• 대한수의학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.139-145
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• 2007

Measurement uncertainty could play an important role in the assessment of test results in laboratories and industries. We investigated measurement uncertainties possibly included in determination of flubendazole, a benzimidazole anthelmintic, in pork by HPLC. The concentration of flubendazole was 62.69 ng/g in a sample of pork. Uncertainty was estimated in the analytical procedure of flubendazole. A model equation was made for determination of flubendazole in pork. The four uncertainty components such as weight of sample, volume of sample, calibration curve, and recovery were selected to estimate measurement uncertainties. Standard uncertainty was calculated for each component and all the standard uncertainties were combined. The combined standard uncertainty was expanded to a sample population as an expanded uncertainty. The expanded uncertainty was calculated using k value on Student's t-table and effective degrees of freedom from Welch-Satterthwaite formula. The expanded uncertainty was calculated as 3.45 with the combined standard uncertainty, 1.584 6 and the k value, 2.18. The final expression can be ($62.69{\pm}3.45$) ng/g (confidence level 95%, k = 2.18). The uncertainty value might be estimated differently depending on the selection of the uncertainty components. It is difficult to estimate all the uncertainty factors. Therefore, it is better to take several big effecting components instead of many small effecting components.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.12-14
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• 1986

Effectiveness of aubendazole, a newly introduced as an anthelmintic in Korea, was evaluated in 28 ascariasis, 28 whipworm in(tractions and 17 Pinworm infections in Primary school children. All Patients were orally given by aubendazole of 500mg once. Stools for roundworm and whipworm and anal swabs for pinworm infections were examined both before and 25 days after treatment. After flubendazole treatment, all ascariasis and pinworm infected cases were cured. On the other hand, in whipworm infections, the cure rate was 82.1% (23 cured of 28 infected), and the egg reduction rate was 67.1%, respectively, Headache (one case), dizziness (2 cases) and abdominal pain (3 cases) were noticed as untoward effects, but they were mild and disappeared within 24 hours. These results demonstrate the excellent efEectiveness of aubendazole in treating these helminth infections.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.515-520
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• 2010

본 연구를 통하여 확립된 시험법은 고감도를 가지고 선택성이 뛰어난 LC/MS/MS를 이용하여 한번의 시료전처리와 분석을 통하여 축산식품 중 잔류하는 벤지미다졸계 구충제인 albendazole, fenbendazole, thiabendazole, flubendazole 및 oxibendazole 5종의 잔류량 분석을 가능하게 하였다. 추출용매로 ethyl acetate를 사용하고 MCX 카트리지를 이용하여 정제를 한 시험법으로 Codex guideline(20)에 따라 검량선의 직선성, 회수율, 검출한계 및 정량 한계 등에 대한 실효성을 검증한 결과 검량선은 모두 0.999 이상의 좋은 직선성을 가졌으며 회수율은 albendazole 71-74%, fenbendazole 70-72%, thiabendazole 79-83%, flubendazole 79-83%, oxibendazole 81-86%로 좋은 결과를 얻었다. 또한 검출한계 및 정량한계는 0.01 ppb, 0.03 ppb로 잔류허용기준이 가장 낮은 flubendazole의 10 ppb보다 100배 정도 더 좋은 감도를 가지고 있으며, 소의 근육, 간, 및 천엽에서 MSPD법으로 분석한 실험(21)과 정제과정 없이 유기용매로 추출하여 LC/MS로 분석한 실험의 회수율(22)보다 본 연구의 시험법이 더 좋은 회수율을 보여주었다. 또한 확립된 시험법을 이용하여 유통 중인 돼지고기, 쇠고기, 닭고기 총 270건을 수거하여 잔류량을 모니터링 한 결과 경기, 충청, 전라, 경상 지역에서 수거한 돼지고기에서 fenbendazole이 0.0012-0.0031 mg/kg의 수치로 검출이 되었고, 그 검출률은 4.4%이었으나 잔류허용기준인 0.1 mg/kg보다 낮은 수준이었다. 또한 fenbendazole에 대한 노출량 평가 결과 JECFA에서 정하고 있는 ADI의 0.01% 이하로 나타났다. 그러나 축산 농가에서 축산물의 생산량을 높이기 위하여 벤지미다졸계 구충제를 과다 사용하거나 안전 휴약기간을 준수하지 않을 경우 축산물의 체내에 잔류가능성이 높기 때문에 지속적인 잔류실태 조사가 수행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 약학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.216-227
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• 1993

