• 약학회지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.189-193
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• 2009

To investigate the antioxidant effect of lutein on N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDEA)-induced oxidative stress in mice, we measured lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase of various tissues. Body weight was almost similar in lutein and control groups during 3 weeks. NDEA increased significantly the activities of typical marker enzymes of liver function (AST, ALT and ALP) in both groups. However, the increase of plasma aminotransferase activity significantly decreased in lutein group. Lipid peroxidation and SOD in various tissues, such as heart, lung, liver, kidney, spleen and plasma were significantly increased by NDEA, which were significantly reduced by lutein at a dose of 50 mg/kg. Catalase activity decreased significantly in control and lutein groups treated with NDEA, the effect being less in lutein group. Lesser effect on SOD and catalase in NDEA-treated lutein group indicates the improvement of protective mechanisms by lutein. Thus, it can be concluded from the present study that lutein can offer a useful protection against NDEA-induced oxidative stress.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.172-177
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• 2014

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the dietary effects of conventional or lutein fortified chlorella on lutein absorptions, the tissue distributions and the changes in lutein content of eggs in laying hens. In Exp 1, a total of one hundred and fifty, 70 wk-old Hy-Line brown layers were divided into three groups with five replicates and fed with each experiment diet (control diet, diet with 1% conventional chlorella or lutein fortified chlorella) for 2 wk, respectively. The egg production in groups fed diets containing both chlorella powders were higher than that of the control group (p<0.01). With chlorella supplementations, the yolk color significantly increased, although there were no significant differences in the eggshell qualities. The lutein contents of serum, liver and growing oocytes were greatly increased by feeding conventional or lutein fortified chlorella (p<0.01). In Exp. 2, a total of ninety 60 wk-old Hy-Line brown layers were assigned into three groups with three replicates per group (10 birds per replicate). The birds were fed with one of three experimental diets (0, 0.1 or 0.2% lutein fortified chlorella) for 2 wk, respectively. The egg production was not affected by dietary treatments. The egg weight in the group fed with diet containing 0.2% of lutein fortified chlorella was higher than that of the control (p<0.05). As the dietary chlorella levels increased, the daily egg mass linearly increased, although not significantly. The yolk colors in groups fed diets containing lutein fortified chlorella were dramatically increased as compared to the control (p<0.001). The lutein in chicken eggs significantly increased when fed with 0.2% of lutein fortified chlorella (p<0.01). These results suggested that the dietary lutein derived from chlorella was readily absorbed into the serum and absorbed by the liver with growing oocyte for commercial laying hens. Particularly, the lutein fortified chlorella was a valuable natural source for the production of lutein enriched chicken eggs.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.298-305
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• 2012

Lutein은 식물에서 발견되는 carotenoid 계열에 속하는 물질로 항산화 기능을 가지고 있는 것으로 널리 알려져 있지만, 호흡기 질환과 관련하여 아직까지 lutein의 효능과 작용 기작이 잘 알려져 있지 않다. Ovalbumin (OVA)으로 유도한 천식(asthma) 생쥐모델에서 lutein은 기도 과민성을 억제하였고, 기관지 폐포 세척액에서 OVA의 감작에 의하여 증가한 각종 염증성 지표들을 감소시켰다. 또한, OVA의 감작에 의하여 증가한 제2형 협조 T 세포(Th2 cell)의 증가된 반응을 약화시키는 결과를 볼 수 있었다. 본 실험에서 lutein이 ovalbumin (OVA)으로 유도한 천식 생쥐 모델에서 제 2형 협조 T세포의 싸이토카인과 유전자 발현을 조절할 수 있는 면역약리학적 기능을 할 수 있는 물질로서의 가능성이 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제36권8호
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• pp.1221-1227
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• 2023

Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the effect of dietary lutein on egg production, follicles, reproductive hormones, fertility, hatchability, and oxidative injury indexes of hens. Methods: Treatments consisted of a control diet (CON) and three lutein-supplementing diets at 25 (L1), 50 (L2), or 75 (L3) mg/kg of diet. Egg production was measured using 576 Arbor Acres breeder hens at 61 to 65 wk and follicles grades, reproductive hormones, fertility, hatchability, tissue lutein contents, and oxidative injury indexes were determined at 65 wk. Results: The results showed that at 65 wk, lutein- supplementing diets increased (p<0.05) egg production, follicular grades, fertility, hatchability, estradiol (E2), luteinizing hormone, progesterone (PROG), lutein content in the serum and yolk, compared to CON. L2 and L3 showed more pronounced (p<0.05) effects on egg production, PROG, and yolk lutein content than L1. With the increase of lutein doses from 25 to 75 mg/kg, there were linear increases (p<0.05) in egg production, lutein content, and PROG, and a quadratic trend (p<0.05) in E2. For the oxidative injury products, lutein-supplementing diets decreased (p<0.05) malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl (PCO) in the serum, MDA and 8-hydroxy 2 deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) in the yolk. There were linear decreases (p<0.05) in 8-OHdG in the serum, MDA, PCO, and 8-OHdG in the yolk, a quadratic trend (p<0.05) on serum 8-OHdG. Conclusion: It is concluded that lutein supplementation can improve egg production and fertility by beneficially regulating reproductive hormones and oxidative status in aged hens.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.580-583
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 국내 콩 자원의 lutein 함량 변이를 분석함으로써 우수 품종을 선발하고 신품종 육성연구와 기능성 식품 개발을 위한 우수 품종을 선발하고자 하였다. 본 연구에서는 장려품종 23종과 육성품종 140종(장콩품종 56종, 나물콩품종 44종, 지역재래품종 40종)을 lutein 분석에 사용하였다. 검화방법을 이용하여 lutein을 추출하였고 역상 HPLC를 이용하여 분석하였다. 연구 결과 장려품 23종의 평균 lutein 함량은 $240.27{\pm}90.74{\mu}g/100g$으로 IT No. 24634가 $402.48{\mu}g/100g$으로 가장 높은 함량을 나타내었다. 장콩은 $777.73{\mu}g/100g$으로 IT No. 153398이, 나물콩은 $588.88{\mu}g/100g$으로 IT No. 25490이, 지역재래종은 $861.07{\mu}g/100g$으로 IT No. 22564가 높은 lutein 함량을 나타내었다. 장려품종과 육성품종간의 그 평균치는 통계학적으로 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았으나 장려품종 보다는 육성품종에서 상대적으로 높은 lutein 함량을 나타내는 품종이 많은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 국내 콩 유전자원의 품종개량 및 고 부가가치 기능성 식품의 개발에 대한 기초 자료가 될 것으로 생각된다.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.113-119
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• 2012

Guinea pigs were fed a hypercholesterolemic diet (0.25 g/100 g cholesterol) and randomly allocated either to a Control group (n = 9) or to a Lutein (0.1 g/100 g) group (n = 10) for 12 weeks to evaluate oxidative stress and inflammation in both liver and eyes. Malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations and inflammatory cytokines were measured as well as hepatic nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-${\kappa}B$) binding. Lutein concentrations were greater in eyes ($P$ < 0.01) and liver ($P$ < 0.001) in the Lutein group. All guinea pigs had high concentrations of hepatic cholesterol as well as high plasma ALT and AST levels indicative of liver injury. However, the Lutein group had 43% lower hepatic free cholesterol than the Controls ($P$ < 0.05). Hepatic MDA and MDA in the eye were lower in the Lutein compared to the Control group ($P$ < 0.05). Hepatic tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$ was 32% lower in the Lutein group ($P$ < 0.05). Lastly, the Lutein group presented lower NF-${\kappa}B$ DNA binding activity than the Control group ($P$ < 0.001). These results suggest that in the presence of high cholesterol, lutein exerts both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, which can be explained by attenuated NF-${\kappa}B$ DNA binding activity. Furthermore, results also suggest that lutein accumulates in the eyes of guinea pigs to protect against oxidative stress.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.270-284
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• 1997

