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http://dx.doi.org/10.5142/JGR.2002.26.3.139

Effect of Tota1 Saponin from Red Ginseng on Acvtivities of Antioxidant Enzymes in Pregnant Rats  

Song, Yong-Bum (Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Central Research Institute)
Kwak, Yi-Seong (Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Central Research Institute)
Park, Ki-Hyun (Korea Tobacco & Ginseng Central Research Institute)
Chang, Sung-Keun (Department of Chemistry, Division of Applied Sciences, Soonchunhyang University)
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Journal of Ginseng Research / v.26, no.3, 2002 , pp. 139-144 More about this Journal
Abstract
Pregnancy is a physiological state accompained by a high energy demand of many bodily functions and an increased oxygen requirement. Because of the increased intake and utilization of oxygen, increased levels of oxidative stress would be expected. So we observed the activities of the hepatic antioxidant enzymes from rat treated with total saponin from the red ginseng against free raicals produced in pregnant rats. The activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the control group was slightly decreased during pregnancy, and SOD activity in total saponin treated group was not observed any siginificant change compared with the control group. The activities of glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione reductase (GRD) and catalase in the control group have shown the decreasing tendency during pregnancy, whereas the activities of GRD and catalase in total saponin treated group showed significant increased tendency compared with the control group. GPX activity in total saponin treated group was slightly decreased tendnency compared with the control group. The activity of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) in the control group was increased to keep the state of homaeostasis tendency in pregnant rats. On the other hand, the activity of GST after total saponin treatment was increased than control group. Activity of all enzymes in the control group and total saponin treated group recovered the normal level after delivery of rats. In spite of the physiological changes in vivo, the inflaunce of total saponin on activaties of hepatic antioxidant enzyme in pregnant rats seems to be regulated the biological homeostatic adaptation mechanism which protects the maternal liver aganist oxygen induced toxicity
Keywords
Saponin; superoxide dismutase (SOD); catalase; gluthathion peroxidase (GPX); glutathion reductase (GRD); glutathione-S-transferase (GST);
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