title: Effect of Oenanthe Javanica Extract on Antioxidant Enzyme in the Rat Liver.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Oenanthe javanica (O. javanica) has been known to have high antioxidant properties via scavenging reactive oxygen species. We examined the effect of O. javanica extract (OJE) on antioxidant enzymes in the rat liver.
  
  
  METHODS
  We examined the effect of the OJE on copper, zinc-superoxide dismutase (SOD1), manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in the rat liver using immunohistochemistry and western blot analysis. Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned to three groups; (1) normal diet fed group (normal-group), (2) diet containing ascorbic acid (AA)-fed group (AA-group) as a positive control, (3) diet containing OJE-fed group (OJE-group).
  
  
  RESULTS
  In this study, no histopathological finding in the rat liver was found in all the experimental groups. Numbers of SOD1, SOD2, CAT, and GPx immunoreactive cells and their protein levels were significantly increased in the AA-fed group compared with those in the normal-group. On the other hand, in the OJE-group, numbers of SOD1, SOD2, CAT, and GPx immunoreactive cells in the liver were significantly increased by about 190%, 478%, 685%, and 346%, respectively, compared with those in the AA-group. In addition, protein levels of SOD1, SOD2, CAT, and GPx in the OJE-group were also significantly much higher than those in the AA-group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OJE significantly increased expressions of SOD1 and SOD2, CAT, and GPx in the liver cells of the rat, and these suggests that significant enhancements of endogenous enzymatic antioxidants by OJE might be a legitimate strategy for decreasing oxidative stresses in the liver.
authors.forename: Choong-Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joon-Ha
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jeong-Hwi
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: In-Hye
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ji-Hyeon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Jae-Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Bai Hui
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bich-Na
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Hyun-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Tae
authors.forename: Eun Joo
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Il-Jun
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Moo-Ho
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Won
authors.affiliation: Division of Food Biotechnology, School of Biotechnology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, South Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Dai
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D031050:Oenanthe / Q000737:chemistry*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism; D000094765:Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1; D000099156:Superoxide Dismutase 2
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D002374:Catalase; D005979:Glutathione Peroxidase; D010936:Plant Extracts; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D000094765:Glutathione Peroxidase GPX1; D000099156:Superoxide Dismutase 2