• BMB Reports
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.154-158
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• 2003

Collagen is a family of proteins which consists of several genetically distinct molecular species and is intimately involved in tissue organization, function, differentiation and development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the concentration of different hydroxyproline (Hyp) fractions viz., total, free, peptide-bound, protein-bound, soluble- and insoluble-collagen hydroxyproline (Hyp) in various bovine tissues. Results showed that liver had the highest concentration of free Hyp followed by kidney, brain, spleen, lungs, muscle and heart. Liver also had the highest concentration of peptide-bound collagen Hyp followed by kidney, heart, spleen, lungs, brain and muscle. The concentration of protein-bound collagen Hyp was highest in the liver, followed by kidney, spleen, lungs, muscle, brain and heart. Total Hyp was highest in the liver, followed by kidney, spleen, brain, heart, muscle and lungs. Liver also had significantly high concentration of collagen as compared to other tissues examined (P<0.001). Spleen had the significantly higher concentration of soluble-collagen Hyp when compared to other tissues (P<0.001). This was followed by heart, muscle, lungs, brain, kidney and liver. Heart had the highest concentration of insoluble-collagen Hyp followed by lungs, kidney, liver, muscle, spleen and brain. The variation among the insoluble-collagen Hyp concentration of heart and muscle, spleen and brain was significant (P<0.001). We speculate that these differences could be due to the variation in turn over of rate of collagen metabolism in this species.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.362-367
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• 2006

본 연구는 돈육 등급과 hydroxyproline(Hyp) 함량과의 상관관계를 규명하고 최종적으로 육가공품의 품질을 평가하기 위한 방법으로의 활용 가능성을 검토하기 위해 수행되었다. 그 결과 돈육 semitendinosus(사태)와 같은 특정 부위의 Hyp 함량은 돈육 등급과 상관 관계가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나, 도체로부터 분리한 fresh ham(후지) 전체 부위를 분쇄하여 시료로 사용한 경우 $A{\sim}E$등급까지 등급이 낮아질수록 Hyp 함량이 유의적으로 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며, D와 E등급을 혼합하였을 경우에도 E등급의 함량이 증가함에 따라 Hyp의 함량도 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한, fresh ham(후지) 전체 부위를 원료로 하여 햄버거 패티를 제조한 후 Hyp 함량을 분석한 결과 등급이 낮아짐에 따라 Hyp 함량 역시 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때, 돈육 semitendinosus(사태)와 같은 특정 부위에 존재하는 Hyp의 함량은 돈육 등급과의 상관 관계를 확인할 수 없었으나, fresh ham(후지) 전체 부위를 대상으로 할 경우에는 등급에 따른 Hyp 함량과의 유의적 상관 관계가 성립될 수 있다고 판단되었다. 따라서, 육가공품의 제조시 원료용으로 많이 사용되고 있는 돈육의 경우 fresh ham(후지) 부위가 주로 사용되는 만큼 이상의 결과들은 최종적으로 육가공 제품의 품질을 평가하기 위한 기초 자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2011

Objectives: Although increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) is caused by stress accelerates collagen degradation, there was no data on the relationship between stress and urinary hydroxyproline (Hyp) and proline (Pro), a good marker of collagen degradation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) and concentrations of urinary Hyp and Pro. Methods: 97 hospital employees aged 20 to 58 were asked to fill out comprehensive self-administrated questionnaires containing information about their medical history, lifestyle, length of the work year, shit-work and DAS. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS) was applied to evaluate chronic mental disorders. Urine samples were analyzed using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) with double derivatization for the assay of hydroxyproline and proline. Results: The mean value of Hyp and Pro concenturation in all subjects was $194.1{\pm}113.4\;{\mu}mol/g$ and $568.2{\pm}310.7\;{\mu}mol/g$. DASS values and urinary Pro concentrations were differentiated by sex (female > male, p < 0.05) and type of job (nurse > others, p < 0.05). In the stepwise multiple linear regressions, urinary Hyp and Pro concentrations were influenced by stress (Adjusted $r^2$ = 0.051) and anxiety and job (Adjusted $r^2$ = 0.199), respectively. Conclusions: We found that stress and anxiety were correlated with urinary Hyp and Pro concentrations. To identifying a definite correlation, further study in large populations will be needed.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.436-442
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• 2008

