• Toxicological Research
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.117-120
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• 2014

Uranium is toxic and radioactive traces of it can be found in natural water and soils. High concentrations of it in biological systems cause genetic disorders and diseases. For the in vivo diagnosis, micro and nano range detection limits are required. Here, an electrochemical assay for trace toxic uranium was searched using stripping voltammetry. Renewable and simplified graphite pencils electrode (PE) was used in a three-electrode cell system. Seawater was used instead of an electrolyte solution. This setup can yield good results and the detection limit was attained to be at $10{\mu}gL^{-1}$. The developed skill can be applied to organic liver cell.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제25권7호
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• pp.586-596
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• 1992

魚油섭취시 식이 vitamin E의 변화가 체내의 과산화물생성과 여러 종류의 생리적인 항산화물질의 상태에 주는 변동을 조사하기 위하여, 체중 $150pm15$g의 Sprague-Dawley종의 숫쥐를 실험식이에 따라 대조군, F0, FI, FII군으로 나누어 4,8,16주 동안 사육하였다. 식이지방수준은 10%(w/w)로 대조군 에게는 대두유를, 魚油군들(F)에게는 menhaden oil:대두우(9:1)의 혼합유를 주었고, vitamin E 수준은 대조군 30, F0군 2, FI군 30, FII군 140 T.E 이었다. F0군의 혈장 vitamin E는 극미량이었고, 간과지방조직에서도 제일 낮았으며, 기간이 길어짐에 따라 감소하였다. FI,FII군의 혈장 vitamin E 수준은 ml당으로는 대조군에 비하여 낮았으나, mg lipid 당으로는 같거나 높았거, 간에서는 8주에, 지방조직에서는 16주에 그 함량이 높은 현상을 보였고, 모든 조직에서 FII군이 FI군보다 높은 경향이었다. 혈장 TBARS값도 ml당으로 보면, FI,FII군이 대조군보다 낮은 추세였으나 mg lipid당으로는 높았고, FII군은 FI군에 비하여 낮은 경향이었다. 그러나 간조직 지질과산화물은 16주에 FII군만 제외하고, 어유군들이 대조군에 비하여 높아 FO>FI>FII>대조군 순이었다. 혈장과 간조직의 vitamin A, 혈액 GSH는 대체로 FII과 대조군이 비슷하게 제일 높고, FI,FO순으로 낮아지는 경향이있었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 식이지방 종류와 vitamin E의 수준이 체내 과산화물 생성뿐 아니라 체내의 여러 황산화기능 관련문질의 상태에 영향을 주고 있다고 결론을 지을 수 있다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.360-369
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• 2021

Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) and tetrodotoxin (TTX) are neurotoxins that display pharmacological activity that is similar to that of specific sodium channel blockers; they are the principle toxins involved in shellfish and puffer fish poisoning. In Korea, puffer fish is a very popular seafood, and several cases of accidental poisoning by TTX have been reported. Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether puffer fish poisoning incidents are caused by PSTs or by TTX. In this study, we used mouse bioassay (MBA) and liquid chromatograph-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to determine the presence of PSTs and TTX in puffer fish from an area near Mireuk-do, Tong-Yeong on the southern coast of Korea from January through March, 2014. The toxicity of PSTs and TTX extracts prepared from three organs of each specimen was analyzed by MBA. Most of the extracts killed mice with typical signs of TTX and PSTs. The LC-MS/MS analysis of seven specimens of Takifugu pardalis and Takifugu niphobles, each divided into muscles, intestines, and liver, were examined for TTX. In T. pardalis, the TTX levels were within the range of 1.3-1.6 ㎍/g in the muscles, 18.8-49.8 ㎍/g in the intestines, and 23.3-96.8 ㎍/g in the liver. In T. niphobles, the TTX levels were within the range of 2.0-4.5 ㎍/g in the muscles, 23.9-71.5 ㎍/g in the intestines, and 28.1-114.8 ㎍/g in the liver. Additionally, the toxicity profile of the detected PSTs revealed that dcGTX3 was the major component in T. pardalis and T. niphobles. When PSTs were calculated as saxitoxin equivalents the levels were all less than 0.5 ㎍/g, which is below the permitted maximum standard of 0.8 ㎍/g. These findings indicate that the toxicity of T. pardalis and T. niphobles from the southern coast of Korea is due mainly to TTX and that PSTs do not exert an effect.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.447-453
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• 2006