Complex formations of practically insoluble antelmintic drugs such as mebendazole (MBZ), albendazole (ABZ) and flubendazole (FBZ) with dimethyl-$\beta$-cyclodextrin (DM-$\beta$-CyD) and 2-hydroxypropyl-$\beta$-cyclodextrin (HP-$\beta$-CyD) together with $\alpha$-, $\beta$- and $\gamma$-cyclodextrins(CyDs) in duffered solutions were investigated by solubility method. $A_{L}$ type phase solubility diagrams were obtained in all cases except for the complexation (B$_{s}$, type) of FBZ with $\gamma$-CyD. The highest stability constants were obtained with DM-$\beta$-CyD, followed by $\alpha$-CyD > $\beta$-CyD > HP-$\beta$-CyD > $\gamma$-CyD for ABZ, and HP-$\beta$-CyD > $\gamma$-CyD > $\beta$-CyD > $\alpha$-CyD for FBZ at pH 1.2. On the other hand, solid dispersion systems of ABZ and FBZ with $\beta$- and DM-$\beta$-CyDs were prepared by solvent evaporation method and evaluated by dissolution, differential thermal analysis and powder x-ray diffractometry. The dissolution rates of ABZ- and FBZ-DM-$\beta$-CyD solid dispersions were much faster than those of drugs alone, corresponding physical mixtures and tablets on market both at pH 1.2 and 6.8. Although dissolution rates of all samples at pH 6.8 were by far lower than those obtained at pH 1.2, as explained by pH-solubility profiles for ABZ and FBZ, the dissolution rates at pH 6.8 of ABZ from $\beta$- and DM-$\beta$-CyD solid dispersions exceeded the respective equilibrium solubility (23.9 $\mu\textrm{g}$/ml). Fast dissolution of ABZ from solid dispersions with CyDs was attributed to the reduction of drug crystallinity and particle size which was supported by DTA and powder x-ray diffractometry. Consequently these results suggest that solid dispersion systems with CyDs may provide useful means to markedly enhance the solubility and dissolution of benzimidazole antelmintic drugs.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2004년도 International Conference Global Environmental Problems and their Health Consequences
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• pp.173-177
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• 2004

The acute toxicities of two major anti-pathogenic veterinary medicines, i.e., ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin, and six benzimidazole anthelmintics, i.e., albendazole, thiabendazole, flubendazole, febantel, fenbendazole, and oxfendazole, were evaluated with a marine bacterium, Vibrio fischeri, and invertebrate Daphnia magna. These veterinary medical products have been widely used for farm animals, but their impact on aquatic fauna has seldom been investigated. In general, daphnids responded as much as 3 orders of magnitude more sensitively to the tested pharmaceuticals than the microbes. For Daphnia, the most toxic product among the tested anthelmintics was fenbendazole, followed by flubendazole > albendazole ${\approx}$ febantel > thiabendazole > oxfendazole. Daphnids' EC50 values obtained from 48 to 96 hrs of fenbendazole exposure ranged from 2.7 to 6.3 ug/L. The mixture toxicity of the test pharmaceuticals was generally additive in nature and was well predicted by a concentration addition model. Using the predicted no effect concentrations (PNECs) of the benzimidazole derivatives estimated from this study, and predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) of these pharmaceuticals, the risk quotients of each anthelmintics were calculated. Most of the test anthelmintic compounds resulted in risk quotients greater than 1. Especially, risk quotient for fenbendazole was 2,791, which strongly indicates this compound might cause severe ecological consequences, should no future action be taken. This study is the first report on the aquatic toxicities and potential ecological risk of major anthelmintic and antimicrobial veterinary products in Korea. The result of this study provides information necessary for conducting more detailed ecological risk assessment of pharmaceutical products in ambient water and guiding proper management decision.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.273-275
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• 2011

Praziquantel is the drug of choice for clonorchiasis. Since clonorchiasis is endemic in most river basins, praziquantel has been widely used for 30 years in Korea. A 54-year-old Korean woman suffered from hypersensitive reactions, such as nausea, dyspnea, rash, and urticaria after taking the first dose of praziquantel to treat clonorchiasis. She ingested one dose again and the same symptoms appeared, and she was treated at a clinic with anti-histamines. She tried one more dose with anti-histamines but found the same symptoms. Later, she was found to pass eggs of Clonorchis sinensis and medicated with flubendazole. The hypersensitive reaction to praziquantel is rare but occurs. This is the 5th case report in the world.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.107-115
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• 1999

