• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2004

Adequate vitamin B$_2$ vitamin B$_{6}$, folate and vitamin B$_{12}$ nutrition is known to be important for reproductive function in women of childbearing age. The purpose of this study was to evaluate serum vitamin B$_2$ vitamin B$_{6}$, folate and vitamin B$_{12}$ status and serum homocysteine levels in 115 women aged 33.2$\pm$4.0 years, who had been diagnosed with infertility, and 49 women aged 34.5$\pm$3.8 years having at least one born child. Total vitamin B$_2$ and vitamin B$_{6}$ intakes in infertile women were significantly lower than those in control. Serum vitamin B$_2$ vitamin B$_{6}$, folate and vitamin B$_{12}$ concentrations were significantly lower in infertile women than those in control and serum homocysteine levels were significantly higher in infertile women than those in control. Thirteen percent in infertile women and zero percent in control were assessed as hyperhomocysteinemic and there was a significant difference in the prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia between infertile women and control. 41% infertile women were assessed as folate deficiency. Serum folate concentrations was negatively correlated with serum homocysteine of the infertile women and control. Total vitamin B$_2$ intakes was negatively correlated with serum homocysteine of the infertile women and control. Total vitamin B$_{6}$, folate intakes were negatively correlated with homocysteine of infertile women only. In conclusion, infertile women are needed to intake more B vitamins intakes. Furthermore researches are needed to estimate adequate B vitamin supplementation in infertile women. (Korean J Nutrition 37(2): 115-122, 2004): 115-122, 2004)

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.4383-4386
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• 2015

Background: The C1561T variant of the glutamate carboxypeptidase II (GCPII) gene is critical for natural methylfolylpolyglutamte (methylfolate) absorption, and has been associated with perturbations in folate metabolism and disease susceptibility. However, little is known on C1561T-GCPII as a risk factor for colorectal cancer. Therefore, this study examined whether C1561T-GCPII influences folate metabolism and adenomatous polyp occurrence. Materials and Methods: 164 controls and 38 adenomatous polyp cases were analysed to determine blood folate and plasma homocysteine (Hcy) level, dietary intake of natural methylfolate, synthetic pteroylglutamic acid (PteGlu), vitamin C and C1561T-GCPII genotype. Results: In controls and cases, 7.3 and 18.4 percent of subjects respectively, were found to have the CT genotype, increasing the risk for adenomatous polyp occurrence 2.86 times (95% CI:1.37-8.0, p=0.035). Total dietary folate, methylfolate and PteGlu intake and the level of erythrocyte folate and plasma Hcy did not predict the occurrence of an adenomatous polyp. However, dietary natural vitamin C intake was associated with adenomatous polyp risk within C1561T-GCPII CT genotype subjects (p=0.037). Conclusions: The findings suggest that C1561T-GCPII variation may be associated with risk for adenomatous polyp, and vitamin C may modify risk by interacting with the variant gene, its expression product and/or folate substrates.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.437-442
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• 2005

Objectives : DNA methylation is one of the best characterized epigenetic mechanisms that play a regulatory role in genome programming and imprinting during embryogenesis. In this present study, we investigated the association between DNA methylation in the human placenta and the maternal folate and homocysteine concentrations on the Methylenetetrahydrofolatereductase (MTHFR) genetic polymorphism during pregnancy. Methods : We investigated 107 pregnant women who visited Ewha Woman's University Hospital for prenatal care during their $24{\sim}28$ weeks-period of gestation. During the second trimester, we measured the serum homocysteine and folate concentrations . The MTHFR 677 genetic polymorphism was determine by performing PCR-RFLP assay. The expression of DNA methylation in the human placentas was estimated by using immunohistochemistry method. Results : Serum folate was negatively correlated with the serum homocysteine concentration for all the MTHFR genotypes. We found positive correlation between the folate concentrations and the DNA methylation in the human placenta (p<0.05). An increasing concentration of homocysteine was associated with reduced DNA methylation in the human placenta. The coefficient value was -2.03 (-3.77, -0.29) on the regression model (p<0.05). Conclusion : These findings suggest that the maternal folate and homocysteine levels along with the MTHFR 677 genetic polymorphism during pregnancy affect the DNA methylation in the human placenta.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.263-275
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• 2008

