• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.243-247
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• 2002

Prolonged exercise is known to increase steady-state serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-cholesterol) and apolipoprotein AI(apo AI) concentrations. We investigated the effect of adaptation to endurance exercise on the association of the genetic polymorphism in the apo AI gene with these biochemical parameters. 108 male subjects were randomly selected from a group of elite athletes, and 65 male samples used as sedentary control group from Korean general population. The genetic polymorphism in the apo AI gene locus was detected by polymerase chain reaction(PCR) and DNA digestion with Msp I restriction endonuclease. The genotype frequency for the Msp I RFLP was significantly different between the elite athletes and sedentary controls(P<0.05). There were, however, no significant associations between the Msp I RFLP of the apo AI gene and the biochemical parameters in elite athletic group. Therefore, our findings indicate that the Msp I RFLP of the apo AI gene was not associated with the serum apo AI and HDL-cholesterol concentrations in Korean male elite athletes.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2003

Background: Apoptosis has been implicated in pathogenesis of various disease. Apo-1/Fas (CD95) is one of the main pathway of apoptosis. To examine the possible relationship between Apo-1/Fas (CD95) and primary knee osteoarthritis, MvaI restriction length polymorphism (RFLP) in human Apo-1/Fas (CD95) gene was assessed. Methods: Genotype and allele frequencies in promoter region in the Apo-1/Fas (CD95) gene were studied by PCR-RFLP in 226 Korean controls and 148 Korean patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. Results: No statistically significant difference in the genotypic distribution and allelic frequencies was found between the control and the knee oateoarthritis patients. But in the severe grade (grade 3, 4) Kellgren-Lawrence score patients, the frequency of $MvaI^*1$ (G) allele was significantly decreased (P=0.0392) and the of $MvaI^*2$ (A) allele frequency was significantly increased (P=0.0473) compared to the normal controls. Conclusion: Apo-1/Fas (CD95) gene polymorphism is a part a determinant factor of severity in knee osteoarthritis, the patients with $MvaI^*2$ (A) allele is more severe radiologic progression. Further substantiation studies are needed in larger patient samples and various other apoptosis related genes to elucidate the mechanism of osteoarthritis, including the Fas ligand gene analysis.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.429-434
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• 2005

Apolipoprotein E (apoE) restriction isotyping used oligonucleotides to amplify apoE gene sequences containing amino acid positions 112 and 158. The amplification products were digested with HhaI and subjected to electrophoresis on $4\%$ agarose gel. Each of the isoforms was distinguished by a unique combination of HhaI fragment sizes that enabled unambiguous typing of all homozygotic and heterozygotic combinations. HhaI cleaves at GCGC encoding 112arg (E4) and 158arg (E3, E4), but does not cut at GTGC encoding 112cys (E2, E3) and] 58cys (E2). DNA was isolated from 72 study participants and apoE genotypes were determined utilizing the polymerase chain reaction and restriction isotyping. In the entire group of subjects, $38 (52.8\%)$ had apo E4/4 or E3/4 (Group E4), $28(38.9\%)$ had the apo E3/3 genotype (Group E3) and $6(8.3\%)$ had apo E2/2 or E2/3 (Group E2). This genotypic information may help to identify individuals at increased risk for several diseases.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 1996

This study describes a stable and simple method for the measurement of cholesteryl ester transfer protein(CETP) activities using reconstituted HDL and LDL as substrates. Apolipoproteins (apo) A-I and -B were purified from hog plasma by a new strategy without ultracentrifugation and delipidation. a simple two-step column chromatography was administered. In the first step of phenyl-sepharose CL-4B column chro-matography, hydrophobic plasma proteins were isolated. The most hydrophobic proteins bound to the column appeared to be A-I and apo-B. Contaminat proteins were efficiently eliminated from the sample by washing the column with 0.3M NaCI containing buffer after loading the plasma on the column. Two pure proteins showing each single band on SDS-PSGE of apo A-I and apo-B were individually obtained by a subsequent gel filtration column chromatography(Sephadex G-200). This two-step purification was simple and inexpensive compared to the ultracentrifugation and/or delipidation method that are most commonly used. Reconstituted hight-density lipoproteins(HDL) and low-density lipoproteins(LDL) were prepared using the purified apo A-I and-B, respectively. When these artificially prepared HDL and LDL were used in the assays for CETP as the cholesteryl ester(CE) donor and acceptor respectively, the specific transfer of CE increased up to two fold compared to that used the native HSL and LDL.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.949-958
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• 2008

