• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2016

Triclosan is an antimicrobial or sanitizing agent used in personal care and household products such as toothpaste, soaps, mouthwashes and kitchen utensils. There are increasing evidence of the potentially harmful effects of triclosan in many systemic and cellular processes of the body. In this study, we investigated the effects of triclosan in the survivability of cultured rat neural stem cells (NSCs). Cortical cells from embryonic day 14 rat embryos were isolated and cultured in vitro. After stabilizing the culture, triclosan was introduced to the cells with concentrations ranging from $1{\mu}M$ to $50{\mu}M$ and in varied time periods. Thereafter, cell viability parameters were measured using MTT assay and PI staining. TCS decreased the cell viability of treated NSC in a concentration-dependent manner along with increased expressions of apoptotic markers, cleaved caspase-3 and Bax, while reduced expression of Bcl2. To explore the mechanisms underlying the effects of TCS in NSC, we measured the activation of MAPKs and intracellular ROS. TCS at $50{\mu}M$ induced the activations of both p38 and JNK, which may adversely affect cell survival. In contrast, the activities of ERK, Akt and PI3K, which are positively correlated with cell survival, were inhibited. Moreover, TCS at this concentration augmented the ROS generation in treated NSC and depleted the glutathione activity. Taken together, these results suggest that TCS can induce neurodegenerative effects in developing rat brains through mechanisms involving ROS activation and apoptosis initiation.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.503-511
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• 2018

Triclosan (TCS) and bisphenol A (BPA) are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that interfere with the hormone or endocrine system and may cause cancer. Kaempferol (Kaem) and 3,3'-diindolylmethane (DIM) are phytoestrogens that play chemopreventive roles in the inhibition of carcinogenesis and cancer progression. In this study, the influence of TCS, BPA, Kaem, and DIM on proliferation and apoptotic abilities of VM7Luc4E2 breast cancer cells were examined. MTT assay revealed that TCS ($0.1-10{\mu}M$), BPA ($0.1-10{\mu}M$) and E2 ($0.01-0.0001{\mu}M$) induced significant cell proliferation of VM7Luc4E2 cells, which was restored to the control (0.1% DMSO) by co-treatment with Kaem ($30{\mu}M$) or DIM ($15{\mu}M$). Reactive oxygen species (ROS) production assays showed that TCS and BPA inhibited ROS production of VM7Luc4E2 cells similar to E2, but that co-treatment with Kaem or DIM on VM7Luc4E2 cells induced increased ROS production. Based on these results, the effects of TCS, BPA, Kaem, and DIM on protein expression of apoptosis and ROS production-related markers such as Bax and Bcl-xl, as well as endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-related markers such as $eIF2{\alpha}$ and CHOP were investigated by Western blot assay. The results revealed that TCS, and BPA induced anti-apoptosis by reducing ROS production and ER stress. However, Kaem and DIM effectively inhibited TCS and BPA-induced anti-apoptotic processes in VM7Luc4E2 cells. Overall, TCS and BPA were revealed to be distinct xenoestrogens that enhanced proliferation and anti-apoptosis, while Kaem and DIM were identified as natural chemopreventive compounds that effectively inhibited breast cancer cell proliferation and increased anti-apoptosis induced by TCS and BPA.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.137-154
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• 2019

Triclosan (TCS) is an antimicrobial compound used in consumer products. The purpose of current study was to examine toxicology and risk assessment of TCS based on available data. Acute toxicities of oral, transdermal and inhalation routes were low, and phototoxicity and neurotoxicity were not observed. Topical treatment of TCS to animal caused mild irritation. TCS did not induce reproductive and developmental toxicity in rodents. In addition, genotoxicity was not considered based on in vitro and in vivo tests of TCS. It is not classified as a carcinogen in international authorities such as International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). No-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) was determined 12 mg/kg bw/day for TCS, based on haematoxicity and reduction of absolute and relative spleen weights in a 104-week oral toxicity study in rats. Percutaneous absorption rate was set as 14%, which was human skin absorption study reported by National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) (2009). The systemic exposure dosage (SED) of TCS has been derived by two scenarios depending on the cosmetics usage of Koreans. The first scenario is the combined use of representative cosmetics and oral care products. The second scenario is the combined use of rinse-off products of cleansing, deodorants, coloring products, and oral care products. SEDs have been calculated as 0.14337 mg/kg bw/day for the first scenario and 0.04733 mg/kg bw/day for the second scenario. As a result, margin of safety (MOS) for the first and second scenarios was estimated to 84 and 253.5, respectively. Based on these results, exposure of TCS contained in rinse-off products, deodorants, and coloring products would not pose a significant health risk when it is used up to 0.3%.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.1052-1060
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• 2018

