• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.545-553
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• 2021

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the cytotoxicity of Nexus RMGIC, an indirect restorative cement, on cell survival rate and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in periodontal stem cells (PDSCs). Methods: PDSCs were incubated with serially diluted Nexus RMGIC eluates with and without the addition of N-acetyl-cysteine (NAC). Cell survival was determined using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. The ROS generation was determined by measuring the fluorescence intensity for 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate. Results: Nexus RMGIC exposure decreased cell proliferation and cell survival rate in a dose-dependent manner (1:8, 1:4, 1:2, 1:1) in PDSCs. The cytotoxicity of Nexus RMGIC was inhibited by treatment with 10-mM NAC. In addition, the production of ROS was detected by immunofluorescence after PDSCs were exposed to Nexus RMGIC. However, ROS generation was significantly suppressed in the NAC pretreatment compared with the Nexus RMGIC group. Conclusions: Nexus RMGIC increased the cytotoxicity and ROS generation. ROS was involved in Nexus RMGIC-induced cell toxicity.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2006

To enhance our understanding of toxicity mediated through the pathway by which TCDD stimulates gene expression, we have investigated genes whose expressions are changed after treatment with TCDD and/or MNNG in human Chang liver cell. First, we treated with MNNG and TCDD for two weeks to transform human Chang liver cell. We obtained cell looks like to be transformed and compared the differential gene expression by using cDNA chip (Macrogen) which carrys genes related with signal transduction pathways, oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, etc. We found that TCDD up- or down-regulated 203 and 111 genes including oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in human Chang liver cell two fold or more, respectively. Second, we compared the differential gene expression after treatment with TCDD only by using cDNA chip (Superarray) which carrys genes related with cell cycle regulations, and found that TCDD up regulated genes related with cell proliferation as well as cell growth inhibition in human Chang liver cell two fold or more, respectively. These results suggest that toxicity induced by TCDD may reflect sustained alterations in the expression of many genes and that the changes reflect both direct and indirect effects of TCDD.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2010

We are consistently being exposed to nanomaterials in direct and/or indirect route as they are used in almost all the sectors in our life. Nations across the worlds are now trying to put global regulation policy on nanomaterials. Sometimes, they are reported to be more toxic than the corresponding ion and micromaterials. Therefore, safety research of nanoparticles has huge implications on a national economics. In this study, we evaluated and analyzed the research trend of ecotoxicity of nanoparticles in soil environment. Test species include terrestrial plants, earthworms, and soil nematode. Soil enzyme activities were also discussed. We found that the results of nanotoxicity studies were affected by many factors such as physicochemical properties, size, dispersion method and test medium of nanoparticle, which should be considered when conducting toxicity researches. In particular, more researches on the effect of physicochemical properties and fate of nanoparticles on toxicity effect should be conducted consistently.

• 생태와환경
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.431-440
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• 2008

Turbid water or suspended sediment is associated with negative effects on aquatic organisms; fish, aquatic invertebrate, and periphyton. Effects of turbid water on fish differ depending on their developmental stage and a level of turbidity. Low turbid water may cause feeding and predation rates, reaction distance, and avoidance in fish, and it could make fish to die under high turbidity and long period. Therefore, it is very important to find out how turbid water or suspended sediment can affect fish in domestic watersheds. The objectives of this study were 1) to introduce international case studies and their standards to deal with suspended sediment, 2) to determine acute toxicity in 4 major freshwater fishes, and 3) to determine in relation to adverse effect of macroinvertebrates and fish. Impacts of turbid water on fish can be categorized into direct and indirect effects, and some factors such as duration and frequency of exposure, toxicity, temperature, life stage of fish, size of particle, time of occurrence, availability of and access to refugia, etc, play important role to decide magnitude of effect. A review of turbidity standard in USA, Canada, and Europe indicated that each standard varied with natural condition, and Alaska allowed liberal increase of turbidity over natural conditions in streams. Even though acute toxicity with four different species did not show any fatal effect, it should be considered to conduct a chronic test (long-term) for more detailed assessment. Compared to the control, dominance index of macroinvertebrates was greater in the turbid site, whereas biotic index, species diversity index, species richness index, and ecological score were smaller in the turbid site. According to histopathological analysis with gills of macroinvertebrate and fishes, morphological and physiological modification of gills due to suspended sediments can cause disturbance of respiration, excretion and secretion. In conclusion, in order to maintain good and healthy aquatic ecosystem, it is the best to minimize or prevent impact by occurrence of turbid water in stream and reservoir. We must make every effort to maintain and manage healthy aquatic ecosystem with additional investigation using various assessment tools and periodic biomonitoring of fish.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2001