본 연구를 통하여 피부 미용 소재로 알려져 있는 콜라겐 펩타이드를 섭취한 후 혈중에 나타나는 소화분해산물 중 콜라겐 특유의 아미노산인 hydroxyproline과 이것의 dipeptide 형태인 Pro-Hyp이 피부에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였다. 피부 미용 소재를 경구 섭취하는 사람의 피부는 광노화 및 자연노화가 어느 정도 진행된 상태이므로, 이와 유사한 조건을 조성하기 위해 경구 투여를 시작하기 전에 hairless mouse에 7주간 주 3회 UV를 조사하여 주름을 선유발시켰다. 군 분리를 시킨 후 7주간 경구로 실험물질을 주 5회 반복 투여하면서, 주 3회 UV 조사를 병행하였으며, 시험 기간 중 임상증상, 체중변화를 관찰하였고, 3회 (0,4. 7주차) 피부주형을 채취하여 영상 분석을 실시하였으며, 2회 (0,7 주차)의 피부탄력측정 및 1회(7주차)의 TEWL측정을 병행하였다. 실험종료 후 피부조직의 병리조직학적 검사(H&E, Masson-Trichrome stain) 및 피부두께 측정을 실시하였다. 실험기간 중 이상 임상증상을 보이거나 사망한 개체는 없었으며, 체중에 대한 통계적으로 유의한 변화는 관찰할 수 없었다. 피부 육안관찰 시 NC군에 비해 UC군의 피부 주름 증가가 뚜렷하였으며, 시험군들은 UC군에 비해 주름 증가가 적었다. 경구 투여 0, 4, 7주차에 제작된 replica의 주름 지표를 통계 처리한 결과, UV/H군과 UV/P군은 DC군에 비해 감소경향은 보였으나 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 탄력측정검사 결과 UV를 쬐지 않은 NC군은 UC군에 비해 UA/UF, Ur/Ue, Ur/Uf 지표에서 유의적인 증가를 보였다. UV/H군과 UV/P군은 모두 0, 7주차 모두 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 피부 보습력 측정 결과 NC군 및 모든 실험군에서 UC군에 비해 유의적인 TEWL 감소를 관찰할 수 있었다. 피부 두께의 경우 NC군, UV/H군, UV/P군은 UC군에 비해 피부 두께가 유의적으로 감소하였다. 진피층에서의 교원질 확인을 위해 실시한 Masson-Trichrome stain의 경우 UC군에서는 상부 진피층에서의 염색상 소실이 관찰되었으나, 모든 실험군에서 진피층 손상이 거의 관찰되지 않아 실험물질에 의한 회복을 확인 할 수 있었다. 이상의 실험 결과 hydroxyproline, Pro-Hyp의 경구반복투여시 자외선에 의해 광노화가 유발된 피부에 보습 효과, 피부 두께 감소 효과, 진피층 손상 회복 효과를 유의적으로 확인할 수 있었으며, 단, 피부 주름 개선 정도는 통계적 유의성은 없이 경향성만을 확인할 수 있었다. Hydroxyproline과 이를 함유하는 dipeptide 형태의 Pro-Hyp를 경구 투여한 시험으로부터 확인한 피부 보습 및 진피층 회복 효과는 이 물질들이 유래된 콜라겐을 도포 또는 섭취했을 때 피부에 나타날 수 있는 작용들과 상통하며, 단독 미용 소재로도 활용될 수 있는 가능성을 보여주었다. 본 연구에서는 콜라겐 펩타이드를 섭취 시 체내에 흡수되어 혈액을 통해 각 조직에 운반되는 분해 산물이 피부에 미치는 영향을 동물 시험을 통해 살펴보았는데, 향후 연구에서는 관절, 혈관과 같은 다른 생체 조직들에 미치는 영향에 대해서도 검증해 볼 필요가 있다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.282-286
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• 2002

Objectives : The level of 4-hydroxyproline (4-Hyp) in human urine was measured using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescence detector. This method is useful for medical examinations and investigating the radicals induced by physical, chemical, mental stresses. This method is superior to many published several methods in terms of its low cost and ability to analyze many samples. Methods : The urine from workers in a tire manufacturing company (22 male pre- and post-shift workers) and 18 office-workers as controls were analyzed. Data concerning age, the cumulative drinking amount and the cumulative smoking amount was collected with a questionnaire. The optimum applied amount of dansyl-Cl, the optimum reaction temperature and time, the recoveries and the optimum pH of the eluent and buffer were determined.4-Hyp from human urine was derivatized with dansyl-Cl (dimethylamino-naphthalene-1-sulfonyl chloride) after removing the a-amino acid by a treatment with phthalic dicarboxaldehyde (OPA) and cleaned with Bond Elut C18 column. The 4-Hyp derivatives were separated on a reversed phase column by gradient elution with a phosphate buffer (5 mmol, pH 8.0) and acetonitrile, and detected by fluorescence measurements at 340 nm (excitation) and 538 nm (emission). Results : The detection limit for the urinary free 4-Hyp was $0.364{\mu}mol/l$. The recovery rate of 4-Hyp was 99.7%, and the effective pH of the phosphate buffer and borate buffer were 3.0 and 8.0, respectively. From statistical analysis, age, drinking and smoking did not affect the urinary free 4-Hyp in both the controls and workers. The range of urinary 4-Hyp in the controls, pre-shift, and post-shift workers were 0.33-16.44, N.D-49.06, and $0.32-56.27{\mu}mol/l$. From the pared-sample t-test, the urinary 4-Hyp levels in post-shift workers ($11.82{\pm}6.73\;nmmol/mg\;Cre$) were 2-fold higher than in pre-shift workers ($5.36{\pm}5.53\;nmol;/mg\;Cre$) and controls ($4.91{\pm}4.89\;nmol;/mg\;Cre$). Conclusions : This method was developed with high sensitivity, accuracy, and precision. The present method was effectively applied to analyze the urinary free 4-Hyp in both controls and workers.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.135-140
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• 2004

