• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권10호
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• pp.1177-1182
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• 2005

The hepatotoxic effects of 1-bromopropane (1-BP) and its conjugation with glutathione were investigated in male ICR mice. A single dose (1000 mg/kg, po) of 1-BP in corn oil to mice significantly increased serum activities of alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase. Glutathione (GSH) content was dose-dependently reduced in liver homogenates 12 h after 1-BP treatment. In addition, 1-BP treatment dose-dependently increased levels of S-pro-pyl GSH conjugate at 12 h after treatment, as measured by liquid chromatography-electro-spray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. The GSH conjugate was maximally increased in liver at 6 h after 1-BP treatment (1000 mg/kg), with a parallel depletion of hepatic GSH content. Finally, 1-BP induced the production of malondialdehyde in liver. The present results suggest that 1-BP might cause hepatotoxicity, including lipid peroxidation via the depletion of GSH, due to the formation of GSH conjugates in male ICR mice.

• Korean Journal of Acupuncture
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.41-52
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• 2003

Objectives : Circii Herba has been used as a natural drug for the treatment of stress digestive system disease. The aim of this study is to investigate the role of Circii Herba aqua-acupuncture solution (CHAS) in experimental oxidative liver injury. Methods : In order to investigate the effects of CHAS on acute liver injury, male ICR mice were pretreated with CHAS(0.2 ml/mouse/day) at the loci of BL18 and CV12 for 6days, starved for 24hrs, and administerated acetaminophen(500 mg/kg, i.p.). After acetaminophen administeration, mice were sacrificed, and the liver was removed, rinsed with ice-cold $1.15{\%}$ KCI buffer, and homogenized at $4^{\circ}C$. Fractions(fraction Ⅰ, Ⅱ, Ⅲ) were isolated by differential centrifugation. Lipidperoxide, total SH, and glutathione(GSH) levels were measured in the Fraction Ⅰ. In addition, activities of hepatic enzyme, such as catalase, glutathione peroxidase(GSH-Px) were measured in the Fraction Ⅱ, and glutathione S-transferase(GST) was measured in the Fraction Ⅲ. Results : In vivo treatment of CHAS(BL18 and CV12) showed effective inhibition of acetaminophen induced lipid peroxidation, and showed elevations of total SH, GSH level, catalase, GSH-Px, GST activities. Conclusions : These results suggested that CHAS might suppress the formation of oxidative metabolites, and prevent acetaminophen induced hepatotoxicity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.467-472
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• 2013

Helicobacter pylori increased the ${\gamma}$-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) production under low-pH (maximal at pH 4) and appropriate $pCO_2$ conditions, while the production of GGT mRNA correlated with increased total enzyme activity. At pH 4, the bacterium augmented enzyme production in the presence of glutamine (~10 mM) in the medium, which predominantly occurred after a 6-min time-lag. Monovalent salts such as NaCl or $NH_4Cl$ facilitated enzymatic activation in acidic solutions of approximately pH 4.5. In addition, glutathione's ${\gamma}$-glutamyl moiety cysteinylglycine appeared to be taken up readily by the intact H. pylori, but not by the one pretreated with a potent GGT inhibitor, acivicin, suggesting that the GGT may partake in glutathione uptake by the cell.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.348-352
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• 2014

Black rice contains many biologically active compounds. The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of black rice extracts (whole grain extract, WGE and rice bran extract, RBE) on tert-butyl hydroperoxide (TBHP)-induced oxidative injury in HepG2 cells. Cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS), antioxidant enzyme activities, malondialdehyde (MDA) and glutathione (GSH) concentrations were evaluated as biomarkers of cellular oxidative status. Cells pretreated with 50 and $100{\mu}g/mL$ of WGE or RBE were more resistant to oxidative stress in a dose-dependent manner. The highest WGE and BRE concentrations enhanced GSH concentrations and modulated antioxidant enzyme activities (glutathione reductase, glutathione-S-transferase, catalase, and superoxide dismutase) compared to TBHP-treated cells. Cells treated with RBE showed higher protective effect compared to cells treated with WGE against oxidative insult. Black rice extracts attenuated oxidative insult by inhibiting cellular ROS and MDA increase and by modulating antioxidant enzyme activities in HepG2 cells.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.78-86
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• 2023

