• Biomedical Science Letters
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.173-179
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• 2001

To investigate the ability to decondense sperm head penetrated into cytoplasm of the oocytes and the relationship between this ability and the level of glutatione (GSH) in mouse oocyte at various maturing stages. The fertilizability of oocytes at various stages of maturation the decondensation of sperm nucleus and the formation of male pronucleus, were observed and the levels of GSH were measured in oocyte at same stages. Besides, the relation between fertilizability and level of GSH in oocyte cytoplasm treated with L-buthionine-S, R-sulfoxmine (L-BSO), the inbitor of biosynthesis of GSH, was determined. The decondensation of sperm head was not found in GV stage and L-BSO treated oocytes. In maturing oocytes (GVBD, MI), the decondensation was found, but the formation of male pronucleus was not. The levels of GSH in oocyte cytoplasm were measured; 2.2 pmol per oocyte in the ovulated and the matured in vitro each, 1.0 pmol in GV intact oocyte, 1.3 pmol in GVBD, and 1.5 pmol in MI phase oocyte. In L-BSO treated oocytes the levels of CSH were measured 0.08~o.09 pmol per oocyte, slightly lower than GV stage oocyte. In conclusion, GSH in oocyte is supposed to be synthesized and storaged in cytoplasm during maturation. The failure of decondensation in the cytoplasm of GV stage and L-BSO treated is suggested that GSH is an essential factor in decondensing the sperm head and that the a certain level of GSH, more than in GV oocyte cytoplasm, is required in decondensation.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.221-228
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• 1999

This study was carried out to extract the natural antioxidants from Bovine bile and to investigate their effects on various antioxidant activities. It also characterized the patterns of antioxidants by GC/FID and GC/MS. The antioxidative activities and chemical structure of the antioxidant were elucidated by examining the effects of biological activity and the analysis of GC/MS. The antioxidant materials extracted from bovine bile were isolated and purified by silica gel column chromatography and TLC. It was confirmed that there were effects of antioxidants such as Xanthine Oxidase(XO) and Glutathione-S-Transferase(GSH-T) on antioxidative activities. When they were compared with BHT, bile extracts showed the relative effects of 51.2% on the antioxidant activity, the inhibition effects of 48.3% on XO activity, and the synergism effects of 85.7% on the GSH-T activity. According to the results of investigation at neuron cell of mouse, the rate of cell activity in the treatment of 6mM glutathione was 96%, While it in the treatment of 140mg of bile extract was 78%. Based on the TLC analysis of EtOAc extracts from the Bovine bile, the antioxidant activity appeared at $R_f$ value, 0.72. These results suggested that the antioxidant may be coprostan 3-ol.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.111-121
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• 1987

Lipie peroxide formation, antiperoxidative s system and body adaptability for handling lipid p peroxide were examined in the first and second g generations of rats fed fish oil. Mackerel oil(MO) was used and four other dietary oils and fat, i.e. soybean oil(SO), perilla oil(PO), rapeseed oil(RO) and beef tallow(BT) were also employed to compare the effect of fish oil. Synthetic diets containing these five dietary fats at the level of 1O%(w/w), were given to the correspond­m ing groups of male and female rats weighing about 70 grams. After 34 days of feeding, male a and female rats were mated and their offsprings were raised throughout suckling (17, 26 days) and weanling (39 days) periods. Liver lipid pero­x xide level was highest in MO group of both first (mother rats after lactation) and second genera­t tions of 17 and 26 days old, but not of 39 days old. During suckling period, liver lipid peroxide level was well matched to total unsaturation of dietary fat. Brain lipid peroxide levels were not different among five groups. Liver $alpha$-tocopherol a and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels were lowest in MO fed first generation. In second generation, $alpha$-tocopherol level was also low in MO group, although the effect was less pronoun­c ced, but GSH level was not different from other groups. Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) level did not consistently vary by change in dietary fat. Glutathione peroxidase activity increased as young rats grew up to 39 days. Superoxide d dismutase activity change was insignificant by a age, but was shown as lowest in MO group. At the age of 26 and 39 days, liver glutatione peroxidase activity was increased as was level of lipid peroxide, suggesting that this is the one of the mechanisms responsible for body adapta­b bility for protection against the accumulation of lipid peroxide.