| Project/Area Number |
11357004
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 展開研究 |
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| Research Field |
Hygiene
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| Research Institution | Hirosaki University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGAWARA Kazuo Hirosaki University, Department of Hygiene, Professor, 医学部, 教授 (80136788)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SUZUKI Hisano Kagawa Nutrition University, Department of Nutrition Science, Professor, 栄養管理研究室, 教授 (00102674)
SAKAMOTO Juichi Hirosaki University, Department of Internal Medicine 1, Instructor, 医学部・付属病院, 助手 (20292146)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2001
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2001)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥15,490,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2001: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥4,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥5,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,300,000)
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| Keywords | β -caroten / Donaliella bardawil / neutrophil / reactive oxygen species / chemiluminescence / antioxidant / 窒素酸化物 |
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| Research Abstract |
Much attention has been focused on the biological activity of geometrical isomers of β -carotene. In the present study, the in vitro antioxidant activities of a natural 9-cisβ-carotene purified from Donaliella bardawil and synthetic all-transβ -carotene were studied using enhanced human neutrophil chemiluminescence upon stimulation with opsonized zymosan. Lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence was used for largely measuring superoxide anion (O_2) production, luminal-dependent chemiluminescence with sodium azide (NaN_3) and horseradish peroxidase (HRP) was used for measuring hydrogen peroxide (H_2O_2) production, and luminal-dependent chemiluminescence without oxidant metabolism modulator was used for determination of myeloperoxydase (MPO)-mediated production. With β -carotene concentration of 1.4 μM, neutrophils showed a decrease in lucigenin-dependent chemiluminescence to 75 % and 78 % of controls (P<0.05) by natural 9-cis β -carotene and synthetic all-trans β-carotene, respectively. With β-carotene concentration of 1.86 μM, neutrophils also showed a decrease in luminol-dependent chemiluminescence in the presence of NaN_3 and HRP to 86 % and 81 % of controls (P< 0.05) by natural 9-cis β -carotene and synthetic all-trans β-carotene, respectively. On the other hand, neutrophils did not show a statistically significant difference in any chemiluminescence assay by the same concentration of natural 9-cis β -carotene and synthetic a all-trans B -carotene. These results suggest that, up to the concentration of 1.86μM, natural 9-cis B -carotene and synthetic all-trans β -carotene exert equal antioxidant activities assessed by enhanced human neutrophil chemiluminescence.
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