무지개 송어, 산천어, 뱀장어, 볼락 및 우럭에 대한 사료 carotenoids의 체내대사와 체색 개선효과를 검토하기 위하여, 사료에 ${\beta}-carotene$, lutein, canthaxanthin, astaxanthin 및 ${\beta}-apo-8’-carotenal$을 각각 첨가하여 4 내지 5주간 사육하여 표피의 carotenoids 성분의 변화를 분석, 비교한 결과는 다음과 같다. 무지개 송어 표피의 carotenoids 조성은, zeaxanthin, ${\beta}-carotene$ 및 canthaxanthin이 주성분이였으며, 그 외 lutein, isocryptoxanthin 및 salmoxanthin을 소량 성분으로 함유하며, 표피의 carotenoids 축적율은 canthaxanthin 첨가구에서 높게 나타나 체색 선명화 효과가 가장 컸으며, astaxanthin, ${\beta}-carotene$ 첨가구의 순으로 나타났다. 무지개 송어 표피에서의 carotenoids 대사경로는, ${\beta}-carotene$이 isocryptoxanthin, echinenone 및 canthaxanthin을 경유하여 astaxanthin으로 lutein은 canthaxanthin으로 산화되고, canthaxanthin은 isozeaxanthin을 경유하여 ${\beta}-carotene$으로 환원되며 astaxanthin은 triol을 경유하여 zeaxanthin으로 환원되는 대사경로를 추정할 수 있었다. 산천어 표피의 carotenoids 조성은, zeaxanthin이 주성분이며, 그 외 triol, lutein, tunaxanthin, ${\beta}-carotene$, ${\beta}-cryptoxanthin$ 및 canthaxanthin을 소량 성분으로 함유하며, 표피의 carotenoids 축적율은 canthaxanthin 첨가구에서 높게 나타나 체색 선명화 효과가 가장 컸으며, lutein, ${\beta}-carotene$ 첨가구의 순으로 나타났다. 산천어 표피에서의 carotenoids 대사경로는, ${\beta}-carotene$이 zeaxanthin으로 산화되고, lutein은 tunaxanthin을 경유하여 zeaxanthin으로 환원되고, canthaxanthin은 ${\beta}-carotene$을 경유하여 zeaxanthin으로 산화되며 astaxanthin은 triol을 경유하여 zeaxanthin으로 환원되는 대사경로를 추정할 수 있었다. 뱀장어 표피의 carotenoids 조성은, ${\beta}-carotene$이 주성분이였으며, 그 외 lutein, zeaxanthin 및${\beta}-cryptoxanthin$등이 소량 성분으로 함유하며, 표피의 carotenoids 축적율은 lutein 첨가구에서 높게 나타나 체색 선명화 효과가 가장 컸었고, canthaxanthin astaxanthin 첨가구의 순으로 나타났다. 뱀장어 표피에서의 carotenoids 대사경로는, ${\beta}-carotene$과 lutein은 그대로 축적되며, canthaxanthin은 ${\beta}-carotene$으로 그리고 astaxanthin은 zeaxanthin으로 환원되는 대사경로를 추정 할 수 있었다. 볼락 표피의 carotenoids 조성은, zeaxanthin, ${\beta}-carotene$, tunaxanthin A, tunaxanthin B, tunaxanthin C 및 lutein이 주성분이였으며, 그 외 ${\beta}-cryptoxanthin$, ${\alpha}-cryptoxanthin$, astaxanthin을 소량 성분으로 함유하며, 표피의 carotenoids 축적율은 lutein 첨가구에서 높게 나타나 체색 선명화 효과가 가장 컸으며, ${\beta}-carotene$, canthaxanthin 첨가구의 순으로 나타났다. 볼락 표피에서의 carotenoids의 대사경로는, ${\beta}-carotene$은 lutein으로 산화되며, lutein, canthaxanthin astaxanthin 및 ${\beta}-apo-8'-carotenal$은 zeaxanthin을 경유하여 tunaxanthin으로 각각 산화 및 환원되는 대사경로를 추정할 수 있었다. 우럭 표피의 carotenoids 조성은, ${\beta}-carotene$, astaxanthin 및 zeaxanthin이 주성분이였으며, 그 외 ${\alpha}-cryptoxanthin$, ${\beta}-cryptoxanthin$, lutein 및 canthaxanthin을 소량 성분으로 함유하며, 표피의 carotenoids 축적율은 lutein 첨가구에서 높게 나타나 체색 선명화 효과가 가장 컸으며, canthaxanthin, ${\beta}-carotene$ 첨가구의 순으로 나타났다. 우럭 표피에서의 carotenoids 대사경로는 ${\beta}-carotene$은 ${\beta}-cryptoxanthin$으로 산화되고, lutein은 ${\alpha}-cryptoxanthin$을 경유하여 ${\beta}-carotene$으로 환원되고, canthaxanthin은 ${\beta}-cryptoxanthin$, zeaxanthin을 경유하여 ${\alpha}-cryptoxanthin$으로 환원되며, astaxanthin은 isocryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin을 경유하여 tunaxanthin으로 대사되며, ${\beta}-apo-8’-carotenal$은 ${\beta}-cryptoxanthin$, zeaxanthin을 경유하여 ${\alpha}-cryptoxanthin$으로 환원되는 대사경로를 추정할 수 있었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.173-179
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• 2013

