasma vitamin C in smokers, and increased NK cell percentage in smokers and nonsmokers. Plasma IL-2 concentrations were significantly increased by vitamin C supplementation in nonsmokers, and decreased helpe $r^pressor T cell ratio were decreased by vitamin C supplementatiion , but the differences were not significant. White blood cells and subpopulation percentage and plasma prostaglandin E2 concentration were not affected by smoking and vitamin C supplementation. These findings as nonsmokers.rs.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.33-39
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• 2011

Vitamin K, which is a nutritional factor, play a role in the regulation of bone metabolism. Vitamin K exists naturally in 2 forms, namely, vitamin $K_1$ (phylloquinone) in green plants and vitamin $K_2$ (menaquinone) in animals and bacteria. Vitamin $K_1$ has an effect on bone metabolism. Vitamin $K_2$ is essential for the ${\gamma}$-carboxylation of osteocalcin, a bone matrix protein containing ${\gamma}$-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla) which is synthesized in osteoblast of bone tissues. This paper is to provide the basic information of vitamin K by supplying function and biological activity of vitamin K together with vitamin K producing lactic acid bacteria and it's utilization for the dairy products production.

• Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.223-232
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• 2018

Vitamin D, a free sunshine vitamin available for mankind from nature, is capable to avert many health-related critical circumstances. Vitamin D is no more regarded as a nutrient involved in bone metabolism alone. The presence of vitamin D receptor in a number of tissues implies that vitamin D has various physiological roles apart from calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Low serum vitamin D has been found to be associated with various types of metabolic illness such as obesity, diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, cardiovascular diseases including hypertension. Various studies reported that vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency in linked with metabolic syndrome risk. This review focuses on various metabolic diseases and its relationship with serum vitamin D status.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.205-205
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• 1996

본 실험은 간장허혈 및 재관류시 야기되는 간장 손상에 대해 vitamin C와 E 각각의 효과와 이들의 병용효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 실험군은 흰쥐에 vitamin E(25mg/kg)를 실험전 3일간 투여한 군, vitamin C(100mg/kg)를 실험 5분전 경정맥주사한 군 및 vitamin C와 E의 병용 투여군등의 3군으로 하여 각각에 허혈을 유발시킨 후 (60분) 재관류 1시간, 5시간에 간세포 손상정도(AI.T, AST, liver wet-weight to dry-weight ratio), 지질과산화(MDA), 담즙분비변동(bile flow, bilirubin, cholate output) 및 약물대사효소계의 변동(cytochrome P$_{450}$, aminopyrine-N-demethylase, aniline p-hydroxylase activity) 등을 관찰하였다. 실험결과로는 허혈 및 재관류로 인한 ALT, AST MDA는 재관류 5시간에 최고치를 이루었으며 이는 vitamin C와 vitamin E의 각각 투여로 억제되었고, 특히 vitamin C와 E의 병용투여로 더욱 현저하게 억제되었다. 간세포 부종의 지표인 liver wet-weight to dry-weight ratio도 vitamin C와 E의 병용투어로 유의성있게 억제되었다. 담즙분비량 및 담즙산량은 vitamin C 투여와 vitamin C와 E 병용투여로 허혈 및 재관류로 감소된 양을 증가시켰고, 특히 vitamin C와 E의 병용투여는 담즙분비량에 있어 현저한 상승을 나타내었다. 허혈 및 재관류로 인한 cytochrome P$_{450}$양의 감소와 aminopyrine N-demethylase 활성의 억제는 vitamin C 투여와 vitamin C와 E의 병용투여에 의해 유의성 있게 증가하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아 vitamin C와 vitamin E는 각각 허혈 및 재관류로 인한 간장손상을 완화시켰으며 특히 vitamin C와 E의 병용투여는 상승적으로 적용하여 간세포손상을 더욱 억제시킴을 알 수 있었다.