TY - JOUR A1 - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal A1 - Frey, Simone K. A1 - Meidtner, Karina A1 - Kroll, Jürgen A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. T1 - Determining the binding affinities of phenolic compounds to proteins by quenching of the intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence JF - Molecular nutrition & food research : bioactivity, chemistry, immunology, microbiology, safety, technology N2 - The noncovalent binding of selected phenolic compounds (chlorogenic-, ferutic-, gallic acid, quercetin, rutin, and isoquercetin) to proteins (HSA, BSA, soy glycinin, and lysozyme) was studied by an indirect method applying the quenching of intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence. From the data obtained, the binding constants were calculated by nonlinear regression (one site binding; y = Bx/k + x). It has been reported that tannins inhibit human salivary amylase and that these complexes may reduce the development of cariogenic plaques. Further, amylase contains two tryptophan residues in its active site. Therefore, in a second part of the study involving 31 human subjects, evidence was sought for noncovalent interactions between the phenols of green tea and saliva proteins as measured by the fluorescence intensity. Amylase activity was determined before and after the addition of green tea to saliva of 31 subjects. Forty percent of the subjects showed an increase in amylase activity contrary to studies reporting only a decrease in activity. The interactions of tannin with amylase result in a decrease of its activity. It still remains to be elucidated why amylase does not react uniformly under conditions of applying green tea to saliva. Further, in terms of using phenols as caries inhibitors this finding should be of importance. KW - amylase activity KW - green tea phenols KW - protein-phenol binding KW - saliva proteins KW - tryptophan quenching Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.200600013 SN - 1613-4125 VL - 50 IS - 8 SP - 705 EP - 713 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rohn, Sascha A1 - Petzke, Klaus-Jürgen A1 - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal A1 - Kroll, Jürgen T1 - Reactions of chlorogenic acid and quercetin with a soy protein isolate - Influence on the in vivo food protein quality in rats JF - Molecular nutrition & food research : bioactivity, chemistry, immunology, microbiology, safety, technology N2 - Plant phenolic compounds are known to interact with proteins producing changes in the food (e.g., biological value (BV), color, taste). Therefore, the in vivo relevance, especially, of covalent phenolprotein reactions on protein quality was studied in a rat bioassay. The rats were fed protein derivatives at a 10% protein level. Soy proteins were derivatized with chlorogenic acid and quercetin (derivatization levels: 0.056 and 0.28 mmol phenolic compound/gram protein). Analysis of nitrogen in diets, urine, and fecal samples as well as the distribution of amino acids were determined. Depending on the degree of derivatization, the rats fed with soy protein derivatives showed an increased excretion of fecal and urinary nitrogen. As a result, true nitrogen digestibility, BV, and net protein utilization were adversely affected. Protein digestibility corrected amino acid score was decreased for lysine, tryptophan, and sulfur containing amino acids. KW - amino acid score KW - plant phenolic compounds KW - protein derivatization KW - protein digestibility KW - soy protein Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.200600043 SN - 1613-4125 VL - 50 SP - 696 EP - 704 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Eggert, Kai A1 - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal A1 - Nikfardjam, Martin S. Pour A1 - Kroll, Jürgen T1 - Interactions between lysozyme and wine components JF - Deutsche Lebensmittel-Rundschau : DLR N2 - The addition of lysozyme amounting to 1000 mg/l wine does neither effect its total phenol content (Folin-Ciocalteu-Method), nor wine colour (measured by extinction at 512 nm) nor its antioxidative capacity (TEAC-Assay). No covalent binding of wine phenols to the enzyme was observed during lysozyme addition, although non-covalent interactions are possible. Lysozyme activity is not influenced by the presence of malvidin-3-glucoside and resveratrol in model experiments, whereas pH and ethanol content produce a corresponding alteration in lysozyme activity. With regard to red wine, a significant effect was noted in the presence of wine components. KW - lysozyme KW - red wine KW - total phenol content KW - colour KW - antioxidative capacity KW - lysozyme activity Y1 - 2006 SN - 0012-0413 VL - 102 IS - 10 SP - 472 EP - 478 PB - Behr CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Garcia, Ada Lizbeth A1 - Raila, Jens A1 - Koebnick, Corinna A1 - Eulenberger, Klaus A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. T1 - Great apes show highly selective plasma carotenoids and have physiologically high plasma retinyl esters compared to humans JF - American journal of physical anthropology N2 - Great apes are the closest living relatives of humans. Physiological similarities between great apes and humans provide clues to identify which biological features in humans are primitive or derived from great apes. Vitamin A (VA) and carotenoid metabolism have been only partially studied in great apes, and comparisons between great apes and humans are not available. We aimed to investigate VA and carotenoid intake and plasma concentrations in great apes living in captivity, and to compare them to healthy humans. Dietary intakes of humans (n = 20) and, among the great apes, chimpanzees (n = 15) and orangutans (n = 5) were calculated. Plasma retinol (ROH), retinol-binding protein (RBP), retinyl esters, and major carotenoids were analyzed. The great ape diet was higher in VA than in humans, due to high intake of provitamin A carotenoids. Plasma ROH concentrations in great apes were similar to those in humans, but retinyl esters were higher in great apes than in humans. Differences in plasma carotenoid concentrations were observed between great apes and humans. Lutein was the main carotenoid in great apes, while P-carotene was the main carotenoid for humans. RBP concentrations did not differ between great apes and humans. The molar ratio of ROH to RBP was close to 1.0 in both great apes and humans. In conclusion, great apes show homeostatic ROH regulation, with high but physiological retinyl esters circulating in plasma. Furthermore, great apes show great selectivity in their plasmatic carotenoid concentration, which is not explained by dietary intake. KW - vitamin A KW - diet KW - retinol-binding protein KW - chimpanzee KW - orangutan Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.20428 SN - 0002-9483 VL - 131 IS - 2 SP - 236 EP - 242 PB - Wiley CY - Hoboken ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hoie, Lars H. A1 - Sjoholm, Ake A1 - Guldstrand, Marie A1 - Zunft, Hans-Joachim Franz A1 - Lueder, Wolfgang A1 - Graubaum, Hans-Joachim A1 - Grünwald, Jörg T1 - Ultra heat treatment destroys cholesterol-lowering effect of soy protein JF - International journal of food sciences and nutrition N2 - A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical study was performed to investigate the dose-dependent response of serum cholesterol after consuming an ultra-heat-treated milk containing a soy protein preparation. Eighty hypercholesterolemic subjects were assigned to one of four study groups receiving 12.5 or 25 g soy protein (active treatment) or casein (placebo) daily over a period of 4 weeks. The trial substances were provided as ready-made, ultra-heated milk preparations. Before and after the treatment, serum concentrations of total, low-density lipoprotein, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol were determined. Unexpectedly, at the end of the study, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations were significantly increased compared with baseline in all study groups. The magnitude of this increase (17 - 19%) was similar in all active and placebo study groups. Soy protein supplements previously shown to be effective in reducing serum cholesterol had in this study no such lipid-lowering effect