흰가루병은 호박 시설재배 시 가장 큰 문제가 되는 병원균 중의 하나이다. 본 실험은 흰가루병 발병에 의한 산화적 스트레스가 항산화효소의 활성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였 다. 흰가루병 발병과 더불어 과산화수소와 환원산소종의 생성은 급격하게 증가하였다. SOD와 HPX 밴드 패턴은 서양계 호박과 페포계 호박간에 다르게 나타났지만, 겔 활성은 흰가루병이 발병된 잎에서 높았다. 특히 서양계 호박에 있어서 relative mobility(Rm)이 0.46과 0.55인 밴드는 발병된 잎에서만 존재하였다. APX 밴드 패턴은 서양계 호박과 페 포계 호박간에 차이가 없었으며 발병된 잎에서 활성이 높은 것으로 분석되었다.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are produced by oxidative stresses which cause various chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Mayer) has been reported to contain various biological activities such as anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, neuroprotective, radioprotective, anti-amnestic and anti-aging effects. In this study, we investigated the effects of Panax ginseng, treated with high temperatures and high pressures, on oxidative stress in C2C12 myoblasts and 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Oxidative stress was induced in the C2C12 cells through the introduction of H₂O₂ (1 mM), and cells were then treated with various ginseng preparations: dried white ginseng (DG), steamed ginseng (SG) and high temperature and high pressure treated ginseng (HG). In addition, 3T3-L1 preadipocytes were treated with various ginsengs for up to 8 days following standard induction of differentiation. Our results show that HG treatment significantly protected oxidative stress in both cell lines and enhanced gene expression of antioxidant enzymes. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the protective effects of ginseng on the oxidative stress of adipocytes and muscle cells.

Plantago asiatica L. (P. asiatica) has been used as one of the popular folk medicines in Asia for human health care practices. Various activities of P. asiatica have been reported, such as anti-oxidant, anti-glycation,anti-inflammatory and hepatoprotective activity. Therefore, the potential of P. asiatica to reduce oxidative stress has been studied in several ways for over 20 years, especially at liver and kidney. However no investigation has been reported revealing its protective effect on prostate. Method : Treatment of P. asiatica leaf ethanolic extract (PLE) (1 g/kg body weight (b.w.), 2 g/kg b.w., or 4 g/kg b.w.) were given separately to animals for pretreatment once per day for 7days, and on the seventh day ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA; 0.24 mmol Fe/kg b.w.), which is known as an oxidative stress-inducer at prostate, was administrated by i.p to negative control group. At the end of the study period, dissection was carried out for detecting the prostate protective effect of PLE. Result : Fe-NTA-treated animals produced reactive oxygen species (ROS) resulting in depletion of antioxidant biomaker, such as glutathione (GSH), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione s-transferase (GST) and increase of lipid peroxidation in prostate. However, PLE pretreatment resulted in an increase in the GSH, GST and GR levels concentration dependent manner and in an significant decrease in the levels of lipid peroxidation. Conclusion : Our data suggest that PLE may be effective in protecting oxidative stress-induced damage of prostate, and PLE may be an chemopreventive agent against Fe-NTA-mediated prostate oxidative damage.

Plantago asiatica L. (PA), which is widely distributed in Korea, Japan and China, has traditionally been used as a popular folk medicine for the treatment of liver diseases. A variety of activities of PA was reported, that is hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, anti-glycation and anti-oxidant effect. Ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA) is a potent nephrotoxic agent and has been reported to induce renal proximal tubular necrosis. In the present study, pretreatment with PA extract (PAE) in Wistar rat followed by Fe-NTA i.p. treatment (13.5 mg Fe/kg body weight) was performed to detect the renal protective effect of PAE. Only Fe-NTA treated group showed increases in the level of serum blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine (Cr), and renal tissue malondialdehyde (MDA), product of lipid peroxidation. Moreover, the level of biomarkers indicate the antioxidants status, reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and glutathione reductase (GR) were decreased. However, PAE pre-treated group showed decreases in the levels of serum BUN, serum Cr and renal tissue MDA in concentration dependent manner and increases in the level of GSH, GST and GR. These results are significantly different (p < 0.05) to the other groups. Our data suggest that PAE may be used as an chemopreventive material against Fe-NTA-mediated renal oxidative stress.

Metal ions are essential to life. However, some metals such as mercury are harmful, even when present at trace amounts. Toxicity of mercury arises mainly from its oxidizing properties. Ionizing radiation (IR) is an active tool for destruction of cancer ce

In this study, the apoptotic effects of the actin disruption agent, latrunculin B(LB) have been investigated on p53 deficient chronic myeloid leukemia cell line K562. A dose-dependent decrease in K562 cell proliferation was observed after LB treatment with maximum decrease in cell proliferation being at 1.5μM where the percent inhibition was 66.53%. F-actin stained with TRITC-phalloidin was shown as a peripheral ring or appeared diffusely distributed throughout the cytoplasm in untreated cells, this actin ring was decreased following LB treatment, and even large focal actin aggregates were formed. Treatment of K562 with LB(1.5μM) generated ROS substantially. LB activated expression in a dose-dependent manner. Therefore it can be concluded that LB, depolymerising agent of actin, induces apoptosis by producing ROS and up-regulating NF-kB and COX-2 activation.

