• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.116-121
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• 1999

Quercetin and its glycosides showed a strong free radical scavenging effect to DPPH radical generation. However, there were not big differences between quercetin aglycone and glycosides under experimental condition of this study. On the other hand, quercetin had pro-oxidant effect in bleomycin-dependent DNA assay. Quercetin aglycone and its glycosides, quercitrin inhibited $H_2$$O_2$- induced DNA damage in CHL cells. They also have an anticlastogenicity toward DNA breakage agent by radical generation like bleomycin. These results indicate that quercetin aglycone and its glycosides are capable of protecting the free radical generation induced by reactive oxygen species like $H_2$$O_2$. The mechanism of inhibition in hydrogen peroxide-induced genotoxicity may be due to their free radical scavenging properties. Therefore, quercetin aglycone and its glycosides may be useful chemopreventive agents by protecting of free radical generation which are involved in carcinogenesis and aging. However, quercetin and its glycosides must also carefully examined for pro-oxidant properties before being proposed for use in vivo.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2001

Kimchi is a major Korean traditional fermented food, as a supplying source of vitamin and minerals which is prepared with various vegetables and condiments such as red pepper, garlic and salted fish etc. There are many types of Kimchi depending on the ingredients and preparation methods used. To investigate the clastogenicity and anticlastogenicity of Baechu (Chinese cabbage) Kimchi and Buchu (leek, Allium odorum) Kimchi in mouse, it was performed acridine orange supravital staining of micronucleus (AOSS-MN) assay using mouse peripheral reticulocytes. Baechu Kimchi and Buchu Kimchi were cultivated by organic agricultural technique, and Kimchi samples were prepared by methanol extraction and lyophilization. First of all, it was studied the clastogenicity of two Kimchi samples themselves (250-1,000 mg/kg) after oral adminstration in mouse. And also to study the anticlastogenic effect of oral administration of Kimchi samples, mitomycin C (MMC, 1 mg/kg, i.p.) was used as micronucleus inducing agent in this study. Dosing scheme was performed as simultaneous (co-treatment), 3 hr before (pre-treatment) and 3 hr after (post-treatment) with MMC treatment. Two Kimchi samples in the range of 250-1,000 mg/kg did not reveal any clastogenic effect in AOSS-MN assay in mouse. They also revealed anticlastogenic effects in post-treatment of Baechu Kimchi (1,000 mg/kg), and in pre-treatment of Buchu Kimchi (500 and 1,000 mg/kg) with statistical significance. The anticlastogenic effect revealed 1 and 6 hr after treatment of Baechu Kimchi, and Buchu Kimchi with 3 and 6 hr pretreatment. Consequently, it is suggested that antimutagenic and anticlastogenic mechanisms of Baechu and Buchu Kimchi in vivo attributed to sipindle formation and kinetic behavior of mutagens such as absorption and metabolism etc.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.92-96
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• 1997

The micronucleus test using peripheral blood reticulocytes (RETs) was evaluated in ICR mice treated with N-methyI-N-nitrosourea (MNU) and benzo(a)pyrene [B(a)P] as model clastogens. The frequency of micronucleated reticulocytes (MNRETs) in both positive compounds was similar to other results which were reported previously. On the other hand, an anticlastogenic effect of the natural antioxidant, $\beta$-carotene and one of taroholds, galangin as model anticlastogens were investigated using simultaneous treatment. Mice were treated with a model clastogen alone, or with a model clastogen and a model anficlastogen simultaneously. Both $\beta$-carotene and galangin showed anticlastogenic effects against MNU- or B(a)P-induced micronuclei in mice. However, galangin has stronger activity than $\beta$-carotene. Results from our experiment suggest that the in vivo supravital staining micronucleus test using peripheral blood is useful in the evaluation of clastogenic and anticlastogenic effects.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.243-251
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• 1998

백삼(Pampx ginseng C.A. Meyer, 4년근)을 가루로 한 다음 petroleum ether로 24시간 추출 후 감압 농축시켜 인삼 석유에텔추출물(GPE)로 하였다. 이때 GPE의 수율은 평균 2.24%였다. 또한 GPE를 petroleum ether 소량에 녹이고 petroleum ether:ether 용매계열로 silicagel column chromatography에 의한 partition을 실시하여 P1, P2, P3 , P4, P5의 5개의 분획을 얻었다. 본 실험에서는 소핵생성 물질인 N-methyl-N-nitrosourea(MNU) 및 benzo(a) pyrene[B(a)P]를 이용하여 소핵생성억제실험을 하였따. 상기의 5가지 분획 중에서 MNU에 대해서는 GPE, P1, P2에서 억제효과가 나타났다. 한편, B(a)P에 대해서는 GPE, P1, P2, P3 , P4, P5 모두에게 억제효과를 나타내었다. 그러나 여러 가지 활성을 보인 분획 중에서 여러 가지 양성대조물질들에 대해서 가장 두드러져 보이는 것은 P2였다. P2는 MNU, B(a)P 모두에 대해서 GPE와 유사한 억제경향을 보이면서 억제활성은 크게 나타난T다. EK라서 P2가 GPE가 보이는 소핵생성억제효과에 깊은 관련이 있는 물질로 판단되었다. 이와 같은 유전독성억제효과의 작용기전을 알기 위하여 B(a)P의 대사에 미치는 영향을 연구한 결과 GPE와 P2는 S-9 mix에 의해 유도된 B(a)P 대사를 억제시켰으며, DNA-B(a)P binding도 감소시켰다. 한편, MNU에 의한 DNA binding 과 O6-methyl guanine 및 7-methyl guanine 생성에 있어서도 억제적인 경향을 나타내었다. 따라서 GPE와 P2는 B(a)P와 같은 2차 발암 물질과 MNU와 같은 알킬화제에 의한 유전독성을 활성대사억제 및 methylation 억제 , DNA binding 억제 등의 기전으로 감소시키고 있는 것으로 판단되었다. 한편, 소핵생성억제 효과에서 가장 활성이 좋았던 P2를 NMR과 GC/MS결과, aliphatic ketone류의 혼합물로서 주성분은 분질량 330과 386의 두 개 물질이 함유되어 있는 혼합물이었으며 향후 계속적으로 분리 동정이 필요한 물질이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권7호
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• pp.3343-3347
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• 2012

The aim of this study was to investigate the anticlastogenicity as well as the clastogenicity of Eryngium foetidum leaf (EF) using the in vivo mouse peripheral blood erythrocyte micronucleus assay. Eighty ICR male mice were fed AIN-76 diet supplemented with ground freeze-dried EF at 0.0%, 0.8%, 1.6% and 3.2% for 2 weeks prior to the administration of both direct-acting, mitomycin C (MMC), and indirect-acting, 7, 12-dimethylbenz(a) anthracene (DMBA) clastogens. Peripheral blood samples were collected from mice just before administration of clastogen and at 24 and 48 h thereafter for MMC. Blood samples were collected at the same times and after 72 h for DMBA. Then, reticulocytes in blood samples were counted using fluorescent microscopy. The results indicated that EF had no clastogenic effect in mice. All doses of diets supplemented with EF decreased the number of micronucleated peripheral reticulocytes in all the MMC-treated groups in a dose dependent manner, but significant reduction was found only at 1.6% and 3.2% EF in the DMBA-treated groups. It can be concluded that EF has no clastogenicity, but possesses anticlastogenic potential against both direct- and indirect-acting types of clastogen in mice.