• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.971-977
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• 2009

The most abundant tea catechin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), has been reported to inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis in many types of cancer cells. In the present study, effects of EGCG on the growth of oral epithelial cells including CAL-27 oral squamous carcinoma cells and dysplastic oral keratinocytes (DOK) were investigated. EGCG inhibited growth of CAL-27 cells and DOK with $IC_{50}$ of 14.4-21.0 and 5.8-14.2 ${\mu}M$ after 24 and 48 hr incubation, respectively. EGCG was significantly less effective in inhibiting DOK growth. The effects of EGCG, however, were dramatically less pronounced in the presence of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase. Inhibitory effects of EGCG on CAL-27 cell growth were also much less pronounced in the presence of fetal bovine serum (FBS). EGCG induced caspase-3 activation in both CAL-27 and DOK cells in a serum free condition without SOD/catalase; in the presence of 10% FBS and SOD/catalase, EGCG, even at 100 ${\mu}M$, did not affect cell growth. The present results indicate that EGCG inhibited oral cell growth with higher potency to more malignant CAL-27 cells than DOK, and the effects were markedly altered by SOD/catalase and serum content in media.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.304-310
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• 2005

생체세포에 대한 paraquat의 독작용은 superoxide dismutase 활성저해에 기인하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 세균이 paraquat에 매우 짧은 시간동안의 노출에 의하여서도 독작용을 받을 수 있는 것으로 검토됨에 따라 paraquat의 독작용의 하나로서 전자전달에 미치는 영향 중 NAD(H)의 산화 및 환원반응에 미치는 영향을 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 공시균의 원형질막 획분, rat mitocondria분산액 및 NAD-dependent dehydrogenase에 의한 산화 및 환원시 paraquat 첨가구에서 반응 Graph의 경사도가 더 컸으며, 반응 개시점 및 종결점이 대조구에 비해 낮은 결과로 반응이 가속화되는 결과를 볼 수 있었다. 반응을 경시적으로 NAD(H)의 함량변화로 검토한 결과에서도 원형질 막 획분과 rat mitocondria 분산액을 이용한 경우에 10분간의 NADH산화량이 대조구는 각각 960 mM, 1,187 mM이었으나 Paraquat 처리구는 각각 1,200 mM, 1,434 mM로 Paraquat 처리구가 반응 가속화 경향을 보였다. NAD(H) dependent dehydrogenase에 의한 NAD(H)의 산화 및 환원 반응에서도 대조구에 비하여 Paraquat 처리구가 초기반응의 가속화 및 총산화량의 증가를 보였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.271-276
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• 2019

Zingerone (ZGR), a phenolic alkanone isolated from ginger, has been reported to possess pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects. This study was initiated to determine whether ZGR could modulate renal functional damage in a mouse model of sepsis and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. The potential of ZGR treatment to reduce renal damage induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) surgery in mice was measured by assessment of serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), lipid peroxidation, total glutathione, glutathione peroxidase activity, catalase activity, and superoxide dismutase activity. Treatment with ZGR resulted in elevated plasma levels of BUN and creatinine, and of protein in urine in mice with CLP-induced renal damage. Moreover, ZGR inhibited nuclear $factor-{\kappa}B$ activation and reduced the induction of nitric oxide synthase and excessive production of nitric acid. ZGR treatment also reduced the plasma levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis $factor-{\alpha}$, reduced lethality due to CLP-induced sepsis, increased lipid peroxidation, and markedly enhanced the antioxidant defense system by restoring the levels of superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase in kidney tissues. Our study showed renal suppressive effects of zingerone in a mouse model of sepsis, suggesting that ZGR protects mice against sepsis-triggered renal injury.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2010

Background: Recent studies indicate that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in persistent pain, including neuropathic and inflammatory pain. Since the data suggest that ROS are involved in central sensitization, the present study examines the levels of activated N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors in the dorsal horn after an exogenous supply of three antioxidants in rats with chronic post-ischemia pain (CPIP). This serves as an animal model of complex regional pain syndrome type-I induced by hindpaw ischemia/reperfusion injury. Methods: The application of tight-fitting O-rings for a period of three hours produced CPIP in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Allopurinol 4 mg/kg, allopurinol 40 mg/kg, superoxide dismutase (SOD) 4,000 U/kg, N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME) 10 mg/kg and SOD 4,000 U/kg plus L-NAME 10 mg/kg were administered intraperitoneally just after O-ring application and on the first and second days after reperfusion. Mechanical allodynia was measured, and activation of the NMDA receptor subunit 1 (pNR1) of the lumbar spinal cord (L4-L6) was analyzed by the Western blot three days after reperfusion. Results: Allopurinol reduced mechanical allodynia and attenuated the enhancement of spinal pNR1 expression in CPIP rats. SOD and L-NAME also blocked spinal pNR1 in accordance with the reduced mechanical allodynia in rats with CPIP. Conclusions: The present data suggest the contribution of superoxide, produced via xanthine oxidase, and the participation of superoxide and nitric oxide as a precursor of peroxynitrite in NMDA mediated central sensitization. Finally, the findings support a therapeutic potential for the manipulation of superoxide and nitric oxide in ischemia/reperfusion related pain conditions.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1209-1215
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• 2013

