• Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.29-34
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• 1998

Murine CD38 is a 42 kDa type II glycoprotein expressed on cell surface of both B and T lymphocytes. CD38 is a multifunctional enzyme that catalyzes the formation and hydrolysis of cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose (cADPR): ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity of CD38 catalyzes the formation of cADPR from NAD and cADPR hydrolase activity of CD38 catalyzes the hydrolysis of cADPR to ADP-ribose (ADPR). And also, CD38 has the catalytic activity of NAD glycohydrolase (NADase) which catalyzes the hydrolysis of catalyzes the formation and hydrolysis of cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose (cADPR): ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity of CD38 catalyzes the formation of cADPR from NAD to ADPR. In this study, we attempted to purify CD38 from mouse lymphocytes by using the immobilized anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody. The single step immuno-affinity column chromatography resulted in homogeneous purification, showing a single protein of 42 kDa on a SDS polyacrylamide gel. We have investigated the effects of various inhibitors on the enzyme activities of the purified CD38. Cibacron blue (0.5 mM) inhibited all three enzyme activities of CD38, NADase, ADP-ribosyl cyclase and cADPR hydrolase activities. ADPR (2 mM) showed inhibitory effect on both cADPR hydrolase activity and NADase, but not on ADP-ribosyl cyclase activity. However, ATP (2 mM) inhibited only cADPR hydrolase activity. $Zn^{2+}$ (1 mM) showed similar inhibitory effect as that of ADPR, but activated cyclase activity These results suggest that CD38 has three different catalytic activity domains which might be differentially regulated by their specific inhibitors.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.427-429
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• 2002

We studied iron release from ferritin by irradiating the visible light, and then followed ferritin-mediated lipid peroxidation in the rod outer segment (ROS) fraction of the porcine retina. In the presence of several phosphorus compounds such as ADP and ATP, iron release from ferritin at pH 7.0 could be induced by irradiation of the visible light to the reaction mixtures. Furthermore, iron release from ferritin in the presence of ADP depended on the incubation time and the visible light irradiation. Moreover, we investigated lipid peroxidation level in the ROS fraction by two independent assay systems including the thiobarbituric acid (TBA) and ferrous oxidation/xylenol orange (FOX) methods. The visible light induced ferritin-mediated lipid peroxidation in the ROS fraction in time- and irradiance-dependent manners. In the dark condition, iron release and lipid peroxidation were not observed. Iron release from ferritin by irradiating the visible light may play an important role in the etiology of phototoxic injuries in vivo.

• BMB Reports
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.301-305
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• 1995

Considering the stimulatory effects of ginsenosides from Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer on the release of nitric oxide from bovine aortic endothelial cells in vitro and vasodilatation of rabbit pulmonary artery in vivo, the present study is designed to investigate the mechanism of nitric oxide release by ginsenosides in calf pulmonary artery endothelial cells, Nitric oxide release was determined in endothelial cells treated with ginsenosides and compared with those of the receptor-dependent agonists, bradykinin and ADP and the receptor-independent calcium ionophore $A_{23187}$. The results showed that total saponin and ginsenoside $Rg_1$, not $Rb_1$, stimulated nitric oxide release measured as conversion to L-citrulline. The nitric oxide releasing properties of total saponin and ginsenoside $Rg_1$ were different; total saponin stimulated only conversion to L-citrulline, like $A_{23187}$, while ginsenoside $Rg_1$ stimulated both L-arginine transport and conversion to L-citrulline, as bradykinin or ADP did.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.109-113
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• 2004

The possibility of Chungpesagantang, which has been recommended for stroke patients in Korean Sasang Constitutional Clinics, and its ingredients as a novel antithrombotic agent was evaluated. Chungpesagantang potently inhibited ADP and collagen-induced rat platelet aggregation in vitro as well as ex vivo in a dose-dependent manner. Puerariae Radix and Rhei Rhizoma potently inhibited ADP-induced rat platelet aggregation ex vivo. However, Puerariae Radix did not inhibit both in vitro ADP and collagen-induced rat platelet aggregations. Chungpesagnatang and its ingredients except Rhei Rhizoma did not affect certain plasma clotting times, such as APTT, PT, and TT. Chungpesagantang and its ingredients Raphani semen and Scutellariae Radix showed significant protection against death due to pulmonary thrombosis in mice.

• BMB Reports
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.275-280
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• 1995

The respiratory burst oxidase of neutrophils is a multicomponent enzyme, domant in resting cells, that catalyzes the reduction of oxygen to $O_{2}^{-}$ at the expense of NADPH. In the resting neutrophil, some of the components of the oxidase, including proteins p47 and p67, are in the cytosol, while the rest are in the plasma membrane. Recent evidence has suggested that at least some of the cytosolic oxidase components exist as a complex. The cytosolic complex with a molecular weight of ~240 kDa was found to bind to blue-agarose and 2',5'-ADP-agarose, which recognize nucleotide requiring enzymes. In order to identify the nucleotide binding component of the cytosolic complex we purified recombinant p47 and p67 fusion proteins using the pGEX system. Pure recombinant p47 was retained completely on 2',5'-ADP-agarose, whereas pure recombinant p67 did not bind to these affinity beads. On the basis of these results, we infer that p47 may contain the nucleotide binding site.

