• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.62-67
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• 1993

This study aims at investigating the relationships between the urinary mercury concentration and blood zinc-protoportphyrin, serum cholinestrase activity, making 149 workers exposed to mercury vapor and 68 workers who were not exposed to mercury among the workers in a flurorescent lamp manufactureing factory an object of this investigation. The results are as follows ; 1. In an exposed group the number of those whose urinary mercury concentration showed over $100{\mu}g/l$ was 21 persons (14.3%) among 147 workers. The average urinary mercury concentration was $52.1{\pm}46.1{\mu}g/l$($1.8-361.2{\mu}g/l$), which proved to be higher than the average concentration in a control group. 2. In an exposed group, the average concentration of blood zinc-protoporphyrin was $27.8{\pm}12.5{\mu}g/dl$($12.2-101.5{\mu}g/dl$), which proved to be somewhat higher than the average concentration in a control group. But it did not show a significant difference. 3. In an exposed group, the average concentration of serum cholinesterase activity showed $1936.7{\pm}341.0IU/l$(1,120,0-2,8750IU/l), which proved to be lower than the average concentration in a control group. 4. The relational coefficient between urinary mercury concentration and blool zinc-protoporphyrin, serum cholinesterase activity of the whole workers exposed to mercury showed little difference. While the relational coefficient between the urinary mercury concentration and blood zinc-protoporphyrin of the workers whose urinary mercury concentration showed over $100{\mu}g/l$ was relatively high, which was 0.62.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.141-151
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• 1993

Blood samples obtained from 200 adults who had visited the "S" general hospital were analyzed to compare the zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) levels quantified by high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) and by hematofluorometer (HF) to investigate the methodological difference if any and the relationship between the levels of blood lead and ZPP among no-lead exposed adults. Also investigated were the distribution of ZPP and protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) concentrations, the establishment of normal levels of blood ZPP and blood lead, and the contribution of age and sex factors to these values. These subjects had no previous occupational exposure to lead. The results obtained were as follows : 1. The mean values of blood lead for male and female subjects were $9.46{\pm}2.44{\mu}g/dl$ and $8.09{\pm}2.17{\mu}g/dl$, respectively. The difference observed in the mean concentrations between male and female subjects was statistically very significant. 2. The mean values of blood ZPP by HPLC for male and female subjects were $15.94{\pm}4.55{\mu}g/dl$ and $22.26{\pm}6.61{\mu}g/dl$, respectively. The difference observed in the mean concentrations between male and female subjects was statistically not significant. The mean values of blood PPIX by HPLC for male and female subjects were $2.51{\pm}1.78{\mu}g/dl$ and $2.81{\pm}1.56{\mu}g/dl$, respectively. The difference observed in the mean concentrations between male and female subjects was statistically not significant. 3. The mean values of blood ZPP by HF for male and female subjects were $28.44{\pm}7.11{\mu}g/dl$ and $37.77{\pm}8.04{\mu}g/dl$, respectively. The difference observed in the mean concentrations between male and female subjects was statistically very significant. 4. No statistically significant correlation was found between the levels of blood ZPP and blood lead. 5. The ratio of ZPP and protoporphyrin IX (PPIX) concentration to erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EP, EP=ZPP+PPIX) concentration was 87.4% and 12.6%, respectively. 6. A statistically very significant correlation was found between the ZPP concentrations determined by HPLC and the values by HF (r=0.7565). The ZPP concentraitons quantified by HF were 1.75 times as high as the values obtained by HPLC. 7. The blood ZPP concentrations quantified by HPLC, HF, and spectrofluorometer (SF) from the blood samples obtained from 14 lead-exposed workers and from 16 no-lead exposed adults showed wide variations. The ZPP concentrations by HF were the highest followed by the levels obtained by SF and by HPLC. In the exposed group, no statistically significant difference was found among three methods of quantifying blood ZPP levels. In the no-lead exposed group, however, statistically significant difference was observed among these methods. The ZPP concentrations by HF were about twice as high as those of by HPLC or by SF. Among three methods of quantifying blood ZPP (HPLC, SF and HF), the results revealed significant difference. Therefore it is suggested that objective methods of quantifying blood ZPP and a system of correcting different ZPP levels be developed by the ministry of Labor.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.608-616
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• 1992