Impaired fasting glucose (IFG) is one of significant risk factors of developing diabetes. The persons with IFG are, thus, an important target group for primary prevention of diabetes. It is well known that plasma homocysteine concentration may be increased in poor folate nutritional status. Elevated level of plasma homocysteine is considered as a marker of enhanced oxidative stress. In addition, the protective effect against oxidative stress may be diminished in poor antioxidative nutrient status as vitamin C. It is, therefore, important to maintain adequate nutritional status of folate and vitamin C in the patients with type 2 diabetes or IFG. This study was performed to determine the effects of supplementation of folic acid or vitamin C on plasma concentrations of homocysteine, oxidized LDL, and lipids and on the activity of plasma anti-oxidative enzyme in patients with IFG. A total of 97 patients with IFG were participated voluntarily with written consents. They were divided into one of the four experimental groups; Control (C), Folatesupplemented (F), Ascorbate-supplemented (A), and Folate plus ascorbate-supplemented (FA). The subjects in C were taken placebo, those in F were supplemented 1 mg of folate, those in A were received 1,000 mg of vitamin C, and those in FA were given 1 mg of folate plus 1,000 mg of vitamin C daily for 4 weeks. No change in plasma concentrations of vitamin C, lipids, and oxidized LDL and the activity of GSH-Px were observed in vitamin C-supplemented group (A + FA) and folate-supplemented group (F + FA) compared to the placebo group (C + A). Only the folate-supplemented group (F + FA) had significantly increased average serum folate concentration and lowered plasma homocysteine concentration compared to the placebo group (C + A). Thus, it should be recommended the patients with IFG to increase folate intake through diets and, if it is not sufficient, to take folic acid supplements to prevent the development of complications induced by hyperhomocysteinemia as well as oxidative stress.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권11호
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• pp.5333-5338
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• 2012

Vitamin B6 functions as a coenzyme in >140 enzymatic reactions involved in the metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, neurotransmitters, and lipids. It comprises a group of three related 3-hydroxy-2-methyl-pyrimidine derivatives: pyridoxine (PN), pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxamine (PM) and their phosphorylated derivatives [pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) and pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate (PMP)], In the folate metabolism pathway, PLP is a cofactor for the mitochondrial and cytoplasmic isozymes of serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT2 and SHMT1), the P-protein of the glycine cleavage system, cystathionine ${\beta}$-synthase (CBS) and ${\gamma}$-cystathionase, and betaine hydroxymethyltransferase (BHMT), all of which contribute to homocysteine metabolism either through folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism or the transsulfuration pathway. Folate cofactors carry and chemically activate single carbons for the synthesis of purines, thymidylate and methionine. So the evidence indicates that vitamin B6 plays an important role in maintenance of the genome, epigenetic stability and homocysteine metabolism. This article focuses on studies of strand breaks, micronuclei, or chromosomal aberrations regarding protective effects of vitamin B6, and probes whether it is folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism or the transsulfuration pathway for vitamin B6 which plays critical roles in prevention of cancer and cardiovascular disease.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.350-355
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• 1991