after ultra heat treatment. KW - soy KW - protein KW - cholesterol KW - ultra heat treatment Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1080/09637480601009059 SN - 0963-7486 VL - 57 SP - 512 EP - 519 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - Abingdon ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. A1 - Gericke, Beate A1 - Wolfram, Wiebke A1 - Kaisers, Udo A1 - Dudenhausen, Joachim W. T1 - Peptide and protein profiles in serum and follicular fluid of women undergoing IVF JF - Human reproduction N2 - BACKGROUND: Proteins and peptides in human follicular fluid originate from plasma or are produced by follicular structures. Compositional changes reflect oocyte maturation and can be used as diagnostic markers. The aim of the study was to determine protein and peptide profiles in paired serum and follicular fluid samples from women undergoing IVF. METHODS: Surface-enhanced laser desorption and ionization-time of flight-mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF-MS) was used to obtain characteristic protein pattern. RESULTS: One hundred and eighty-six individual MS signals were obtained from a combination of enrichment on strong anion exchanger (110), weak cation exchanger (52) and normal phase surfaces (24). On the basis of molecular masses, isoelectric points and immunoreactivety, four signals were identified as haptoglobin (alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-chain), haptoglobin 1 and transthyretin (TTR). Immunological and MS characteristics of the TTR : retinol-binding protein (RBP) transport complex revealed no microheterogeneity differences between serum and follicular fluid. Discriminatory patterns arising from decision-tree-based classification and regression analysis distinguished between serum and follicular fluid with a sensitivity and specificity of 100%. CONCLUSIONS: Quantitative and qualitative differences indicate selective transport processes rather than mere filtration across the blood-follicle barrier. Identified proteins as well as characteristic peptide and/or protein signatures might emerge as potential candidates for diagnostic markers of follicle and/or oocyte maturation and thus oocyte quality. KW - human follicular fluid KW - peptide KW - protein KW - proteome KW - serum Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/del257 SN - 0268-1161 VL - 21 IS - 11 SP - 2960 EP - 2968 PB - Univ. Press CY - Oxford ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Garcia, A. L. A1 - Steiniger, J. A1 - Reich, S. C. A1 - Weickert, M. O. A1 - Harsch, I. A1 - Machowetz, A. A1 - Mohlig, M. A1 - Spranger, Joachim A1 - Rudovich, N. N. A1 - Meuser, F. A1 - Doerfer, J. A1 - Katz, N. A1 - Speth, M. A1 - Zunft, Hans-Joachim Franz A1 - Pfeiffer, Andreas F. H. A1 - Koebnick, Corinna T1 - Arabinoxylan fibre consumption improved glucose metabolism, but did not affect serum adipokines in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance JF - Hormone and metabolic research N2 - The consumption of arabinoxylan, a soluble fibre fraction, has been shown to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetic subjects. Soluble dietary fibre may modulate gastrointestinal or adipose tissue hormones regulating food intake. The present study investigated the effects of arabinoxylan consumption on serum glucose, insulin, lipids, leptin, adiponectin and resistin in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance. In a randomized, single-blind, controlled, crossover intervention trial, 11 adults consumed white bread rolls as either placebo or supplemented with 15g arabinoxylan for 6 weeks with a 6-week washout period. Fasting serum glucose, insulin, triglycerides, unesterified fatty acids, apolipoprotein A1 and B, adiponectin, resistin and leptin were assessed before and after intervention. Fasting serum glucose, serum triglycerides and apolipoprotein A-1 were significantly lower during arabinoxylan consumption compared to placebo (p = 0.029, p = 0.047; p = 0.029, respectively). No effects of arabinoxylan were observed for insulin, adiponectin, leptin and resistin as well as for apolipoprotein B, and unesterified fatty acids. In conclusion, the consumption of AX in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance improved fasting serum glucose, and triglycerides. However, this beneficial effect was not accompanied by changes in fasting adipokine concentrations. KW - dietary fibre KW - arabinoxylan KW - adiponectin KW - resistin KW - leptin Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-955089 SN - 0018-5043 VL - 38 IS - 2 SP - 761 EP - 766 PB - Thieme CY - Stuttgart ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Moehlig, M. A1 - Floeter, A. A1 - Spranger, Joachim A1 - Weickert, Martin O. A1 - Schill, T. A1 - Schloesser, H. W. A1 - Brabant, G. A1 - Pfeiffer, Andreas F. H. A1 - Selbig, Joachim A1 - Schoefl, C. T1 - Predicting impaired glucose metabolism in women with polycystic ovary syndrome by decision tree modelling JF - Diabetologia : journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) N2 - Aims/hypothesis Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a risk factor of type 2 diabetes. Screening for impaired glucose metabolism (IGM) with an OGTT has been recommended, but this is relatively time-consuming and inconvenient. Thus, a strategy that could minimise the need for an OGTT would be beneficial. Materials and methods Consecutive PCOS patients (n=118) with fasting glucose < 6.1 mmol/l were included in the study. Parameters derived from medical history, clinical examination and fasting blood samples were assessed by decision tree modelling for their ability to discriminate women with IGM (2-h OGTT value >= 7.8 mmol/l) from those with NGT. Results According to the OGTT results, 93 PCOS women had NGT and 25 had IGM. The best decision tree consisted of HOMA-IR, the proinsulin:insulin ratio, proinsulin, 17-OH progesterone and the ratio of luteinising hormone:follicle-stimulating hormone. This tree identified 69 women with NGT. The remaining 49 women included all women with IGM (100% sensitivity, 74% specificity to detect IGM). Pruning this tree to three levels still identified 53 women with NGT (100% sensitivity, 57% specificity to detect IGM). Restricting the data matrix used for tree modelling to medical history and clinical parameters produced a tree using BMI, waist circumference and WHR. Pruning this tree to two levels separated 27 women with NGT (100% sensitivity, 29% specificity to detect IGM). The validity of both trees was tested by a leave-10%-out cross-validation. Conclusions/interpretation Decision trees are useful tools for separating PCOS women with NGT from those with IGM. They can be used for stratifying the metabolic screening of PCOS women, whereby the number of OGTTs can be markedly reduced. KW - decision tree KW - HOMA KW - impaired glucose tolerance KW - insulin KW - insulin resistance KW - polycystic ovary syndrome KW - proinsulin KW - type 2 diabetes mellitus Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-006-0395-0 SN - 0012-186X VL - 49 SP - 2572 EP - 2579 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rufer, CE A1 - Kulling, Sabine E. T1 - Antioxidant activity of isoflavones and their major metabolites using different in vitro assays N2 - Isoflavone phytoestrogens found mainly in soybeans and clover are widely studied phytochemicals. Genistein and daidzein, the major isoflavones found in soy, have received the most attention. However, they undergo extensive metabolism in the intestine and the liver, which might affect their biological properties, e.g. their antioxidant capacities. Furthermore, the biological activities of other naturally occurring isoflavones, for instance, glycitein from soy or biochanin A from red clover, have not yet been studied in detail. The aim of this study was to investigate the antioxidant activities of six naturally occurring isoflavones and their corresponding oxidative and bacterial metabolites. The oxygen radical absorbance capacity assay as well as the in vitro oxidation of low density lipoproteins with the conjugated diene and the thiobarbituric acid reacting substances formation as end points were used. The oxidative metabolites of genistein and daidzein as well as equol exhibited the highest antioxidant activities in all