• Environmental Mutagens and Carcinogens
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.72-84
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• 1987

어미쥐에 유발시킨 납중독이 새끼쥐의 특정 중추신경계에 미치는 신경독성의 선택성 여부를 알아보고자 하였다. 특정 신경계의 한 예로 모노아민성 신경계를 선택하여 납중독의 지표로 모노아민성 신경계의 효소인 MAO(monoamine oxidase)의 활성을 측정하였으며 비특정조직에의 지표로 Na+.K+-ATPase의 활성을 측정하였다. 임신한 Wistar계 어미쥐에게 임신전기간에 걸쳐 0.05 혹은 0.2% 초산납(PbAc2)용액을 식수로 공급하여 간접적으로 태아에 납중독을 유발시켰다. 새끼쥐는 출생직후 정상 식수를 공급해 주었다. 2, 4, 6 및 8주된 새끼쥐의 MAO 및 Na+.K+-ATPase활성을 대뇌, 간뇌, 중뇌, 뇌교-연수 및 소뇌 등 다섯부위에서 각기 측정하였다.

• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.8-16
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• 1996

Effects of water extract of aloe vera on lead-induced neurotoxicity were investigated in sciatic nerve isolated from rat. The mechanism on toxicity reduction by measuring activities of axonal enzymes, metabolism of myo-inositol in nerve, lead concentration in several organs and so on were further examimed. In the lead-treated rats, the transport rate of axonal enzyme, such as acetyl cholinesterase and choline acetyltransferase, was reduced by from 50% to 30% respectively. Reduction in myo-inositol concentration and $Na^+/K^+$ ATPase activity were also observed in sciatic nerve from lead-treated rat. However, the aloe extract administration significantly eliminated the impairment and maintained myo-inositol concentration to about 85% of normal level. Also aloe extract promoted the excretion rate of lead which is accumulated in blood, sciatic nerve and kidney. These results suggest that lead-induced neurotoxicity was significantly reduced by administration of aloe extract and the mechanism might be partly increase in kidney excretion rate of lead and parity normalization of $Na^+/K^+$ ATPase activity which is critical factor in order to keep nerve maintaining normal myo-inositol level.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.202-208
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• 1997

In order to investigate the mechanisms of epithelial ion transports, microsomes of soybean roots were prepared and the activity of microsomal ATPases was measured by an enzyme-coupled assay. The effects of various ions were evaluated on the total activity of microsomal ATPases and the average activity was 190 nmol/min/mg protein in the control solution containing $10\;mM\;Na^+\;and\;120\;mM\;K^+$. The activities were increased to 150% and decreased to 63% of the control activity in the solution containing $130\;mM\;K^+$ without $Na^+$ and in the solution containing $130\;mM{\;}Na^+$ without $K^+$, respectively. In general, the activity of microsomal ATPase was increased by$K^+$ in a concentration-dependent manner The activity was also increased at lower pH and relatively higher activities were observed in the pH range of $6{\sim}7$. However, the activity was decreased at weak alkaline $pH\;and{\sim}80%$ of the activity was inhibited at pH 9. Since intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ has been known to control the activity of various enzymes, we have investigated the effects of intra-and extrarnicrosomal $Ca^{2+}$ on the activity of microsomal ATPases. The maximal activity was obtained at the extrarnicrosomal $Ca^{2+}$ concentrations below 1 nM. The activity was gradually decreased by increasing $‘Ca^{2+}’$ concentration and 50% inhibition was observed at ${\sim}500{\;}{\mu}M{\;}Ca^{2+}$. The increase in luminal $Ca^{2+}$ concentration also inhibited the activity of microsomal ATPase. When the influx of external $Ca^{2+}$ was induced by $Ca^{2+}$ ionophore A23187 treatment, the activity was decreased by 30%; however, it was recovered by EGTA-induced chelation of $Ca^{2+}$. These results suggest that the presence of $Ca^{2+}$ regulation sites on both cytoplasmi and luminal sides of microsomal ATPases.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.197-202
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• 1998