목 적 : 최근에 생활 환경과 식생활의 수준 등이 향상되고 농경작의 현대화가 이루어지면 서 토양 매개성 기생충 질환(회충, 편충, 구충 등)은 크게 감소되었으나 사람이 유일한 숙주 인 요충의 감염은 쉽게 전파될 뿐만 아니라 재감염이 잘 되고 특히 소아에서 많이 감염된다 고 알려져 있다. 국내에서의 요충 감염율은 검사 시기, 대상, 지역에 따라서 차이는 있으나 1960~1980년대나 최근에 있어서나 높은 감염율을 나타내고 있는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 마산, 창원과 인근 농촌지역에서 요충 감염율을 조사하고 치료에 대한 효과를 보기 위하여 실시하였다. 방 법 : 97년 11월 4째주와 12월 1번째 주에 마산시에 소재한 초등학교 1곳, 어린이집 2곳, 창원시에 소재 개인 소아과 의원1곳, 창녕군 남지읍에 소재한 초등학교 1곳을 선정하여 보호자들에게 설문지와 안내문, 검체 채취용 슬라이드를 나누어 주어 이른 아침, 첫 대변을 보기 전에 항문주위도말법(adhesive cellotape anal swab)으로 검체를 채취하도록 하였다. 수집한 검체는 경북대학교 의과대학 기생충학교실로 보내져 광학 현미경으로 충란의 유무를 확인하였다. 결 과 : 1) 전체 대상 아동 644명 중 17.7%인 114명에서 요충란이 발견되었으며 남녀의 비는 1:1.1로 나타났다. 2) 연령별 분포에서는 학동기전 아동이 145명중 29.0%인 42명, 학동기 아동은 499명중 14.4%인 72명에서 요충란이 발견되었으며 학동기전 아동들의 충란 검출율이 학동기 아동들 보다 통계적으로 의미 있게 높았다(p<0.05). 3) 도시와 농촌의 초등학교에서 감염율은 각각 15.2%, 13.7%로 나타나 차이가 없는 것으 로 나타났으며(p>0.05) 3학년 이하의 저학년일수록 감염율은 높았다(p<0.05). 4) 충란 검출율이 높았던 마산시 소재 한 어린이집에 수용되어 있는 아동과 가족, 종사자들에게 flubendazole 100mg을 3주 간격으로 2회 먹인 후 검사한 결과 치료전 41.0%의 검출 율을 보이다가 치료 후 6.0%로 떨어졌다. 결 론 : 요충의 감염 경로 및 전염력을 감안하면 어린이 집단에서 요충의 감염율은 상당히 높을 것이라고 사료되며 따라서 조속한 시일내에 요충 감염의 조사와 집단 치료가 필요할 것이라고 생각된다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.111-115
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• 2000

Three cases of human infection by Trichinella spiralis were first confirmed by detecting encysted larvae in the biopsied muscle in December 1997, in Korea. The patients were one 35-and two 39-year-old males residing in Kochang-gun, Kyongsangnam-do. They had a common past history of eating raw liver, spleen, blood and muscle of a badger, Meles meles melanogenvs, and complained of high fever, facial and periorbital edema, and myalgia. Hematologic and biochemical examinations revealed leukocytosis and eosinophilia, and highly elevated levels of GOT, GPT, LDH and CPK. In the gastrocnemius muscle of a patient, roundly coiled nematode larvae were detected. The larvae measured 0.775-1.050 (av 0.908) mm in length, and 0.026-0.042 (av. 0.035) mm in maximum width. The specific IgG antibody levels in three patients' sera were significantly higher when compared with those of normal controls. The patients were treated with flubendazole and albendazole for 15-30 days, and discharged at 13-34 days post-admission. From the above findings, it was confirmed that T. spiralis is present in Korea, and the badger plays a role of as the natural host.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2003

This stud was attempted to detect six benzimidazoles[thiabendazole(TBZ), oxfendazole(OFZ), mebendazole(MBZ), flubendazole(FLBZ), albendazole(ABZ), and febendazole(FBZ)] in eggs using high performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) with photodiode array detector(DAD) simultaneously. The eluates were determined by HPLC on a waters X-Terra$^{TM}\;C_{18}$ reverse-phase column($4.6{\times}250nm,\;5{\mu}m$) with DAD at 295nm. The mobile phase was 0.04M ammonium phosphate(pH 7.5)/ACN(62.28 v/v) run isocratically. The calibration curves were linear(r>0.999) for six benzimidazoles. Average recovery rate from eggs were 94.54% for TBZ, 97.71% for OFZ, 88.82% for MBZ, 93.71% for FLBZ, 78.61% for ABZ, and 75.09% for FBZ, respectively. The limits of detection and quantification were 2.27ppb, 3.88 for TBZ, 9.34ppb, 15.61ppb for OFZ, 28.53ppb, 45.15ppb for MBZ, 27.39ppb, 40.95ppb for FBZ, 8.61ppb, 13.95ppb for ABZ and 12.79ppb, 22.34ppb for FBZ, respectively.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.29.1-29.20
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• 2020

The development of refractory tumor cells limits therapeutic efficacy in cancer by activating mechanisms that promote cellular proliferation, migration, invasion, metastasis, and survival. Benzimidazole anthelmintics have broad-spectrum action to remove parasites both in human and veterinary medicine. In addition to being antiparasitic agents, benzimidazole anthelmintics are known to exert anticancer activities, such as the disruption of microtubule polymerization, the induction of apoptosis, cell cycle (G2/M) arrest, anti-angiogenesis, and blockage of glucose transport. These antitumorigenic effects even extend to cancer cells resistant to approved therapies and when in combination with conventional therapeutics, enhance anticancer efficacy and hold promise as adjuvants. Above all, these anthelmintics may offer a broad, safe spectrum to treat cancer, as demonstrated by their long history of use as antiparasitic agents. The present review summarizes central literature regarding the anticancer effects of benzimidazole anthelmintics, including albendazole, parbendazole, fenbendazole, mebendazole, oxibendazole, oxfendazole, ricobendazole, and flubendazole in cancer cell lines, animal tumor models, and clinical trials. This review provides valuable information on how to improve the quality of life in patients with cancers by increasing the treatment options and decreasing side effects from conventional therapy.