three assays. With few exceptions, they were more effective than the positive controls quercetin and ascorbic acid. Formononetin, the 4'-O-methyl ether of daidzein, showed the lowest antioxidant property. Because the antioxidant efficacy of isoflavones as effective antioxidants is evident at concentrations well within the range found in the plasma of subjects consuming soy products, this biological activity could be of physiological relevance Y1 - 2006 UR - http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jf053112o ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kroll, Jürgen A1 - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal T1 - Die Sojabohne : Inhalsstoffe und deren Lebensmittelchemische und ernährungsphysiologische Bedeutung N2 - The soy bean contains besides comparatively large amounts of nutritionally and physiologically valuable proteins and lipids, also a series of other minor components termed as secondary plant metabolites. In this respect most of the research focus has been directed to the group of isoflavones. Epidemiological studies as well as model and animal experiments document that the consumption of soy products/-components is accompanied by many postive physiological effects, which are discussed shortly in this paper Y1 - 2006 SN - 0012-0431 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Fleschhut, Jens A1 - Kratzer, Frank A1 - Rechkemmer, Gerhard A1 - Kulling, Sabine E. T1 - Stability and biotransformation of various dietary anthocyanins in vitro N2 - Background Anthocyanins, which are found in high concentrations in fruit and vegetable, may play a beneficial role in retarding or reversing the course of chronic degenerative diseases. However, little is known about the biotransformation and the metabolism of anthocyanins so far. Aim of the study The aim of the study was to investigate possible transformation pathways of anthocyanins by human faecal microflora and by rat liver microsomes as a source of cytochrome P450 enzymes as well as of glucuronyltransferases. Methods Pure anthocyanins, an aqueous extract of red radish as well as the assumed degradation products were incubated with human faecal suspension. The incubation mixtures were purified by solid-phase extraction and analysed by HPLC/DAD/MS and GC/MS. Quantification was done by the external standard method. Furthermore the biotransformation of anthocyanins by incubation with rat liver microsomes in the presence of the cofactor NADPH (as a model for the phase I oxidation) and in the presence of activated glucuronic acid (as a model for the phase II glucuronidation) was investigated. Results Glycosylated and acylated anthocyanins were rapidly degraded by the intestinal microflora after anaerobic incubation with a human faecal suspension. The major stable products of anthocyanin degradation are the corresponding phenolic acids derived from the B-ring of the anthocyanin skeleton. Anthocyanins were not metabolised by cytochrome P450 enzymes, neither hydroxylated nor demethylated. However they were glucuronidated by rat liver microsomes to several products. Conclusions The gut microflora seem to play an important role in the biotransformation of anthocyanins. A rapid degradation could be one major reason for the poor bioavailability of anthocyanins in pharmacokinetic studies described so far in the literature. The formation of phenolic acids as the major stable degradation products gives an important hint to the fate of anthocyanins in vivo Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.springerlink.com/content/103683 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-005-0557-8 SN - 1436-6207 ER - TY - THES A1 - Winnig, Marcel T1 - Struktur-Wirkungsbeziehungen der Süßgeschmachsrezeptoren des Menschen und der Ratte Y1 - 2006 CY - Potsdam ER - TY - THES A1 - Sommer, Yasmin T1 - 5-(Hydroxymethyl)-2-furfural: Sulfokonjugation und ihre Bedeutung für die Genotoxizität Y1 - 2006 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Simchen, U A1 - Koebnick, Corinna A1 - Hoyer, Stephan W. A1 - Issanchou, S A1 - Zunft, Hans-Joachim Franz T1 - Odour and taste sensitivity is associated with body weight and extent of misreporting of body weight N2 - Background: Sensory factors are important determinants of appetite and food choices but little is known about the relationship between body weight and sensory capabilities. Objective: To investigate the relationship between measured body weights, misreporting of body weight and sensory capabilities. Design: In a cross-sectional sensory study, body weight was assessed by measured and self-reported body weight in healthy men ( n = 130) and women ( n = 181). Sensory capabilities were assessed as odour detection and identification, and detection for salty, sweet, sour and bitter taste. Results: Odour detection, odour identification and taste perception scores were lower in subjects with a BMI >= 28 kg/m(2) than in subjects with a BMI < 28 kg/m(2) in the age group < 65 years whereas in subjects >= 65 years scores were higher in subjects with a BMI >= 28 kg/m(2) than in subjects with a BMI < 28 kg/m(2) ( BMI*age group: P = 0.015, 0.053 and 0.015, respectively). Independent of age, scores were highest in under reporters of body weight ( P = 0.008, 0.001 and 0.017). Differences in taste perception could be attributed to sour ( P 0.015) and bitter ( P = 0.026) perception, but not to salty or sweet perception. Conclusion: Relationship between sensory capabilities and body mass is age dependent. Compared to overweight subjects, the sensory capabilities of normal weight individuals appear to be higher ( < 65 years) and lower ( >= 65 years). At any age, however, subjects who under reported their body weight show higher sensory capabilities Y1 - 2006 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Garcia, Ada A1 - Wagner, Karen A1 - Einig, Christiana A1 - Trippo, Ulrike A1 - Koebnick, Corinna A1 - Zunft, Hans-Joachim Franz T1 - Evaluation of body fat changes during weight loss by using improved anthropometric predictive equations N2 - Background/Aim: Skinfold-based equations are widely used to evaluate body fat (BF), but over-/underestimation is often reported. We evaluate the capacity of improved skinfold-based equations to estimate BF changes during weight reduction and compare them against well-established equations. Methods: Overweight adults (n = 44) participated in a 4- month weight reduction intervention. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and anthropometric measurements were taken at baseline and after intervention. The BF% was calculated using Garcia, Peterson, and Durnin and Womersley (DW) equations. Results: Baseline and postintervention BF% measured by DXA correlated highest with BF% predicted according to Garcia (r = 0.934 and r = 0.948, respectively), followed by Peterson (r = 0.941 and r = 0.932, respectively) and DW (r = 0.557 and r = 0.402, respectively); only a slight systematic error in overestimating the BF% was observed in estimates according to Garcia (r = 0.147 and r = 0.104, respectively; p < 0.001), while increasing errors occurred using the Peterson (r = 0.624 and r = 0.712, respectively; p < 0.001) and DW (r = 0.767 and r = 0.769, respectively; p < 0.001) equations. Moderate correlations between BF changes (kg) measured by DXA and predicted by DW (r = 0.7211), Peterson (r = 0.697), and Garcia (r = 0.645) were observed. Conclusion: Improved skin-fold equations cannot accurately measure changes in BF after weight reduction Y1 - 2006 UR - http://content.karger.com/ProdukteDB/produkte.asp?Aktion=JournalHome&ProduktNr=223977 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1159/000092601 SN - 0250-6807 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Andert, Christoph U. A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Pattara A1 - Sanchaisuriya, Kanokwan A1 - Schelp, Frank P. A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. T1 - Nutritional status of pregnant women in Northeast Thailand N2 - A comparative study on the nutritional status of primiparous and multiparous women in the first trimester of pregnancy was conducted in the northeastern province of Thailand, Khon Kaen, to investigate differences in protein- energy-mal nutrition, iron deficiency anaemia, vitamin A deficiency and carotenoid status between both parity groups. 