Toxicity of two species of puffer fish, Takifugu porphyreus and Takifugu rubripes, collected from coastal regions of Korea, was determined using a mouse bioassay, In T. porphyreus, the proportion of toxic specimens containing ${\ge}$ 10 MU/g was 58.3% for the ovary, 32.6% for the skin, 12.0% for the gallbladder, 11.6% for the liver and intestine, and 9.3% for the fin; no toxicity was detected in the muscle and testis using the mouse bioassay. The highest toxin levels were 531 MU/g in the liver, 253 MU/g in the intestine, 136 MU/g in the gallbladder, 118 MU/g in the skin, 116 MU/g in the ovary, and 108 MU/g in the fin. The skin, which is used for human consumption, showed significantly high toxicity with an average of $11{\pm}3\;(mean{\pm}SE) MU/g$. Takifugu porphyreus toxicity also exhibited remarkable regional variation. In T. rubripes, the proportion of toxic specimens was 25.0% for the ovary, 15.8% for the liver, 11.1% for the gallbladder, and 5.3% for the fin and intestine; no toxicity was detected in the muscle, skin, or testis. Among the organs, the highest toxin levels were 228 MU/g in the ovary, followed by 112 MU/g in the liver, 28 MU/g in the gallbladder, 18 MU/g in the intestine, 11 MU/g in the fin, and 8 MU/g in the skin. Thus, we found acceptable toxin levels in the edible muscle and skin of T. rubripes and in the muscle of T. porphyreus. However, the skin of T. porphyreus, which showed significantly high toxicity, requires special attention when used for human consumption.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.249-256
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• 1986

암모니아 농도 10, 20 및 30ppm, pH 6.5, 7.0 및 8.0의 조건하에서 수온 20, 25 및 $30^{\circ}C$로 각각 유지하고 잉어 당년생치어 (평균체중 5.96g)를 24, 48 및 72시간 노출시켜 아가미, 간 및 신장의 조직병리학적인 관찰을 했다. 1. 아가미, 간 및 신장의 조직변화는 pH 및 수온이 높고 암모니아 농도가 증가되고, 노출시간이 길어짐에 따라 조직의 이상비대나 붕괴가 증대하는 경향이 뚜렷했다. 2. 아가미는 수온 $20^{\circ}C$에서 pH 7.0이상의 암모니아 30 ppm 농도구에서 24시간 노출시킨 것에서는 새엽의 표피분리가 생기기 시작했고, pH 7.5 및 8.0에서는 암모니아 30ppm 농도구의 72시간 노출시킨것은 수온에 관계없이 새엽표피의 분리가 심해졌다. 3. 새엽표피의 분리는 새엽의 기저부에서부터 진행되었고 격렬해짐에 따라 새엽의 선단부에 까지 확대되었다. 4. 간은 수온 $20^{\circ}C$에서 pH 8.0, 암모니아농도 30ppm 및 48시간 노출구에서 조직에 공포가 나타나기 시작했고, 간장의 공포는 간조직중에 생긴 수종화의 결과라고 본다 5. 신장은 pH 6.5에서는 세요관상피세포의 붕괴는없었고, pH 8.0에서는 수온 $20^{\circ}C$, 암모니아 30ppm 농도에서 24시간 노출시킨 것에서도 세요관상피세포의 붕괴가 일이기 시작했다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1600-1605
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• 2007

This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of oxidative stress on growth performance, nutrient digestibilities and activities of antioxidant enzymes of weanling pigs. In the experiment, 24 male $Landrance{\times}Yorkshire $weanling pigs were allotted to three groups of 8 animals each. Pigs were fed individually. According to a single factorial arrangement, pigs received diets with 5% of either fresh (group 1 and group 3) or oxidized fish oil (peroxide value was 786.50 meq $O_2/kg$ before inclusion in the diet, group 2). At the beginning of the experiment, pigs in group 3 received an intraperitoneal injection of diquat at 12 mg/kg of body weight. The trial lasted for 26 d. A metabolism test was carried out during the last 4 days of the second week. The results showed that feeding diets containing oxidized fish oil or injection with diquat depressed the growth performance and nutrient digestibilities of weanling pigs, decreased activities of antioxidant enzymes and increased concentration of malondialdehyde in plasma and liver. Intraperitoneal injection of diquat would induce more serious oxidative stress than oral intake of oxidized fish oil in the diet. In conclusion, administration of oxidized fish oil or diquat could induce oxidative stress in weanling pigs, and oxidative stress could depress growth performance and impact anti-oxidative ability of young pigs.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.725-730
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• 2015

