• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.3-8
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• 2012

Polyphenol-rich grape seeds have a beneficial effect on human health. The present study was performed to investigate the effects of grape seeds on antioxidant activities in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into a control diet group (C), a high-fat diet group (HF), a 5% grape seed-supplemented control diet group (G), and a 5% grape seed-supplemented high-fat diet group (HG). Dietary supplementation with grape seeds reduced serum concentrations of lipid peroxides compared with those in the C and HF groups. The hepatic level of lipid peroxides decreased significantly in the grape seed groups compared with that in the C and HF groups. Superoxide dismutase activity in the G group increased significantly compared with that in the C group. Catalase activity tended to be higher by feeding grape seeds. The grape seed diet increased glutathione peroxidase activity in the C group. Glutathione-S-transferase activity increased significantly in the G group compared with that in the C group. Hepatic content of total glutathione increased significantly in the HG group but decreased significantly in the HF group. The ratio of reduced glutathione and oxidized glutathione increased by feeding the grape seed diet. Total vitamin A concentration was significantly higher in HG group than in other groups. Liver tocopherol content of the G and HG groups was significantly higher than that of the control groups. These results suggest that dietary supplementation with grape seeds is beneficial for suppressing lipid peroxidation in high fat-fed rats.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.247-252
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• 1995

To evaluate the effect of xanthine oxidase on liver injury by $CCl_4$, liver damage was induced both in allopurinol pretreated rats (500 mg/kg. ip) and control group by twice intraperitoneal injection of $CCl_4$ (0.1 ml/100 g body wt. 50% in olive oil) at interval of one day. Increases in the levels of serum alanine aminotransferase and liver weight/body weight (%) by $CCl_4$ were significantly smaller inallopurinol pretreated rats than in control whereas the hepatic microsomal glucose-6-pholphatase activities were significantly higher in allopurinol pretreated rats than control group by $CCl_4$ treatment. These results indicates that allopurinol pretreatment may reduce the liver damage in $CCl_4$ intoxicated rats. In rats either with $CCl_4$or not, hepatic type O xanthine oxidase activities were significantly reduced by allopurinol pretreatment and the increasing rate of these enzymes to each control was remarkably lower in allopurinol pretreated rats than control. Liver cytosolic protein contents and aniline hydroxylase, aminopyrine demethylase activities were higher in allopurinol pretreated rats than coirol rats when animals were treated with $CCl_4$. On the other hand, neither allopurinol pretreated nor $CCl_4$ treatment caused any significant changes in hepatic superoxide dismutase and catalase activities. Hepatic glutathione contents were higher in $CCl_4$-treated rats than control, but no significant changes were found in both between the allopurinol treated rats and $CCl_4$-treated rats pretreated with allopurinol, and glutathione and glutathione S-transferase activities were significantly reduced in $CCl_4$-treated rats than control whereas these enzyme activities showed on significant change in both between allopurinel treated and $CCl_4$-treated rats pretreated with allopurinol. It is concluded that xanthine oxidase reaction system augment $CCl_4$ induced liver injury via even oxygen free radical system.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.355-366
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• 2001

Objectives : Oldenlandiae Diffusae herba has been used as a natural drug for tumor, inflammation and liver disease in traditional medicine. This study was performed in order to investigate the antioxidative effects of Oldenlandiae Diffusae herba methanol extract(ODHM) on acetaminophen induced acute liver injury in mice. Methods : In order to investigate the protective effect of ODHM on acute hepatic injury in vivo, ICR mice were pretreated with ODHM, and then treated with acetaminophen(500mg/kg). And the levels of LPO and glutathione(GSH), antioxidative enzyme activities were measured. The levels of LPO were measured by TBA method. And catalase activity was measured as the decrease in hydrogen peroxide absorbance at 240nm on spectrophotometer using 30mM hydrogen peroxide. Superoxide dismutase(SOD) was assayed by recording the inhibition of nitro blue tetrazolium reduction with xanthine and xanthine oxidase. Glutathione peroxidase(GPX) activity was determined by the modified coupled assay developed by Paglia and Lawrence. The reaction was started by addition of 2.2mM hydrogen peroxide as substrate. The change in absorbance at 340nm was measured for 1min on spectrophotometer. Glutathione-S-transferase(GST) activity was assayed with CDNB as substrate and enzyme activity of GST towards the glutathione conjugation of CDNB. And Total SH and GSH levels were measured. Results : In vivo study, LPO levels of acetaminophen treatment group were significantly higher than other groups. This increased level was significantly reduced by ODHM pretreatment. The acetaminophen treatment resulted in a decrease of catalase, GPX, SOD and GST activities. By contrast, ODHM pretreatment markedly increased compare to those of untreated groups. Total SH and GSH levels were reduced by of acetaminophen treatment, and ODHM pretreatment significantly increased GSH levels.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.320-336
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• 1995