94 subjects were recruited at first attendance of antenatal clinic. Data about weight, height, haemoglobin and haematocrit were obtained from hospital records. Anthropometric measurements of mid-upper arm circumference and triceps skinfold were done on a sub sample. Retinol, carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol were analysed using a reversed-phase high- performance liquid chromatography method. Ferritin, transthyretin and retinol-binding protein were determined by enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay. Primiparous women showed lower body mass index, mid-upper arm circumference, corrected arm muscle area (P <0.001) as well as lower retinol, cholesterol and triceps skinfold (P <0.05). After adjusting for age and socio-economical status the significant difference persisted for all parameters but triceps skinfold. No significant differences of alpha-tocopherol, serum proteins, carotenoids and iron indices could be observed, even though a tendency to higher values for ferritin, haemoglobin and haematocrit was shown in multiparous women. Prevalence of protein-energy- malnutrition (body mass index <18.5 kg/m(2)) in the primiparous group was significantly higher compared to the multiparous group (P<0.05). Prevalence of protein-energy-malnutrition, iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency were 15.1%, 6.3% and 3.3%, respectively, in the total study population. No differences between parity groups could be observed for prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia and vitamin A deficiency Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.healthyeatingclub.com/APJCN/ SN - 0964-7058 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Menendez, Orquidea A1 - Rawel, Harshadrai Manilal A1 - Schwarzenbolz, Uwe A1 - Henle, Thomas T1 - Structural changes of microbial transglutaminase during thermal and high-pressure treatment N2 - The activity of microbial transglutaminase (MTG) and the corresponding secondary structure, measured by circular dichroism (CID), was analyzed before and after treatment at different temperatures (40 and 80 degrees C) and pressures (0.1, 200, 400, 600 MPa). Irreversible enzyme inactivation was achieved after 2 min at 80 degrees C and 0.1 MPa. Enzyme inactivation at 0.1, 200, 400, and 600 MPa and 40 degrees C followed first-order kinetics. The enzyme showed residual activity of 50% after 12 min at 600 MPa and 40 degrees C. Mobility of aromatic side chains of the enzyme molecule was observed in all temperature- and/or pressure-treated samples; however, high-pressure treatment at 600 MPa induced a loss of tertiary structure and a significant decrease in the alpha-helix content. The relative content of beta- strand substructures was significantly increased after 30 min at 600 MPa and 40 degrees C or 2 min at 0.1 MPa and 80 degrees C. We conclude that the active center of MTG, which is located in an expanded 8-strand domain, is resistant to high hydrostatic pressure and pressure-induced inactivation is caused by destruction of cc-helix elements with a corresponding influence on the enzyme stability in solution Y1 - 2006 UR - http://pubs.acs.org/journal/jafcau U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/Jf0522863 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Herbst, Uta A1 - Fuchs, Iris Judith A1 - Teubner, Wera A1 - Steinberg, Pablo T1 - Malignant transformation of human colon epithelial cells by benzo[c]phenanthrene dihydrodiolepoxides as well as 2-hydroxyamino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine N2 - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heterocyclic aromatic amines (HCAs) ingested with food have repeatedly been suggested to be involved in the malignant transformation of colon epithelial cells. In order to test this hypothesis, HCEC cells (SV40 large T antigen-immortalized human colon epithelial cells) were incubated with a racemic mixture of benzo[c]phenanthrene dihydrodiol epoxides (B[c]PhDE), extremely potent carcinogenic PAH metabolites in vivo, or with 2-hydroxyamino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (N-OH-PhIP), the N-hydroxylated metabolite of the most abundant HCA in cooked meat. First, it was shown that HCEC cells express sulfotransferase 1A1, which is needed to metabolize N-OH-PhIP to the corresponding N-sulfonyloxy derivative, the direct precursor molecule of genotoxic nitrenium ions. Thereafter, exponentially growing HCEC cells were exposed five times to 0.1 mu g (0.37 nmol) B[c]PhDE/ml for 30 min or 0.72 mu g (3 mnol) N-OH-PhTP/ml for 24 h. Chemically treated HCEC cells showed an enhanced saturation density and grew faster than the corresponding solvent-treated cell cultures. After five treatment cycles, HCECB[c]PhDE as well as HCECN-OH-PhIP cells lost cell-cell contact inhibition and started piling up and forming foci in the culture flasks. Furthermore, HCECB[c]phDE and HCECN-OH-PhIP cells were injected i.m. into SCID mice. Within 6 weeks after injection, eight animals out of eight injected with HCECB[c]phDE or HCECN-OH-PhIP cells developed tumors at the site of injection, thus demonstrating the high tumorigenic potential of the HCECB[c]PhDE and HCECN-OH-PhIP cell cultures. Taken together, we show for the first time that the abovementioned active PAH metabolites as well as N-OH-PhIP are indeed able to malignantly transform human colon epithelial cells in vitro. Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0041008X U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2005.07.016 SN - 0041-008X ER - TY - THES A1 - Carlo, Anne-Sophie T1 - Ontogeny of leptin signalling in the rat hypothalamus: Evidence for selective leptin insensitivity Y1 - 2006 CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ruhl, R. A1 - Fritzsche, Britta A1 - Vermot, J. A1 - Niederreither, K. A1 - Neumann, U. A1 - Schmidt, A. A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. A1 - Dolle, P. T1 - Regulation of expression of the retinoic acid-synthesising enzymes retinaldehyde dehydrogenases in the uteri of ovariectomised mice after treatment with oestrogen, gestagen and their combination N2 - The active metabolite of vitaminA, retinoic acid (RA), plays an important role in the female reproductive system. The synthesis of RA is tightly regulated by the activity of retinaldehyde dehydrogenases (Raldh). Among these, Raldh1 and Raldh2 exhibit specific temporal and spatial expression patterns in the mouse uterus, both during the oestrous cycle and early pregnancy. In the present study, we have assessed whether oestradiol and progesterone directly influence the uterine expression of Raldh1 and Raldh2 in ovariectomised mice. We investigated the effect of gestagen (promegestone 0.3 mg kg(-1) bodyweight), oestrogen (oestradiol 3 mu g kg(-1) bodyweight) and their combination on the uterine expression of Raldh2. Expression was analysed using in situ hybridisation and quantified using real-time detection reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. The results show that the expression of Raldh2 is rapidly (within 1-4 h) induced in stromal cells by oestrogen, but not by gestagen, treatment, whereas combined oestrogen + gestagen treatment leads to a more prolonged (48 h) response. In contrast, oestrogen, but not progesterone, treatment downregulates (within 4 - 24 h) Raldh1 expression in the uterine glandular epithelium. We conclude that the uterine RA concentrations are regulated by oestrogens via an effect on the expression of the Raldh synthesising enzymes. Such a regulation is consistent with the natural fluctuations of Raldh expression during the oestrous cycle, early pregnancy and blastocyst implantation Y1 - 2006 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Forterre, Simone A1 - Raila, Jens A1 - Forterre, Franck A1 - Brunnberg, Leo A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. T1 - Characterisation of transthyretin and retinol-binding protein in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of dogs N2 - The aim of this study was to investigate differences in concentrations of vitamin A, transthyretin (TTR) and retinol-binding protein (RBP) between plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in dogs. RBP was detected using ELISA, and both RBP and TTR by Western blot analysis after separation on SDS-PAGE. Vitamin A was determined by high performance liquid chromatography. RBP and TTR as well as vitamin A were detected in all samples but at substantially lower concentrations in CSF compared to plasma. RBP in dog plasma showed a similar molecular mass to that of humans, whereas canine TTR had a lower molecular mass. Comparison between plasma and CSF showed that both RBP and TTR were of lower molecular mass in CSF. In CSF, RBP and retinol were present at 10-100-fold lower concentrations compared to plasma. Retinyl esters were present only in minute amounts in 5/17 samples. In conclusion, the CSF of dogs compared to humans is significantly different in terms of both quality and quantity of transport proteins for vitamin A. Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/10900233 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.11.017 SN - 1090-0233 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rufer, CE A1 - Glatt, Hansruedi A1 - Kulling, Sabine E. T1 - Structural elucidation of hydroxylated metabolites of the isoflavan equol by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry N2 - Equol has, as have other isoflavonoids, recently gained considerable interest due to its possible health effects. However, detailed studies on the metabolism of equol are scarce. Therefore, we investigated the phase I metabolism of equol using liver microsomes from Aroclor-treated male Wistar rats as well as from a male human. The identification of the metabolites formed was elucidated using high performance liquid chromatography ( HPLC) with diode array detection, HPLC/atmospheric pressure ionization electrospray mass spectrometry, and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, as well as reference compounds. ( +/-)-Equol was converted to 11 metabolites by the liver microsomes from Aroclorpretreated rats comprising three aromatic monohydroxylated and four aliphatic monohydroxylated as well as four dihydroxylated products. The main metabolite was identified as 3'-hydroxy-equol. Using human liver microsomes, equol was converted to six metabolites with 3'-hydroxy- and 6-hydroxy-equol as main products. Furthermore, the aliphatic hydroxylated metabolite 4-hydroxyequol, which was recently detected in human urine after soy consumption, was formed. On the basis of these findings, it is suggested that phase I metabolism of equol is part of a complex biotransformation of the soy isoflavone daidzein in humans in vivo Y1 - 2006 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1124/dmd.105.004929 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Koch, Christin A1 - Brovkina, Lioudmila A1 - Rühl, Ralph A1 - Worm, Margitta T1 - Immunomodulation by dietary n3-polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) in vitro Y1 - 2006 SN - 0091-6749 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Forterre, Simone A1 - Raila, Jens A1 - Kohn, Barbara A1 - Brunnberg, Leo A1 - Schweigert, Florian J. T1 - Protein profiling of organic stone matrix and urine from dogs with urolithiasis N2 - Two-thirds of the organic matrix in urinary stones consists of proteins. Their relationship to calculogenesis remains controversial with regard to their effect as inhibitors or promoters during stone formation. The purpose of the present study was to determine the differences in peptide and protein pattern between the urine of stone formers (n = 23) and control dogs (n = 12), as well as between organic matrix of different urinary stones (struvite n = 11, calcium oxalate n = 8, uric acid n = 4) using surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Specific differences in protein and peptide profiles were found in the organic matrix of different mineral compositions. Characteristic differences were also found in urinary peptide and protein pattern especially in molecular masses below 20 kDa between affected and healthy dogs. Based on the obtained molecular masses they were in some cases tentatively identified as proteins that are known to be involved in stone formation in humans. The study shows that in dogs, specific-urinary peptides and proteins might be associated with urolithiasis. It indicates the importance to further characterize those proteins for possible diagnostic purposes in prognosis and therapy Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122630496/grouphome/home.html U6 - https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00590.x SN - 0931-2439 ER - TY - THES A1 - Clavel, Thomas T1 - Metabolism of the dietary lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside by human intestinal bacteria Y1 - 2006 SN - 3-8325-1192-X PB - Logos-Verl. CY - Berlin ER - TY - THES A1 - Mohan, Ruchika T1 - Microbial colonization of the gastrointestinal tract of preterm infants: Microbial diversity and new ways of prevention of infections Y1 - 2006 CY - Potsdam ER - TY - THES A1 - Müller, Susanne T1 - Einfluss von Alter und Ernährung auf die Zusammensetzung der intestinalen Mikrobiota und auf ausgewählte Parameter der Darmfunktion bei vier europäischen Studiengruppen (Querschnittstudie) Y1 - 2006 CY - Potsdam ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Rauk, Erika A1 - Kotzev, Anton A1 - Laschewsky, André A1 - Palmer, Christopher P. T1 - Cationic and perfluorinated polymeric pseudostationary phases for electrokinetic chromatography N2 - Separation selectivity in electrokinetic chromatography (EKC) is directly affected by the chemistry and solvent characteristics of the pseudostationary phase (PSP). The chemical selectivity of micellar PSPs has been previously demonstrated to vary significantly between anionic and cationic surfactants as well as between hydrocarbon and fluorocarbon surfactants. Polymeric PSPs have also been demonstrated to provide unique selectivity. In the current study, four cationic polymeric pseudo-stationary phases, two of which have perfluorinated pendant groups, are introduced and characterized as PSPs in EKC. Their performance and selectivity is compared to conventional micellar PSPs with similar structure. The solvation characteristics and selectivity of the four polymers most closely resemble those observed for cationic micelles. The polymers are all more cohesive and more polar than their hydrocarbon micellar counterparts. The fluorocarbon PSPs did show preferential interaction with fluorocarbon solutes, were somewhat more cohesive, and were stronger hydrogen bond donors. However, the presence of fluorocarbon moieties did not have as dramatic an effect on selectivity as was observed and published previously for fluorocarbon micelles. This may result from the selectivity being dominated by the presence of the cationic head groups or from the fluorocarbon character of the pendant groups being moderated by the presence of hydrocarbon functionality on the polymer back-bones. Y1 - 2006 UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00219673 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2005.07.114 SN - 0021-9673 ER - TY - THES A1 - Fuchs, Iris Judith T1 - Untersuchungen zur chemischen Transformation von intestinalen Epithelzellen der Ratte und des Menschen durch 2-Hydroxyamino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b)pyridin T1 - Investigations to chemical transformation of rat and human intestinal epithelial cells by 2-hydroxyamino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo(4,5-b)pyridine N2 - Die Zahl der Kolonkarzinome in den westlichen Industrieländern steigt in den letzten Jahren stetig an. Zu den Verbindungen, die mit der Zubereitung der Nahrung entstehen, mit ihr aufgenommen werden und die Kolonkanzerogenese möglicherweise begünstigen, gehört das heterozyklische aromatische PhIP, das bei der Erhitzung proteinreicher Nahrungsmittel entsteht. Neben zahlreichen Fütterungsversuchen an Nagern existieren auch Zellkulturmodelle zur Untersuchung der molekularen Mechanismen der PhIP-induzierten Kolonkanzerogenese. Die chemische Transformation von Zellen sollte durch wiederholte Exposition gegenüber dem hydroxylierten Metaboliten des Kanzerogens (N2-OH-PhIP) erzielt werden. Es wurden IEC-18-Zellen der Ratte und HCEC-Zellen des Menschen zur Untersuchung verwendet. Die Behandlung der IEC-18-Zellen führt nach 25 Behandlungszyklen mit Konzentrationen von 5 bis 20 µM nicht zur Transformation der Zellen. Die