• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.118-128
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• 2018

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Glutathione s-transferase (GST) is involved in the formation of a multigene family comprising phase II detoxification enzymes, involved in the detoxification of reactive oxygen species. This study evaluated whether daily supplementation with kale juice could modulate levels of plasma antioxidant vitamins and oxidative stress-related parameters. We further examined whether this modulation was affected by combined GSTM1 and T1 polymorphisms. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Totally, 84 subclinical hypertensive patients having systolic blood pressure (BP) over 130 mmHg or diastolic BP over 85 mmHg, received 300 mL of kale juice daily for 6 weeks. Blood samples were drawn before start of study and after completion of 6 weeks. RESULTS: After supplementation, we observed significant decrease in DNA damage and increase in erythrocyte catalase activity in all genotypes. Plasma level of vitamin C was significantly increased in the wild/null and double null genotypes. The plasma levels of ${\beta}-carotene$, erythrocyte glutathione peroxidase activity, and nitric oxide were increased only in the wild/null genotype after kale juice supplementation. CONCLUSIONS: The effect of kale juice was significantly greater in the GSTM1 null genotype and wild/null genotype groups, suggesting possibility of personalized nutritional prescriptions based on personal genetics.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.184-188
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• 2007

The major goal in the treatment of diabetes mellitus is to achieve near-normal glycemic control. To optimize both fasting blood glucose and postprandial glucose levels is important in keeping blood glucose levels as close to normal as possible. ${\alpha}-Glucosidase$ is the enzyme that digests dietary carbohydrate, and inhibition of this enzyme could suppress postprandial hyperglycemia. The purpose of this study was to test the inhibitory activity of methanol extract of Euonymus alatus on ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ in vitro and in vivo to evaluate its possible use as an anti-diabetic agent. Yeast ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ inhibitory activities of methanol extract of E. alatus were measured at concentrations of 0.50, 0.25, 0.10, and 0.05 mg/ml. The ability of E. alatus to lower postprandial glucose was studied in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. A starch solution (1 g/kg) with and without E. alatus extract (500 mg/kg) was administered to diabetic rats by gastric intubation after an overnight fast. Plasma glucose levels were measured at 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, and 240 min. Plasma glucose levels were expressed in increments from baseline, and incremental areas under the response curve were calculated. Extract of E. alatus, which had an $IC_{50}$ value of 0.272 mg/ml, inhibited yeast ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ activity in a concentration-dependent manner. A single oral dose of E. alatus extract significantly inhibited increases in blood glucose levels at 60 and 90 min (p<0.05) and significantly decreased incremental response areas under the glycemic response curve (p<0.05). These results suggest that E. alatus has an antihyperglycemic effect by inhibiting ${\alpha}-glucosidase$ activity in this animal model of diabetes mellitus.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.189-197
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• 2003

Soluble glass bolus with selenium (Se), copper (Cu) and cobalt (Co) was administered intraruminally to Philippine grazing does fed under backyard farming conditions to determine its effect on blood mineral status. Forty-five does were dosed with SGB intraruminally every 6 months, whereas 15 were without SGB during this experimental period of 10 months. Blood of does in both treatment groups were collected every other month and blood Se, plasma Cu, Ca, P and Mg were determined in this study. All does did not show clinical Se, Cu, Ca, P or Mg deficiency during this experimental period. Selenium concentration of treated does increased (p<0.01) after beginning of this experiment, whereas the level of control does decreased slowly (p<0.01). Two months after SGB administration, all treated does had higher blood Se than the lower limit of $20{\mu}g/l$ suggested by NRC (1981), whereas some control does had lower blood Se concentration than the lower limit of $20{\mu}g/l$. On the other hand, plasma Cu concentration of treated does started to increase more remarkably than control does 4 months after this experiment had started although the difference was insignificant. There were no significant differences between plasma Ca, P or Mg concentration of does in both treatment groups. Soluble glass bolus had no harmful effects on plasma macro mineral concentrations of grazing does. This study showed that SGB was available as mineral supplement to improve imbalances of selected mineral of grazing goats in the traditional backyard conditions in Luzon Island, Philippines.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.475-480
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• 2007