한국형 잔디에 있어 병원성 (라지 팻치) 감염이 산화적 스트레스의 발현에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위하여 라지 팻치에 감염된 잔디의 항산화 효소의 활성을 조사하였다. 처리 후 6일 동안 이틀간격으로 잎과 뿌리 시료에 대해 각각 분석하였다. 초기 2일 동안 SOD효소 활성은 처리 간 아무런 차이가 나타나지 않았으나 처리 후 6일차에는 대조구에 비해 라지 팻치에 감염된 잎에서 48% 뿌리에서 49% 각각 높게 나타났다. CAT 효소활성은 처리 후 2일간 잎에

한국형 잔디에 있어 병원성 (라지 팻치) 감염이 산화적 스트레스의 발현에 미치는 영향을 규명하기 위해 라지 팻치에 감염된 잔디의 생육, 뿌리 건사율, 과산화수소 농도 및 지질과산화 정도를 감염이되지 않은 대조구와 비교하였다. 처리 후 6일 동안 이틀간격으로 잎과 뿌리 시료에 대해 각각 분석하였다. 라지 팻치에 감염된 잔디 뿌리의 건사율은 대조구에 비해 약 30% 증가하였다. 건물 함량은 4일째까지는 유의적인 차이가 없었으며 6일차에서만 라지 팻치 감염에

저온 또는 건조 처리에 따른 토마토 유묘의 생육과 부위별 항산화효소의 반응 양상을 분석한 결과, 토마토 유묘의 생체중은 처리 후 12일째에 대조구에 비해 각각 69.5% 와 50.6% 감소하였다. SOD와 POD의 활성은 대조구에 비해 저온 또는 건조 처리에서 높은 활성을 보였는데, 저온 처리시에는 뿌리에서 더 높은 활성을 보였고 건조 처리에서는 잎과 줄기에서 높은 활성을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 동위효소의 발현양상에서도 일치하였다. GR의 활성은 저온 또는 건조 처리시 대조구보다 높은 활성을 보였는데, 잎과 줄기에서는 저온과 건조 처리간의 차이는 없었지만, 뿌리에서는 건조 처리가 높은 경향을 보였다. GR 동위효소 발현양상은 저온과 건조처리시에는 GR-3 밴드가 잎에서는 발현되어 대조구와 차이가 있었지만, 줄기와 뿌리에서는 큰 차이가 없었다. PPO 활성은 잎에서는 모든 처리에서 차이가 없었지만, 줄기와 뿌리에서는 저온 또는 건조 처리에서 대조구보다 높은 경향을 보였다. 특히 줄기의 PPO 활성은 저온 처리보다 건조처리에서 높았고 뿌리의 PPO 활성은 건조 처리보다 저온 처리에서 높았다. 동위효소의 발현양상에서도 건조처리에서는 줄기에서, 저온 처리에서는 뿌리에서 높은 밀도를 보여 불량 환경에 따른 부위별 반응 차이를 잘 반영해 주었다.

환경스트레스에 강한 내성을 지닌 신품종 톨페스큐를 개발할 목적으로 산화스트레스에 의해 강하게 유도되는 SWPA2 promoter 하류에 CuZnSOD와 APX 유전자가 엽록체에 동시에 발현하도록 제작한 벡터를 Agrobacterium법을 이용하여 톨 페스큐에 도입하였다. Hygromycin이 첨가된 선발배지에서 내성을 가지며 재분화된 형질전환 식물체를 pot로 이식하여 기내 순화시킨 후, Southern 분석을 실시하여 본 결과, 발현벡터의 T-DNA

Diabetic nephropathy has been increasing, although blood glucose and blood pressure can be controlled by angiotensin converting enzyme(ACE) or advanced glycosylation end products(AGE) inhibitors in the diabetic patients. We investigated the effect of dietary supplementation of sea tangle on the blood glucose, and pathological scoring of diabetic kidneys in the streptozotocin(STZ) induced diabetic rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into normal rats fed control diet and diabetic rats fed control diet or control diet supplemented with powder or oater extract of sea tangle. Diabetes was induced by a single injection of STZ(60mg/kg, ip) in citrate buffer. The animals were fed the experimental diet and water for 13 weeks. Dietary supplementation of sea tangle decreased blood glucose in the diabetic rats. However, dietary supplementation of sea tangle did not affect the antioxidant enzyme activities, MDA content and pathology of diabetic kidneys. These results indicate that decreased blood glucose by sea tangle could not delay the progression of diabetic kidney disease.

본 연구는 환경요인의 변화, 특히 겨울철 저온이 식물체에 미치는 영향을 정량적으로 밝히기 위해, 저온감수성 식물인 문주란을 대상으로 겨울철 일주기에 있어서 항산화효소 활성과 O-J-I-P곡선의 변화를 조사하였다. 겨울철의 superoxide dismutase와 peroxidase의 활성은 여름철에 비해 다소 증가하였다. 특히, peroxidase는 겨울철 새벽과 밤에 높은 활성을 보였으며 초겨울에만 특이적으로 검출되는 isoenzyme들로 관찰할 수 있