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Hepatoprotective Effects of Curcumin Against Diethyl Nitrosamine Induced Hepatotoxicity in Albino Rats

  • Kadasa, Naif Mohammed;Abdallah, Haytham;Afifi, Mohamed;Gowayed, Salah
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제16권1호
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    • pp.103-108
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    • 2015
  • Curcumin is widely used as a traditional medicine. This work was aimed to investigate its possible protective effect against chemically induced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in rats. Fifty male albino rats were divided into five groups (n=10, each). The control group received a single dose of normal saline, the diethylnitrosamine (DENA) group received a single intra-peritoneal dose at 200mg/kg body weight, and the 3rd, 4th and 5th groups were given DENA and daily administrated curcunine (CUR) via intra-gastric intubation in doses of 300, 200 and 100 mg/kg b.wt. respectively for 20 weeks. Serum, and liver samples were used for determination of alpha feto-protein (AFP), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukine-6 (IL-6), serum liver enzymes (AST, ALT, ALP and GGT) levels as well the activities and gene expression of glutathione peroxidise (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), catalase (CAT) and super oxide dismutase (SOD). Curcumin significantly lowered the serum levels of AFP, IL-2 and IL-6, ALT, ALT, and malondialdehyde (MDA) as well gene expression of IL-2 and IL-6. In contrast it increased the gene expression and activities of Gpx, GRD, CAT and SOD. The protective effect of CUR against DEN-induced hepatocarcinogenesis in albino rats was proven.

야콘을 포함한 수종 천연물 처방의 전립선비대 증상 개선효과 (Ameliorative Effect of Yacon Containing Herbal Mixture against Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Symptoms)

  • 박정숙;이태웅;박봉수;한상배;홍진태;한건
    • 생약학회지
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    • 제45권3호
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    • pp.233-239
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    • 2014
  • We evaluated the benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) with Yacon pill, the preparation composed of Smallanthus sonchifolius, Torilis japonica and Acorus gramineus. A total of 45 rats were divided into five groups. One group was used as a control and the other groups received subcutaneous injections of testosterone for 4 weeks to induce BPH. Yacon pill extract (200 or 400 mg/kg) was administered daily for 4 weeks to two groups by oral gavage concurrently with testosterone. The rats euthanized, the prostate and body weights were recorded, and tissues were subjected to hormone assay. In addition, we investigated proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) expression in the prostate using immunoblotting. Rats with BPH showed significantly increased prostate weights, increased dihydrotestosterone (DHT) levels in the serum and increased PCNA expression in the prostate; however, Yacon pill extracts treated rats showed significant reduction of prostate weights, DHT levels and PCNA expression compared with the BPH group. Conclusively, Yacon pill showed the possibility as ameliorable agents of BPH symptoms.

Enhanced Production of Galactooligosaccharides Enriched Skim Milk and Applied to Potentially Synbiotic Fermented Milk with Lactobacillus rhamnosus 4B15

  • Oh, Nam Su;Kim, Kyeongmu;Oh, Sangnam;Kim, Younghoon
    • 한국축산식품학회지
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    • 제39권5호
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    • pp.725-741
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    • 2019
  • In the current study, we first investigated a method for directly transforming lactose into galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS) for manufacturing low-lactose and GOS-enriched skim milk (GSM) and then evaluated its prebiotic potential by inoculating five strains of Bifidobacterium spp. In addition, fermented GSM (FGSM) was prepared using a potentially probiotic Lactobacillus strain and its fermentation characteristics and antioxidant capacities were determined. We found that GOS in GSM were metabolized by all five Bifidobacterium strains after incubation and promoted their growth. The levels of antioxidant activities including radical scavenging activities and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition rate in GSM were significantly increased by fermentation with the probiotic Lactobacillus strain. Moreover, thirty-nine featured peptides in FGSM was detected. In particular, six peptides derived from ${\beta}$-casein, two peptides originated from ${\alpha}s_1$-casein and ${\kappa}$-casein were newly identified, respectively. Our findings indicate that GSM can potentially be used as a prebiotic substrate and FGSM can potentially prevent oxidative stress during the production of synbiotic fermented milk in the food industry.