과산화지질을 급여한 흰쥐에서 갈근 추출물이 체지질구성, 간장기능 및 항산화능에 미치는 영향을 검토했다. 혈장 총콜레스테롤량 및 혈장 중성지질량은 과산화지질첨가군 모두가 정상군 보다 증가하였으나 갈근추출물 첨가에 의해 하락하여, 대조군보다 낮은 수치를 보였다. 혈장 HDL-cholesterol량은 갈근추출물 첨가군이 대조군 보다 높은 경향을 나타내었으나 유의한 차이를 나타내지는 않았다(P>0.05). 간장의 총콜레스테롤량은 전 처리군에서 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았으며, 중성지질량은 정상군보다 과산화 지질처리군 모두가 높은 수치를 보였다. 그러나 과산화지질 처리군 간에서는 갈근 처리군들이 대조군보다 낮은 경향을 보였다. 혈장 및 간장 내 TBARS량은 과산화지질 처리군 모두가 정상군보다 높은 값을 보였다. 그러나 과산화지질첨가군들 간에서는 갈근 처리군들이 대조군보다 낮은 경향을 보였다. 혈장 GOT 및 GPT의 활성치는 과산화지질첨가군들이 정상군보다 높은 수치를 보였으나 갈근처리에 의해 하락했다. 간장 GSH-Px, SOD 및 CAT활성치는 과산화지질 첨가군 모두가 정상군보다 낮은 값을 보였으나 과산화처리군 간에서는 갈근처리군이 대조군보다 높은 값을 보였다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.503-510
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• 2009

This study investigated the effects of tannic acid (TA) in the diets for weanling pigs prepared with/without supplemental Fe on performance, hematology, fecal microflora and diarrhea incidence. Limestone and calcium phosphate used in Experiment 1 and 2 were of semi-synthetic and feed-grade quality, respectively; while the trace-mineral premix used in both the experiments was prepared without any added Fe source. In Experiment 1, 108 weaned pigs (Landrace ${\times}$ Yorkshire ${\times}$ Duroc, initially 6.46 ${\pm}$ 1.04 kg BW) were allotted to 3 treatments including control (diet added with $FeSO_4$ and antibiotic), T1 (diet devoid of $FeSO_4$ and antibiotic) and T2 (T1 diet added with 125 mg/kg TA). Each treatment had 4 replicates with 9 pigs in each pen. Feeding of T1 diet had a negative effect on the performance and plasma Fe status of pigs, while addition of TA to T1 diet resulted in performance of pigs comparable to pigs fed the control diet, reduced diarrhea incidence but had a negative influence on the hematological and plasma Fe indices. Additionally, pigs fed T2 diet had fewer (p<0.05) total anaerobic bacteria, Clostridium spp. and coliforms than pigs fed T1 diet, and greater number of Bifidobacterium spp. and Lactobacillus spp. in feces when compared with pigs fed control and T1 diets. In Experiment 2, 144 weaned pigs (Landrace ${\times}$ Yorkshire ${\times}$ Duroc, initially 6.00 ${\pm}$ 1.07 kg BW) were allotted to 4 dietary treatments including control (diet added with $FeSO_4$ and antibiotic) and diets devoid of supplemental Fe added with antibiotic (An), TA and both (AnTA). Each treatment had 4 replicates with 9 pigs in each pen. Addition of An, TA or both to diets devoid of supplemental Fe did not have any effect on performance, blood hematology and plasma Fe but resulted in reduced (p<0.05) diarrhea incidence and lower (p<0.05) fecal coliform population than pigs fed the control diet. These results suggest that TA has a negative influence on blood hematology and plasma Fe status when diets are inadequate in Fe; however, TA reduced diarrhea incidence and might have antimicrobial activity.

• BMB Reports
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• 제42권10호
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• pp.667-672
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• 2009

Plasma concentrations of adiponectin have been shown to be decreased in patients with obesity, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension and metabolic syndrome. Recent studies have found that adiponectin reduces lipid accumulation in macrophage foam cells which may impact the development of atherosclerosis. However, it remains unclear whether adiponectin is involved in the process of lipid accumulation during myogenesis. Using C2C12 myoblasts, we investigated the effect of adiponectin on intramyocellular lipid accumulation during myogenesis. The results showed that intracellular lipid accumulation is significantly decreased during C2C12 differentiation, apparently due to increased fatty acid oxidation and decreased fatty acid synthesis during this process. C2C12 cells transiently transfected with adiponectin gene showed reduced lipid accumulation as compared to controls. Further experiments demonstrated that adiponectin can suppress lipid accumulation by increasing fatty acid oxidation during C2C12 myogenesis.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.18.1-18.12
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• 2024

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) is a rare but deadly complication with an unclear pathogenesis. We aimed to elucidate the immune characteristics of H1N1 influenza virus-associated ANE (IANE) and provide a potential therapeutic approach for IANE. Seven pediatric cases from a concentrated outbreak of H1N1 influenza were included in this study. The patients' CD4⁺ T cells from peripheral blood decreased sharply in number but highly expressed Eomesodermin (Eomes), CD69 and PD-1, companied with extremely high levels of IL-6, IL-8 in the cerebrospinal fluid and plasma. Patient 2, who showed high fever and seizures and was admitted to the hospital very early in the disease course, received intravenous tocilizumab and subsequently showed a reduction in temperature and a stable conscious state 24 h later. In conclusion, a proinflammatory cytokine storm associated with activated CD4⁺ T cells may cause severe brain pathology in IANE. Tocilizumab may be helpful in treating IANE.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2007

