• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.299-305
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• 2002

심폐 지구력은 유전인자에 의해 부분적으로 결정되며, 현재까지 이루어진 연구 결과에 의하면 안지오텐신 전환효소 유전자에 존재하는 다형성과 이 형질 사이에 유의한 관련성이 보고되고 있다. 그러나, 이러한 연구는 주로 서양인을 대상으로 수행되었기 때문에 유전적 배경이 다른 아시아 집단에 대해서는 아직까지 이렇다 할 연구 성과가 없는 실정이다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 아시아 집단중에서도 민족적으로 순수한 한국인 집단을 대상으로 안지오텐신 전환효소 유전자에 존재하는 다향성이 한국인 집단에서도 심폐 지구력과 유의한 관련성이 있는 지를 조사하였다. 그러나, 한국인 운동선수군을 대상으로 한 연구에서는 안지오텐신 전환효소 유전자의 다향성이 심폐 지구력을 비롯한 신체 계측치 및 생화학적인 측정치 들과 어떠한 관련성도 나타내지 않았다(P＜0.05). 그러나, 본 연구 대상으로 다양한 종목에서 선발된 운동선수들을 표본으로 하였기 때문에, 단일 종목의 운동 선수군을 대상으로 한 추시가 요구된다.

• The Journal of Natural Sciences
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.65-71
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• 2003

Angiotensive I-converting enzyme inhibitory activity of various extracts from some rice brans were investigated with its optimal extraction conditions. Water extracts of Ilpumbyeo rice bran showed the highest ACE inhibitory activities of 7730%. ACE inhibitor from Ilpumbyeo rice bran was maximally extracted when its powder was treated with 10 times of distilled water for 12h at $30^{\circ}C$.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.3-9
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• 2001

Objective : Oriental medicinal plants reported to be used as anti-hypertensive drugs have been in vitro screened for inhibitory effects on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Methods : The bioassay is based on inhibition of plasma angiotensin-converting enzyme, as measured from the enzymatic cleavage of the Hip-His-Leu substrate into His-Leu. The plant material is extracted with hexane, ethylacetate, n-buthanol and water separately. Results : In total, 51 species (202 extracts) have been investigated and $400{\;}\mu\textrm{g}/ml$ of the solvent extracts from 26 extracts inhibit the enzyme activities by more than 50%. Among them, four samples of two plant species (buthanol and ethylacetate extracts of Salvia miltiorrhiza and buthanol and water extracts of Jeffersonia dubia) were found to posses a high ACE inhibition ability more than 90%. Conclusion : These results suggested that many Oriental medicinal plants have a antihypertensive effects by inhibition of ACE.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.18-25
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• 2004

Purpose : Alport syndrome is clinically characterized by hereditary progressive nephritis causing ESRD with irregular thickening of the GBM and sensory neural hearing loss. The mutations of type IV collagen gene(COL4A5) located on the long arm of X chromosome is considered responsible for most of the structural abnormalities in the GBM of Alport patients. Since no definite clinical prognostic predictor has been reported in the disease yet, we designed this study to evaluate the significance of genetic polymorphism of the angiotensin converting enzyme in children with Alport syndrome as a prognostic factor for disease progression. Methods : ACE I/D genotype were examined by PCR amplification of the genomic DNA in 12 patients with Alport syndrome and 12 of their family members. Alport patients were divided into two groups; the conservative group, those who had preserved renal function for more than 10 years of age, the early CRF group, those who had progressed to CRF within 10 years of age. Results : The mean age of onset was $3.45{\pm}2.4$ years in the conservative group, $4.4{\pm}1.2$ years in the early CRF group. Sex ratios were 5:3 and 2:1 in each group. Among 12 cases of patients, 4 cases were in early CRF group and their mean duration of onset to CRF was 4.5 yews(8.9 years of age). Eight patients(67%) were in the conservative group and they had normal renal function for more than 10 years of age(mean duration of renal preservation was 10.6 years). The incidence of II type ACE gene were in 25.0%(3 cases), ID type in 41.7%(5 cases), DD type in 33.3%(4 cases). There was no significant difference between Alport patient and normal control(II type 44.3%, ID type 40.9%, DD type 14.8%). The incidence of DD type of early CRF group were higher than that of the conservative group(75% vs 12.5%)(p<0.05). There was no difference in ACE gene polymorphism between normal Alport family members and control group. Conclusion : Even though there was no significant difference of ACE polymorphism between Alport patients and the normal control group, the incidence of DD type is significantly increased in early CRF group which means DD type of ACE polymorphism has a possibility of being a predictor for early progression to CRF in Alport patients.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.708-715
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• 2016