Triclosan (TCS) is a phenolic antimicrobial chemical used in consumer products and medical devices. Evidence from in vitro and in vivo animal studies has linked TCS to numerous health problems, including allergic, cardiovascular, and neurodegenerative disease. Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model system, we here show that short-term TCS treatment ($LC_{50}$: ~0.2 mM) significantly induced mortality in a dose-dependent manner. Notably, TCS-induced mortality was dramatically suppressed by co-treatment with non-ionic surfactants (NISs: e.g., Tween 20, Tween 80, NP-40, and Triton X-100), but not with anionic surfactants (e.g., sodium dodecyl sulfate). To identify the range of compounds susceptible to NIS inhibition, other structurally related chemical compounds were also examined. Of the compounds tested, only the toxicity of phenolic compounds (bisphenol A and benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoic acid) was significantly abrogated by NISs. Mechanistic analyses using TCS revealed that NISs appear to interfere with TCS-mediated mortality by micellar solubilization. Once internalized, the TCS-micelle complex is inefficiently exported in worms lacking PMP-3 (encoding an ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter) transmembrane protein, resulting in overt toxicity. Since many EDCs and surfactants are extensively used in commercial products, findings from this study provide valuable insights to devise safer pharmaceutical and nutritional preparations.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1006-1015
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 항균제로 광범위하게 사용되는 triclosan (TCS)의 광분해시, 광분해 효율을 결정하는 OH 라디칼의 기여도를 조사하였다. TCS의 광분해 반응은 365 nm에서 모든 광세기 조건과 254 nm에서 낮은 광세기 조건들에서, 반응 초기 약 5분에서의 분해양상은 유사일차 속도반응 모델을 따르고 있었다. 또한 TCS의 광분해시 메탄올을 $H_2O$ 대신에 용매로 사용하였을 경우 OH 라디칼의 저해작용에 의하여 TCS 분해속도가 감소되었다. TCS의 광분해 속도는 파장이 감소하고, 광세기가 증가함에 따라 유의한 증가를 보였다. TCS의 광분해시 254 nm에서는 $5.77{\times}10^{-5}$ einstein $L^{-1}min^{-1}$이상의 광세기와, 365 nm에서는 $1.56{\times}10^{-4}$ einstein $L^{-1}min^{-1}$ 보다 낮은 광세기 조건에서 photon의 기여도가 증가함을 보였다. 또한 photon의 기여도가 큰 광세기 조건들에서의 TCS에 의해 이용된 quantum yield는 254 nm보다 365 nm에서 높은 효율을 보였다. TCS의 중간부산물로서는 dibenzodichloro-p-dioxin (DCDD)와 dibenzo-p-dioxin가 365 nm하의 $1.37{\times}10^{-4}$과 $1.56{\times}10^{-4}$ einstein $L^{-1}min^{-1}$의 광세기 조건에서 모두 검출되었다. Dichloro-phenol과 phenol 역시 광반응의 부산물로서 모든 실험에서 발견되었다. 실험 결과를 토대로 TCS의 광분해 메커니즘을 제안하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2022