해수 및 먹이생물 플랑크톤으로부터의 먹이연쇄에 따른 독성영향을 고려할 수 있는 먹이사슬 시스템을 사용하여 넙치 자어에 대한 TBTO의 독성영향을 알아보았다. 0.5ng/L 농도의 TBTO를 처리하였을 때 해수 또는 먹이생물 (Chlorella and Rotifer)만에 의한 TBTO의 넙치 자어에 대한 독성도는 거의 동일하게 큰 영향을 나타나지 않았으나, 먹이생물 및 해수 모두에 의한 영향은 독성의 상승 작용으로 크게 나타났다. 넙치 치어에 대한 급성독성 실험의 결과, 1, 10, 25, 50. 100, 250, 500 및 1000ng/L의 각 TBTO 처리 농도에 대한 반수치사시간($LT_{50}$)은 각각 230.0, 48.0, 24.0, 14.6, 9.3, 5.5, 3.0 및 1.7시간이었고, 96시간 반수치사농도 ($96hr-LC_{50}$)는 3.5ng/L로 나타났으며, 이를 바탕으로 만성독성 실험은 TBTO $1\sim10 ng/L$ 농도 범위에서 실시하였다. 4개월의 장기간의 실험결과를 보면, 대조군에 비해 해수와 배합사료에 TBTO를 처리한 모든 군에서 넙치 치어의 체중 및 전장은 느린 증가율을 보였다. 만성적 독성 영향은 1 ng/L의 농도에서는 침지식과 습식에 따른 넙치 치어의 성장과 생존율은 유의 적으로 차이가 나타나지 않았으나 (P>0.05), 해수에 직접 TBTO를 처리한 5 및 10ng/L의 TBTO 농도에서는 20일 이전에 $90\%$의 넙치 치어가 사망함으로써, 먹이생물에 처리하여 공급하였을 때보다 독성영향이 크게 나타나 넙치 치어의 성장에 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다 (P<0.05).이상의 결과를 볼 때, TBTO는 최소 5ng/L 농도 이하에서 규제가 되어야 할 것으로 보인다. 실제 우리나라 연근해에서 조사되어진 TBTO 평균 농도는 10ng/L이며, 선박의 출입이 잦은 항구 및 내만은 다른 유득 물질과 함께 높은 농도로 TBTO가 잔류하므로, 넙치 수정란 및 먹이생물이 생존 가능한 농도 이하로 TBTO의 사용을 규제해야 될 것이다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2013

꿀벌에 대한 급성독성이 강한 침투이행성 농약을 대상으로 토양처리 후 흡수이행에 의해 나타나는 꿀벌(Apis mellifera)에 대한 영향을 조사하고자 꿀벌 엽상잔류독성시험을 수행하였다. 본 연구에서는 침투이행성 농약인 dinotefuran 입제와 imidacloprid 입제 그리고 clothianidin 입제를 토마토 정식시 3가지 처리량으로 토양에 파구처리를 하였다. 처리 후 경과시간에 따라 잎을 채취하여 잎에서의 잔류농도를 분석하였고 꿀벌에 노출시켜 꿀벌치사율을 조사하였다. Dinotefuran 입제 처리구의 꿀벌 독성은 7일 이후 꿀벌치사율이 100%로 나타났고 17일 이후 감소하였다. Imidacloprid 입제의 경우 꿀벌 최대치사율이 44~72%로 낮았으나 그 영향은 18일까지 지속된 후 감소하였고 clothianidin 입제는 처리 후 7일에 꿀벌치사율이 100%이었으며 14일 이후 점차 감소하였다. 시험농약 처리 후 경과시간에 따른 잎의 잔류 경향성과 각 시험농약에서 꿀벌의 치사율은 유사한 경향성을 보였으며, 토마토의 생장이 활발한 14일 이후에는 토마토 잎에서의 잔류량이 점차 감소하였고, 실제 사용량 처리시 21일 이후에는 엽상잔류에 의한 꿀벌의 영향도 확연하게 감소하였다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제15권1_2호
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• pp.19-29
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• 2000

