维生素C多聚磷酸酯对小鼠肝脏抗氧化物酶基因转录的影响

为研究维生素C多聚磷酸酯对小鼠肝脏脂质抗氧化物酶基因转录的影响,将24只3-4周龄、体重为16-22g的健康雄性小鼠随机分为4组,分别在饵料中添加0、500、2500和5000mg/kg的35%维生素C多聚磷酸酯,喂食4周后取其肝脏,用Trizol法抽提总RNA,利用RT-PCR方法对小鼠肝脏超氧化物歧化酶基因、过氧化氢酶基因和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶基因的mRNA进行分析。结果表明,维生素C多聚磷酸酯对小鼠肝脏抗氧化物酶基因的转录有显著性影响(P<0·05)。维生素C多聚磷酸酯添加量为2500和5000mg/kg的两组,过氧化氢酶基因的mRNA水平明显高于对照组;维生素C多聚磷酸酯添加量为2500和5000mg/kg的两组超氧化物歧化酶基因的mRNA水平明显高于对照组,其中5000mg/kg组的mRNA水平明显高于其它三组;维生素C多聚磷酸酯添加量为5000mg/kg组,谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶基因的转录活性明显高于其它三组(P<0·05)。研究结果表明:高剂量的维生素C多聚磷酸酯能促进小鼠抗氧化物酶基因的转录活性,但促进不同抗氧化物酶基因转录所需的维生素C多聚磷酸酯的量不同。     

拥挤胁迫下小鼠肝脏脂质过氧化物含量和抗氧化物酶活性的变化

把实验小鼠分成2、6和10只3个密度组,饲养一周后取肝脏,采用硫代巴比妥酸法、比色法和亚硝酸盐形成法分别测定脂质过氧化物、过氧化氢酶和超氧化物歧化酶。6只组和10只组小鼠肝脏脂质过氧化物显著高于2只组;10只组过氧化氢酶活性显著低于2只组,说明拥挤降低小鼠肝脏中过氧化氢酶的活性,使脂质过氧化物含量增加,从而对机体造成过氧化损伤。     

磁处理水对小鼠血液过氧化氢酶及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活力的影响

将小鼠随机分为饮用磁处理水的实验组及饮用自来水的对照组，每组雌、雄鼠各半，饲养一个月，取血测定其过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-PX)活力。结果雌、雄实验组CAT活性均显著高于对照组；雄鼠实验组GSH-PX活力明显高于对照组，雌鼠实验组GSH-PX活力与对照组无显著差异。显示饮用一定时间磁处理水的小鼠机体外理自由基能力有所提高。     

维生素E对三氯乙烯急性染毒大鼠肝脏脂质过氧化与抗氧化酶的影响

本文观察了用抗氧化剂维生素E预处理后,三氯乙烯(3000mg/kg B-W-) 一次性经口染毒24h 大鼠肝脏的超氧化物歧化酶、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶等抗氧化酶活力及丙二醛含量的变化,结果表明三氯乙烯染毒组肝脏中丙二醛含量、超氧化物歧化酶活力及血清谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶活力均高于对照组(P< 0-01) ;而维生素E干预组的丙二醛含量、超氧化物歧化酶活力及血清谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶活力均分别低于三氯乙烯染毒组(P< 0-01) ,说明三氯乙烯急性染毒可引起肝脏脂质过氧化反应及肝损害,肝脏超氧化物歧化酶活力升高可能是机体受自由基及脂质过氧化反应刺激而诱导产生的一种适应性反应,维生素E对三氯乙烯所致的肝损害有一定的保护作用。     

维生素C多聚磷酸酯对小鼠抗热应激能力的影响

为研究维生素C多聚磷酸酯对小鼠抗热应激能力的影响 ,将 4 8只 3～ 4周龄、体重为 16～ 2 9g的健康雄性小鼠随机分为 4组 (对照组、Ⅰ、Ⅱ和Ⅲ组 ) ,在其饵料中分别添加 0、 5 0 0、 2 5 0 0和 5 0 0 0mg/kg的35 %维生素C多聚磷酸酯。喂食 4周后 ,每组取一半小鼠处死取其肝脏 ,另一半置于 (35± 1)℃条件下 ,2 4h后作同样处理。用硫代巴比妥酸分光光度法测肝脏脂质过氧化物 (LPO)的含量 ,用亚硝酸盐形成法测超氧化物歧化酶 (SOD)的活性 ,用分光光度法测过氧化氢酶 (CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶 (GSH Px)的活性。经热应激与未经热应激相比 ,LPO :对照组和Ⅰ组显著升高 ,而Ⅱ和Ⅲ组无显著差异。SOD和GSH Px :对照组显著下降 ,其他 3组无显著差异 ;其中SOD :Ⅱ和Ⅲ组显著高于对照组和Ⅰ组 ,GSH Px :Ⅲ组显著高于其他 3组。CAT :对照组和Ⅰ组显著降低 ,而Ⅱ和Ⅲ组无显著差异 ;Ⅱ和Ⅲ组显著高于对照组和Ⅰ组。表明热应激促进了小鼠肝脏LPO的产生 ,抑制了抗化物酶的活性 ;而维生素C多聚磷酸酯对热应激造成的不利影响有缓解作用。     