Anwesenheit von N2-OH-PhIP führt zu einer zehnfach erhöhten Induktion der GST-Aktivität, insbesondere der Untereinheiten GST-A1, -A3, -Pi und -T2, die für die effiziente Detoxifizierung des N-Acetoxy-Metaboliten vom N2-OH-PhIP verantwortlich sind. Bereits nach drei Behandlungen mit 1,5 µM N2-OH-PhIP konnte eine maligne Transformation der HCEC-Zellen erzielt werden. Die Zellen zeigten die charakteristischen Zeichen der Transformation: veränderte Wachstumseigenschaften wie klonales dreidimensionales Zellwachstum („pilling up“), Hemmung der Zell-Zell-Kontaktinhibierung, verkürzte Populationsverdopplungszeiten und tumorigene und metastasierende Eigenschaften. Außerdem exprimierten die N2-OH-PhIP-exponierten humanen Kolonzellen mit steigender Anzahl der Behandlungen größere Mengen des trunkierten APC-Proteins. Die bekannten PhIP-spezifischen Mutationen im APC-Gen resultieren in der Expression eines trunkierten Proteinproduktes und werden als frühe Ereignisse in der Kolonkanzerogenese betrachtet. Die zusammenfassende Betrachtung aller Ergebnisse zeigt, dass die IEC-18-Zelllinie zur chemischen Transformation durch N2-OH-PhIP ungeeignet ist. Dagegen wurde erstmalig eine vollständige chemische Transformation von Humandickdarmepithelzellen in vitro durch Exposition der humanen Kolonepithelzelllinie HCEC gegenüber dem Kolonkarzinogen N2-OH-PhIP erzielt. N2 - In the last few years a strong increase in the incidence of colorectal cancer has been observed. As to the specific components in processed food responsible for the induction of colon cancerogenesis , it has been suggested that heterocyclic aromatic amines (HAA), e.g. the most abundant HAA 2-amino-1-methyl-6-phenylimidazo[4,5-b]pyridine (PhIP), which is formed in protein rich food, when it is cooked at high temperatures or over an open flame, might be involved in this process. Whereas a number of in vivo-models to study PhIP-mediated colon carcinogenesis are known, only a limited number of cell culture systems to study the HAA-mediated transformation of intestinal epithelial cells do in fact exist. In the present study IEC-18 cells (rat intestinal epithelial cells) and HCEC cells (human colon epithelial cells) were incubated with N2-OH-PhIP, the N-hydroxylated metabolite of PhIP. The IEC-18 cells could not be transformed despite 25 treatment cycles with 5 to 20 µM N2-OH-PhIP. This might be due to the fact that GST activity as well as the expression of the GST -A1, -A3, -Pi and -T2 units, which are responsible for the detoxication of the N-acetoxy derivative of PhIP were strongly induced by N2-OH-PhIP. In contrast, HCEC cells were malignantly transformed when exposed three times to 1.5 µM N2-OH-PhIP. The chemically-treated cells showed a reduced population doubling time, they lost cell-cell contact inhibition and started pilling up. Furthermore, if HCEC cells were injected subcutaneously into SCID mice tumors developed at the site of injection in all animals tested. The transformed HCEC cells also express high amounts of truncated APC protein, which in vivo appears at an early stage of colon cancerogenesis. Taken together, it has been shown that IEC-18 cells are not suitable for chemical transformation studies with the HAA metabolite N2-OH-PhIP. For the first time it has been shown that the HAA metabolite N2-OH-PhIP is indeed able to malignantly transform human colon epithelial cells in vitro. KW - maligne Transformation KW - Kolonkrebs KW - heterozyklische aromatische Amine KW - intestinale Epithelzellen KW - colorectal cancer KW - heterocyclic aromatic amines KW - intestinal epithelial cells KW - malignant transformation Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-11807 ER - TY - THES A1 - Machowetz, Anja T1 - Untersuchung kardioprotektiver Wirkungen des Olivenöles und seiner phenolischen Komponenten in einer Gruppe gesunder deutscher Männer T1 - Cardioprotective effects of olive oil and its phenolic compounds in healthy German men N2 - "Untersuchung kardioprotektiver Wirkungen des Olivenöles und seiner phenolischen Komponenten in einer Gruppe gesunder deutscher Männer" EINLEITUNG: Epidemiologische Daten belegen, dass die mediterrane Ernährung mit einer niedrigen Inzidenz an mit oxidativen Stress assoziierten kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen einhergeht. Dabei wird vor allem dem Olivenöl, als Hauptfettlieferant in der mediterranen Ernährung, eine kardioprotektive Wirkung zugesprochen. Olivenöl zeichnet sich neben dem hohen Gehalt an einfach ungesättigten Fettsäuren (MUFA) durch ein reichhaltiges Spektrum an phenolischen Verbindungen aus, deren antioxidative Wirkung bereits zahlreichen in in vitro Studien beschrieben wurde. Demnach könnte der Verzehr von phenolreichem Olivenöl auch in vivo vor oxidativen Schädigungen schützen und somit das Risiko für kardiovaskuläre Erkrankungen senken. ZIELSTELLUNG: Untersuchung der kardioprotektiven Wirkung von Olivenöl und seiner phenolischen Komponenten in einer Gruppe gesunder deutscher Männer. METHODE: Dazu wurde eine randomisierte cross-over doppelt-verblindete Interventionsstudie an 70 gesunden Männern zwischen 20 - 60 Jahren im Raum Berlin-Brandenburg durchgeführt. In jeweils drei dreiwöchigen Interventionsphasen konsumierten die Probanden täglich 25 ml natives (phenolreich), gemischtes (mittlerer Phenolgehalt) und raffiniertes (annähernd phenolfrei) Olivenöl, was sich ausschließlich im Gehalt an phenolischen Verbindungen unterschied. Das Olivenöl sollte dabei die gewöhnlich verzehrten Fette ersetzen. Die Interventionsphasen waren durch zweiwöchige Wash out-Phasen unterbrochen. Die Erhebung der Blutlipide, Biomarker der Lipidperoxidation und endogene Antioxidantien erfolgte zu Studienbeginn sowie zu Beginn und Ende jeder Verzehrsperiode.ERGEBNISSE: Bei den Blutlipiden sowie den Biomarkern der Lipidperoxidation und den endogenen Antioxidantien konnte keine signifikante Veränderung in Abhängigkeit vom Phenolgehalt der applizierten Olivenöle nachgewiesen werden. Einzig die Glutathion-Reduktase-Aktivität stieg mit zunehmendem Gehalt an phenolischen Verbindungen (pTrend = 0,041). Unabhängig von der Konzentration der Phenole im Olivenöl wurde bei den Probanden durch den Olivenölverzehr eine Senkung von Gesamtcholesterol (p = 0,007) und Triglyzeride (p = 0,013) im Serum erzielt. Diese Wirkung geht einher mit einem gestiegenen MUFA-Anteil in der Ernährung aufgrund des Olivenölkonsums (p < 0,001). SCHLUSSFOLGERUNG: Die Hypothese, dass die Phenole im Olivenöl aufgrund ihrer in in vitro und Tierstudien beschriebenen antioxidativen Wirkung dem Olivenöl neben dem einzigartigen Fettsäureprofil eine zusätzliche kardioprotektive Wirkung bescheren, konnte in der vorliegenden Studie nicht gezeigt werden. Dennoch konnte durch den Olivenölverzehr und der damit einhergehenden Erhöhung des MUFA-Anteils in der Ernährung eine vorteilhafte Beeinflussung der Blutlipide erzielt werden. Obgleich Olivenöl nicht das vorwiegend verzehrte Fett in Deutschland darstellt, zeigten die befragten Probanden eine hohe Akzeptanz. Folglich könnte die Integration von Olivenöl in die habituelle Ernährung einen Beitrag zur Senkung des kardiovaskulären Erkrankungsrisikos leisten. N2 - "Cardioprotective effects of olive oil and its phenolic compounds in healthy German men" BACKGROUND: Epidemiological data show that the Mediterranean diet is related to a low incidence of oxidative stress associated cardiovascular diseases. In particular, olive oil, which is the most consumed alimentary fat in the Mediterranean diet, is discussed to be cardio protective. Besides its high monounsaturated fatty acid content olive oil contains a remarkable amount of phenolic compounds. Results from in vitro and animal studies suggest that these phenols are powerful antioxidants. Thus, consumption of olive oil phenols also could inhibit oxidative damage in vivo and therefore could reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the cardioprotective effect of olive oil and its phenolic compounds in healthy German men. METHODS: Therefore, a randomised, cross-over, double-blind intervention trial in 70 healthy men aged 20 - 60 years from the Berlin-Brandenburg area was conducted. Subjects were randomised for three periods of three weeks to replace their usually consumed fat by daily 25 ml of virgin (high-phenolic), common (medium-phenolic) and