아세트아닐리드는 의약품과 염료의 합성과정에서 중간체로서 공기와 폐수를 통하여 환경 중에 방출될 수 있다. 아세트아닐리드는 호기적 조건하에서 신속히 생분해되고 OH 래디컬의 존재하에 간접적으로 광분해된다. 생물농축계수는 4.5로 추정되므로 수생생물에서의 생물농축은 낮을 것으로 예상된다. 아세트아닐리드에 관한 생태독성학적 데이터 조사결과 4종 어류에 대한 급성독성치만 보고되어 있으며, EUSES시스템에 의하면 어류에서의 최저 PNEC 값(예상 무작용농도)은 0.01mg/l이고 표면수에서의 PEC값(예상 환경농도)은 지역수준에서 최악의 경우 9.1$\times$$10^{-5}$mg/l이다. 지역수준에서 표면수에 대한 아세트아닐리드의 RCR(위해성지수)은 9.1$\times$$10^{-3}$으로 추정되어 어류에 대한 안전성은 충분하다. 그러나 국지 수준에서의 RCR은 물과 침적물에서 각각 1.3과 1.6이므로 제조공장 주변에서는 생태독성 위험이 존재할 것으로 추정된다. 아세트아닐리드의 환경위해성 평가를 보다 정확하게 하기 위해서는 물벼룩과 조류에 대한 급성독성 자료가 보완되어야 할 것이며, 따라서 이에 대한 실험이 진행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2001

We have previously demonstrated that sodium molybdate(Mo) improved lead-intoxicated status by enhancing the metabolism of mao-inositol-related phospholipids in sciatic nerves isolated from rats. In this study, in order to address the reduction mechanism of Mo for lead toxicity, effects of Mo on cystidine-diglyceride transferase, phosphatidylinositol kinase, and phosphatidyl inositol-4-phosphate kinase, involved in mao-inositol metabolism of nerve, were investigated in vivo and in vitro. Mo significantly increased the activities of cystidine- diglyceride transferase and phosphatidylinositol kinase in lead-intoxicated rat, and the pattern of increase was dose-dependent manner. However, Mo did not affect the activity of phosp- hatidylinositiol-4-phosphate kinase in normal and lead-intoxicated rats. We also found that Mo affected the activities of phopholipid metabolism-related enzymes not by the indirect manner such as activation of another metabolic pathway but by the direct manner. These results suggest that the improvement mechanism of Mo for lead-intoxicated status might be a normalization of the activities of phospholipid metabolism-related enzymes in sciatic nerve.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.306-313
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• 2007

The welding fume has been implicated as a causal agent in respiratory disease such as pneumoconiosis. The molecular mechanism by which welding fume induces toxicity in the lung is still unknown, but studies have focused on histological structure and indirect approach measuring the pulmonary damage markers. In the present study, gene expression profiles were analyzed in the lung of rats exposed by manual metal-arc stainless-steel (MMA-SS) welding fume for 30 days using Affymetrix GeneChip$^{(R)}$. Totally, 379 genes were identified as being either up- or down-regulated over 2-fold changes (P<0.01) in the lung of low- or high-dose group and were analyzed by using hierarchical clustering. We focused on genes involved in immune/inflammation responses were differentially regulated during lung injury induced by welding fume exposure. The information of these deregulated genes may contribute in elucidation of the inflammation mechanism during lung injury such as lung fibrosis.

• 생약학회지
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• 제35권4호통권139호
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• pp.324-329
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• 2004

SKT is consisted of skullcap radix, knope-sedge radix and trametes mushroom. SKT mixture extract has been used for curing breast cancer and cervical cancer as a folk medicine without any kind of experimental evidence to support the rationales for its clinical use. This study was undertaken to investigate the antitumor effects and toxicity of SKT. Tumor was induced by implantation of B16F10 melanoma cells $(1{\times}10^6\;cells/mouse)$ into abdominal skin in ICR mice and SKT application (5 mg/mouse, p.o.) was initiated 4 days prior to tumor induction and lasted for 42 days. SKT significantly inhibited not only tumor growth but also metastasis of i.v. implanted melanoma cells into lung and showed prolonged life span of tumor bearing mice. The combined theraphy of SKT with doxorubicin was more effective against tumor metastasis into lung. SKT almostly recovered serum SGPT to normal level of galactosamine/LPS-induced hepatitis mice. High dose of SKT did not show any acute side effects. But, in vitro SKT did not inhibit the growth of melanoma cells, which suggests that the antitumor effects of SKT might be menifested by indirect mechanisms.