Aliphatic alkenals having 6 to 13 carbons were evaluated for antifungal activity against Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The activity was gradually increased with chain length, e.g., (E)-2-decenal and (E)-2-undecenal exhibited maximum potency, while (E)-2-dodecenal and (E)-2-tridecenal were completely inactive. Alkenals showed increasing inhibitory activity with chain length, as in the case of antifungal activity, towards glucose-induced medium acidification by the plasma membrane $H^+$-ATPase of S. cerevisiae. The group including (E)-2-nonenal, (E)-2-decenal, and (E)-2-undecenal exhibited maximum potency, but the potency of (E)-2-dodecenal and (E)-2-tridecenal demonstrated a sudden drop with respect to the former group. (E)-2-Nonenal revealed dose-responsive inhibition to the medium acidification and inhibited over 90% at a concentration of 1.25 mM ($175.3{\mu}g$/ml). In contrast to (E)-2-undecenal whose inhibitory efficiency increased with incubation time, inhibition by (E)-2-dodecenal was reversed with time. Of the tested alkenals, (E)-2-heptenal and (E)-2-octenal most highly inhibited ATP hydrolytic activity by the plasma membrane $H^+$ ATPase, while (E)-2-heptenal at 10 mM ($1121.8{\mu}g$/ml) showed an inhibitory efficacy of 93.2%.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.468-474
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• 1997

This study was designed to investigate the changes in meat quality of beef shank, rib and loin during storage at 8$^{\circ}C$. The shear force value(SFV) of beef shank and loin decreased significantly after 6days storage, beef loin was no significant difference during storage. The SFV in early storage period was high in the order of beef rib, loin and shank, but the SFV of beef rib and loin was similar in course of storage period. The Myofibrillar fragmentation index(MFI) of beef shank increased significantly after 6 days storage, but beef rib and loin early storage was high in the order of beef rib, loin and shank. The actomyosin extractability after 3days storage increased in all parts of beef, but beef loin decreased after 6 days storage. In case of Mg2+-ATPase activity of actomyosin, beef shank increased to 3 days storage, and this reached the level of 0 day after 6days. The MG2+-ATPase activity of beef rib and loin was similar, but beef rib in early storage was higher than beef loin. The Ca2+-TPase activity of beef shank increased to 3 days and decreased after 6 days storage, beef rib was not different during storage and beef loin decreased slightly during storage.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.171-179
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• 1981

The membrane-bound ATPases were separated on sucrose gradient from corn roots and characterized by pH optima, sensitivity to monovalent salt, Km and Vmax. The pH optima for the activity of all the ATPases associated with 13, 000g pellet and 13, 000~80, 000g pellet were 5 and 9, respectively. The ATPases in Fractions B and C of the 13, 000 g pellet were more active at pH 5 than pH 9. While, in the case of Fractions D, E and F, they were reverse. The activities of the ATPase in Fractions A and C of the 13, 000~80, 000 g pellet were greater at pH 5 than pH 9. On the other hand, the ATPases in Fractions B, D, E, and F were more active at pH 9 than pH 5. The optimum concentraction of ATP for the assay was about 3 to 5 mM. The Km's for the membrane-bound ATPases in 13, 000g pellet and in 13, 000~80, 000 g pellet were 0.25 mM. While Vmax values for 13, 000g pellet were from 8.0 to 12.5 $\mu$M Pi/mg protein/hr. according to pH values, those for 13, 000~80, 000 g pellet were from 35.7 to 55.6 $\mu$M Pi/mg protein/hr. Activities of the membrane-bound ATPases in both 13, 000 g pellet and 13, 000~80, 000 g pellet were stimulated with increasing the concentration of $K^+$.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.59-66
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• 1974

In recent years much interesting information about the mechanism of the $Na^+-K^+$ activated ATPase has been obtained from investigation of the $K^+-activated$ phosphatase activity which appears to be catalysed by the same enzyme. Also several studies have indicated that a $K^+-activated p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity is intimately related to the ATPase activity. And then the exact relation of p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity to $Na^+-K^+$ ATPase activity is not known. The effects of some ions and drugs on the p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity of the rat brain were investigated and the results were summarized as follows. 1. The p-nitrophenylphosphatase was stimulated markedly by low concentrations of $K^+$, while the activity was activated slightly in the presence of $Na^+$ and oligomycin. 2. Addition of both ATP and $Na^+$ caused a remarkable increase in the activity of the $K^+-dependent$ phosphatase at low concentrations of $K^+$. 3. In the presence of $Na^+$ and low concentrations of $K^+$, oligomycin activated the p-nitrophenylphosphatase. 4. O1igomycin inhibited the stimulation of the enzyme activity caused by $Na^{+}+ATP$. 5. Ouabain inhibited the $K^+-dependent$ p-nitrophenylphosphatase activity more in the presence of ATP and $Na^+$ than in their absence. 6. Quinidine inhibited both $Na^+-K^+$ ATPase and p-nitrophenylphosphatase. These inhibitory effects of the drug were partially antagonized by increasing $K^+$ concentrations. The sensitivity of the $K^+-dependent$ p-nitrophenylphosphatase to quinidine was greater than the that of $Na^+-K^+$ ATPase.