萝卜过氧化物酶对小鼠机体抗氧化作用的研究

目的 探索新的抗氧化剂.方法 研究萝卜过氧化物酶(POD)对小鼠肝、脾和肾脏超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、丙二醛(MDA)的影响.结果 用不同剂量的POD处理后,可以提高肝、脾和肾的SOD、GSH-Px的活性,减低丙二醛的含量.结论 萝卜过氧化物酶可以提高机体的抗氧化能力.     

GA3和BR对离体苎麻叶片中过氧化氢酶和过氧化物酶的影响及其…

经１．０ｍｇ·Ｌ＾－１ＧＡ３和０．１ｍｇ·Ｌ＾－１ＢＲ分别处理后的离体苎麻叶圆片中,过氧化物酶和过氧化氢酶活性都有明显增加。过氧化物酶的最大增加值出现在１２ｈ;过氧化氢酶与超氧物歧化酶同步,最大增加值出现时间都在处理后３６ｈ。０．２ｍｍｏｌ·Ｌ＾－１Ｈ２Ｏ２处理的过氧化氢酶和超氧物歧化酶活性都增加;３．０ｍｇ·Ｌ＾－１ＮａＮ３处理的超氧物歧化酶活性明显增加;１９．５ｍｇ·Ｌ＾－１ＫＣＮ处理的过氧化     

牛奶和维生素C对肝脏影响的实验性研究

目的　为了观察牛奶和维生素C饮料对肝脏的影响。方法　用健康小白鼠 30只 ,分为 3组 ,A组 (正常对照组 )、B组 (牛奶组 )、C组 (维生素C组 )各 10只。经 14天喂养后 ,断头处死 ,取肝右叶用组织化学和酶组织化学方法 ,观察PAS反应、SDH、ATPase、ChE以及ACP的变化。结果　结果为A组PAS反应、SDH为强阳性 ( ) ,ChE为中等阳性 ( )。B组ChE、ATPase为阳性 ( )。C组SDH、PAS反应以及ATPase为中等阳性 ( )。 3个组的ACP均为弱阳性 (± )。结论　提示高糖、高蛋白可明显提高肝的功能活动 ,而标准食物佐以维生素C有益于肝脏的功能活动。     

磁处理水对小鼠血液过氧化氢酶及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶活力的影响

将小鼠随机分为饮用磁处理水的实验组及饮用自来水的对照组,每组雌、雄鼠各半,饲养一个月,取血测定其过氧化氢酶(CAT)和谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-PX)活力。结果雌、雄实验组CAT活性均显著高于对照组;雄鼠实验组GSH-PX活力明显高于对照组,雌鼠实验组GSH-PX活力与对照组无显著差异。显示饮用一定时间磁处理水的小鼠机体外理自由基能力有所提高。     

板蓝根多糖对中华鳖小肠抗氧化酶活性和脂质过氧化的影响

研究了腹腔注射板蓝根多糖(IRPS)对中华鳖小肠抗氧化酶活性和脂质过氧化的影响.24只中华鳖分成4组,每天注射1.5 mg/只、 3 mg/只、 6 mg/只处理组和注射生理盐水对照组,连续注射3 d.结果 表明,3个IRPS处理组均能显著提高SOD、GSH-PX酶活性,极显著降低MDA含量,而且小肠SOD活性随注射剂量的增大而增强,MDA含量随注射剂量的增大而降低.3 mg/只注射组对GSH-PX酶活性提高最显著,1.5 mg/只剂量组能显著提高CAT酶活性,但3 mg/只、 6 mg/只剂量组对CAT酶活性无显著性影响.     