Comparative Study of Protein Profile during Development of Mouse Placenta

  • Han, Rong-Xun;Kim, Hong-Rye;Naruse, Kenji;Choi, Su-Min;Kim, Baek-Chul;Park, Chang-Sik;Jin, Dong-Il
    • Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.253-260
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    • 2007
  • To examine the differential protein expression pattern in the 11.5 day post-coitus (dpc) and 18.5 dpc placenta of mouse, we have used the global proteomics approach by 2-D gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and MALDI-TOF-MS. The differential protein patterns of 3 placentae at the 11.5 dpc and 18.5 dpc from nature mating mice were analyzed. Proteins within isoelectric point range of $3.0{\sim}10.0$, separately were analyzed in 2DE with 3 replications of each sample. A total of approximately 1,600 spots were detected in placental 2-D gel stained with Coomassie-blue. In the comparison of 11.5 dpc and 18.5 dpc placentae, a total of 108 spots were identified as differentially expressed proteins, of which 51 spots were up-regulated proteins such as alpha-fetoprotein, mKIAA0635 protein and transferrin, annexin A5, while 48 spots were down-regulated proteins such as Pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor l(PBEF), aldolase 1, A isoform, while 4 spots were 11.5 dpc specific proteins such as chaperonin and Acidic ribosomal phosphoprotein P0, while 3 spots were 18.5 dpc specific proteins such as aldo-keto reductase family 1, member B7 and CAST1/ERC2 splicing variant-1. Most identified proteins in this analysis appeared to be related with catabolism, cell growth, metabolism and regulation. Our results revealed composite profiles of key proteins involved in mouse placenta during pregnancy.

수온에 따른 유해성 Cochlodinium polykrikoides 적조생물의 세포생리 변화 (Dependence of Sub-Cellular Activities of the Blooming and Harmful Dinoflagellate Cochlodinium Polykrikoides on Temperature)

  • 조은섭
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제18권9호
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    • pp.1194-1201
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    • 2008
  • 본 연구는 유해성 Cochlodinium polykrikoides 적조생물을 대상으로 수온변화에 따른 세포 생화학적 및 생리 활성도를 측정했다. Genomic DNA 함량은 $12^{\circ}C$$15^{\circ}C$에서 거의 비슷한 0.6을 보였으나, $18^{\circ}C$부터 급격히 높아져서 $24^{\circ}C$ 최고 1.8를 나타내었다. RNA와 total protein도 $24^{\circ}C$에 가장 높은 1.7과 0.07 ${\mu}g$ $ml^{-1}$으로 나타났다. 광합성량도 수온에 따른 큰 변화를 보였다. 빛의 파장에 관계없이 $18^{\circ}C$ 이상에서 현저히 높은 값을 보였다. $24^{\circ}C$ $ETR_{max}$ Ch1-Ch4까지의 범위는 537.9에서 602.5 ${\mu}mol$ electrons $g^{-1}$ Chl ${\alpha}s^{-1}$ 나타났다. Nitrate reductase와 ATPase 효소 활성도는 $24^{\circ}C$에서 각각 0.11 ${\mu}mol$ $NO_{2}^{-}$ ${\mu}g^{-1}$ Chl ${\alpha}h^{-1}$ , 0.78 pmol 100 $mg^{-1}$ 나타났다. CHN 분석에서도 수온에 따라 C, H, N의 함량이 현저하게 상이했다. $27^{\circ}C$ 배양시 $24^{\circ}C$에 비하여 대부분의 세포생리물질이 낮게 보였다. 따라서 C. polykrikoides는 수온 변화에 대하여 세포대사물질의 함량이 많은 차이를 볼 수 있어서 초기 적조 발생 조건은 $18^{\circ}C$로 추측된다. 본 실험의 결과로 $24^{\circ}C$ 이상이 되면 C. polykrikoides 대번식은 세포 내 생리물질의 현저한 저하로 형성되기가 어려울 것으로 보인다.

노팔 복합물이 II형 당뇨생쥐에서 지질대사에 미치는 효과 (Effects of Opuntia ficus-indica on Lipid Metabolism in the db/db Mouse)