This study was carried out to examine the association of age, nutrient intake, alcohol drinking and smoking on serum lipid and apolipoprotein levels in 100 healthy adults (54 males and 46 females). The serum total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (p<0.05), apolipoprotein B (Apo B) levels, LDL-C:high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio, Apo B:apolipoprotein(Apo A-I) ratio and atherogenic index (AI) (p<0.001) were significantly higher in males than females, but HDL-cholesterol level was significantly lower (p<0.01) in males than females. The plasma ascorbic acid concentration had no difference in both genders. Most of nutrient intakes except Ca, vitamin A and vitamin $B_2$ were higher than RI (Recommended intake) in both males and females. The meal frequency per day was significantly higher (p<0.01) in males than females, while meal speed, the heaviest meal, meal quantity and meal regularity had no significant differences. The rates of drinking and smoking were significantly higher (p<0.01) in males (59.3%, 37.2%) than females (17.3%, 6.9%). The age was positively correlated with triglyceride level in males (p<0.05), and with total cholesterol (p<0.001), LDL-cholesterol (p<0.001), Apo B (p<0.01), LDL-C:HDL-C ratio (p<0.01), Apo B:Apo A-I ratio (p<0.05) and AI (p<0.01) in females. The levels of serum lipid and apolipoprotein were more correlated with protein intake than other macronutrient intakes in males, while those in females were more correlated energy, carbohydrate and lipid intakes than protein intake. The effect of drinking on serum lipid and apolipoprotein levels was bigger in males than females, while the effect of smoking on those was bigger in females than males. The plasma ascorbic acid concentration was positively correlated with HDL-cholesterol (p<0.05), Apo A-I levels (p<0.001), whereas negatively correlated with Apo B:Apo A-I ratio (p<0.05) in males. And that was positively correlated with HDL-cholesterol (p<0.05) in females. These results suggest that moderate macronutrient intake, less alcohol consumption and non-smoking were necessary to maintain healthy lipid profile with aging in adults.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.341-347
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• 2002

Hypertension is a multifactorial disorder in which the genetic and environmental factors are involved. In a view of the effects for hypertension as a risk factor for hypertension, we investigated the genotype and allele frequencies in the four RFLPs of the apo AI-CIII-AIV gene cluster (G to A mutation at position -75 in the apo AI promoter SstI RFLP in the ape CIII gene and HincII and HinfI RFLPs in the apo AIV gene) in the Korean patients with hypertension and normal controls. The AA genotype frequency of the G to A promoter polymorphism in hypertensives was significantly higher than that of normotensives (P < 0.05). None of the other polymorphisms showed a difference in genotype frequency between two groups. Therefore, our result suggest that the G to A promoter polymorphism of the ape AI gene may be useful as genetic marker in the ethiology of hypertension.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제46권7호
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• pp.655-660
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• 2003

목 적: 1996년부터 2000년까지 경희대학교병원 신생아 집중치료실에서 신생아 RDS로 인공 PS 보충요법을 실시한 174명중 임의로 50명을 추출하여 대상으로 하였다. 방 법 : 신생아 RDS 환아의 $a/APO_2$와 VI의 호흡지표를 계산하고 Bomsel 분류에 따른 방사선 소견의 정도와 비교하였다. 결 과 : Bomsel 분류에 따른 방사선 소견이 심할수록 $a/APO_2$ 평균치는 통계적으로 유의하게 감소하는 소견을 보였고, VI 평균치는 증가하는 소견을 보였다. $a/APO_2$와 VI의 정도에 따른 분포와 각각의 치 사이에는 유의한 상관 관계를 보였다. 결 론 : 향후 신생아 관리에서 흉부방사선 상의 경중이 호흡지표의 경중과 유관함을 인식하고 신생아 RDS 관리에서 임상적 상태를 판단하는데 $a/APO_2$와 VI의 호흡지표가 유용한 방법으로 추천하는 바이다.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.29-32
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• 1999

The Apolipoprotein E type 4 allele (ApoE ${\varepsilon}4$) is genetically associated with the common late onset familial and sporadic forms of Alzheimer's disease. The BchE-k variant, which is the common variant of the BchE gene, has been reported to show allelic association with AD in subjects who are also carriers of the ${\varepsilon}4$ allele of the ApoE, especially in subjects over the age of 75. This study was performed to evaluate the distribution of the ApoE and the BchE genotypes in the healthy and AD groups and to evaluate the synergy between the BchE-k variant and the ApoE ${\varepsilon}4$ in AD. The ApoE and the BchE genotypes were determined in DNA samples from 610 healthy people and 60 LOAD patients by using ARMS by standard agarose gel electrophoresis. The effect of the ApoE ${\varepsilon}4$ was closely related to AD(p<0.05). A comparison between the AD patients and the healthy individuals, both with the ${\varepsilon}4$ allele, indicated an interaction between the BchE-k and the ApoE ${\varepsilon}4$(p<0.05). The association of the BchE-k with AD was limited to carriers of the ApoE ${\varepsilon}4$ allele, among whom the presence of the BchE-k gave an odds ratio of AD 3.48 (95% C.I. 1.3-9.2). Therefore, these results suggested that further evidence of an association between the ApoE ${\varepsilon}4$ and LOAD, and the BchE-k acts in synergy with the ApoE ${\varepsilon}4$ as a susceptibility gene for AD.

