• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.293.1-293.1
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• 2002

Pyrethroids are extensively used as insecticide in agriculture and home. Several studies have reported that yrethroids are relatively safe to humans and wildlife. However. some studies have suggested that pyrethroids ossess estrogen-like activity. Thus. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of pyrethroid ompounds on cell proliferation. and expression of ERs and pS2 using estrogen receptor positive human breast ancer cell line (MCF-7 BUS celis). (omitted)

• 대한한방부인과학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.1-20
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• 2023

Objectives: The object of this study was to observe the complex anti-climacterium potentials of Yuklinzu aqueous extracts (YLZ), using bilateral ovariectomy (OVX) female ddY mice similar to women postmenopausal symptoms, as including cardiovascular diseases, obesity, hyperlipidemia, osteoporosis and hepatic steatosis. Methods: In order to evaluate anti-climacterium effects of YLZ, six groups of mice were used; sham control, OVX control, 17β-estradiol, YLZ 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg treated groups. Since 28 days after bilateral OVX surgery, YLZ were administered orally for 84 days, once a day. And then we evaluated anti-climacterium effects divided into five categories; estrogenic effects, anti-obesity, hypolipidemic effects, hepatoprotective effects and anti-osteoporotic effects. The results of YLZ were compared with 17β-estradiol 0.03 ㎍/head/day subcutaneous treated OVX mice. Results: As a result of OVX, obvious changes related to the estrogen-deficient menopausal symptoms - obesity, hyperlipidemia, hepatic steatosis and osteoporosis were displayed in mice. However, these menopausal symptoms induced by OVX were significantly inhibited by 84 days of consecutive treatment of 17β-estradiol, YLZ 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg, respectively. Especially, YLZ showed obvious dose-dependent inhibitory activities on the OVX-induced climacterium changes in mice, and YLZ 500 mg/kg showed comparable inhibitory effects against menopausal symptoms in comparison with those of 17β-estradiol 0.03 ㎍/head/day subcutaneous treatment. Conclusions: The results suggest that oral administration of YLZ 500, 250 and 125 mg/kg has obvious dose-dependent favorable anti-climacterium effects in OVX mice. Especially, YLZ 500 mg/kg showed comparable inhibitory effects against menopausal symptoms in comparison with those of 17β-estradiol 0.03 ㎍/head/day subcutaneous treatment.

• 생약학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.324-330
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• 2006

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Artemisia Princeps Var. Orientalis (AP) on serum lipids and the collagen content of the connective tissues in ovariectomized rats. From day 2 until day 37 after the ovariectomy, Sprague-Dawley female rats were randomly assigned to the following groups: sham-operated rats (Sham), ovariectomized control rats (OVX-control), and ovariectomized rats supplemented with the AP 50 mg/kg bw/day (OVX-AP). The AP ethanol extracts were orally administrated 1 mL per day. The OVX rats were significantly heavier than the sham-operated rats at all time points, but supplementation with the AP extracts tended to gain weight less than OVX-control. Although total-cholesterol was increased at OVX-control, supplementation with the AP extracts tended to result in less than OVX-control. Triglyceride was significantly decreased after supplemented with the AP extracts (p<0.05). HDL-cholesterol is appeared higher AP extracts group than OVX-control. According to the results, we could know the fact that AP extracts were effective on serum lipids content throughout decreasing total-cholesterol, triglyceride and increasing HDL-cholesterol in ovariectomized rats. Supplementation with the AP extracts prevented a decrease in the collagen level in bone and cartilage tissues. These results are consistent with the conclusions based on the estrogenic activities of AP. Therefore, it may be used to possibly improve the quality of life in menopausal women.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.285-291
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• 2000

So far, investigation of environmental pollution has been achieved in field study. This remains the most exhaustive approach, current dimensions of environmental researches and their inherent complexity require that relatively inexpensive and simple laboratory procedures are developed to make possible the screening of large numbers of sites and samples. At this point. microbioassay has been high-lighted. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the water pollution using microbioassay. Two microbioassay methods were optimized and validated for the sensitive and quantitative determination of total toxic effects in the water. EROD(Ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase) microbioassay was focused to detect PARs, PCBs and dioxinlike components in the water and E-screen assay to xenoestrogens. The EROD microbioassay was executed in rat hepatoma cell line, H4IIE and E-screen assay in MCF7-BUS cell line. Kumho river was selected for this study. 5ι of river water was extracted using combined solid-phase extraction in static adsorption mode with soxhlet extraction. Pollutants adsorbed to the XAD-4 resin were recovered by elution with ethyl acetate and methylene chloride (1 : 9). Toxic effects of extracts were determined by EROD-microbioassay and E-screen assay. EROD activities of water samples were 7.24-72.24 ng/ι MEQ. The estrogenic effect of various water samples is quantitatively evaluated by EEQ. The EEQ of samples range from 0.05 to 6.07 ng-EEQ/ι. These results suggested that Kumho river was highly polluted with organic toxic chemicals.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.367-373
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• 2004