Oral exposure to Microcystis increases activity-augmented antioxidant enzymes in the liver of loach (Misgurnus mizolepis) and has no effect on lipid peroxidation

Recently, eutrophication has induced severe cyanobacterial blooms in the Naktong River, the second largest river of Korea. In the present study, lipid peroxidation and the antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione peroxidase, were evaluated in the liver of loach (Misgurnus mizolepis) that were orally exposed to a low dose of Microcystis through dietary supplementation with bloom scum. Loach received 75 mg of dry cells/kg body weight mass (equal to 10 microg microcystin-RR/kg body mass), for 28 days under controlled conditions. Antioxidant enzymatic activity and lipid peroxidation were measured after termination of exposure. The activities of antioxidant enzyme were significantly increased in the livers of toxin-exposed loach after 28 days of exposure, as compared to control fish. However, lipid peroxidation remained stable in both groups. These results suggest that antioxidant enzymes were able to eliminate oxidative stress induced by low concentrations of microcystins and to prevent increased lipid peroxidation in the liver of loach.     

Effect of cryopreservation on sperm parameters, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes activity in fowl semen

The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of chicken semen cryopreservation on sperm parameters, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes activities. Pooled semen from 10 Black Minorca roosters was used in the study. Semen samples were subjected to cryopreservation using the “pellet” method and dimethylacetamide (DMA) as a cryoprotectant. In the fresh and the frozen-thawed semen sperm membrane integrity (SYBR-14/propidium iodide (PI)), acrosomal damage (PNA-Alexa Fluor^®488) and mitochondrial activity (Rhodamine 123) were assessed using flow cytometry. Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration, catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities were determined in sperm cells and seminal plasma by spectrophotometry. All sperm characteristics evaluated using flow cytometry were affected by cryopreservation. After freezing-thawing, there was significant (P < 0.01) reduction in sperm membrane integrity, sperm acrosome integrity and mitochondrial activity. Following cryopreservation, MDA concentration significantly increased in chicken seminal plasma and spermatozoa (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). The CAT activity in seminal plasma significantly decreased (P < 0.05), while intracellular activity of this enzyme did not significantly change in frozen-thawed semen. In seminal plasma of frozen-thawed semen the significant increase (P < 0.01) in GPx activity was detected. Whereas GPx activity in spermatozoa remained statistically unchanged after thawing. The SOD activity significantly increased (P < 0.01) in cryopreserved seminal plasma with simultaneous decrease (P < 0.01) of its activity in cells. In conclusion, this is probably the first report describing the level of antioxidant enzymes in frozen-thawed avian semen. The present study showed that the activity of CAT, GPx and SOD in chicken semen was affected by cryopreservation, what increased the intensity of lipid peroxidation (LPO). Catalase appeared to play an important role in the sperm antioxidant defense strategy at cryopreservation since, opposite to SOD and GPx, its content was clearly reduced by the cryopreservation process. Change in the antioxidant defense status of the chicken spermatozoa and surrounding seminal plasma might affect the semen quality and sperm fertilizing ability.     

Pair-wise linear and 3D nonlinear relationships between the liver antioxidant enzyme activities and the rate of body oxygen consumption in mice

Relationships between the rate of body oxygen consumption (VO₂) and the liver key antioxidant enzyme activities were assessed in female CBA mice. The pair-wise linear regression and correlation demonstrated significant correlative links between VO₂ and activity of catalase (CAT). Nonlinear 3D plotting revealed a complementary pattern of CAT and glutathione peroxidase (GP) relation. CAT activity was elevated in mice with proportionally high VO₂ and superoxide dismutase (SOD), whereas GP activity was high in animals with low or disproportional VO₂ and SOD.     

The effect of maternal and cord-blood vitamin C, vitamin E and lipid peroxide levels on newborn birth weight

Background Newborn birth weight has been shown to significantly correlate with the blood levels of vitamin C. Objective This study was planned to answer the question of why vitamin C levels correlate with birth weight; does such correlation reflect a protective effect of vitamin C on fetal growth, by its antioxidant characteristics or does it correspond to the nutritional status of both the mother and the fetus. We examined the hypothesis that maternal blood levels of vitamin C, but not vitamin E influence newborn birth weight. We determined maternal and newborn blood levels of vitamin C, vitamin E, and lipid peroxides (an index of oxidative insult) and the birth weights of full-term newborns delivered at our hospital. Results Compared with maternal blood levels, newborns have higher levels of vitamin C and lipid peroxides, but lower levels of vitamin E. There was a significant correlation in levels between mothers and their newborns for blood levels of vitamin C (r = 0.82, P < 0.01) and vitamin E (r = 0.61, P < 0.02) but not for lipid peroxides (r = 0.001). This suggests that maternal vitamin C and vitamin E intake can influence fetal vitamin C and vitamin E levels. Linear regression analysis shows a significant positive relationship between newborn birth weight and maternal plasma vitamin C (r = 0.51, P < 0.02). Similarly, there was a modest but significant positive relationship between newborn birth weights and newborn vitamin C levels (r = 0.61, P < 0.05). However, there was no relationship between maternal or fetal vitamin E or lipid peroxides levels and the newborn birth weight. Conclusions This study with a small number of subjects suggests a significant association between newborn birth weight and maternal and newborn plasma vitamin C levels. Lack of relationship between birth weight and vitamin E and lipid peroxides suggest that antioxidant function of vitamin C does not appear to have a major role in the effect of vitamin C on birth weight.     

