• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.241-248
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• 2006

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors have cardioprotective effects in different species including human. This cardioprotective effect is mainly due to the inhibition of bradykinin (BK) degradation rather than inhibition of the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensir. II. Bradykinin, a nonapeptide, has been considered to be the potential target for various enzymes including ACE, neutral endopeptidase 24.11, carboxypeptidase M, carboxypeptidase N, proline aminopeptidase, endopeptidase 24.15, and meprin. In the present study, the coronary vascular beds of Sprague Dawley rat isolated hearts were perfused (single passage) with Krebs solution alone or with different concentrations of BK i.e. $2.75{\times}10^{-10},\;10^{-7},\;10^{-6}\;and\;10^{-5}M$ solution. Percent degradation of BK was determined by radioimmunoassay. The degradation products of BK after passing through the isolated rat-hearts were determined using RP-HPLC and mass spectroscopy. All the four doses of BK significantly decreased the perfusion pressure during their passage through the hearts. The percentage degradation of all four doses was decreased as the concentration of drug was increased, implying saturation of a fixed number of active sites involved in BK degradation. Bradykinin during a single passage through the hearts degraded to give [1-7]-BK as the major metabolite, and [1-8]-BK as a minor metabolite, detected on HPLC. Mass spectroscopy not only confirmed the presence of these two metabolites but also detected traces of [1-5]-BK and arginine. These findings showed that primarily ACE is the major cardiac enzyme involved in the degradation of bradykinin during a single passage through the coronary vascular of bed the healthy rat heart, while carboxypeptidase M may have a minor role.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2009

To identify genes involved in rice Pi5-mediated disease resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae, we compared the proteomes of the RIL260 rice strain carrying the Pi5 resistance gene with its susceptible mutants M5465 and M7023. Proteins were extracted from the leaf tissues of both RIL260 and the mutant lines at 0, 24, and 48 h after M. oryzae inoculation and separated by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (2-DE). Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis identified eight proteins that were differently expressed between the resistant and susceptible plants (three down- and five up-regulated proteins in the mutants). The down-regulated proteins included a triosephosphate isomerase (spot no. 2210), a 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate-independent phosphoglycerate mutase (no. 3611), and an unknown protein (no. 4505). In addition, the five up-regulated proteins in the mutants were predicted to be a fructokinase I (no. 313), a glutathione S-transferase (no. 2310), an atpB of chloroplast ATP synthase (no. 3616), an aminopeptidase N (no. 3724), and an unknown protein (no. 308). These results suggest that proteomic analysis of rice susceptible mutants is a useful method for identifying novel proteins involved in resistance to the M. oryzae pathogen.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2014

본 시험은 커피박 첨가 사료가 육계의 사양 성적, 소장 점막 세포와 혈액의 생화학 성분, 소장 점막 세포의 효소 활성도 및 맹장 미생물의 균총에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하기 위하여 실시되었다. 실험 설계로서 3일령 육계 162수를 각 처리구당 54수씩(n=6, 9수/케이지), 대조군(CON), 커피박 0.5%(CM I) 및 1.0%(CM II) 등 3 처리군에 완전임의 배치하였으며, 커피박 분말은 육계 후기 사양 기간(22~35일령)에 2주 동안 급여하였다. 사양 시험 결과, 커피박 0.5 및 1.0% 첨가는 사양 성적에는 유의적 영향을 미치지 않았다. 소장 점막 세포의 glucose 농도는 커피박 0.5% 및 1.0% 첨가군에서 대조군에 비해 유의하게 감소되는 것으로 나타났으나(P< 0.05), 혈액에서는 처리군 간에는 차이가 없었다. 혈액 중 aspartate aminotransferase(AST)는 커피박 1.0% 군에서 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 높았으나(P<0.05), ${\gamma}$-glutamyl trans- peptidase(${\gamma}$-GTP)는 처리군간 차이가 없었다. 소장 점막 세포에 존재하는 maltase, leucine aminopeptidase(LAP) 및 alkaline phosphatase(ALP) 활성도는 차이가 없었으나, sucrase 활성도는 커피박 첨가 수준에 비례하여 활성도가 현저히 감소되었다(P<0.05). 맹장의 미생물 균총을 분석한 결과, 대조군에 비해 커피박 첨가군(0.5 및 1.0%)에서 유산균에는 차이가 없었지만, 대장균 균총은 현저히 감소되었다(P<0.05). 결론적으로 커피박 1.0% 첨가 사료는 소장 점막세포의 glucose와 sucrase 활성도 감소와 혈액 AST의 농도를 증가시켜 부정적인 영향이 크므로 0.5% 커피박 첨가군이 생리적 지표에 미치는 영향이 적고, 맹장에서 대장균의 성장을 억제하는 항균 효과가 있으므로 육계 사료의 기능성 소재로서 바람직한 적정한 수준이 될 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2019