Objective of present study was to prepare and characterize self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) of lutein and to evaluate its effect on bioavailability of warfarin. The SNEDDS was prepared using an oil, a surfactant, and co-surfactants with optimal composition based on pseudo-ternary phase diagram. Effect of the SNEDDS on the bioavailability of warfarin was performed using Sprague Dawley rats. Lutein was successfully formulated as SNEDDS for immediate self-emulsification and dissolution by using combination of Peceol as oil, Labrasol as surfactant, and Transcutol-HP or Lutrol-E400 as co-surfactant. Almost complete dissolution was achieved after 15 min while lutein was not detectable from the lutein powder or intra-capsule content of a commercial formulation. SNEDDS formulation of lutein affected bioavailability of warfarin, showing about 10% increase in $C_{max}$ and AUC of the drug in rats while lutein as non-SNEDDS did not alter these parameters. Although exact mechanism is not yet elucidated, it appears that surfactant and co-surfactant used for SNEDDS formulation caused disturbance in the anatomy of small intestinal microvilli, leading to permeability change of the mucosal membrane. Based on this finding, it is suggested that drugs with narrow therapeutic range such as warfarin be administered with caution to avoid undesirable drug interaction due to large amount of surfactants contained in SNEDDS.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.306-310
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• 2010

This study was designed to investigate the protective effect of the combination of fucoidan and lutein against AAPH-induced oxidative stress in THP-1 cells. The combination of fucoidan and lutein existed significant antioxidant effect on AAPH-damaged THP-1 cells by using lipid peroxidation and cellular antioxidant capacity assay. Fucoidan($1\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) and lutein($10\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) did not affect at all the viability of THP-1 cells, but protected the AAPH-damage of THP-1 cells at the same concentration. The viability of THP-1 cells was 0% with 1 mM AAPH alone, the protective effect of fucoidan($1\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) and lutein($10\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) was 37% and 36%, respectively. The combination of fucoidan($1\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) and lutein($10\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) exhibited significant inhibitory effect of lipid peroxidation using TBARS assay and cellular antioxidant capacity using DCFH-DA assay. In lipid peroxidation, the TBARS value of 1 mM AAPH alone was $0.8{\pm}0.03\;nM$ MDA, its of the combination of fucoidan($1\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) and lutein($10\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) was $0.2{\pm}0.05\;nM$ MDA. In cellular antioxidant capacity, the combination of fucoidan($1\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) and lutein($10\;{\mu}g/m{\ell}$) exhibited significant cellular antioxidant capacity of 76%, whereas quercetin($10\;{\mu}M$) as positive control exhibited the cellular antioxidant capacity of 32%. These results indicate that the cotreatment of fucoidan and lutein protects against AAPH-induced THP-1 cell damage by inhibiting lipid peroxidation, increasing cellular antioxidant capacity.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.272-281
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• 1994

양식 농어에 대한 사료 carotenoids의 대사와 체색개선에 미치는 영향을 검토하기 위하여 ${\beta}$-carotene, lutein ester, astaxanthin, astaxanthin monoester 및 astaxanthin diester의 첨가사료로서 8주간 사육하여 표피의 carotenoid성분을 분석, 비교 검토한 결과는 다음과 같다. 농어 표피의 carotenoid색소는 tunaxanthin획분과 lutein이 주성분을 이루고 있으며, 그 외 ${\beta}$-carotene, a-cryptoxanthin, zeaxanthin 및 ${\beta}$-carotene type triol이 소량으로 존재하였다. 한편, 천연산은 양식산에 비하여 tunaxanthin과 lutein의 함유비가 높은 반면 ${\beta}$-carotene의 함유비가 낮은 경향을 보여 서로 차이를 보였다. Carotenoid의 축적율은 astaxanthin monoester 첨가구에서 가장 높게 나타나서 체색선명화의 효과가 컸었으며, 그 다음으로 astaxanthin, astaxanthin diester첨가구의 순으로 나타났다. 사육시험후 각 시험구의 carotenoid함량과 조성으로 보아, 농어의 carotenoid대사경로는 astaxanthin이 ${\beta}$-carotene type triol, zeaxanthin, lutein을 거쳐 tunaxanthin으로 되는 환원적대사과정을 가지는 것으로 추정할 수 있었다.