Triclosan (TCS) is an antimicrobial agent used in various human personal care products against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence of TCS-resistant bacteria in sewage water in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan, for the first time. TCS-supplemented Luria Bertani (LB) agar was used to isolate TCS-tolerant bacteria. A total of 17 TCS-resistant isolates were randomly selected from a large pool of bacteria that showed growth on TCS-supplemented LB agar. Based on gram staining and physiochemical characteristics, the isolated strains were identified as Salmonella typhi (n = 6), Escherichia coli (n = 4), Citrobacter freundii (n = 4), Proteus mirabilis (n = 1), Enterobacter cloacae (n = 1), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1). The Triclosan mean minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for the isolates of Salmonella typhi, Escherichia coli, Citrobacter freundii, Proteus mirabilis, Enterobacter cloacae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were 23.66 ㎍ ml^-1, 18.75 ㎍ ml^-1, 42 ㎍ ml^-1, 32 ㎍ ml^-1, 64 ㎍ ml^-1, and 128 ㎍ ml^-1, respectively. The antibiogram revealed that all isolates were resistant to penicillin G (100%) and linezolid (100%), followed by ampicillin (94%), tetracycline (76%), tazobactam (76%), sulbactam/cefoperazone (64%), polymyxin PB (58%), amikacin (29.41%), aztreonam (29.41%), imipenem (5%), and gentamicin (5%). This is the first known study regarding the isolation of TCS-tolerant bacteria from sewage water in Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan. It was concluded that all the TCS-resistant isolates were multidrug resistant (MDR) gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, mostly belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.167-171
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• 2001

Oral mucous membrane test using Syrian hamsters was performed to evaluate the reliability as a model system for the assessment of the potentially irritating substances intended for the mucous membranes, and to determine the irritating potential of a new emulsion-type formulated toothpaste. After test substances were implanted into the cheek pouches of hamsters with diluents (20 mg/kg) under pento-barbital sodium anesthesia, we made the comparison in irritation between emulsion-type and dispersion-type of triclosan (TCS) formulations in the range of 0.2% to 0.3%. The emulsion-type formulations using non-ionic surfactant showed less mucosal lesion than other commercial toothpastes with 0.3% TCS, or dispersion-type ones. However, no significant difference in irritation was detected between 0.2% and 0.3% TCS. We report that this hamster cheek pouch method could be a reliable approach for the evaluation slight difference in the irritating potentials of cosmetics and hygiene products intended for the lips or other mucous membranes, and this method showed that the new emulsion-type formulation significantly lowered the TCS-induced toxicity, compared with other commercial toothpastes.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.517-523
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 펜톤반응, 광반응, 그리고 Fe$^{2+}$와 UV의 조합반응을 이용하여 항균제이면서 신종오염물질 중의 하나인 Triclosan (TCS)에 대한 분해 메커니즘을 해석하였다. 결과에 의하면 Fe$^{2+}$의 산화율은 $H_2O_2$와 UV-C에서 각각 30%와 28%로 차이를 보이지 않은 반면 UV-A의 경우 15%로 차이를 보였다. TCS의 초기 분해속도는 광반응(UV-C > UV-A)이 Fe$^{2+}$와 UV 조합반응과 펜톤 반응보다 높았으나 반응시간의 경과와 함께 Fe$^{2+}$가 포함된 조합반응에서의 분해속도 증가가 관찰되었다. 또한 반응중 메탄올의 첨가에 의해 모든 반응에서 영향을 받았고 펜톤반응의 경우 20분 동안 분해효율 90%에서 5%로 급감되었다. 이온성 부산물인 Cl$^-$의 생성율은 Fe$^{2+}$와 UV-C 조합반응에서 가장 높았으며(77% / 150 min) 메탄올이 첨가된 반응 초기에서는(15 min) 12%의 Cl$^-$ 생성을 보인반면 다른 반응들은 무시할 수준($\leq$2%)이었다. TOC의 제거 역시 Fe$^{2+}$와 UV-C의 조합반응에서 가장 높았으며 펜톤반응, Fe$^{2+}$와 UV-A 조합반응, UV-C 광반응, 그리고 UV-A의 광반응 순으로 낮았다. 그러나 펜톤반응의 경우 90분 후 부터는 반응이 거의 중지되는 것이 관찰되었는데 이는 $H_2O_2$에 의한 Fe$^{2+}$의 산화반응이 중지되었기 때문이다. 이에 반해 Fe$^{2+}$와 UV의 조합공정에서 반응은 지속되었다. 또한 초기 Cl$^-$ 생성은 Fe$^{2+}$와 UV-C의 조합반응에서 환원반응에 의한 TCS의 분해메커니즘을 가지고 있다고 할 수 있다. 환원에 의한 분해는 할로겐화유기화합물의 무기화에 매우 유리하므로 TCS의 대안적 처리방법으로 UV-C와 Fe$^{2+}$의 조합반응은 적용가능하다.