피부 노화를 예방할 수 있는 기능성 화장품은 지질과산화를 초래하는 활성산소종(ROS)의 생성 억제와 제거 또는 collagen과 elastin의 사슬 절단 및 교차결합의 변형을 억제하는 효능이 있어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 피부 조직 중 malonedialdehydt (MDA)와 collagen이 항노화 작용이 있는 기능성 화장품의 검색 지표로서의 사용 가능성을 알아보고자 10, 25 주령 랫드의 정상 피부와 창상을 유도한 피부를 7일간 관찰하였다. 육안적인 관찰에서는 10 주령군의 11마리 랫드 중 10마리에서, 노령 랫드군의 11마리 중 8마리에서 창상이 폐쇄되었다. 10 주령 랫드와 비교했을 때 노령 랫드에서 흉터의 길이는 긴 반면에 외피의 폐쇄, collagen 밀도, 외피의 두께, 총 hydroxyproline (hyp)과 MDA 농도가 유의적으로 낮게 나타났다( p〈0.05 ∼ p 〈 0.005). 10 주령에서 진피의 규칙적으로 배열된 collagen 섬유다발과 많은 섬유아세포의 관찰과는 반대로 25 주령 이상 랫드에서는 collagen 섬유다발 사이에 많은 낭포, 소와 및 섬유아세포 수의 감소, 느슨한 외피와 진피의 결합과 얇은 외피가 관찰됨으로서 25 주령 이상의 랫드에서 감소된 hyp 양은 감소된 collagen 밀도 및 형태학적 변화와 일치하였다. 따라서 collagen 합성과 축적의 지표인 hyp의 측정은 항 피부노화 예방 및 개선제의 모니터링 연구에서 매우 유용하며 또한 피부 노화의 검객 지표로 사용이 가능하다고 사료된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.261-265
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• 2007

Hydroxyproline (HYP) is a post-translational product of proline hydroxylation catalyzed by an enzyme prolyl 4-hydroxylase (P4H) which plays a crucial role in the synthesis of all collagens. Considering the role of collagen and its significance in many clinically important diseases such as liver fibrosis, a great deal of attention has been directed toward the development of an assay at cell-based system. The reason is that cell-based assay system is more efficient than enzyme-based in vitro system and takes much less time than in vivo system. Several assay procedures developed for P4H are laborious, time-consuming and not feasible for the massive-screening. Here, we report the cell-based assay method of prolyl 4-hydroxylase in immortalized rat hepatic stellate HSC-T6 cells. To optimize the cell culture condition to assay for HYP content, various concentrations of reagents were treated for different times in HSC-T6 cells. Our data showed that the treatment with ascorbate in a hypoxic condition for 24 h resulted in the maximal increase of HYP by 1.8 fold. Alternatively, cobalt chloride ($5\;{\mu}M$) and ascorbate ($50\;{\mu}M$) in normoxic states exhibited similar effect on the production of HYP as in a hypoxic condition. Therefore, cobalt chloride can be substituted for a hypoxic condition when an anaerobic chamber is not available. Rosiglitazone and HOE077, known as inhibitors of collagen, synthesis decreased P4H enzyme activity by 32.3% and 15%, respectively, which coincided with previous reports from liver tissues. The level of the smooth muscle ${\alpha}$-actin, a marker of activated stellate cells, was significantly increased under hypoxia, suggesting that our experimental condition could work for screening the anti-fibrotic compounds. The assay procedure took only 3 days after treatment with agents, while assays from the primary stellate cells or liver tissues have taken several weeks. Considering the time and expenses, this assay method could be useful to screen the compounds for the inhibitor of prolyl 4-hydroxylase.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.480-487
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• 2019