refined (low-phenolic) olive oil, which vary only in their content of phenolic compounds. Each intervention was separated by a two-week wash-out period. Blood lipids, lipid peroxidation biomarker and endogenous antioxidants were assessed at study baseline and the beginning and end of each intervention period. RESULTS: In the total study population, blood lipids, biomarker of lipid peroxidation and endogenous antioxidants were not affected by the phenolic content of the olive oils administered. Solely, a concentration-dependent increase in glutathion-reductase activity could be observed (pTrend = 0.041). A significant reduction in serum total cholesterol (p = 0.007) and triglycerides (p = 0.013) after of olive oil consumption was assessed, which was independent from the content of phenolic compounds in the olive oil. This effect goes along with an increased monounsaturated fatty acids proportion in the habitual diet of the subjects as a result of the olive oil consumption (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The hypothesis, that phenolic compounds in olive oil due to its antioxidative properties reported in in vitro and animal studies provide additional cardioprotective effects besides those attributed to its unique fatty acids profile could not be supported by this study. However, olive oil consumption exert beneficial effects on blood lipids, which could be ascribed to the increased monounsaturated fatty acid content in the diet. Even though olive oil is not the main source of fat in Germany, the interviewed participants showed a high acceptance. Thus, integration of olive oil into the habitual diet could contribute to a risk reduction in cardiovascular diseases among German men. KW - Olivenöl KW - Phenole KW - Kontrollierte klinische Studie KW - Kardiovaskuläre Krankheit KW - Oxidativer Stress KW - mediterrane Ernährung KW - Mediterranean Diet Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10432 ER - TY - THES A1 - Kluth, Dirk T1 - Vom Antioxidanz zum Genregulator : transkriptionelle Regulation von Phase I- und Phase II-Enzymen durch Vitamin E und antioxidative sekundäre Pflanzeninhaltsstoffe T1 - From antioxidant to gene regulator : transcriptional regulation of phase I- and phase II-enzymes by vitamin E and antioxidative secondary plant compounds N2 - Nahrungsinhaltsstoffe sind im Organismus an Steuerungsprozessen und Stoffwechselvorgängen beteiligt, wobei die Mechanismen ihrer Wirkung noch nicht völlig aufgeklärt sind. Wie Vitamin E zeigen auch sekundäre Pflanzeninhaltsstoffe in Zellsystemen sowie in vivo eine Reihe biologischer Wirkungen, deren Erklärung jedoch häufig auf ihre antioxidative Eigenschaft reduziert wird. Ziel der Dissertation war es, den Einfluss von Vitamin E und anderen Pflanzeninhaltsstoffen (in Form von Pflanzenextrakten oder isolierten sekundären Pflanzeninhaltsstoffen, z.B. Polyphenole), die bisher alle hauptsächlich als Antioxidanz klassifiziert wurden, auf die transkriptionelle Regulation von Phase I- und Phase II-Enzymen zu untersuchen. Dazu wurde die Aktivierung des PXR (pregnane X receptor) und des Nrf2 (NF-E2-related factor-2) als zentrale Transkriptionsfaktoren der Phase I- bzw. Phase II-Enzyme getestet. Der Einfluss von verschiedenen Vitamin E-Formen und antioxidativen Pflanzeninhaltsstoffen in Form von Reinsubstanzen (Curcumin, EGCG, Medox, Quercetin, Resveratrol und Sulforaphan) oder Pflanzenextrakten (aus Blaubeeren, Gewürznelken, Himbeeren, Nelkenpfeffer, Thymian oder Walnüssen) auf die Aktivierung von PXR und Nrf2 sowie des Promotors eines jeweiligen Zielgens (CYP3A4 bzw. GI-GPx) wurde in vitro mit Reportergenplasmiden untersucht. Es zeigte sich, dass sowohl Vitamin E-Formen als auch verschiedene sekundäre Pflanzeninhaltsstoffe PXR und/oder Nrf2 sowie die Promotoren der jeweiligen Zielgene CYP3A4 bzw. GI-GPx aktivieren. In einem Tierexperiment konnte diese genregulatorische Wirkung von Vitamin E auf die in vivo-Situation übertragen werden. In Lebern von Mäusen, deren Futter unterschiedliche Mengen von Vitamin E enthielt (Mangel-, Normal- und Überflussdiät), wurde eine direkte Korrelation zwischen der alpha-Tocopherol-Konzentration und der Cyp3a11 mRNA-Expression nachgewiesen (Cyp3a11 ist das murine Homolog zum humanen CYP3A4). Entgegen der in vitro-Situation hatte gamma-Tocotrienol in vivo einen nur kaum nachweisbaren Effekt auf die Expression der Cyp3a11 mRNA, induzierte aber die Expression der alpha-TTP mRNA. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass Vitamin E und sekundäre Pflanzeninhaltsstoffe Phase I- und Phase II-Enzyme transkriptionell regulieren können. Die Wirkungen des Vitamin E können sich allerdings nur entfalten, wenn die Vitamin E-Formen ausreichend vom Körper aufgenommen werden. Gegenstand der Dissertation waren daher auch Untersuchungen zur Bioverfügbarkeit (zelluläre Akkumulation und Metabolismus) verschiedener Vitamin E-Formen. Es konnte gezeigt werden, dass Unterschiede in der chemischen Struktur der Vitamin E-Formen deren zelluläre Akkumulation und Metabolisierung beeinflussen. Unter Berücksichtigung der Ergebnisse der Dissertation lassen sich protektive Wirkungen von antioxidativen Nahrungsinhaltsstoffen auch unabhängig von ihren antioxidativen Eigenschaften über die Induktion zelleigener Schutzsysteme, einschließlich der Phase I- und Phase II-Enzyme, erklären. Die Induktion der zelleigenen Abwehr lässt sich auch als adaptive Antwort (sog. "adaptive response") des Organismus gegenüber zellschädigenden Ereignissen betrachten. N2 - In the organism food compounds are involved in regulatory and metabolic processes although the mechanisms of their effects have not been completely elucidated yet. Like vitamin E, secondary plant compounds have diverse biological effects, both in cell systems as well as in vivo. However, the explanation thereof is often reduced to their antioxidative capacity. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the influence of vitamin E and other plant compounds (in form of plant extracts or isolated secondary plant compounds, e.g. polyphenols), which were up to now classified primarily as antioxidants, on the transcription of phase I- and phase II-enzymes. For this, the activation of central transcription factors of the phase I- or phase II enzymes, PXR (pregnane X receptor) and Nrf2 (NF-E2-related factor-2), was tested. The influence of different vitamin E forms and antioxidative plant compounds in form of pure substances (curcumin, EGCG, Medox, quercetin, resveratrol, and sulforaphane) or plant extracts (from blueberries, clove, raspberries, allspice, thyme, or walnuts) on the activation of PXR and Nrf2 as well as on the promoter of a respective target gene (CYP3A4 or GI-GPx) was investigated in vitro by reporter gene assays. It appeared that vitamin E forms as well as different secondary plant compounds activate PXR and/or Nrf2 as well as the promoter of the respective target genes CYP3A4 and GI-GPx. The effects of vitamin E were confirmed in vivo by an animal experiment. In livers of mice whose diet contained different amounts of vitamin E (deficient, adequate and supra-nutritional), a direct correlation between alpha-tocopherol content and Cyp3a11 mRNA expression was shown (Cyp3a11 is the murine homolog to the human CYP3A4). In contrast to the in vitro observations, gamma-tocotrienol in vivo only had a small effect on the expression of Cyp3a11 mRNA. However, it induced the expression of alpha-TTP on mRNA level. It could be shown that vitamin E and secondary plant compounds can influence the transcriptional regulation of phase I- and/or phase II-enzymes. However, these effects of vitamin E can only be seen if the vitamin E forms are taken up by the body sufficiently. Therefore, another aim of the thesis was to investigate the bioavailability of different vitamin E forms (i.e., cellular accumulation and metabolism). It could be shown that differences in the chemical structure of vitamin E forms influence their cellular accumulation and metabolism. Regarding the results of this thesis, protective effects of antioxidative food compounds can be explained independent of their antioxidative properties by the induction of cellular protective systems, including phase I- and phase II-enzymes. The induction of cellular defence mechanism can also be considered as an adaptive