본 연구는 Zn 보충급여가 한국재래계의 생산성 및 소화기능에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 기초사료(100 ppm)에 ZnO 또는 Zn-methionine 형태로 각각 50 ppm을 첨가하여 체중, 사료이용성, 장기무게, 혈액생화학적 성상 및 소화효소 활성도를 조사하였다. 사양성적을 보면 대조군(CON)에 비해 산화아연(ZNO) 및 유기태(ZMT)군에서 체중은 각각 1.2% 및 2.4% 증가되는 경향을 보였지만 유의적 차이는 없었다. 사료섭취량과 사료요구율 역시 모든 처리군에서 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 간, 비장 및 소장점막 무게는 아연의 급여 및 화학적 형태에 따른 차이가 없었으나, 췌장무게는 ZNO군에서 대조군과 ZMT군에 비해 유의하게 감소되었다(P<0.05). 혈액 생화학 성분인 glucose, total protein, triglyceride, total cholesterol, aspartate aminotransferase(AST)와 alanine aminotransferase(ALT) 등은 ZnO 또는 Zn-methionine 급여에 따른 차이가 없었다. 췌장 효소활성도를 조사한 결과 ${\alpha}$-amylase와 carboxypeptidase A 활성도는 아연의 급여에 따른 차이가 없었으나, trypsin은 ZnO와 Zn-methionine 급여에 따라 활성도가 현저히 증가되었다(P<0.05). 소장의 흡수상피세포에 존재하는 이당류분해효소(maltase 및 sucrase)는 Zn 급여원에 따라 차이를 보이지 않았다. 펩타이드 분해효소인 leucine aminopeptidase의 활성도는 ZnO 급여 또는 Zn-methionine 급여에 따라 증가하는 경향을 보였다(P=0.08). 이상의 결과로 보아 기초사료에 Zn의 보충급여(50 ppm)는 닭에서 단백질 소화작용에 관여하는 효소의 활성도 증진효과를 보이며, 단백질의 생체 이용성 향상에 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.291-305
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• 1989

