• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.81-88
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• 2007

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the exposure to vinyl chloride monomer(VCM) induces lipid peroxidation in workers by evaluating the concentration of malondialdehyde(MDA) in the urine in order to assess worker's oxidative stress due to exposure of vinyl chloride monomer. The subjects investigated in the study were divided into the experimental group; 18 workers exposed to VCM, and the control group; 19 workers unexposed to VCM. A gas chromatography/pulsed flame photometric detector(GC/PFPD) was utilized to analyze thiodiglycolic acid(TDGA), which was methylated with trimethylsilyldiazomethane (2.0M in diethyl ether) in urine and the urinary MDA, the product of lipid peroxidation, was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography/ultraviolet-visible detector after derivatized with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine(DNPH). The concentrations of urinary TDGA in controls and VCM exposure workers were 0.13(2.01)mg/g Cr. GM(GSD) and 0.35(1.96)mg/gCr. GM(GSD), respectively. The concentrations of urinary MDA were $0.12(2.21){\mu}mol/gCr$. GM(GSD) in controls and $1.35(1.79){\mu}mol/gCr$. GM(GSD) in VCM exposure workers. As a result of simple regressions analysis between urinary concentration of TDGA and MDA in VCM exposure workers, it was found that the $R^2$ value was 0.261 (p=0.03) and the drinking and smoking did not affect their level. In conclusion, the workers exposed to VCM have a potentially to suffered by oxidative stress due to VCM exposure and the urinary MDA can be applicable to the marker of effect to assess the level of worker's VCM exposure.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.419-423
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• 2008

액체배양 버들송이 균사체의 생육과 칼슘 흡수에 미치는 칼슘원의 영향을 조사하였다. 칼슘원의 종류에 따른 균사체의 건물량은 유의수준 5%에서 유의하지 않았으며, 칼슘원의 농도에 따른 균사체의 건물량은 농도가 500mg/L까지는 대체로 증가하는 경향이었으나 1,000mg/L 이상에서는 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 균사체의 칼슘 함량은 칼슘원의 종류와 농도에 따라 큰 차이를 보였으며, 칼슘원을 첨가하지 않고 배양한 대조구의 Ca 함량은 198.3 mg/kg이었는데 비해 칼슘을 첨가하고 배양한 경우 최소 273.7 mg/kg(1.4배)에서 최대 67,246.0 mg/kg(339.1배)까지 증가하였다. 칼슘원의 농도에 따른 균사체의 Ca 함량은 칼슘원의 농도가 증가함에 따라 균사체의 Ca 함량도 증가하였다. 배양일수에 따른 균사체의 생육은 배양 8-12일 사이 균사체의 생육속도가 가장 높았으며 16일차까지도 비교적 높은 증가율을 보였다. 배양일수에 따른 균사체의 Ca 함량은 배양기간이 짧은 어린 균사체의 경우 배양기간이 긴 성숙된 균사체에 비해 단위 건물량 당 Ca 함량이 높았다. pH에 따라서는 pH 7.0의 MCM 액체배지에서 생육이 가장 활발하였으며 Ca 함량도 가장 높았다. 결론적으로 칼슘 함량이 높은 버들송이 균사체를 생산하기 위해서 체내 흡수율이 좋고 최근 식품의 칼슘첨가제로 많이 이용되는 Ca-lactate 1,000 mg/L를 첨가한 MCM 액체배지에서 pH 조정없이 배양하여 12-16일차의 균사체를 이용하는 것이 가장 효율적이라고 판단된다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.175-188
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 학교 현장에 적용 가능한 ‘샤를의 법칙’ 실험방법을 개발하였다. 교과서 및 문헌 분석을 통하여 실험 장치 및 방법을 구성하는데 필요한 요소를 분석하였다. 전체 부피를 결정하는 부분 으로 단순 구조인 주사기를 사용할 때 보다 바이알과 부피 변화를 관찰하는 부분으로 유리관을 연결한 구조를 사용하였을 때 온도 변화에 따른 기체의 부피 변화를 쉽게 측정할 수 있었고, 비커 같은 큰 부피 의 물중탕 기구 보다 눈금실린더를 이용한 물중탕 방법이 냉각 시간에 있어서 이점을 보여주었다. 부피 변화 부분에서 저항이 최소화된 형태로 액체 마개 형태가 이용되었다. 액체 마개로 물방울을 사용할 경 우 측정 초반에 증발에 의해 기체 부피변화에 큰 영향을 주는데, 글리세롤을 사용할 경우 이 같은 영향 은 거의 없었다. 제안된 실험방법으로 대략 1 시간 이내의 실험 시간을 소요하여 높은 선형 상관계수($R^2$ = 0.999)를 갖는 결과를 얻을 수 있었고, 부피가 0이 되는 온도가 $-216.7\;{^{\circ}C}$로 예측되는 정도로 매우 정확 한 결과를 보여주었다. 본 연구를 통해 개발된 샤를의 법칙 실험은 학교 급별 교육과정에 따라 수준을 조절하여 실시할 수 있을 것으로 예상한다.