SANGNYANGHYOLTANG(SYT) is one of the most important prescription that has been used in oriental medicine for diabetes mellitus. The sudy was done in order to elucidate the anti-diabetic effect of SYT. After pretreatment of SYT(1,000mg／kg) for 6 weeks, the effect of of SYT was prevented on serum liver function test and hepatic lipid peroxide content in rats i.v. injected with streptozotocin(STZ, 50mg／kg, tail vein) 5 weeks after pretreatment of SYT. The hepatic microsomal cytochrome P-450 and aniline hydroxylase were significantly decreased, and aminopyrine N-demethylase activity was significantly increased in SYT-STZ group as compared with control group. Changes in aldehyde oxidase, xanthine oxidase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, epoxide hydrolase, UDP-glucuronyltransferase and sulfotransferase activities were not significantly different in any of the group. The cytosolic glutathione S-transferase activity was significantly decreased in SYT-STZ group as compared with control group. The selenium-independent glutathione peroxidase was significantly increased in SYT-STZ group as compared with control group, but there was no significant difference in selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase in any of the groups. The hepatic glutathione concentration was significantly increased in SYT-STZ group as compared with control group, and ${\gamma}-glutamylcystein$ synthetase and glutathione reductase activities were not significantly different in any of the groups. The hepatic lipid peroxide content, serum aminotransferase and sorbitol dehydrogenase activities were slightly decreased in significantly in SYT-STZ groups.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.369-374
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• 2006

