Enhancement of Phase II and Antioxidant Enzymes in Mice by Soybeans Fermentation with Basidiomycetes

  • Shon, Yun-Hee (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Intractable Disease Research Center, Dongguk University) ;
  • Kim, So-Yeun (Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Sung (Department of Food Science and Technology, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Nam, Kyung-Soo (Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Intractable Disease Research Center, Dongguk University)
  • Published : 2000.12.01

Abstract

The activities of phase II and antioxidant enzymes in the liver, lung, kidney, stomach, and colon of mice were examined following intragastric application of polysaccharides extracted from soybeans fermented with either Agrocybe Cylindracea (AC) or Phellinus ignarius (PI). The intragastric application of the extracts to mice for 14 days significantly increased the activities of quinone reductase (QP) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) in the liver and kidney, glutathione (GSH) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the liver, kidney, lung, and stomach, and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) in the liver, lung, and kidney. In general, the elevation of the phase II and antioxidant enzymes activities was more pronounced in the liver and kidney as compared to the lung, stomach, and colon. Accordingly, these finding suggest that polysaccharides extracted from soybeans fermented with A. cylindracea or P. igniarius have a cancer chemopreventive potential in various target organs.

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