그래핀(graphene)은 원자 하나의 두께를 가지는 흑연(graphite)의 단층으로서 탄소구조체들 중 하나이다. 그래핀은 최근 의학분야에서 광열요법을 이용한 암 발생의 예방효과와 DNA의 산화에 대한 보효효과를 가진다고 밝혀진 바 있다. 본 연구에서는 사람 섬유아육종세포(HT1080)에서 산화 스트레스와 MMPs에 대한 그래핀의 효과가 조사되었다. 항산화 효과에 대한 연구에서 그래핀은 DNA 산화에 대한 억제효과를 특이하게 나타내었으나 다른 산화 스트레스는 억제하지 않았다. 뿐만 아니라 그래핀은 세포 내 과산화수소를 생성시키는 phenazinemethosulfate(PMS)에 의하여 자극된 MMP-2 및 MMP-9의 발현과 활성을 감소시켰다. 특히 superoxide dismutase(SOD-2)와 같은 항산화 효소의 발현이 HT1080세포에서 감소하였는데, 이것이 시사하는 바는 SOD 발현수준의 감소가 그래핀의 항산화 효과로부터 기인 되었다는 것을 나타낸다. 이상의 결과로 그래핀의 존재에서 산화스트레스의 억제효과가 HT1080 세포에서 MMP-9의 활성과 발현을 감소시킬 수 있다는 것을 암시하고 있다. 이러한 연구 결과를 바탕으로 그래핀은 암 전이와 관련 있는 MMP-2 및 MMP-9의 활성과 발현의 억제를 통하여 암 억제에 도움을 줄 수 있어, 산업화를 위한 하나의 우수한 생의학 응용소재로 이용될 수 있으리라 기대된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2002

에탄올 투여에 의한 산화적 손상에 대하여 비타민 A의 보충급여 영향을 조사하고자 흰쥐에게 AIN-76 요구량에 2배 수준으로 retinyl acetate와 $\beta$-carotene을 보충한 식이를 5주간 급여한 후 20% 에탄올 용액(3g/kg B.W)을 급성으로 복강내에 투여하였다. 그런 다음 간조직에서 생성되는 지질과산 화물 함량, 간조직에서의 관련 효소활성도와 항산화비타민의 함량을 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 간조직에서의 지질과 산화물 함량은 대조군에 비하여 $\beta$-carotene 공급군에서 유의적인 감소를 나타내었다. 그러나 retinyl acetate 공급군과 $\beta$-carotene 공급군 사이에서의 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. SOD 활성은 대조군에 비해 retinyl acetate 공급군이 높았고, catalase 활성과 GSH-Px 활성은 실험군 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. GST 활성은 에탄올만을 투영한 대조군에 비해 retinyl acetate와 $\beta$-carotene을 공급한 군에서 유의적으로 감소되었다. 간조직 내 retinol 함량은 대조군에 비해 retinyl acetate 공급군에서 유의적으로 높게 나타났으며, 이는 에탄올 급여로 인한 간조직 비타민 A의 소모를 retinyl acetate의 급여로 인해 완화시킨 것으로 여겨진다. 그러나 혈청에서는 실험군 간에 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 간조직내 $\alpha$-tocopherol의 함량은 retinyl acetate와 $\beta$-carotene 공급군에서 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 볼 때 금성적인 에탄올의 투여에 대해 retinyl acetate나 $\beta$-carotene을 보충 급여한 경우 항산화효소계 중 superoxide dismutase의 활성이 유도되는 경향을 보였으며, 대표적인 항산화비타민으로 알려진 $\alpha$-tocopherol의 간조직 내 수준이 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권7호
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• pp.1022-1033
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• 2023