Mancozeb, a polymeric complex of zinc and manganese salts of ethylene bisthiocarbamate (EBDC), is used widely in agriculture as fungicides, insecticides, and herbicides. Mancozeb can be occupationally and environmentally exposed to human and has been reported to induce estrogenic activity, therein it is considered as an endocrine disrupter. After female ICR mice were treated Mancozeb orally at the doses of 250, 1,000 and 1,500 mg/kg/day for consecutive 30 day, we investigated the effects of Mancozeb on the immunopathological parameters (body-, thymus-, spleen-, liver- and kidny-weight, splenic cellularity, hematological parameters) and mitogen (Con A, LPS)-induced splenocyte proliferation (SP). Liver- and kidney- weight were increased, but body- and thymus-weight, number of splenocytes and WBC were decreased, when compared with control group. When splenocytes isolated from the mice exposed to Mancozeb for 30 days were cultured in presence of mitogens, the SP against Con A was significantly and dose-dependently decreased and the SP against LPS was also slightly decreased. Our present results indicate that subacute exposure of Mancozeb to mice might show immunotoxic effect.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.296.1-296.1
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• 2002

Bisphenol A(BPA). a monomer used in the manufacturing epoxy resins and polycarbonates. has been reported to induce estrogenic activity, it has been considered as an environmental endocrine disruptor. But the immunomodulatory effects of BPA exposure have not been systemically evaluated. We investigated whether BPA effects on the ability of immunoglobulin(lg) production of mice. To initiate investigation of BPA-induced alterations of the immune system. BPA at dose of 100. 500,1000 mg/kg b.w./day with or without OVA-antigen for 30 days were orally administered to female ICR mice. Mice were sacrificed and serum was colleted on day 2 following administration of BPA for 30days. Total lgG1. total lgG2a. total lgE. OVA-specific lgG1. OVA-specific lgG2a. and OVA-specific lgE in serum were detetmined and compared with those of non-treated mice. In the groups of BPA with OVA antigen, total 1gG1, total lgG2a, total lgE. OVA-specific lgG1 and OVA-specific lgG2a were significantly decreased at dose of 500mg/kg/day. However, in mice treated with BPA alone, total lgG1, and lgG2 were not much altered and total lgE was significantly increased at dose of 1000mg/kg/day. These results demonstrated the BPA modulates the production of immunoglobulin.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.167-176
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• 1990

비스테로이드성 항에스트로젠제는 표적기관에서 estrogen 수용체와 상경적으로 결합하므로써 estrogen의 작용을 억제하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 비스테로이드성 항에스트로젠제는 대체로 triphenylethylene계로서 tamoxifen, clomiphene, LYl17018등이 있으며 표적기관에서 estrogen의 작용을 억제하기 때문에 estrogen과 관련된 질환을 치료하는데 이용되어 오고 있다. 본 연구에서는 생후 21-23일된 미성숙 흰쥐를 재료로 항에스트로젠제중 tamoxifen과 LY117018이 자궁세포 성장에 어떠한 영향을 미치며 어떠한 기전으로 estrogen의 작용을 길항하는지를 규명하고자, 항에스트로젠제가 estrogen작용의 중요 지포에 미치는 영향을 비교 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. Tamoxifen과 LY117018은 자궁세포에서 estrogen의 영향이 없는 경우에는 estrogen agonist로, estrogen작용하에서는 estrogen antagonist로서 작용하였다. Estrogen 작용의 여러 가지 지표에 대해 tamoxifen이 LY117018보다 agonistic effect는 더 컸으나, antagonistic effect는 LY117018이 더 큰 것으로 나타났다. Estrogen 수용체에 대한 결합능은 LY117018이 estradiol보다는 약간 낮았으나 용량에 비례하여 estrogen 수용체와 결합하였다. 그러나 tamoxifen은 estrogen 수용체에 대한 결합이 아주 낮았다. Estrogen 수용체에 대한 binding affinity는 estradiol(100%), LY117018(77%), tamoxifen(6.3%) 순으로 나타났다. 항에스트로젠제의 생체내 투여는 estrogen 존재 유무에 따라 estrogen 수용체 농도에 agonist 또는 antagonist로 작용하였다. 항에스트로젠제의 단독투여는 progesterone 수용체 생성을 증가시키나, estrogen에 의하여 유도된 progesterone 수용체 생성을 억제하였다. 이상의 결과로 보아, tamoxifen과 LY117018은 estrogen유무에 따라 흰쥐 자궁세포에서 estrogen antagonist로서 뿐만 아니라 agonist로서도 작용함을 알 수 있다. 그러나 estrogen수용체와의 결합능력이 아주 낮은 tamoxifen은, 용량에 비례하여 estrogen수용체에 결합하므로써 작용하는 LY117018과는 다른 기전으로 작용하는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.179-185
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• 2007

