The Study of Hepatic Antioxidative Enzyme Activity and Eletrophoresis in Mice After Treatment with Paraquat and/(or) Ginseng Saponins

Paraquat를 투여한 생쥐 간에서 홍삼 사포닌의 항상화 효소 활성과 전기영동에 관한 연구

This study examined effects of the active ingredients from ginseng on paraquat(PQ) toxitity. Mice were given PQ(25mg/kg, ip) and then they were given total saponins (TS; 5mg/kg, orally), protopanaxadiol (PD; 5mg/kg, orally) and protopanaxatriol(PT; 5mg/kg, orally) per day for periods of 1,3 & 7 days. We measured the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), electrophoretic isozyme band, catalase (CAT) were compared in the liver of mouse that dose with PQ and/or TS, PD and PT. The activities of SOD, CAT were generally higher in PQ+PD group than others groups. Especially the activity of SOD was the highest in PQ+PD group than others groups. SOD isozyme separated into three bands by electrophoresis. One band was located to near the anode side and two bands were cathode side. As the results of treated with KCN, we were confiremed that the Cu, Zn-SOD was located to near the anode side but the Mn-SOD were cathode side. Our results suggested that an antioxidant effect of ginseng saponins elevated a protection ability to an oxidative damage by direct action of SOD, CAT and reinforced the synthetic ability of endogenous antioxidant material in living organism. Particularly, PD was a effective antioxidant compared with others.

ICR계 주령 생쥐에 PQ를 투여한 후 TS, PD, PT를 경구 투여하여 생쥐 간에 미치는 항산화 효소(SOD, CAT)활성 증대 효과를 알아보기 위하여 효소 활성도와 전기영동상밴드의 변화를 조사하였다. SOD의 활성은 PQ+PD 투여군, CAT의 활성은 PQ+PD 투여군이 활성화되었으며, SOD isozyme은 전기영동상에서 3개의 밴드를 나타내었는데 이중 한 개의 밴드는 음극에 가까이 위치하고 다른 2개의 밴드는 양극 쪽에 위치하였고, KCN 처리한 결과 Cu, Zn-SOD는 음극 쪽에 위치한 반면 Mn-SOD는 양극쪽에 있었다. 이러한 결과를 종합하여 볼때 홍삼 사포닌의 항산화 효과는 항산화 효소인 SOD, CAT의 직접적인 작용으로 인하여 산화적 손상에 대한 보호 능력을 증대시큰 것으로 생각된다.