• 분석과학
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.163-167
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 ESI/MS/MS를 이용하여 혈장에서 카르니틴을 신속하게 정량하는 분석방법을 개발하였다. 분석방법은 free carnitine (FC)는 유도체화 없이 혈액여지를 80% 메탄올로 추출하여 분석하였고, Total carnitine (TC)은 가수분해 한 후 추출하여 multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) scan mode로 분석하였다. Acyl carnitine (AC)는 TC에서 FC를 뺀 값을 사용하였다. 카르니틴의 분석에서 상관계수 ($r^2$)는 0.9995, 회수율은 97%, 재현성은 변동계수가 10% 이하, 검출한계는 $0.0016{\mu}mol/L$ 였다. 이 방법은 기존의 액체 크로마토그래피 보다 전처리가 간다하고 짧은 분석시간과 좋은 감도와 재현성을 보여 주었다. 정상인은 AC가 낮고 FC는 높은 패턴을 보였고, 유전성대사질환 환자는 FC는 낮고 AC가 높은 패턴으로 나타나 카르니틴의 3분획 분석은 유전성대사질환 환자의 확진 및 모니터링에 유용함을 보여주었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2016

3-Methylpentane ($C_6H_{14}$, CAS No. 96-14-0), isomer of hexane, is a colorless liquid originating naturally from petroleum or natural gas liquids. 3-Methylpentane has been used as a solvent in organic synthesis, as a lubricant, and as a raw material for producing carbon black. There is limited information available on the inhalation toxicity of 3-methylpentane, and the aim of this study was to determine its subacute inhalation toxicity. According to OECD Test Guideline 412 (subacute inhalation toxicity: 28-day study), Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to 0, 284, 1,135, and 4,540 ppm of 3-methylpentane for 6 hr/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks via whole-body inhalation. Mortality, clinical signs, body weights, food consumption, hematology, serum chemistry, organ weights, and gross and histopathological findings were compared between control and all exposure groups. No mortality or remarkable clinical signs were observed during the study. No gross or histopathological lesions, or adverse effects on body weight, food consumption, hematology, serum chemistry, and organ weights were observed in any male or female rats in all exposure groups, although some statistically significant changes were observed in food consumption, serum chemistry, and organ weights. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that no observable adverse effect level (NOAEL) for 3-methylpentane above 4,540 ppm/6 hr/day, 5 days/week for rats.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.3805-3808
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• 2013

Background: Osteosarcomas have many established risk factors, both genetic and environmental, but by themselves these explain only part of the total cancer incidence. Bisphenol A (BPA) is an environmental estrogen associated with risk of several kinds of tumour. The lysyl oxidase gene (LOX) may also contribute to risk of tumours including osteosarcomas. Here, we investigated possible interactions of BPA and a LOX polymorphism on the risk of osteosarcoma. Method: The present hospital-based case-control study included 106 cancer patients and 112 controls from a Chinese population. Internal burden of BPA exposure was assessed using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) method. Genotypes were determined using PCR-RFLP methods. Results: Compared with those in low BPA exposure group, subjects with BPA more than or equal to median value had significant increased risk of osteosarcoma among subjects who carried GC or CC genotypes. A significant interaction with BPA level and the -22G/C polymorphism was observed for osteosarcoma overall, osteosarcoma affecting knee and osteosarcoma affecting hip, as $P_{forinteraction}$ = 0.036 for osteosarcoma overall; $P_{forinteraction}$ = 0.024 for osteosarcoma affecting knee; and $P_{forinteraction}$ = 0.017 for osteosarcoma affecting hip. Conclusions: The results suggest that BPA exposure interacts with the -22G/C polymorphism of the LOX gene to increase the risk of osteosarcoma.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.163-169
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• 2004

Worldwide, tuberculosis remains one of the leading infectious diseases, accounting for nearly 3 million deaths and more than 8 million new cases annually. DNA typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is important for the control of tuberculosis, since it can be used to track transmission route of tuberculosis, source of internal laboratory contaminations, and to answer questions on the nature of tuberculosis infections such as reactivation or exogenous reinfection of disease. At present, IS6110-based RFLP is the choice of method for typing large numbers of clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis, since it has the highest resolution power. However, RFLP requires long time, high cost and qualified experts, so only reference level laboratories can use the RFLP technique. In order to have an optional molecular typing method suitable for the clinical settings, this study evaluated the use of one of PCR-based typing methods, IS6110-based outward PCR for typing clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis. In brief, the results from this study showed that IS6110-based RFLP is useful to discriminate diverse clinical isolates of M. tuberculosis as well as to identify clinical isolates that belong to the same family or cluster groups that have been previously classified by RFLP analysis. In addition, the banding profiles resulted from IS6110-based outward PCR seemed to represent genomic characteristics of M. tuberculosis, since strains belong to the K-family generated unique band that is not present in any other strains but present only in the genome of K-family strains. The IS6110-based outward PCR was also shown to be useful with DNAs isolated directly from liquid cultures indicating this method can be suitable for typing M. tuberculosis in clinical settings.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2018