  • 윤진아
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.861-868
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    • 2013
  • 유전적으로 제2형 당뇨병이 유발되는 db/db 생쥐에 OF를 5% 수준으로 4주간 급여한 결과 지방 대사를 개선시켜, 혈장 총콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤, VLDL-콜레스테롤과 중성지방을 유의적으로(p<0.05) 감소시켰고, HDL-콜레스테롤은 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈장 총콜레스테롤의 감소는 간에서 HMG-CoA-R의 감소에 의한 콜레스테롤의 생성이 줄어든 것이고, 또한 콜레스테롤을 담즙산으로 합성하는 CYP7A1을 증가시켜 콜레스테롤을 담즙산의 형태로 배설시켰기 때문이다. 이 결과 분변 중 담즙산의 함량이 증가하였다. LDL-콜레스테롤의 감소는 LDL-콜레스테롤을 세포로 이동시켜 분해를 촉진하는 LDL-R의 증가로 확인할 수 있었다. db/db mice에서는 비만뿐 아니라 심각한 지방간이 유발되는데 OF의 급여로 AST와 ALT를 낮추어 간세포의 파괴를 완화시켰으며, 간 조직의 H&E 염색 소견에서도 지방간의 완화를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 대조군으로 C57 생쥐에게 5% 수준으로 OF를 급여한 결과 OF를 급여하지 않은 대조군과 OF를 급여한 실험군의 혈장 중성지방, 총 콜레스테롤, HDL-콜레스테롤, LDL-콜레스테롤, VLDL-콜레스테롤, AST와 ALT 함량의 차이가 없었으며, 간조직 관찰에서도 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때, OF는 당뇨병이 유발되지 않은 정상혈당의 생쥐에서는 지질대사에 아무런 영향을 주지 않았으며, 제2형 당뇨병인 db/db mice의 당뇨병 합병증인 지질대사 이상을 개선하는데 효과가 있는 것으로 사료되며, OF의 어떤 성분이 이와 같은 효과를 나타냈는지 보다 구체적인 성분 분석과 세부적인 연구를 통한 확인이 필요하다고 사료된다.

Effects of red ginseng oil(KGC11ℴ) on testosterone-propionate-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia

  • Lee, Jeong Yoon;Kim, Sohyuk;Kim, Seokho;Kim, Jong Han;Bae, Bong Seok;Koo, Gi-Bang;So, Seung-Ho;Lee, Jeongmin;Lee, Yoo-Hyun
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • 제46권3호
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    • pp.473-480
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    • 2022
  • Background: Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a disease characterized by abnormal proliferation of the prostate, which occurs frequently in middle-aged men. In this study, we report the effect of red ginseng oil (KGC11o) on BPH. Methods: The BPH-induced Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into seven groups: control, BPH, KGC11o 25, 50, 100, 200, and finasteride groups. KGC11o and finasteride were administered for 8 weeks. The BPH biomarkers, DHT, 5AR1, and 5AR2, androgen receptor, prostate-specific antigen (PSA), Bax, Bcl-2, and TGF-β were determined in the serum and prostate tissue. The cell viability after KGC11o treatment was determined using BPH-1 cells, and, androgen receptor, Bax, Bcl-2, and TGF-β were confirmed by western blotting. Results: In the in vivo study, administration of KGC11o reduced prostate weight by 18%, suppressed DHT (up to 22%) and 5AR2 (up to 12%) levels from administration of 100 mg/kg KGC11o (P < 0.05). PSA was significantly downregulated dose-dependently from at the concentration of 50 mg/kg KGC11o (P < 0.05). BPH-1 cell viability significantly reduced through the treatment with KGC11o. In vitro and vivo, AR, Bcl-2 TGF-β levels reduced significantly but Bax was increased (P < 0.05). Conclusion: These results suggest that KGC11o may inhibit the development of BPH by significantly reducing the levels of BPH biomarkers via 5ARI, anti-androgenic effect, and anti-proliferation effect, serving as a potential functional food for treating BPH.

Identification of Genes for Growth with Oxygen in Escherichia coli by Operon Fusion and Southern Blot Techniques

  • Kim, Il-Man;Lee, Yong-Chan;Won, Jae-Seon;Choe, Mu-Hyeon
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제13권6호
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    • pp.976-983
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    • 2003
  • Seven Escherichia coli cells defective with aerobic growth were isolated by the insertion of ${\lambda}placMu53$, a hybrid bacteriophage of ${\lambda}$ and Mu, which created a transcriptional fusion to lacZY. These insertion mutant cells were tested on an XG ($5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-{\beta}-D-galactopyranoside$) medium for anaerobic expression of lacZ by fusion to a promoter. The chromosomal DNA from these strains were digested by EcoRI, and the EcoRI fragments that contained the fused gene and lacZ sequence were identified by Southern hybridization, using lacZ containing plasmid as a probe. The EcoRI fragment from each strain was cloned and sequenced. The sequence data were compared with the GenBank database. The mutated gene of three strains, CYT4, CYT5, and OS11, was found to be identical, and it was nrdAB that encoded ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase. The gene nrdAB was at min 50.5 on the Escherichia coli linkage map and 2,348,084 on the physical map, and is involved in hemAe-related reduction-oxidation reaction. OS6 and OS14 mutant strains had insertion at min 8.3 and the mutated gene was hemB. The hemB encodes 5-aminolevulinate dehydratase or porphobilinogen synthase. The OS3 mutant had insertion in cydB at min 16.6. The cydAB encodes cytochrome d oxidase. In the case of OS1, the fusion was made with sucA, the E1 component of ${\alpha}-ketoglutarate$ dehydrogenase.