갑상선 호르몬이 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase에 미치는 영향을 흰 쥐의 간을 이용하여 조사 하였다. 흰 쥐에게 갑상선 호르몬의 형성을 저지하는 thiouracil을 먹였을 때 히스티딘의 산화속도가 5배 증가 되었으며, 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase의 활성도가 142%로 증가 되었고, 또한 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase의 활성도는 정상 쥐의 32% 수준으로 저하되었다. thyroid powder를 먹여 갑상선 기능이 항진된 상태에서는 이와 반대 경향을 보였다. 갑상선의 기능이 저하되었을 때 히스티딘의 산화속도가 상승되는 것은 methylenetretrahydrofolate reductase의 활성도의 감소로 인해, folate를 필요로 하는 반응에서 주로 이용되는 non-methyl folate의 비율이 증가되었기 때문이며, 10-formyltetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase의 활성도의 상승으로 인해 히스티딘의 산화속도는 더욱 증가한 것으로 보인다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.299-302
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• 2013

Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) has been reported to be associated with DNA methylation, an epigenetic feature frequently found in gastric cancer. We conducted a case-control study to explore the association of MTHFR C677T polymorphisms with gastric cancer risk and its relation with the DNA methylation of COX-2, MGMT, and hMLH1 genes. Genotyping of P16, MGMT and HMLH1 was determined by methylation-specific PCR after sodium bisulfate modification of DNA, and genotyping of MTHFR C677T was conducted by TaqMan assays using the ABI Prism 7911HT Sequence Detection System. Folate intake was calculated with the aid of a questionnaire. Compared with the MTHFR 677CC genotype, the TT genotype was significantly associated with 2.08 fold risk of gastric cancer when adjusting for potential risk factors. Individuals who had an intake of folate above $310{\mu}g$/day showed protective effects against gastric cancer risk. The effect of MTHFR C677T polymorphisms on the risk of gastric cancer was modified by folate intake and methylation status of MGMT (P for interaction <0.05).

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2009

Total folate content was determined by microbiological assay using Lactobacillus casei spp. rhamnosis (ATCC 7469) with a 96-well microplate technique. Using roasted peanut and red kidney beans as representative legume samples, response surface methodology (RSM) was supplied to optimize the trienzyme procedures for the determination of folate in legumes. After response surface regression (RSREG), the second-order polynomial equation was fitted to the experimental data. Ridge analysis showed that the optimal digestion times were <2 hr for $Pronase^{(R)}$ and $\alpha$-amylase, and <5 hr for conjugase to obtain maximal folate values for legume samples. This study confirms that established digestion times for cereal products (AOAC Method 2004.05) of 3 for protease and 2 hr for $\alpha$-amylase are applicable to legumes. Conjugase treatment can be reduced to 5 from 16 hr and the conjugase level to 5 from 20 mg per sample, providing significant cost saving.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.889-895
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• 2015

혈관내피세포 기능장애는 동맥경화증 발생의 초기단계이다. 비타민B군(B6, B12, 엽산)은 혈관항상성에 중요한 인자이다. 이들 비타민B군이 결핍되면 혈관항상성에 변화가 생겨 심혈관질환을 유발한다. 비타민B군 중 엽산은 내피세포에서 산화질소 항상성에 중요한 역할을 한다. 동맥경화증에 관련된 섭취엽산의 용량의존적 효과를 알기 위해, C57BL/6 쥐의 대동맥이완과 간 C반응단백질 수준을 연구하였다. 본 연구는 총 54마리의 C57BL/6 쥐를 서양식이군과 대조식이군으로 나누고, 각각은 다시 엽산섭취용량(0.2, 2, 8mg/kg)에 따라 3형태의 하위집단으로 나누었다. 18개월 동안의 식이섭취후, 양군의 8mg/kg 엽산섭취용량에서는 대동맥 이완반응을 전혀 나타내지 않았고 양군의 차이도 없었다(p<0.05). 모든 엽산섭취용량(0.2, 2, 8mg/kg)에서 간 C반응단백질 수준은 대조식이군보다 서양식이군에서 더 높았다(p=0.035). 양군의 간 C반응단백질 수준은 0.2 mg/kg 엽산섭취용량에서 가장 낮았다(p<0.05). 결론적으로, C57BL/6 쥐에서 식이에 관계없이 0.2 mg/kg 엽산섭취용량만으로도 대동맥의 이완반응을 유도하고 간 C반응단백질 수준을 낮춤으로써 동맥경화증을 충분히 예방할 수 있다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.801-810
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• 2003