Using the hematofluiorometer normal values of the erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin(ZPP) and ZPP/Heme ratio were measured in 312 males and 163 females aged from 6 month to 73 years old and compared with those of anemic persons. The mean$\pm$SD values of ZPP of normal Koreans were 28.5$\pm$6.4($\mu\textrm{g}$/dl) in males and 3.18$\pm$7.7 in females. the mean$\pm$SD of ZPP/Heme ratio were 49.5$\pm$12.3($\mu$mol/mol heme) in males and 62.0$\pm$15.8 in females. The difference in the mean ZPP and ZPP/Heme ratio values between male and female subjects were statistically signficant(p<0.0001) In male subjects the mean ZPP and ZPP/Heme ratio of the age groups less than 15 years old were higher than adult groups and the difference between age groups was significant(p<0.005 and p<0.0001 respecti-vely) The normal upper limit of the mean$\pm$2SD in normal male and female subjects were 41.3 and 47.2 for ZPP and 74.1 and 93.6 for ZPP/Heme ratio respectively. The mean values of ZPP and ZPP/Heme ratio measured in the anemic persons were higher than those of normal subjects and did not show any significant difference by the sex and age groups except in 6-14 years male groups. The test specificity(positivity) analyzed in the anemic persons by the cut-off values calculated from the normal data were 50.6% for ZPP and 73.0% for ZPP/Heme ratio. The correlation analysis between blood hemoglobin and erythrocyte ZPP or ZPP/Heme ratio in the total 801 normal and anemic subjects showed that there are very high logarithmic correlation between the hemoglobin levels and ZPP/Heme ratio (r=-0.8339) and high correla-tion between the hemoglobin levels and ZPP concentrations(r=-0.6372) These results suggested that the measurement of the erythrocyte ZPP and ZPP/Heme ratio with the hematofluorometer can be a usuful screening method for iron deficiency anermin because they provide a reliable immediate results with a small amount of sample and are relatively simple and inexpensive.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 1999년도 제51차 추계 학술대회 연제집
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• pp.189-190
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• 1999

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.259-266
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• 2013

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the workloads of industrial and automobile storage battery industries and their association to biological exposure indices. Background: Occupational lead exposure at battery manufacturing workplace is the most serious problem in safety and health management. Method: We surveyed 145 workers in 3 storage battery industries. Environmental factors(lead in air, temperature, humidity and vibration)), biological exposure indices(lead in blood and zinc protoporphyrin in blood) and individual workload factors(process type, work time, task type, weight handling and restrictive clothing) were measured in each unit workplace. Results/Conclusion: Air lead concentration is statistically significant in associations with workload factors(process type, work time, task type, and restrictive clothing) and environmental factors (humidity and vibration), whereas zinc protoporphyrin in blood are significantly associated with work time and weight handling. And lead in blood is significantly associated with work time, weight handling and temperature. Application: The results of this study are expected to be a fundamental data to job design.

• 산업보건소식
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• 제30호
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• pp.23-30
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• 1986

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2011

Hemoglobin and zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) tests are commonly used to screen for iron deficiency, but little research has been done to systematically evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of these two tests. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of zinc protoporphyrin/heme (ZPP/H) ratio as a point-of-service screening test for iron deficiency among preschool-aged children by comparing the sensitivity and specificity of hemoglobin, ZPP/H ratio, and serum ferritin (SF). Also completed were assessments for the prevalence of anemia, iron deficiency (ID), and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) with indicators of ferritin models. This study was carried out with 95 children ages 3 to 6 y. Anthropometric measurements were assessed and blood samples were analyzed for hemoglobin, SF, transferrin saturation (TS), and ZPP. Anemia was common and the prevalences of anemia, ID, and IDA were 14.7%, 12.6%, and 5.2%, respectively. The ZPP/H ratio was strongly and significantly correlated with hemoglobin. And ZPP/H ratio was a more sensitive test for ID than hemoglobin or SF measurement, correctly identifying more than twice as many iron-deficient children (sensitivity of 91.7%, compared to 41.7% for hemoglobin and SF). However, ZPP/H ratio had lower specificity (60.2%, compared to 89.1% for hemoglobin or 96.4% for SF) and resulted in the false identification of more subjects who actually were not iron deficient than did hemoglobin or SF. Low hemoglobin concentration is a late-stage indicator of ID, but ZPP/H ratio can detect ID at early stages and can be performed easily at a relatively low cost. Therefore, ZPP/H ratio can serve as a potential screening test for pre-anemic iron deficiency in community pediatric practices.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.754-759
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• 2011