본 연구는 단삼 분획추출물로부터 in vitro와 in vivo상에서 QR과 GST의 활성 유도와 GSH의 함량변화를 지표로 암예방 효과를 측정하였다. Hepalcla7 세포에 대한 in vitro상에서의 실험결과 QR 활성 유도율은 70% EtOH 추출물 50 ${\mu}g/ml$ 처리군에서 2.5배로 가장 높은 유도율을 나타내었고, GST 활성 측정은 EtOAc추출물 50 ${\mu}g/ml$농도에서 1.4배의 유도율을 나타내었다. GSH 생성변화를 살펴본 결과에서는 $H_2O$추출물, 70% EtOH 추출물 그리고 water layer 추출물 50 ${\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 높은 생성율을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과에서 QR활성과 GSH 함량변화에서 높은 증가효과를 나타낸 70% EtOH 추출물을 관류법으로 마우스에 투여하여 in vivo 상에서의 QR과 GST의 활성 변화와 GSH 함량을 측정한 결과 QR, GST활성과 GSH함량이 250 mg 투여시 각각 1.7배 및 1.5배의 활성 증가와 1.4배 함량증가를 측정할 수 있었음으로 70% EtOH추출물은 암예방효과가 가장 높은 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 참깨 내 리그난 성분 중 하나인 sesamol의 신체 내 대사과정을 이해하고 항산화 활성이 있는지 측정하고자, 생후 8주령의 Sprague Dawley수컷 흰쥐 20마리를 control군(n=10)과 0.5% sesamol군(n=10) 급여군으로 나누어 3주간 사육한 후 조직 중 sesamol 대사물을 측정하고 조직의 과산화 지질 함량, glutathione 함량, glutathione-5-transferase활성 및 항산화 효소 활성 분석을 실시하였다. 실험결과 실험동물의 장기무게에 있어 간과 신장 모두 일반식이군에 비해 sesamoi 급여군의 무게가 약간 높게 나타났고, 간 조직 내 glutathione함량은 일반식 이 가 sesamol를 급여한 군보다 높게 나타나 sesamol의 급여로 인한 glutathiones-transferase활성 증가에 전자공여체로 작용했기 때문인 것으로 생각된다. Sesamol이 간 조직 내 glutathlone perokidase 활성에 미치는 영향을 측정 한 결과 sesamol 급여 군이 일반식이군에 비해 유의적으로 높은 수치를 나타내어 sesamol이 생체내에서 glutathione peroxidase의 활성을 높여줌을 확인할 수 있었으며 sesamol을 급여함에 따라 catalase활성 또한 증가되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. HPLE를 이용한 sesamol의 대사산물의 측정 결과 sesamol을 섭취시킨 쥐의 간과 신장에서 sesamol peak가 확인되었으나 대장과 소장, 췌장 및 위에서는 sesamol peak가 발견되지 않았다. 또한 FAH-MS spectrum측정 결과 분자량 138의 sesamol과 기타 241과 259의 intense를 나타내는 미지의 분자량을 측정하였으나, 물질 양이 적어 동정에는 이르지 못했다. 이상의 결과로 sesamol의 생체내에서 항산화redoxsystem을 거쳐 대사되고 간과 신장에 축적되어 항산화 효과를 나타내었다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.1262-1266
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to investigate peroxidative damage and antioxidative defense systems such as superoxide dismutase(SOD), glutathione peroxidase(GSH Px), glutathione S transferase (GST) and vitamin E of liver in rat exposed microwave. Sprague Dawley male rats 200$\pm$10gm were randomly assigned to normal and microwave(MW) groups. After rats were irradiated with microwave at frequency of 2.45GHz for 15min, the change patterns of antioxidative defense system and peroxidative damage of liver tissue in MW group were investigated for 16 days(the 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 16th days) compared with those of normal group. The activity of superoxide dismutase(SOD) in MW group was increased at the 2nd day compared with that of normal group, but not significantly. The glutathione peroxidase(GSH Px) in MW group was decreased to 24% and 25% at the 4th and 6th days, respectively, compoared with that of normal group, but GSH Px was increased to level of normal group at the 16th day. The activity of glutathione S transferase(GST) in MW group was decreased at the 2nd day after irradiated with microwave, but GST showed to that of normal group at the 16th day. The content of vitamin E in MW group was lower than that of normal group at the 6th and 8th days after the irradiation, but was recovered to the level of normal group at the 16th days. The content of thi obarbituric acid reactive substances(TBARS) of liver in MW group was increased to 28.9%, 53.8%, 69.7% and 30.2% of normal group at the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th days after the irradiation, respectively, but recovered to the level of normal group at the 16th day. The present results indicated that antiox idative defense systems of rats irradiated microwave was weaken more than that of normal group, which lead to acceleration of lipid peroxidation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.392-397
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• 1993

미나리의 해독작용 기전을 구명하기 위하여 미나리n-butanol 추출분획을 실험동물에 전처치한 다음, 간독소인 사염화탄소를 투여하고 급성 간손상의 정도를 확인함과 동시에 조직손상과 관련된 free radical 생성계 및 해독계효소의 활성에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 사염화탄소를 투여하였을 때 혈청 ALT활성 및 간조직 과산화지질의 함량이 대조군에 비하여 현저히 증가되었으나, 미나리추출물을 전처치하므로서 증가현상이 유의하게 억제되었다. 한편 미나리추출물 (50mg/kg)을 실험동물에 투여하였을 때, 간조직의 free radical 생성계 효소인 aniline hydroxylase의 활성 및 free radical 해독계 효소인 catalase 및 glutathione S-transferase의 활성과 간조직 glutathione의 함량은 유의한 변동을 나타내지 않았다. 그러나 free radical 생성계 효소의 일종인 간조직 xanthine oxidase의 활성은 미나리추출물의 투여량과 투여기간에 반비례하여 감소되었으며, 50mg/kg 및 5일간 투여군에서 유의한 억제현상을 관찰할 수 있었다. 시험관내에 미나리 추출물의 첨가농도를 증가시켜가면서 간조직 xanthine oxidase의 활성을 측정하였을 때 효소의 활성은 변동이 없었다. 이상의 실험성적들을 종합해 볼 때, 미나리 n-butanol 추출분획은 free radical 생성계 효소인 간조직 xanthine oxidase의 활성을 조절하므로서 사염화탄소에 의한 간손상을 보호해 줄 것으로 사료되어진다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.319-326
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• 1997