본 연구는 만성적인 에탄올 섭취시 엽산 결핍이 체내 콜레스테롤 함량과 항산화계에 미치는 영향을 조사하고자 Sprague-Dawley종 흰쥐에게 총 열량의 36%에 해당하는 에탄올을 함유한 액체식이를 4주간 급여하였다. 본 실험에서 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 일일 체중증가량과 사료효율은 알코올 급여군이 각각의 pair-fed군보다 낮았고 엽산 공급의 유무에 따른 영향은 없었다. 총 콜레스테롤 함량은 엽산 결핍과 함께 에탄올을 급여시킨 ED군과 Pair-fed군인 PD군 사이에는 유의적인 차이가 없었으나 엽산과 함께 에탄올을 급여시킨 EF군이 pair-fed군인 PF군보다 유의적으로 높았다. HDL-콜레스테롤 함량과 HDL/총 콜레스테롤 함량은 전 군에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈장내 지질과산화물 함량은 엽산 결핍군인 PD와 ED군 모두 높았으며 엽산급여군에서는 에탄올을 급여한 EF군 pair-fed군인 PF군에 비해 유의적인 증가를 보여서 에탄올에 의한 지질과산화물 함량증가에 엽산 공급이 아무런 도움을 주지 못한 것으로 나타났다. 간 마이크로솜 내 지질과산화물 함량 역시 혈장내 지질과산화물 함량과 동일한 경향으로 에탄올 급여로 증가된 지질과산화물 함량에 대하여 엽산이 별다른 효과를 보이지 않았다. ADH 활성화는 전군에서 유의적인 차이가 없었고 catalase 활성도는 엽산을 결핍시킨 PD와 ED군과 에탄올 급여와 함께 엽산을 공급한 EF군이 pair-fed군인 PF군에 비해 유의적으로 높은 활성을 보였다. 간 세포질에서 SOD 활성은 전 군에서 유의적인 차이가 없었고 GSH-Px 활성은 에탄올 급여군이 각각의 pair-fed군에 비하여 유의적으로 낮은 활성을 보였으며 특히 에탄올과 함께 엽산을 공급한 EF군에서 가장 낮은 활성을 나타내었다. 그리고 GST 활성은 전 군에서 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈장내 retinol 함량은 엽산의 공급 유무와 상관없이 에탄올 급여군인 ED와 EF가 각각의 pair-fed군에 비하여 유의적으로 낮은 함량을 보였다. 간조직 내 retinol 함량은 엽산 결핍군에서는 에탄을 급여군인 ED군이 pair-fed군인 PD군에 비하여 유의적으로 낮은 함량을 보였으나 엽산 공급군에서는 에탄올에 의한 retnol 함량 저하에 대하여 엽산이 보호효과를 보였다. 간조직 내 retinyl palmitate 함량 역시 엽산의 공급 유무와 상관없이 에탄올 급여군이 비급여군에 비하여 유의적으로 낮은 함량을 나타내었다. 혈장내 비타민 E 함량은 엽산을 결핍시킨 군 중 에탄올 급여군인 ED군이 pair-fed군인 PD군에 비하여 유의적으로 비타민E 함량이 낮았으며 엽산을 공급시킨 군에서는 에탄올 급여군과 pair-fed군 사이에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과를 통해서 볼 때 에탄올 급여시 혈장 내 콜레스테롤 함량은 엽산 섭취에 의해 증가되었으나 지질과산화물과 항산화 효소 및 항산화 영양소의 변화에 대하여 엽산결핍이 에탄올 섭취에 의해 변화된 항산화계의 손상을 더욱 가중시키는 경향이 있는 것으로 나타났다.