Table 1 Proteins PKC inhibitor differentially expressed in ovariectomized rat livers after isoflavone intake and exercise
using MALDI-TOF MS/MS Spot number Accession number Official symbol Protein identification Theoretical MW(kDa)/pI Measured MW(kDa)/pI Score a Coverage 8203 NP_058797 PPIA Peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase A 18.1/8.34 17.5/9.0 86 71 9401 P81178 ALDH2 Aldehyde dehydrogenase, mitochondrial 54.8/5.83 46.4/6.6 298 12 3607 NP_001101972 BUCS1 Butyryl Coenzyme A synthetase 1 27.8/5.57 50.1/5.1 39 13 5701 BAA08207 PSME2 Proteasome activator rPA28 subunit beta 27.1/5.52 30.1/5.3 75 13 8002 AAB19918 AKR1C3 3 alpha-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 37.6/7.03 36.1/7.4 121 9 9801 AAA41769 OTC Ornithine carbamoyltransferase 39.9/9.1 52.1/7.8 220 14 5503 NP_001102492 INMT Indolethylamine buy AZD6738 N-methyltransferase 30/5.7 29.3/5.4 99 12 6601 NP_036925 GAMT Guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase 26.7/5.69 28.2/5.8 48 16 a Score is −10xlog(P), where P is the probability that the observed match is a random event, based on the NCBInr database using the MASCOT searching program as MS/MS data. Comparison of hepatic protein expressions between sham-operated and ovariectomized rats Hepatic protein profiles for each SHAM and OVX group are shown in Figure 1A and B. Spot number 5503 (INMT)
was detected in the SHAM but not in any of the other ovariectomized groups (Figure 2). On the other hand, when compared to the SHAM, ovariectomized rats demonstrated an increase in protein levels, which were spot
numbers 8203 (PPIA, 2.83 fold up), 3607 (BUCS1, 5.86 fold learn more up), 5701 (PSME2, 3.93 fold up), 8002 (AKR1C3, 3.61 fold up), and 6601 (GAMT, 2.57 fold up). Two protein spots were down-regulated in ovariectomized rats when compared to the SHAM group, which include spot numbers 9401 (ALDH2, 1.54 fold down) and 9801 (OTC, 5.26 fold down). Effects of isoflavone supplementation on the levels of hepatic protein expression in ovariectomized rats We also determined if isoflavone supplementation could affect protein expression patterns in ovariectomized rats. The expression of hepatic proteins in ovariectomized rats on an isoflavone-supplemented diet (ISO) was compared with that of the OVX group (Figure 1B and C). Isoflavone-supplementation resulted in the down-regulation of spot number 3607 (BUCS1, a 1.82 fold down) and the up-regulation of spot numbers 8203 see more (PPIA, 1.61 fold up), 8002 (AKR1C3, a 1.57 fold up), and 9801 (OTC, 2.95 fold up) compared to the rats without isoflavone supplementation (Figure 2). Spot numbers 9401 (ALDH2), 5701 (PSME2), 6601 (GAMT), and 5503 (INMT) did not change after isoflavone supplementation (Figure 2). Effects of exercise on the levels of hepatic protein expressions in ovariectomized rats The influence of physical exercise was also examined in ovariectomized rats (Figure 1B and D). The animals that underwent regular exercise (EXE) demonstrated an up-regulation of spot numbers 5701 (PSME2, 2.