한우 난자의 체외성숙 시간에 따른 세포질 내 단백질 합성의 변화

  • 박용수;박흠대;변명대
    • 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국동물번식학회 2003년도 학술발표대회 발표논문초록집
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    • pp.32-32
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    • 2003
  • 소 난자의 체외성숙 과정에서 세포질 내 단백질의 생산과 축적의 변화는 핵 및 세포질 성숙과 밀접한 관계가 있다는 보고가 있지만, 난자의 성숙과 관련된 특정 단백질의 종류에 대한 보고는 없었다. 따라서 본 연구는 한우 난자의 체외성숙과 관련된 단백질의 생산 및 축적의 변화와 그 종류에 대해서 검토하였다. 체외성숙 시간(4.5, 9, 13.5, 18 및 24시간)에 따른 배양액 내의 단백질 합성의 변화는 2D gel electrophoresis를 이용하였고, 단백질 spot에 대해서는 peptide mass fingerprinting(PMF) 방법을 이용하였다. 또한 단백질 측정 시간에 신선 체외성숙 배양액으로 교환 후 난포란의 핵성숙과 배발달율을 검토하였다. 그 결과 한우 난포란의 체외성숙 시간에 따라 배양액에서 단백질의 양 및 질적인 변화를 확인하였다. 그리고 총 296개 단백질 spot들을 확인하였고, 그 중 30개 spot에서 유의적인 변화가 인정되었다. 또한 유의적인 변화를 보인 spot에 대한 PMF 분석을 통하여 Apolipoprotein A-1 precursor, Alpha enolase, Aldose reductase, 43kDa collectin precursor, Heat shock 27kDa protein, Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 precursor, Thrombospondin 1 및 Transitional endoplasmic reticulum ATPase가 동정되었다 그리고 총 단백질 합성 경향은 0∼4.5 시간에는 감소하였고, 13.5∼18시간에 증가 한 후 다시 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 단백질의 종류도 시간대별로 현저한 변화가 있었다. 한편 단백질을 측정하는 시기에 신선 체외성숙 배양액으로 교환한 후 난포란의 핵성숙 및 배발달율을 검토한 결과 18시간 체외성숙군에서 9시간째의 교환이 유의적으로 높은 핵성숙을 나타내었으나, 배발달율에서는 유의성이 인정되지 않았다. 그러나 24시간 체외성숙군에서 18시간째의 배양액 교환은 8세포기 및 배반포 발달율이 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았다. 연구 결과로부터 소 난자의 체외성숙 시간에 따른 단백질 합성 경향의 차이를 확인하였고, 유의적인 변화를 나타낸 8가지의 단백질을 분리할 수 있었으며, 향후 이들 작용기전에 대한 연구가 필요하다고 사료된다.

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약용식물 첨가 발효홍삼 추출물의 Streptozotocin 유발 당뇨쥐에 대한 항산화 효과 (Antioxidant Effects of Extracts from Fermented Red Ginseng Added with Medicinal Herbs in STZ-induced Diabetic Rats)

  • 김현정;이성규;박성진;유미희;이은주;이삼빈;이인선
    • 한국식품과학회지
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    • 제44권3호
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    • pp.367-372
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    • 2012
  • 5종의 약용식물을 첨가한 발효홍삼(FRGM) 추출물의 항산화활성 및 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 in vitro에서 검토하였고, 또한 STZ로 당뇨를 유발시킨 흰쥐에서 FRGM 추출물의 효능을 살펴보았다. 그 결과, FRGM 추출물은 총 폴리페놀 및 총 플라보노이드 함량이 각각 $22.41{\pm}3.51{\mu}g/mg$, $16.80{\pm}4.22{\mu}g/mg$으로 존재하였고, DPPH 소거 활성을 가지고($RC_{50}=95.57{\pm}7.40{\mu}g/mL$), 또한 높은 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해 활성을 나타내었다. STZ 투여에 의해 증가된 혈청 내 ALT와 AST의 활성이 FRGM 추출물의 투여로 감소하였으며, 간 조직중의 글루타치온 함량은 STZ 투여군에서는 감소되었다가 FRGM 투여시 유의적인 증가를 보였고, 지질과산화물 함량은 STZ 투여시 증가되었다가 FRGM 추출물의 투여시 유의적으로 감소되었다. 또한 간 조직중의 SOD, CAT, GP 그리고 GR의 활성도 STZ 투여로 유의적으로 감소되었다가, FRGM 추출물의 투여로 이들 항산화효소 활성이 유의적으로 증가하였다.