Met과 Se의 공급수준이 흰쥐의 알코올대사 효소계에 미치는 영향을 관찰하고자, Sprague-Dawley종의 웅성 흰쥐에게 Se 무첨가 및 정상공급식이 (0, 0.45mg/kg diet)에 Met(0, 3, 9g/kg diet)을 투여한 후 5주와 10주간 사육하여 간조직중의 알코올 대사효소와 항산화 방어 효소계 활성도를 관찰하였다. 알코올은 aldehyde dehydrogenase와 microsomal ethanol oxidizing system 활성도를 유의적으로 증가시켰으며, Met과 Se의 동시 결핍시 현저하게 감소하였고 Met과 Se의 동시 공급군의 경우 알코올 투여기간이 길수록 그 활성이 유의적으로 증가하였다. Aldehyde dehydrogenase 활성도는 알코올 투여로 감소하였으며 Met과 Se 동시 결핍군에서는 현저한 감소를 나타내었고, 사육기간이 길수록 그 활성이 유의적으로 감소되었다. Cytochrome P-450과 xanthine oxidase 활성도는 알코올 투여 시 유의적으로 증가되었는데 Se 결핍시 Met 결핍군과 과량공급군에서 그 증가가 현저하였으며, 5주 실험군에 비해 10주 실험군에서 유의적인 증가를 나타내었다. Superoxide dismutase, catalase 및 glutathione S-transferase 활성도는 알코올 투여시 증가되었으며, superoxide dismutase와 catalase 활성도는 알코올 투여기간이 길수록 유의적인 증가를 나타내었다. 알코올 투여시 glutathione peroxidas 활성도는 감소되었으며, Met 수준이 높을수록 증가하는 경향이었고, Met과 Se 동시 결핍시 현저하게 감소하였다. 이상의 결과에서 식이성 Met과 Se은 동물의 성장 및 정상적 대사유지에 필수적인 영양소로서 알코올 투여 시 Met과 Se 첨가에 따라 알코올대사 효소활성도와 항산화 방어효소 활성도의 변화를 유도할 수 있었다. 또한 식이 kg당 3g의 Met과 0.45mg의 Se 동시 공급시 원활한 알코올대사를 유도하여 알코올성 간손상을 가장 효율적으로 경감시킬 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2006

본 연구는 강원도 고랭지 배추경작지에서 채집한 chlorpyrifos 포장저항성 계통의 배추좀나방에서 추출한 무독화 효소 esterases와 glutathione-S-tranferase(GST)의 활성과 단백질의 sequestration 비율 및 acetylcholinesterase(AChE) insensitivity를 측정하여 저항성 발달기작을 구명하고자 수행되었다. Esterases의 경우 저항성과 감수성 배추좀나방간의 활성 차이는 없었으나, 전기영동상에서는 특정 isozyme의 차이가 확인되었으며, GST 활성은 포장저항성 계통이 감수성 계통보다 약 1.5배 높았다. 두 계통 간 단백질의 sequestration 차이는 없었으며, chlorpyrifos에 대한 AChE의 sensitivity는 포장저항성 계통의 AChE가 감수성계통보다 약 460배 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 실내에서 저항성을 유도하여 파악한 배추좀나방의 저항성 특성결과와 동일한 것으로 강원도 고랭지 chlorpyrifos 포장저항성 배추좀나방의 저항성 발달은 AChE의 insensitivity가 주요 요인이며, 부가적으로 GST의 활성 변화도 작용하는 것으로 판단되었다.