Here, upon acute (96 h) and chronic (14 days) exposure, ingestion of polystyrene NPs (100 nm) and physiological, biochemical, and cholinergic modulations were analyzed in the water flea Moina macrocopa exposed to different concentrations (0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, and 500 ㎍ l^-1). Exposed NPs were observed in the internal organs (e.g., digestive tract and foregut) of the water flea. Chronic exposure to the relatively high concentrations resulted in significant decreases in survival, body length, and the total number of molts, whereas reproduction parameter was not affected. Significant increase in oxidative stress biomarker (malondialdehyde) and decrease in the intracellular content of endogenous antioxidant (glutathione) and enzymatic activity of antioxidant enzymes (glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione S-transferase) were detected in response to relatively high concentrations of NPs. Transcriptional expression of the hsp70 gene was increased in response to relatively high concentrations of NPs, whereas acetylcholinesterase activity was lowered by the same concentrations of NPs. Taken together, NPs exposure would be a significant modulator on physiological and biochemical metabolism of water flea.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.475-483
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• 1994

연구배경 : N-acetylcysteine(ACE)은 임상에서는 객담용해제로 널리 쓰이고 있으나 시험관내 실험 또는 동물실험에서 ACE는 염증세포에서의 산소유리기를 감소시키고, 세포내 강력한 항산화기능을 갖고있는 glutathione(GSH)의 합성을 촉진한다고 알려졌다. 저자들은 만성폐쇄성폐질환 환자에게 통상 투여용량인 매일 600mg씩 1주일간 ACE를 투여했을때 말초혈액내 호중구의 superoxide 분비, chemotaxis 등의 기능에 변화가 오는지 또는 혈장의 GSH 농도가 증가되는지를 살펴보고 동시에 시험관내 실험으로 정상인의 호중구에 ACE를 가했을때 ACE의 농도에 따라 superoxide나 GSH의 양에 변화가 오는지를 관찰하였다. 방법 : ACE 투여 전, 후에 만성폐쇄성폐질환 환자의 말초혈액에서 호중구를 분리하여 PMA로 자극하거나 안했을때의 superoxide 분비를 분광광도계로, luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence를 luminometer로, 혈장의 GSH 농도를 분광광도계로 각각 측정하였다. 한편 정상인의 호중구를 분리하여 $10^{-2}-10^{-5}$ mole의 ACE와 혼합배양시의 superoxide, chemiluminescence 및 GSH를 각각 같은 방법으로 측정하였다. 결과 : ACE를 투여하기 전, 후의 말초혈액내 호중구의 superoxide 분비는 $1.97{\pm}1.75nM/1.4{\times}10^6\;cells/15min$, $2.75{\pm}2.14nM$이었고 PMA로 자극하였을때는 $67.52{\pm}13.41nM$, $67.99{\pm}13.54\;nM$로서 각각 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 호중구의 chemiluminescence도 ACE 투여전, 후에 $2.64{\pm}2.29mV$, $2.91{\pm}3.58mV$이었고 PMA로 자극하였을때는 $40.76{\pm}30.09mV$, $37.33{\pm}30.03mV$로서 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 호중구의 chemotaxis를 chemotactic index로 비교하였을때 ACE투여전, 후에 $55.71{\pm}16.34$, $59.68{\pm}11.57$이었고 혈장의 GSH는 $0.37{\pm}0.17nM/4{\times}10^5cells$, $0.39{\pm}0.18nM$로서 역시 유의한 차이가 없었다(p>0.05). 정상인의 호중구를 분리하여 $10^{-5}-10^{-2}$ mole의 ACE와 동시배양하며 PMA로 자극하였을때 superoxide는 ACE를 가하지 않은 대조군에서의 $56.54nM/1.4{\times}10^6\;cells/15min$에 비해 ACE의 $10^{-2}$ mole에서 37.0nM로서 유의하게 감소하였고 ACE의 농도에 따라 감소하는 양상을 보였다(r=-0.269, p<0.05). 호중구의 GSH 농도는 대조군의 $0.27nM/4{\times}10^5\;cells$에 비하여 ACE의 $10^{-3}$ mole에서 0.35nM, $10^{-2}$ mole 에서 1.15 nM로서 유의하게 증가하여 ACE의 농도에 따라 증가하였다(r=0.72, p<0.01). 결론 : ACE를 만성폐쇄성폐질환 환자에게 매일 600mg씩 1주일간 투여하였을때 말초혈액내 호중구의 superoxide 분비, chemotaxis에 영향을 주지 않았고 혈장의 glutathione 농도에도 변화가 없었다. 그러나 정상인의 호중구를 분리하여 ACE와 같이 배양한 실험에서 ACE는 농도에 비례하여 호중구의 superoxide 분비를 억제하였고 GSH를 증가시켰다. 이상으로 미루어 ACE는 염증세포에서의 superoxide 분비를 억제하고 GSH를 증가시킴으로서 oxidant-antioxidant 간의 불균형으로 야기되는 ARDS, 폐기종, 간질성폐질환등의 치료에 이용될수 있을것으로 생각되나 폐기종을 포함한 만성폐쇄성폐질환의 치료에 이용되기 위해서는 ACE의 혈중농도 또는 폐포세척액내의 농도를 충분히 증가시키는 방법이 강구되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.195-198
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• 2007