Present experiment was performed to establish the optimal reaction conditions for measurement of urinary gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase(${\gamma}$-GTP), N-acetyl-${\beta}$-D-glucosaminidase (AGS) and alanine aminopeptidase(AAP) activities in bovine and to investigate in vitro stability of the enzymes, within-run imprecision of the methods, and normal ranges. 1. The optimal wavelength for measurement of ${\gamma}$-GTP activity was 545nm. 2. The optimal pH of Tris-HCI buffer containing glycylglycine for measurement of urinary ${\gamma}$-GTP activity was 7.6～7.8(37$^{\circ}C$). 3. Coefficient of variance for within-run imprecision of urinary ${\gamma}$-GTP activity ranged from 4.8 to 7.2% and there was no significant difference among replications, 4. The optimal wavelength for measurement of urinary AGS activity was 405nm. 5. The optimal pH of citrate buffer for measurement urinary of AGS activity was 4.0(37$^{\circ}C$). 6. Coefficient of variance for within-run imprecision of urinary AGS activity ranged from 3.9 to 6.1％ and there was no significant difference among replications. 7. The optimal wavelength for measurement of urinary AAP activity was 400nm. 8. The optimal pH of phosphate buffer for measurement of urinary AAP was 7.8. 9. Coefficient of variance for within-run imprecision of urinary AAP activity ranged from 2.5 to 4.8% and there was no significant difference among replications. 10. ${\gamma}$-GTP and AGS activities were increased significantly by gel-filtration. 11. Turbidity interfered with measurement of urinary AAP activity in bovine unless the specimen was gel-filterated. 12. Preservation of the specimen at 5$^{\circ}C$ or -20$^{\circ}C$ did not affect the AGS activity at least for 7 days after collection. 13. Preservation of the specimen at 5$^{\circ}C$ or 20$^{\circ}C$ did not affect the ${\gamma}$-GTP and AAP activities statistically, but some individual specimens revealed fluctuation during preservation. 14. ${\gamma}$-GTP, AGS and AAP activities revealed fluctuation by the tine of the day when the specimen was collected. 15. The normal ranges of urinary ${\gamma}$ -GTP, AGS and AAP activities were 6.60${\pm}$3.26(2.36-14.50), 1.31 ${\pm}$ 0.81(0.33-3.78), and 1.73 ${\pm}$ 0.55(0.77-3.03)U/l. respectively.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.175-185
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• 1996

To inhibit the enzymatic degradation of leucine enkephalin (Leu-Enk) and its synthetic analog. $[D-ala^2]$-leucine enkephalinamide (YAGFL), in the nasal, rectal and vaginal mucosal and serosal extracts of rabbits, effects of enzyme inhibitors such as amastatin (AM), puromycin (PM), thiorphan (TP), thimerosal (TM), EDTA, N-carboxymethyl-Phe-Leu (CPL), phenylethyl alcohol (PEA), phenylmercuric acetate (PMA), benzalkonium chloride (BC) and modified cyclodextrins, alone or in combination, were observed by assaying the pentapeptides staying intact during incubation. Mucosa extracts were prepared by exposing freshly-excised mucosal specimens mounted on Valia-Chien cells to isotonic phosphate buffer while stirring. The degradation of Leu-Enk and YAGFL followed the apparent first-order kinetics. The half-lives (mean) in the nasal, rectal and vaginal mucosal extracts were found to be 1.07, 0.33 and 1.14 hr for Leu-Enk, and 16.9, 6.2 and 6.8 hr for YAGFL, respectively. AM or PM, which is an aminopeptidase inhibitor, did not show a sufficient inhibition of Leu-Enk $(50\;{\mu}g/ml)$ degradation in all kinds of extracts. $Dimethyl-{\beta}-cyclodextrin\;(DM-{\beta}-CyD)$ decreased the degradation rate constants of Leu-Enk about 2 or 3 times, comparing with no additive. However, the use of mixed inhibitors of AM $(50\;{\mu}M)$/TM (0.25 mM)/EDTA (5 mM) resulted in a full stabilization of Leu-Enk by decreasing the degradation rate constants 67.3, 161.3 and 113.8 times far the nasal, rectal and vaginal mucosal extracts, respectively, comparing with no inhibitor. With mixed inhibitors, Leu-Enk remained intact more than 90% after 6 hr-incubation. In the stabilization of YAGFL, hM, TP or CPL alone showed little efffct, and some additives demonstrated a considerable inhibition of YAGFL degradation in the rank order of TM > BC > EDTA. However, the addition of mixed inhibitors such as TM (0.5 mM) and EDTA (5 mM) into the extracts protected YAGFL from the degradation by more than 85% even after 24 hr-incubation, suggesting almost complete inhibition of YAGFL degradation in the extract. On the other hand, $DM-{\beta}-CyD\;or\;hydroxypropyl-{\beta}-cyclodextrin$ (10%) were also found to retard enzymatic degradation rates of YAGFL markedly, and resulted in staying intact more than 80% of YAGFL in the nasal and vaginal mucosal extracts, and more than 60% in the rectal mucosal extract after 16 hr-incubation.