• Proceedings of the KSAR Conference
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• 2002.06a
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• pp.73-73
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• 2002

돼지 난포란의 체외성숙, 수정 및 배양에 관한 연구는 생명공학 기술을 도입하기 위한 기반 기술로 최근까지 계속 진행되고 있으나, 돼지 난포란을 이용한 효율적인 수정란 생산은 불규칙적인 웅성전핵 형성율과 높은 다정자 침입율 그리고 체내에서 발달된 배반포에 비하여 적은 세포수는 돼지 체외수정 체계에 있어서 끊임없는 문제점으로 제기되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 난포란을 이용한 보다 효율적인 수정란 생산을 위하여 돼지난자의 체외수정시 정자의 adenylate cyclase 활성을 조절하여 수정능획득 및 자발적인 첨체반응을 조절하여 정상적인 수정을 돕는 것으로 알려진 ADP를 체외수정 배양액에 첨가했을 때 수정율, 다정자 침입율, 배발달율 및 배반포의 세포수에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnestics Society Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.34-35
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• 2003

고에너지적 Nd-Fe-B계 소결자석 제조를 위한 펄스자장 성형시, 금형 및 다양한 성형조건이 자석의 이방화율 향상에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 일반적으로 butterfly, disk or coin 형태의 자석을 제조하는 방법으로는, 종축자장성형법(Axial Die Press, ADP)을 이용하여 최종제품의 near-net shape으로 성형 및 소결하는 방법과, 횡축자장성형법(Transverse Die Press, TDP)을 이용하여 blick or cylinder 형태로 제조한 후 여러 단계의 가공공정을 거쳐 최종제품으로 제조하는 방법이 적용되고 있다. 그러나, ADP의 경우 분말의 자장정렬 후 성형단계에서 성형밀도가 증가함에 따라 배향의 틀어짐 현상이 증가하므로 이방화율 향상의 한계가 있어 (BH)$_{MAX}$+iHc=54 이상의 자석은 제조되기 어렵고, TDP의 경우 고이방화 자석의 제조가 가능하나 복잡한 형상의 제품을 직접 성형할 수 없어 성형/소결 후 복잡한 가공공정을 거쳐야 하므로 재료의 손실뿐만 아니라 고가의 가공비용이 소요되므로 경제적인 문제점을 갖게 된다. 반면에, 펄스자장 종축성형방법(PDP)은 3T~5T의 펄스자장을 이용하여 분말의 정렬 및 성형을 동시에 수행함으로써 TDP보다 향상된 배향율이 얻어질 수 있으며, ADP으로만 실현 가능한 복잡한 형성의 자석을 near-net shape으로 제조가 가능한 잇점이 있다.다.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.337-345
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• 1995

The effects of ginkgolides(natural mixture of ginkgolides, ginkgolide B, ginkgolide C) and flavonoids(quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin), extracted from Ginkgo biloba, on ADP and PAF-induced platelet aggregation in vitro and ex vivo were investigated. In these experiments, both of ginkgolides and ginkgoflavonoids did not affect the ADP(5 $\mu{M}$) induced platelet aggregation in vitro. The IC$_{50}$ value on PAF (0.3 $\mu{M}$) induced platelet aggregation were 2.52 $\mu{M}$ (ginkgolide B) and 6.35 $\mu{M}$ (natural mixture of ginkgolides) and 2.80 $\mu{M}$ (mixture of ginkgolide B and quercetin). Oral administration of ginkgolide B (1 and 3 mg/kg) and quercetin (3 and 9 mg/kg) to rabbits inhibited ex vivo PAF induced platelet aggregation in a dose-dependent manner. Ginkomin-F tablets administered to the diabetic patients showed inhibitory activities on the ADP and PAF induced platelet aggregation in a dose and time dependent manner.

• Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.53-53
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• 2001

When repolarization of neuronal action potential does not decline monotonically but interrupted by additional depolarization, this prolonged depolarization phase is referred to afterdepolarization(ADP). ADP is considered to playa crucial role in the modulation of neuronal excitability, since it contributes to burst firing. We studied the ionic mechanisms underlying ADP in the soma of dentate granule cells, using rat hippocampal slice (300${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ in thickness) prepared from 3- to 3-week-old SD rats.(omitted)

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.1147-1153
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• 2012

Benzofuran-7-carboxamide was identified as a novel scaffold of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) inhibitor. A series of compounds with various 2-substituents including (tertiary amino)methyl moieties substituted with aryl ring and aryl groups containing tertiary amines, were synthesized and biologically evaluated to elucidate the structure-activity relationships and optimize the potency. 2-[4-(Pyrrolidin-1-ylmethyl)phenyl]-benzofuran-7-carboxamide (42) was the most potent as an IC50 value of 40 nM among those.