인체에 널리 사용되고 있는 Aspirin (ASA)을 양식 뱀장어 (Anguilla japonica) 약욕 또는 경구 투여한 다음 혈장 중의 ASA와 salicylic acid (SA)의 양을 HPLC로 측정하였다. 뱀장어 혈장은 0.2 M HCl과 0.2 M orthophosphoric acid로 산성화시킨 다음 acetonitrile과 혼합하여 ASA와 SA를 추출하였다. 2약제의 정량은 Novapak C18과 UV detector (237 nm)가 장착된 HPLC로 측정하였다. 이 때 이동상은 740 ㎖의 증류수, 900 ㎕의 orthophosphoric acid와 180㎖의 acetonitrile을 사용하였다. ASA, SA 및 내부 표준물질로 사용한 2-methylbenzoic acid (MBA)의 retention time은 각각 4.8분, 8.4분 및 11.4분이였으며, 측정한계 농도는 ASA가 0.05 ㎍/㎖, SA는 0.01 ㎍/㎖였다. 혈장으로 부터의 평균회수율은 ASA가 70.8-99.6%, SA는 95.2-100.3%였다. 뱀장어에 ASA를 약욕 (20 ppm) 또는 경구투여 (50 ㎎/kg BW) 한 다음 채취한 혈장을 시료로 이 방법으로 ASA와 SA의 양을 측정한 결과 단지 SA만 검출되어졌고, ASA는 검출되지 않았다. 이는 ASA가 혈장내에서 신속히 SA로 분해되기 때문으로 판명되었다. 또 ASA에 약욕시킨 경우에는 약욕 후 3시간후에 혈장내의 SA양이 최고치에 도달하였으며, 경구투여 한 경우에는 7일후에 최고치에 도달하였다. 한편 ASA를 투여한 다음 ASA 무첨가 수조에 수용한 결과 2투여 경로 모두 48시간 이후에는 SA가 0.02-0.03 ㎍/㎖이 검출되어 잔류의 문제도 거의 없었다. HPLC를 이용한 혈장내의 ASA와 SA의 검출법은 신속하며 정확한 방법으로 뱀장어 이외의 어류에도 활용 가능할 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.191-198
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• 2023

세포막의 국소 접착부 복합체에 있는 한 구성원으로써 Src은 비수용체 타이로신 인산화효소 중 하나로 세포부착과 세포 이동성을 조절한다. 그러나 extracellular matrix (ECM)의 구성에 따라 세포막 미세영역에서 어떻게 Src 활성이 조절되는지는 여전히 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구는 유전적으로 암호화된 FRET 기반 세포막 하위 도메인 표적 Src 바이오센서를 이용해서 3개의 각기 다른 대표적 ECM 단백질인 제1형 콜라겐, 피브로넥틴, 라미닌에 따른 Src의 활성도를 비교 및 조사하였다. FRET 기반 바이오센서는 살아있는 세포에서 단백질의 활성을 시공간적 고해상력을 토대로 실시간으로 분석할 수 있게 해준다. 결과적으로 모든 ECM 조건에서 지질유동섬(Lipid raft)에서 높은 Src 활성을 보였고 ECM 조건에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 반면에 비-지질유동섬(non-Lipid raft)에선 낮은 Src 활성을 보였다. 게다가 같은 ECM 조건일 때 지질유동섬에서 비-지질유동섬보다 높은 Src 활성을 보였다. 따라서 본 연구는 Src 활성이 지질유동섬과 비-지질유동섬에 따라 다르게 조절된다는 것을 보여주었다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.78-82
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• 2000

The influence of daily water temperature changes on chemiluminescent (CL) response of phagocytes, plasma glucose level and mortality in cultured gray mullet (Mugil cephalus) was investigated. Among three experimental temperature groups, the fish in group I and group II were maintained constantly at $27^{\circ}C$ and $29^{\circ}C$, respectively, and those in group III were suffered daily elevation of water temperature from $27^{\circ}C$ to $29^{\circ}C$ for 5 hours, then restored again to $27^{\circ}C$. After 1 week of maintaining at each experimental tank, the fish in group III showed significantly lower CL peak value (p < 0.01) and higher plasma glucose levels (p < 0.05) than those in group I and group II. The cumulative mortality of group III was $86.9\%$ within 3 days after being subjected to acute handling stress. On the other hand, the cumulative mortalities of group I and group II were $12.5\%$ and $19.2\%$, respectively. In conclusion, gray mullet farms, especially, in the vicinity of thermoelectric power plants should avoid stressing the fish during periods of high water temperature.