Cyclohexanone ($C_6H_{10}O$, CAS No. 108-94-1) is a colorless oily liquid obtained through the oxidation of cyclohexane or dehydrogenation of phenol. It is used in the manufacture of adhesives, sealant chemicals, agricultural chemicals, paint and coating additives, solvent, electrical and electronic products, paints and coatings, photographic supplies, film, photochemicals, and as an intermediate in nylon production. Owing to the lack of information on repeated inhalation toxicity of cyclohexaone, in this study, we aimed to characterize the subacute inhalation toxicity. B6C3F1 mice were exposed to 0, 50, 150, and 250 ppm of cyclohexanone for 6 hr/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks via whole-body inhalation in accordance with the OECD Test Guideline 412 (subacute inhalation toxicity: 28-day study). Mortality, clinical signs, body weights, food consumption, hematology, serum biochemistry, organ weights, as well as gross and histopathological findings were evaluated between the control and exposure groups. No mortality or remarkable clinical signs were observed during the study. No adverse effects on body weight, food consumption, hematology, serum biochemistry, and organ weights, gross or histopathological lesions were observed in any male or female mice in any of the exposure groups, although some statistically significant changes were observed in organ weights. We concluded that no observable adverse effect level (NOAEL) is above 250 ppm in mice exposed to cyclohexanone for 6 hr/day for 5 days/week.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.281-288
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• 2017

Purpose: The serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level has been recognized as a prognostic factor in colorectal cancer, and associated with response of rectal cancer to radiotherapy. This study aimed to identify CEA-interacting proteins in colon cancer cells and observe post-irradiation changes in their expression. Materials and Methods: CEA expression in colon cancer cells was examined by Western blot analysis. Using an anti-CEA antibody or IgG as a negative control, immunoprecipitation was performed in colon cancer cell lysates. CEA and IgG immunoprecipitates were used for liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis. Proteins identified in the CEA immunoprecipitates but not in the IgG immunoprecipitates were selected as CEA-interacting proteins. After radiation treatment, changes in expression of CEA-interacting proteins were monitored by Western blot analysis. Results: CEA expression was higher in SNU-81 cells compared with LoVo cells. The membrane localization of CEA limited the immunoprecipitation results and thus the number of CEA-interacting proteins identified. Only the Ras-related protein Rab-6B and lysozyme C were identified as CEA-interacting proteins in LoVo and SNU-81 cells, respectively. Lysozyme C was detected only in SNU-81, and CEA expression was differently regulated in two cell lines; it was down-regulated in LoVo but up-regulated in SNU-81 in radiation dosage-dependent manner. Conclusion: CEA-mediated radiation response appears to vary, depending on the characteristics of individual cancer cells. The lysozyme C and Rab subfamily proteins may play a role in the link between CEA and tumor response to radiation, although further studies are needed to clarify functional roles of the identified proteins.

• Advances in Traditional Medicine
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.222-227
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• 2008

Citrus aurantium var. amara L., commonly known as 'bitter orange' or 'sour orange', of the family Rutaceae, has traditionally been used in the treatment of various ailments, and it possesses different types of pharmacological properties. As a part of our on-going studies on the plantsfrom the Iranian flora, the extract of C. aurantium var. amara has been studied for its weight lossproperties using the mice model. While the Sep-Pak fraction, 20% methanol (MeOH) in water, of the hydro-methanolic extract of the peels of C. aurantium var. amara fruits, when injectedintraperitoneal (i.p.) at a dose of 10 mg/kg, significantly decreased the level of weight gain of the mice in comparison with control the group (P < 0.01), the Sep-Pak fraction 80% MeOH in water decreased the initial weight of mice by 0.44% in six weeks. The administration of the total extract(10 and 20 mg/kg, i.p.), and the Sep-Pak fractions, 40% and 60% MeOH in water (10 mg/kg, i.p.)did not show any significant change of weight of the test mice. Of the two active fractions, the80% MeOH in water fraction did not show any noticeable adverse effects on mice, and was therefore analysed by reversed-phase preparative high performance liquid chromatography resulting in the isolation and identification of four major components, two coumarins, meranzin hydrate (1) and bergamottin (2), and two flavonoids, xanthomicrol 5,4'-di-methyl ether (tangeritin, 3) and hymenoxin 5,7-di-methyl ether (nobiletin, 4).