Estrogen과 estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals(EDCs)는 주로 스테로이드 수용체와 작용하여 다양한 표적 단백질 유전자의 전사를 조절한다. 구조적으로 estrogen 수용체와 유사한 estrogen 수용체형 수용체(estrogen receptorrelated receptor, ERR)는 포유동물에서 배발생 후기에 외배엽 형성과 관련되어 있다고 알려진 고아핵수용체(orphan nuclear receptor)이다. 본 연구에서는 해양무척추동물인 둥근성게(Strongylocentrotus nudus)의 발생배를 재료로 estradiol-$17{\beta}(E_2)$과 EDCs의 일종인 nonylphenol(NP)이 발생과정의 형태학적 변화와 $ERR{\beta}$ like 1의 mRNA발현에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. $E_2$와 NP가 처리된 발생배는 발생속도가 지연되었으며, 초기 유생기에 가까운 후기배의 비정상적인 발달형태가 관찰되었다. 수정란부터 초기 유생기까지 측정한 결과, 이들 화학물질에 의해 $ERR{\beta}$ like 1 mRNA는 포배기에 급격히 감소하는 패턴을 보였다. 이상의 결과는 둥근성게의 초기 배가 $E_2$와 NP에 의해 비정상적으로 발생되며, $ERR{\beta}$ like 1의 감소가 이 비정상적 배발생과 관련되어 있음을 시사한다.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.581-594
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• 2017

비스페놀 A는 플라스틱과 에폭시 레진에 사용되는 대표적인 내분비계 교란물질이다. BPA가 함유된 플라스틱은 물병, 식품용기, CD, DVD, 그리고 건설현장에서 사용되는 건축자재 등에 사용되고 있으며, BPA가 함유된 에폭시 레진은 상수도관 내의 코팅제, 식품용 캔 그리고 영수증용 감열지 등에 사용되고 있다. BPA의 에스트로젠 유사효과와 다른 유해 영향이 많이 보고되고 있기 때문에 이미 많은 나라에서 BPA가 규제되고 있으며, BPA의 대체재를 만들기 위해 노력 중에 있다. 비스페놀 S와 비스페놀 F가 BPA의 대체재로 사용되고 있으며, 최근에 BPS와 BPF가 함유된 제품들이 광범위하게 소비되고 있다. 하지만, BPA와 비슷한 화학구조 때문에 이 대체재들 또한 BPA처럼 내분비계의 교란을 일으키며 이 대체재들의 유해 영향도 이미 많은 연구들을 통해 보고되고 있는 실정이다. 본 소고에서 비스페놀류의 유해 영향과 규제 현황을 기술하고자 한다.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2002년도 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.170-170
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• 2002

College of Pharmacy, Ewha womans University, Seoul, 120-750, Korea 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is the most potent halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon congener that induces expression of several genes including CYP1A1. Exposure to TCDD results in many toxic actions such as carcinogenesis, hepatotoxicity, immune suppression, and reproductive and developmental toxicity. Dramatic differences in dioxin toxicity have been observed between the sexes of some animal species, suggesting hormonal modulation of dioxin action. Many studies have been reported and propose several mechanisms of anti-estrogenic effects of TCDD. In contrast, the effect of estrogen on the regulation of CYP1A1 are not clear at present. There are several reports showing conflicting results. It seems that induction/inhibition of CYP1A1 may be dependent on cell-type and concentration. The purpose of this study was to investigate the regulation of TCDD-induced CYP1A1 gene expression by estradiol and its metabolites. We examined whether estradiol and its metabolites altered TCDD-mediated induction of CYP1A1 enzyme activity. 17 ${\beta}$ estradiol and 16 ${\alpha}$ estriol at non cytotoxic concentrations caused a significant concentration dependent decline of TCDD-induced EROD activity To determine whether reduced EROD activity reflected altered CYP1A1 mRNA expression, we measured CYP1A1 mRNA level by RT-PCR. And to examine whether estradiol and its metabolites have effects on TCDD-induced CYP1A1 gene expression at the transcription level, we also peformed transient transfection with an AhR responsive reporter plasmid containing the 5' flanking region of the human CYP1A1 gene to examine whether estradiol and its metabolites have effects on TCDD-induced CYP1A1 gene expression at the transcription level.