This study examined the effects of an extract of Dendropanax morbifera on blood pressure, Angiotensin II, Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, Aldosterone, and lipid levels of spontaneously hypertensive rats. The groups were as follows: Control group, Hypertension control group, Water extract treated group, Ethanol extract treated group, n- hexane fraction treated group, Ethyl acetate fraction treated group, n- butanol fraction treated group, and Water fraction treated group. The blood pressure, and Angiotensin II, and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, and Aldosterone levels were lower in the Ethyl acetate fraction treated group than in the hypertension control group. The change in blood pressure was lower in the Water extract treated group, Ethyl acetate fraction treated group, Ethanol extract treated group, n- hexane fraction treated group, and n- butanol fraction treated group than the hypertension control group. The concentration of Angiotensin II was lower in the Ethyl acetate fraction treated group, Ethanol extract treated group, n- hexane fraction treated group, and n- butanol fraction treated group than the hypertension control group(p<0.05). The level of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme was lower in the Ethyl acetate fraction treated group, Ethanol extract treated group, n- hexane fraction treated group, and n- butanol fraction treated group than the hypertension control group. The concentration of Aldosterone was lower in the Ethyl acetate fraction treated group, and n- butanol fraction treated group than the hypertension control group(p<0.05). In addition, the concentration lower in the Water extract treated group, Ethanol extract treated group, n- hexane fraction treated group than the hypertension control group. Overall, the effect of the Dendropanax morbifera extracts might be useful as anti-hypertensive, and functional food agents.

• Applied Microscopy
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.81-87
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• 2009

Diabetic retinopathy is one of major complications of diabetes mellitus, which is associated with the dysfunction of retina. It has been reported that the onset of diabetic retinopathy is related to the activation of renin-angiotensin system (RAS). Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), which converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II, is a key component of RAS. Among many growth factors, vascualr endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an important cytokine in the neovasculization of retina, which is a characteristics of diabetic retinopathy. However, the relationship between ACE and VEGF was not elucidated in diabetic retinopathy. Thus, this study was conducted to examine the protective effect of captopril, an ACE inhibitor, in the retina of streptozotocin (STZ)-treated diabetic rats. In present study, STZ-treated diabetic rats exhibited the increase of VEGF levels in serum and retina. The serum levels of VEGF in STZ-treated diabetic rats was not blocked by the treatment of captopril. However, the retina levels of VEGF in STZ-treated diabetic rats was blocked by the treatment of captopril, suggesting the local action of captopril in retina. Immunohistochemical analysis also revealed that the retina of STZ-treated diabetic rats manifested the increase of ganglion cell layers, outer nuclear layers, and inner nuclear layers, which were also prevented by the treatment of captopril. In conclusion, captopril prevented the expression of VEGF in the retina of STZ-treated diabetic rats.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 1999.10a
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• pp.87-87
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• 1999

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Food Hygiene and Safety Conference
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.42-49
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• 2004