• 생약학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.169-176
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• 2006

This study was designed to observe the effects of Korean mistletoe(Viscum album L. var. coloratum Ohwi) hot-water extract administration on the improvement on the lipid components, apolipoprotein and blood pressure level in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR, Wistar strain, male) fed the experimental diets for 33 days. Concentrations of total cholesterol, triglyceride (TG), LDL-cholesterol, free cholesterol and atheroscieotic index in serum were significantly lower in the Korean mistletoe extract administration group [group KM(Korean mistletoe 10.0 g% hot-water extract)] than those in the control group. In the ratio of HDL-cholesterol concentration Korean mistletoe 10.0% hot-water extract administration group were higher percentage than in the control group. However, concentrations of total cholesterol and TG in liver and brain were significantly lower in the group KM than those in the control group. But the components of apolipoprotein (Apo) A-I and Apo A-II in serum were significantly higher in the KM group than in the control group. However, components of Apo C-II, Apo C-III, Apo E and ratio of Apo B to Apo A-I in serum were fairly reduced in the group KM than in the control group. The levels of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly lower in KM cup than control group. From these results, Korean mistletoe hot-water extract administration were effective on the improvement of the lipid components, coronary heart disease and hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats. And particularly, Korean mistletoe extract administration were more effective as a therapeutic regimen for the control of blood pressure in hypertension.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.1071-1079
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• 2006

야생 돌복숭아(Prunus persica Batsch var. davidiana Max.)의 생리활성 추출물질이 선천성 고혈압 흰쥐(SHR)의 지질대사 이상 및 고혈압 예방과 개선효과 등에 생리생화학적 효능이 있을 것으로 추정되어 Wistar 계 수컷 SHR을 사용하여, 기본식이와 물만을 급여한 대조군인 Control군과 SHR에 돌복숭아 5.0g% 추출액을 급여한 군(5g% Ex.군) 및 SHR에 돌복숭아 10.0g% 추출액을 섭취시킨 10g% Ex.군을 33일간 실험 사육하여 혈청 지질성분 및 혈압 저하 효과를 생리적 측면에서 검토하기 위하여 본 실험을 수행하였다. 혈청 중의 총 콜레스테롤 농도, 중성지방, LDL-콜레스테롤, 유리 콜레스테롤 및 동맥경화지수 등에서 돌복숭아 생리활성물질 5.0g%, 10.0g% 추출액을 섭취시킴으로서 유의적인 농도 등의 감소 효과를 보였으며, HDL-콜레스테롤 농도 및 총 콜레스테롤에 대한 HDL-콜레스테롤 비는 상승되는 것으로 나타났다. 한편, 간장 및 뇌 중의 총 콜레스테롤, 중성지방 농도는 돌복숭아 5.0g%, 10.0g% 추출액을 섭취시킨 군에서 감소되는 것으로 나타났다. 반면, 혈청 apolipoprotein(Apo) A-I, Apo A-II 농도 등은 돌복숭아 5.0g%, 10.0g% 추출액을 섭취시킨 군에서 유의적으로 증가되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 Apo C-II, Apo C-III, Apo E 및 Apo A-I에 대한 Apo B의 농도 비는 감소되었으며, 혈압의 변화는 SHR에 돌복숭아 5.0g% 및 10.0g% 추출액을 섭취시킴으로서 혈압이 저하됨을 관찰할 수가 있었다. 돌복숭아 5.0g% 농도(5g% Ex.군)와 10.0g% 농도(10g% Ex.군)의 추출액 섭취에 따른 두 군간에 각종 지질성분과 apolipoprotein 분획 농도 및 혈압 변화의 비교는 유의적인 차이는 없었다 따라서 야생 돌복숭아 중의 생리활성물질 추출액 섭취가 선천성 고혈압 흰쥐에 대한 혈청 지질개선 및 심장순환기계 질환, 고혈압의 예방과 치료개선에 효과가 있을 것으로 생각된다.