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major public health issue in Japan and other countries, and foods that prevent or treat OA are in strong demand. Proteins and peptides in chicken meat and bones are known for being rich in functional and nutritional ingredients for the improvement of osteoporosis. We speculated that chicken legs, a food consumed in many regions of the world, may also contain such ingredients. In this study, we aim to (i) evaluate the effect of chicken leg extract (CLE) on the promotion of cartilage matrix production and (ii) identify the active ingredient in CLE that contributes to this function. MATERIALS/METHODS: Artificial CLE digest was prepared, and the acid mucopolysaccharide production-promoting activity of the CLE digest was evaluated by alcian blue staining of ATDC5 cells. CLE was orally administered to rabbits with burr holes in the knee joint of the femur, and the degree of regeneration of cartilage matrix was evaluated. Furthermore, we investigated orally administered CLE-derived peptides in human plasma using LC-MS. From measuring the acid mucopolysaccharide production-promotion activity of these peptides, a molecule considered to be an active ingredient in the CLE digest was identified. RESULTS: CLE digest promoted acid mucopolysaccharide production and facilitated regeneration of cartilage matrix in in vitro and in vivo experiments. Four peptides including phenylalanyl-hydroxyproline (Phe-Hyp) were detected as CLE-derived peptides in human plasma. The effect of CLE was inferred to be due to Phe-Hyp, which was confirmed to be present in the CLE digest. CONCLUSIONS: It was shown that CLE stimulated the production of articular cartilage matrix both in vitro and in vivo, and that CLE could be an effective food for preventing or treating OA. Furthermore, only Phe-Hyp was confirmed as the active compound in the CLE digest, suggesting that the activity of CLE was due to Phe-Hyp.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.71-78
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• 2009

We investigated the pathogenesis of liver tissue damage during the lipid peroxidation and fibrogenesis with the observation of correlations between the parameters of collagen synthesis (and deposition) and lipid peroxidation in liver fibrosis (cirrhosis) rats. Rats were randomly divided into two groups, normal and $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. intoxicated group. And the one group was treated intragastrically with the mixture of $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. 3 times per week for 3 weeks. The liver tissue and sera were used for the measurement of hydroxyproline (HYP), malonedialdehyde (MDA) and superoxide dismutase (SOD). Biochemical parameters such as aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total-bilirubin and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) were measured. Additionally, the expression of collagen ${\alpha}1$(III) and $\beta$-actin mRNA was observed by RTPCR. The histological change in liver tissue was also observed by Masson's trichrome and H&E staining. Correlation analysis was carried by Spearman's rho method. All biochemical parameters except total-bilirubin were significantly higher in the $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. treated group than that of the normal group (p < 0.01). In the $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. treated group, Hyp as a parameter of collagen synthesis (deposition) and MDA as a metabolite of lipid peroxidation, were significantly elevated by 1.98 and 2.11 times higher than that of the normal group (p < 0.001) respectively. The activity of SOD in the $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. treated group is decreased significantly by 44.8% (p < 0.001). And collagen ${\alpha}1$(III) mRNA was more expressed in the $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. treated group than that of the normal group. However, the expression of $\beta$-actin mRNA is showed similar in both of groups. A good correlation was observed between the content of hyp and MDA concentration (r = 0.70, n = 40) in the two groups. And the correlation between the levels of hyp and SOD (r = -0.71, n = 25) is also reliable. However, no correlation were observed between MDA concentration and SOD (r = -0.40, n = 25) in the two groups. Elevated levels of MDA in $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. treated rats indicated enhancement of lipid peroxidation, which is accompanied by a decrease in SOD activity. Moreover, we could confirm that the parameters of collagen synthesis (and deposition) is in good correlation with the metabolite of lipid peroxidation (MDA) and the lipid peroxidation antagonizing enzyme (SOD). Hence, we propose that (1) lipid peroxidation and collagen synthesis (and deposition) could be enhanced by intragastrically application of $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. during a short terms. And (2) the intoxication of $CCl_4$-thiopental sod. could be used for monitoring of lipid peroxidation and collagen synthesis (and deposition) for test of antioxidant and antifibrotic agent.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.154.1-154.1
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• 2003

Hydroxyproline (HYP) is a post-translational product of proline hydroxylation catalyzed by an enzyme prolyl 4-hydroxylase which plays a crucial role in the synthesis of all collagens, because the 4-hydroxyproline residues are essential for the folding of the newly synthesized collagen polypeptide chains into triple-heical molecules. Considering the role of collagen and its significance in many clinically important diseases such as liver cirrhosis, a great deal of attention has been directed toward the development of an assay at cell-based system. (omitted)