본 연구는 선천선고혈압쥐(SHR)에서와 마찬가지로, 높은 정상혈압 및 중등 정도의 본태성고혈압 환자에서 Valyl-Tyrosine(VY)의 항고혈압 효과 여부를 결정하기 위해 수행되었다. 29명의 지원자에 대하여 무작위 이중맹검 위약검사를 실시하였으며, 3 mg의 VY를 포함하는 100-ml 음료와 100ml-위약 음료를 조제하여 사용하였다. 연구대상은 VY (남16/여1, 45.5${\pm}$3.2세, 146.4${\pm}$2.3/90.5${\pm}$1.8 mmHg) 집단과 위약(P) (남11/여1, 48.8${\pm}$3.0 세, 145.5${\pm}$2.4/92.3${\pm}$1.8 mmHg) 집단으로 나누었다. 대조(C)기간 3주 째에 VY-음료 또는 P-음료를 하루 2번씩 투여하기 시작하여 4주 간의 실험(E)기간(BP)은 매주 측정되었으며, 아침에 앉은 자세에서 측정하였다. 혈액 표본은 C기간과 E기간의 마지막 날 채취하였다. VY집단에서, 수축기(S) 및 이완기(D) 혈압의 감소는 첫째 주에 각각 9.7 및 5.3 mmHg (P < 0.001)이었으며, E기간의 시작에 따른 넷째 주에는 각각 9.3 및 5.2 mmHg (P < 0.001)이었다. P 집단에서는 SBP와 DBP 모두 변하지 않았다. VY 집단의 혈압은 회복기간의 끝까지 점진적으로 증가하였다. VY집단에서, 혈장 안지오텐신(Ang) I과 VY의 농도는 현저히 증가한 반면 Ang II와 알도스테론은 VY 투여 후에 현저히 감소하였다. VY는 SHR에서와 마찬가지로 중등 정도의 고혈압 환자에서도 Ang I-전환효소 억제를 통하여 현저한 항고혈압 효과를 가지는 것으로 보이며, 어떤 부작용도 검출되지 않았다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.140-149
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• 2000

In order to utilize marine processing waste which would normally be discarded, cod liver protein was hydrolysed by ${\alpha}$-chymotrysin, and the hydrolysate was investigated for the new angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Thy hydrolysate was separated into three major types, with molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) values less than 10 kDa, 5 kDa and 1 kDa of ultrafiltration membranes, respectively. ACE inhibitory peptides were isolated from the fractions passed through MWCO 1 kDa membrane, and purified by using ion-exchange chromatography on a SP-Sephadex C-25 column, gel filtration on a Sephadex G-15 column, and HPLC on an ODS column. The purity was identified with capillary electrophoresis. The amino acid sequences of two peptides were Met-Ile-Pro-Pro-Tyr-Tyr (IC50=10.9 ${\mu}$M) and Gly-Leu-Arg-Asn-Gly-Ile (IC50=35.0 ${\mu}$M)

• Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.39-44
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• 2017

Objectives Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene and plasma levels of cytokines, such as tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$ ($TNF-{\alpha}$), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10), have previously been determined to be associated with depression. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of plasma levels of ACE and cytokines with recurrent depression. Methods A total of 52 participants (14 male, 38 female, aged $43.9{\pm}14.0years$) were enrolled after being diagnosed with depression by experienced psychiatrists using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview from the outpatient clinic of the Department of Psychiatry, CHA Bundang Medical Center. The participants completed blood sampling, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), the Beck Depression Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, and the Scale for Suicidal Ideation. Results ACE plasma levels are higher in patients with recurrent depression ($27.4{\pm}10.4U/L$) than in patients with newly diagnosed depression ($19.1{\pm}7.7U/L$) (p = 0.004). The levels of cytokines, such as $TNF-{\alpha}$, IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, are not significantly different between the two groups. Additionally, the ACE plasma level is negatively correlated with a reduction in the HAMD over six weeks (r = -0.429, p = 0.046, n = 22). Conclusions The current findings show that plasma ACE levels may be associated with recurrent depression and further suggest that the renin-angiotensin system could play a role in recurrent depression.