Hepatoprotective action of alcoholic extract of Bacopa monniera (BME) was evaluated on Dgalactosamine (D-GalN) induced rat liver toxicity. Bacopa monniera extract reduced the elevated serum enzyme activities of ALT, AST, ALP, LDH, ${\gamma}-GT$ and the formation of hepatic malondialdehyde induced by D-GalN. The alcholic extract of Bacopa monniera also significantly restored the decreased levels of glutathione and the decreased activities of glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, catalase and glucose-6-phosphatase. Therefore these results suggest that Bacopa monniera has hepatoprotective effect against D-GalN induced hepatotoxicity.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.427-433
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• 2006

We investigated the effect of propolis on the activity of antioxidant enzymes in rat liver exposed by X-ray irradiation. The dosage of propolis showed the effect of lowering the concentration of superoxide anion in irradiated rat liver, suggesting that propolis has a significant role to remove superoxide anion as an antioxidant and/or by activating the antioxidant enzyme. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione reductase (GR), disturbed by X-ray irradiation, were restored in 30 days to normal status in the group which dosed propolis before X-ray irradiation. Interestingly, catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPOX) activities were highly increased with feeding propolis to rat compared to untreated group, whereas glutathione s-transferase (GST) activity was little affected. Taken together, it suggests that the propolis has a protective role in the rat liver cells against X-ray irradiation by increasing and recovering the activities of antioxidant enzymes.

• 생약학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2020

We previously reported that caffeic acid isolated from Lonicera japonica showed potent neuroprotective activities against glutamate injured neuronal cell death in primary cortical cells. In this study, we tried to confirm the neuroprotective activity in glutamate injured HT22 cells and elucidate mechanisms of neuroprotective action of caffeic acid. We used glutamate induced HT22 cell death as a bioassay system. The compound decreased reactive oxygen species increased by high concentration of glutamate treatment in HT22 cells. Also, Ca²⁺ concentration was decreased by this compound. This compound made mitochondrial membrane potential maintain to normal condition. This also affected anti-oxidative enzymes and glutathione contents. Treatment of this compound increased not only glutathione reductase and peroxidase to the control level and also amount of glutathione, an endogeneous antioxidant. These experimental results showed that caffeic acid isolated from L. japonica exerted potent neuroprotective activity through the anti-oxidative pathway.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2002

To evaluate the skin toxicity of topical cyclohexane application (25mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$) was sequentially applied to the rat skin for four days. On the histopathological findings in the light micrographs, neutrophils and engulfed neutrophils are seen, and many cytoplasmic processes were appeared in proliferated layer whereas in the dermis area, increased numbers of fibroblast, accumulation of neutrophil and lipid droplets are demonstrated. On the other hand, applying the cyclohexane to the rat skin led to the remarkable rise of cutaneous xanthine oxidase activity and similar activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase and glutathione content and declined activity of glutathione S-transferase compared with control group. Especially the remarkably decreased activity of aniline hydroxylase (AH) was appeared in skin as little as scarcely determined. Furthermore, the applying the cyclohexane to skin led to the significantly increased activity of hepatic AH and alcohol dehydrogenase. These results indicate that oxygen free radical and intermediate metabolite of cyclohexane may be responsible for structural changes in skin by cyclohexane application to rat skin.