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.734-738
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• 1996

The development of the alpha2 isoform of (Na,K)ATPase which is high affinity ouabain receptors was studied in the differentiating nonfusing muscle cell line BC3H-1. T he differentiation process of BC3H-1 cell line was confirmed by 2-dexy-D-[$^3$H] glucose uptake experiment and the quantity of the expression of ${\alpha}_2$ isoform was measured using a whole cell [$^3$H] ouabain-binding assay. Undifferentiated growing BC3H-1 cells, myoblasts, exhibited low levels of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and [$^3$H] ouabain-binding sites. In contrast, differentiated BC3H-1 cells, myocytes, had a 5.6-fold increase in insulin-stimulated glucose uptake and 5-fold increase in [$^3$H] ouabain-binding sites. Scatchard analysis showed that myocytes developed more [$^3$H] ouabain-binding sites than myoblasts vath a dissociation constant (kd) of 6${\times}10^{-8}$M and capacity of 6.l${\times}10^{-5}$ sites/cell. Therefore. it seems that myoblasts express low levels of ${\alpha}_2$ subunit and probably the majority of ${\alpha}_1$ subunit, whereas myocytes express high levels of ${\alpha}_2$ isoform. The results indicate that the expression of ${\alpha}_2$ isoform is developmentally regulated during differentiation and that BC3H-1 culture system provides an excellent model for the study of differentiation and mechanism of (Na,K)ATPase action in muscle which requires electrical excitability.

• The Journal of Internal Korean Medicine
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.80-98
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• 1994

According to the original documents, Sagungsan is considered as an effective drug for controlling the hypertensive epistaxis induced by tension of autonomic nerve and it's hyperfunction. The present experiment was designed to understand the effect of Sagungsan extract on the hemostatic action, intracranial pressure, blood pressure and cardiovascular system in experimental animals. And thus the bleeding time, prothrombin time, capillary dilation, blood pressure, Intracranial pressure, and enzymatic analysis of the ATPase activities were studied. The result obtained here were as followings: 1. Sagungsan water extract reduced the bleeding time in mouse, and prolonged the prothrombin time in rabbits. 2. The drug extract increased the tail volume by capillary dilation in rats. 3. The drug extract inhibited the increase of intracranial pressure and arterial blood pressure in rabbits. 4. At the early time, the increase of arterial blood pressure by the drug extract significantly inhibited by pretreated atropin and regitine in rabbits. 5. The drug extract relaxed the smooth muscle by stimulating the Mg2+-Ca2+-ATPase activities of gastric sarcoplasmic reticulum isolated from rabbit stomach. 6. The drug extract stimulated the heart contraction by inhibiting the $Mg^{2+}-Ca^{2+}-ATPase$ activities of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum isolated from rabbit heart. The inhibitory mechanism was reversible and noncompatitive. 7. The drug extract increased the hepatic blood volume by stimulating the hepatic total ATPase activities and hepatic metabolism. 8. The drug extract acted as a tranquilizer by inhibiting the neural Na+-K+-ATPase activity. According to the results, Sagungsan water extract dilated the capillaries, stimulated the heart beat, and thus increased the blood flow with decreasing the intracranial pressure and blood pressure. These effects stanches the epistaxis collectively.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• v.13 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 1991

In attempts to evaluate carcinogenic chemical effect on $Na^+,K^+$-ATPase activity in the rat submandibular gland tumor induced by DMBA, pellet from DMBA powder was inserted into the right submandibular gland. Both right and left submandibular gland were excised and weighed following the period of experiment. Excised glands were observed microscopically and estimated biochemically. The results were obtained as follows. 1. Swelling and nodular mass in the right submandibular gland region ould be found at 11th week post-implantation with DMBA. 2. The weight and size of the right submandibular gland was markedly increased following the period of the experiment. 3. Epithelial dysplasia and invasive epidermoid carcinoma could be observed at 7th and 11th week after implantation of DMBA, respectively. 4. The rate of tumor induction in the right submandibular gland was about 76% at 17th week following implantation of DMBA. 5. DMBA caused markedly depressed $Na^+,K^+$-ATPase activity as well as the activity ratio in the rgiht submandibular gland following the period of experiment.