본 연구는 세포의 사멸 및 성장변화 등의 평가에 널리 이용되는 MTT assay에서 생성된 formazan dye에 미치는 ZnPP의 영향을 조사하였다. ZnPP는 생체 내에 자연적으로 생성되거나 다양한 관련 실험에 인위적으로 첨가해주는 물질로서, MTT formazan dye의 빛에 의한 탈색을 가속화시키는 것으로 밝혀졌다. Formazan dye의 분해는 5와 $10{\mu}M$ ZnPP 존재 시 반감기를 기준하여 각각 10 및 20배 가량 가속화되었으며, 빛이 차단된 조건에서는 영향을 미치지 않았다. ZnPP 구조 중 Zn는 formazan dye의 탈색에 영향을 미치지 않았으나, porphyrin 구조와 공통적인 감광체 성질을 나타내는 MB에 의해서 ZnPP 존재 시와 유사하게 dye의 탈색을 가속화 시켰다. 이러한 ZnPP와 MB에 의한 formazan dye의 탈색반응은 NAC와 ${\beta}$-carotene에 의해 지연되었으나, BHT에 의한 저해효과는 나타나지 않았다. 본 결과는 세포 중에 존재하는 ZnPP 등의 감광체류가 MTT tetrazolium으로부터 환원된 formazan dye의 빛에 의한 신속한 분해를 유도하며, 관련 실험에서 빛의 차단 등의 조치와 함께 각별히 유의해야함을 시사한다.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 식품성분이나 천연물의 세포활성 측정에 널리 사용되는 MTT 분석 상의 최종산물인 MTT 포마잔 색소에 대한 여러 용매 상에서의 안정성과 다양한 빛과 ZnPP가 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. MTT 포마잔의 발색도는 0.01 N 이상의 NaOH 농도에서 가장 높게 나타났으며, 증류수, DMSO, 에탄올, 메탄올 등의 용매에 비해 2배 이상의 발색강도를 보였다. 증류수나 0.01 N 이하의 NaOH 농도에서 MTT 포마잔은 불안정하여 빛의 조사와 관계없이 신속하게 분해되었으며 0.1 N NaOH, DMSO에서는 안정하였다. DMSO나 0.1 N NaOH 상에서 MTT 포마잔은 형광등과 UVA (365 nm)의 조사에 의해 2시간 내에 발색도의 현저한 변화가 관찰되지 않았으나, UVB (254 nm)에 노출되었을 경우 용매와 관계없이 신속하게 탈색되었다. MTT 포마잔은 에탄올, 메탄올, DMSO와 NaOH 용매상에서 ZnPP에 의해 시간과 농도에 의존적으로 분해되었으며, 0.1 N NaOH 상에서 가장 민감하고 신속한 탈색 양상을 나타내었다. DMSO와 0.1 N NaOH 상에서 MTT 포마잔은 $0.1{\mu}M$의 ZnPP에 의해서도 유의적인 탈색현상을 나타내었다. 하지만 ZnPP에 의한 MTT 포마잔의 탈색현상은 암소에서는 일어나지 않았으며, 빛과 관계없이 명소와 암소에서 모두 수용성 XTT 포마잔에는 미미한 효과를 나타내었다.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 1997년도 추계 학술대회 연제집
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• pp.215-216
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• 1997