Objective: p66Shc, a 66 kDa protein isoform encoded by the proto-oncogene SHC, is an essential intracellular redox homeostasis regulatory enzyme that is involved in the regulation of cellular oxidative stress, apoptosis induction and the occurrence of multiple age-related diseases. This study investigated the expression profile and functional characteristics of p66Shc during preimplantation embryo development in sheep. Methods: The expression pattern of p66Shc during preimplantation embryo development in sheep at the mRNA and protein levels were studied by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and immunofluorescence staining. The effect of p66Shc knockdown on the developmental potential were evaluated by cleavage rate, morula rate and blastocyst rate. The effect of p66Shc deficiency on reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, DNA oxidative damage and the expression of antioxidant enzymes (e.g., catalase and manganese superoxide dismutase [MnSOD]) were also investigated by immunofluorescence staining. Results: Our results showed that p66Shc mRNA and protein were expressed in all stages of sheep early embryos and that p66Shc mRNA was significantly downregulated in the 4-to 8-cell stage (p<0.05) and significantly upregulated in the morula and blastocyst stages after embryonic genome activation (EGA) (p<0.05). Immunofluorescence staining showed that the p66Shc protein was mainly located in the peripheral region of the blastomere cytoplasm at different stages of preimplantation embryonic development. Notably, serine (Ser36)-phosphorylated p66Shc localized only in the cytoplasm during the 2- to 8-cell stage prior to EGA, while phosphorylated (Ser36) p66Shc localized not only in the cytoplasm but also predominantly in the nucleus after EGA. RNAi-mediated silencing of p66Shc via microinjection of p66Shc siRNA into sheep zygotes resulted in significant decreases in p66Shc mRNA and protein levels (p<0.05). Knockdown of p66Shc resulted in significant declines in the levels of intracellular ROS (p<0.05) and the DNA damage marker 8-hydroxy2'-deoxyguanosine (p<0.05), markedly increased MnSOD levels (p<0.05) and resulted in a tendency to develop to the morula stage. Conclusion: These results indicate that p66Shc is involved in the metabolic regulation of ROS production and DNA oxidative damage during sheep early embryonic development.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.113-121
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• 1999

This Study was carried out to investigate the protective effect of GalHwaHaJungTang(GHT) on the gastric lesions indused by ethanol in rats. Rats were pretreated with GHT extract 1.7ml/kg, 3.4ml/kg, 5ml/kg and then were given orally 1ml of absolute ethanol 30min later. The animals were killed 1hr after ethanol treatment In morphorogic change, ethanol induced prominent longitudinal hemorrhagic lesions in the stomach. But GHT-pretreatment showed a dose-depentent decrease in the mucosa lesions. GHT extract siginificantly reduced lipid peroxidation and also induced an increase of superoxide dismutase(SOD), catalase and gluthathion(GSH) levels, but showed no influence in the type conversion of xanthine oxidase. These results suggest that the proposed gastroprotective effect may involve activation of antioxidant effects, but independent of the xanthine oxidase system.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2007

Herbal medicine has been traditional used for prevention and treatment of treatment of disease, because herbal medicine has few side effects in the human body. Anti-medicines such as antimicrobial medicine and anti-cancer medicine, which contains herbal medicine, are being studied vigorously by researchers. The effects of Geum Japonicum Thumb are restorative, blood circulation and detoxification. It also treats hematemesis, menstruation and furunculus. The ingredients of Geum Japonicum Thumb include geoside and tannin. The study measured antioxidative activation and antifungal activation by using Geum Japonicum Thumb water and methanol extract. The crude extract, which was used for this study, was Korean herbal medicine and the results are as follows. As Geum Japonicum Thumb extracts get stronger, the antioxidative activation tended to increase. The antioxidative activation hit its peak when the density of methanol extract was 120ug/ml. The experiment showed that a 1.0mm clear zone appeared when the density of the Geum Japonicum Thumb methanol extracts were 1000ug/ml in the Staphylococcus epidermidis and 1.1mm clear zone at Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The results of this study concludes that the antioxidative activation is lubricated in the Geum Japonicum Thumb extracts. In addition, the antifungal activation occurred in the fungus of the Staphylococcus epidermidis and the Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.117-123
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• 2005

Various aspects of antioxidant activity in vitamin C were evaluated in this study. Relatively high level of 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity was detected in vitamin C, but not in non-antioxidative vitamin, vitamin B1. Vitamin C also reduced the production of lipid peroxidation in Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (V79-4) cells with $IC_{50}$ value of $4{\mu}g/ml$. Vitamin B1 showed comparable reduction in lipid peroxidation products ($IC_{50}$ value was about $10{\mu}g/ml$). It was shown that vitamin C also dose-dependently enhanced the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) in V79-4 cells, and these effects were not observed in vitamin Bl-treated cells. Our data suggest that well-known antioxidant vitamin C involved in direct activation of SOD, CAT and GPX.