We observed yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco fingerlings cultured in land ponds in Korea swimming in a corkscrew spiral pattern while hanging head-up and tail-down at the water surface, before eventually dying. Externally, these fish displayed “hole in the head” disease, pale gills, and hemorrhages in the base of the pectoral and caudal fins; internally they had liver hemorrhages and kidney discoloration. The bacterium Edwardsiella ictaluri (YCK-01 and YCL-01) was identified in the kidneys and livers of diseased fish via phenotypic characteristics and PCR analysis using the ictaluri-specific primers IVS (an intervening sequence) and IRS (the inter-ribosomal spacer). Infectivity challenges by intraperitoneal and immersion routes showed that a representative bacterial strain (YCK) exhibited strong virulence to yellow catfish, with an LD₅₀ of 3.2×10⁴ CFU/fish and 2.5×10⁶ CFU/mL, respectively. This is the first report of E. ictaluri infection in yellow catfish from Korea.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.199-210
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• 2012

It can be hypothesized that dietary fatty acids can modulate immune responses in fish by inducing apoptosis of immune cells since dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) increase apoptosis by oxygen radicals generated by peroxidation. Thus we examined the effects of deferent dietary lipid sources such as squid liver oil (FO), linseed oil (LO) and soybean oil (SO) on oxidation (Cytochrome C oxidase; COS), apoptosis (TNF-${\alpha}$ Scinderin like) and immune (IL-$1{\beta}$ and NKEF) gene expression in the main immune organ (head kidney) in olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) by Q-PCR analysis after feeding diets containing each oil (5%) for 15 weeks. Linseed oil and soybean oil were chosen to compare n-3 or n-6 enriched vegetable oils, respectively. Consequently, COS, TNF-${\alpha}$ and Scinderin like gene expression was increased in SO group, indicating the induction of oxidation and apoptosis. Meanwhile, no significant difference was found in immune gene expression. In conclusion vegetable oils containing n-3 PUFA like linseed oil seems to be more suitable lipid source than soybean oil for replacement of fish oil in flounder since n-6 PUFA in SO leads to activation of apoptosis pathways within the cellular damage in head kidney.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.558-565
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• 1993

This study was carried out to observe the effects of dietary n-6, n-3 fatty acids and vitamin A levels on serum lipid contents and hepatic tissues in rats. Sixty eight male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed 6 different experimental diets for 6 weeks. The diets were composed of 10% of either corn oil or fish oil with three levels of vitamin A ; defient (1240IU/kg diet), adequate (4000IU/kg diet), excess(400,000IU/kg diet). It was observed that triglyceride content and lipoprotein ratio in serum were not affected by dietary fat types and vitamin A levels. However, total serum cholesterol contents were significantly lower in fish oil groups than in corn oil groups, which were not affected by vitamin A levels. Under light microscope, vitamin A excess groups showed pathological abnormalites, such as fatty change and inflammation of the hepatic tissues. There abnormalities were less severe in fish oil groups. These results suggested that fish oil could be a dietary factor lowering the serum lipid contents, and it seems to relieve the abnormal changes in liver induced by excess vitamin A.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.105-112
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• 1994

1993년 전북도 관내에서 순환여과식으로 사육중인 한국산 메기에 세균성 질병이 발생하여, 이 질병에 의한 폐사율이 4개월 동안에 30%에 달하였다. 병어는 양어지의 가장자리에서 두부를 위로 한채 힘없이 물표면을 헤엄치거나 때로는 회전 발광유영을 하는 개체가 많았다. 외견상 특정적인 증상은 두부와 가슴지느러미의 기부에 궤양 병소가 형성되거나 아랫턱 주변의 출혈을 주증상으로 하고 있었다. 병어의 뇌, 신장, 비장 및 간장으로부터 원인균을 분리하여 생화학적 특성과 생물학적 특성을 조사한 바, Edwardsiella ictaluri로 동정되었다. 분리균을 한국산 메기, 차넬메기 및 잉어에 복강주사하여 병원성을 조사한 결과 한국산 메기와 차넬메기에는 병원성이 있었지만, 잉어에 대한 병원성은 없었다.