response of the organism towards cell-damaging events. KW - Vitamin E KW - Polyphenole KW - Genregulation KW - Biotransformation KW - Kernrezeptor KW - PXR KW - Nrf2 KW - CYP3A4 KW - Cyp3a11 KW - GI-GPx KW - PXR KW - Nrf2 KW - CYP3A4 KW - Cyp3a11 KW - GI-GPx Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-10060 ER - TY - THES A1 - Jurrmann, Nadine T1 - Die Hemmung der Bildung des Interleukin-1-Rezeptorkomplexes als redoxregulierter antiinflammatorischer Mechanismus T1 - The inhibition of the Interleukin-1 receptor complex formation as a redox regulated antiinflammatory mechanism N2 - Das proinflammatorische Zytokin Interleukin-1 (IL-1) spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei Entzündungen und Infektionen. Die zellulären Antworten von IL-1 werden über den IL-1-Rezeptor Typ I (IL-1RI) vermittelt. Adapterproteine und die IL-1RI-assoziierte Kinase IRAK werden nach Ligandenbindung an den Rezeptor rekrutiert. Nach ihrer Phosphorylierung dissoziiert die IRAK vom IL-1RI-Komplex und aktiviert weitere Kinasen, was letztendlich zur Aktivierung von NF-κB und zur Induktion der Transkription von Genen führt. Für eine adäquate Immunantwort ist ein intrazellulärer reduzierter Status von Proteinthiolen essentiell. Vorausgegangene Untersuchungen an der murinen Thymomzelllinie EL-4 zeigten, dass die IL-1-Signalkaskade durch thiolmodifizierende Substanzen wie Menadion (MD) oder Phenylarsinoxid (PAO) gehemmt wird. Eine IL-1-abhängige Aktivierung von IL-1RI-assoziierte Kinasen oder NF-κB fand nicht mehr statt. Ziele dieser Arbeit waren: (i) mögliche Proteine, die für den Angriff von thiolmodifizierenden Agenzien ein Ziel sein könnten, zu identifizieren und (ii) den Einfluss nahrungsrelevanter und redoxaktiver Substanzen auf frühe Ereignisse der IL-1-Signaltransduktion wie der Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes zu untersuchen. Als Zellmodell wurden EL-4-Zellen mit stabil überexprimierter IRAK (EL-4IRAK) verwendet. Um die Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes, anschließende Phosphorylierungsereignisse und somit Kinase-Aktivitäten nachzuweisen, wurden Co-Präzipitations-Experimente und in vitro Kinase Tests durchgeführt. Die Markierung von Proteinthiolen erfolgte mit dem thiolspezifischen Reagenz Iodoacetyl-[125I]-Iodotyrosin ([125I]-IAIT). Die Vorbehandlung von EL-4IRAK-Zellen mit MD oder PAO führte zu einer Hemmung der Rekrutierung der IRAK an den IL-1RI und der anschließenden Phosphorylierungen. Zur Identifikation weiterer IL-1RI-assoziierter Proteine wurden IL-1RI-Immunpräzipitate zweidimensional aufgetrennt, Colloidal-Coomassie gefärbte Proteinspots ausgeschnitten und anschließend massenspektrometrisch mittels ESI-Q-TOF analysiert. Bei der Analyse wurden Proteine des Cytoskeletts wie z. B. Actin identifiziert. In Analogie zu den synthetischen Substanzen MD und PAO wurden nahrungsrelevante und redoxaktive Substanzen wie Curcumin (Gelbwurz) und Sulforaphan (Broccoli) eingesetzt, um zu untersuchen, ob sie bereits früh die IL-1-Signaltransduktion beeinflussen. Bislang sind antiinflammatorische Effekte dieser beiden Nahrungsinhaltsstoffe nur auf der Ebene der Zytokin-vermittelten Aktivierung von NF-κB beschrieben. Sowohl Curcumin als auch Sulforaphan blockierten konzentrationsabhängig die Assoziation der IRAK an den IL-1RI in EL-4IRAK-Zellen, wobei beide Substanzen unterschiedlich wirkten. Curcumin beeinflusste die IRAK-Aktivierung durch direkte Modifikation von Thiolen der IRAK ohne die Bindung von IL-1 mit dem IL-1RI zu beeinträchtigen. Sulforaphan hingegen induzierte auf mRNA- und Proteinebene die Expression von Tollip, welches durch PCR bzw. Western Blot nachgewiesen wurde. Tollip, ein negativer Regulator in TLR/IL-1RI-Signalkaskaden, könnte somit nach Induktion die IRAK-Aktivierung unterdrücken. Die Sulforaphan-abhängige Induktion der Tollip-Expression erfolgte jedoch nicht über Nrf2 und "antioxidant response element" (ARE)-regulierte Transkription, obwohl Sulforaphan ein bekannter Nrf2-Aktivator ist. Diese Ergebnisse veranschaulichen, dass die IRAK ein redoxsensitives Protein ist und für die Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes reduzierte Proteinthiole eine Voraussetzung sind. Der Angriffspunkt für die antiinflammatorische Wirkung der beiden Nahrungsbestandteile Curcumin und Sulforaphan ist die Bildung des IL-1RI-Komplexes als ein frühes Ereignis in der IL-1-Signalkaskade. Die Hemmung dieses Prozesses würde die in der Literatur beobachteten Inhibitionen der abwärts liegenden Signale wie die Aktivierung von NF-κB und die Induktion proinflammatorischer Proteine erklären. N2 - The pro-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-1 (IL-1) generates cellular responses in infection and inflammation. Effects of IL-1 are mediated by the IL-1-receptor type I (IL-1RI). Following ligand binding the IL-1RI-associated kinase IRAK is recruited to the IL-1RI. After phosphorylation and dissociation of IRAK from the receptor different adapter proteins and kinases are activated finally leading to translocation of NF-κB into the nucleus and induction of gene expression. An intracellular reduced state of cysteine residues (thiols) of proteins is necessary for an appropriate IL-1 response. It was shown recently, that preincubation of murine thymoma EL-4 cells with the thiol modifying agents menadione (MD) or phenylarsine oxide (PAO) completely abolished e. g. the IL-1-induced activation of NF-κB. The question to answer therefore was: (i) what are the proteins requiring free thiols and (ii) is the complex formation also influenced by dietary compounds exhibiting anti-inflammatory effects and being able to react with thiols in proteins. As a model the EL-4-cell line stably overexpressing IRAK (EL-4IRAK) was used. Recruitment of IRAK was followed by its co-precipitation with the IL-1RI by means of Western blotting with an IRAK antibody. IRAK phosphorylation was demonstrated by in vitro kinase assays with the co-precipitates. Free thiols of IL-1RI complex-associated proteins were made visible by Iodo-acetyl-[125I]-Iodotyrosine ([125I]-IAIT). By combining these methods with pretreatment of cells with MD or PAO, inhibition of recruitment of IRAK was identified as the first step in the IL-1 signaling cascade sensitive to thiol modification. To detect further redox-sensitive IL-1RI-associated proteins, receptor immunoprecipitates were separated by two dimensional gel electrophoresis and protein spots were analyzed by ESI-Q-TOF. In this way proteins of the cytoskeleton, including actin, were identified. In addition to the synthetical compounds MD or PAO the effects of dietary agents were investigated on the IL-1 signaling pathway. Curcumin as a component of turmeric and sulforaphane from broccoli have been described to be redox-active and anti-inflammatory by an impairment of late events in IL-1- and Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling. Increasing doses of curcumin and sulforaphane blocked the recruitment of IRAK to the IL-1RI in EL-4IRAK cells, but these dietary compounds acted by different mechanisms. Curcumin exerted this inhibition not due to an interference with ligand binding to the receptor, it rather modified protein thiols of IRAK. In contrast, sulforaphane had an indirect effect by an induction of Tollip expression, as shown by mRNA (PCR) and protein (Western blot) analysis. Tollip is known as a negative regulator of IL-1- and TLR-mediated signaling and enhanced expression of Tollip mediated by sulforaphane might therefore inhibit IRAK activation. The induction of Tollip expression was not initiated by Nrf2 and antioxidant response element (ARE)-regulated transcription, which is known to be activated by sulforaphane. These results demonstrate that IRAK is a redox-sensitive protein and the complex formation requires a reduced state of proteins involved. Curcumin and sulforaphane act anti-inflammatory by blocking IL-1 signaling pathway at the most early step, explaining its inhibitory effect on further downstream events in pro-inflammatory pathways. KW - Interleukin-1 KW - IRAK KW - Redoxregulation KW - Thiolmodifikation KW - Curcumin KW - Sulforaphan KW - interleukin-1 KW - IRAK KW - redox regulation KW - thiol modification KW - curcumin KW - sulforaphan Y1 - 2006 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-7584 ER -