Effect of MPTP and l-Deprenyl on Antioxidant Enzymes and Lipid Peroxidation Levels in Mouse Brain

Abstract: Excessive free radical formation or antioxidant enzyme deficiency can result in oxidative stress, a mechanism proposed in the toxicity of MPTP and in the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). However, it is unclear if altered antioxidant enzyme activity is sufficient to increase lipid peroxidation in PD. We therefore investigated if MPTP can alter the activity of the antioxidant enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-PX) and the level of lipid peroxidation. l -Deprenyl, prior to MPTP administration, is used to inhibit MPP⁺ formation and its subsequent effect on antioxidant enzymes. MPTP induced a threefold increase in SOD activity in the striatum of C57BL/6 mice. No parallel increase in GSH-PX or CAT activities was observed, while striatal lipid peroxidation decreased. At the level of the substantia nigra (SN), even though increases in CAT activity and reduction in SOD and GSH-PX activities were detected, lipid peroxidation was not altered. Interestingly, l -deprenyl induced similar changes in antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation levels, as did MPTP. Taken together, these results suggest that an alteration in SOD activity, without compensatory increases in CAT or GSH-PX activities, is not sufficient to induce lipid peroxidation.     

Amelioration of glucose induced hemolysis of human erythrocytes by vitamin E

Cells under aerobic condition are always threatened with the insult of reactive oxygen species, which are efficiently taken care of by the highly powerful antioxidant systems of the cell. The erythrocytes (RBCs) are constantly exposed to oxygen and oxidative stress but their metabolic activity is capable of reversing the injury under normal conditions. In vitro hemolysis of RBCs induced by 5, 10 and 20 mM glucose was used as a model to study the free radical induced damage of biological membranes in hyperglycemic conditions and the protection rendered by vitamin E on the same. RBCs are susceptible to oxidative damage, peroxidation of the membrane lipids, release of hemoglobin (hemolysis) and alteration in activity of antioxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase. The glucose induced oxidative stress and the protective effect of vitamin E on cellular membrane of human RBCs manifested as inhibition of membrane peroxidation and protein oxidation and restoration of activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase, was investigated.Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances are generated from decomposition of lipid peroxides and their determination gives a reliable estimate of the amount of lipid peroxides present in the membrane. Vitamin E at 18 μg/ml (normal serum level) strongly enhanced the RBC resistance to oxidative lysis leading to only 50–55% hemolysis in 24 h, whereas RBCs treated with 10 and 20 mM glucose without vitamin E leads to 70–80% hemolysis in 24 h. Levels of enzymic antioxidants catalase, superoxide dismutase and nonenzymic antioxidants glutathione showed restoration to normal levels in presence of vitamin E. The study shows that vitamin E can protect the erythrocyte membrane exposed to hyperglycemic conditions and so a superior antioxidant status of a diabetic patient may be helpful in retarding the progressive tissue damage seen in chronic diabetic patients.     

Antioxidant Defense Systems in the Brains of Type II Diabetic Mice

Abstract: The specific activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione S -transferase (μ subtype) were significantly lower in the brains of mice with type II diabetes than in the brains of control mice. On the other hand, the specific activity of glutathione peroxidase was unaltered. The concentration of vitamin E, but not that of total glutathione and ascorbate, was increased in the brains of the type II diabetic mice. The relative amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (as determined with soybean lipoxygenase) was increased in whole brains and crude synaptosomal membranes of the type II diabetic mice. Endogenous levels of thiobarbituric acid-positive material were decreased in both whole brain homogenates and crude synaptosomal membranes of the db/db mice. Susceptibility of lipids within whole brain homogenates and crude synaptosomal membranes of mice with type II diabetes to peroxidation with iron/ascorbate was also markedly decreased compared with that of controls. Vitamin E is known to quench lipid peroxidation. Therefore, decreased lipid peroxidation in the type II mouse brain may be due to increased vitamin E content.