• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제29권
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• pp.4.1-4.10
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• 2014

Objectives Effects of nanoparticles including zinc oxide nanoparticles, titanium oxide nanoparticles, and their mixtures on skin corrosion and irritation were investigated by using in vitro 3D human skin models ($KeraSkin^{TM}$) and the results were compared to those of an in vivo animal test. Methods Skin models were incubated with nanoparticles for a definite time period and cell viability was measured by the 3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2.5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide method. Skin corrosion and irritation were identified by the decreased viability based on the pre-determined threshold. Results Cell viability after exposure to nanomaterial was not decreased to the pre-determined threshold level, which was 15% after 60 minutes exposure in corrosion test and 50% after 45 minutes exposure in the irritation test. IL-$1{\alpha}$ release and histopathological findings support the results of cell viability test. In vivo test using rabbits also showed non-corrosive and non-irritant results. Conclusions The findings provide the evidence that zinc oxide nanoparticles, titanium oxide nanoparticles and their mixture are 'non corrosive' and 'non-irritant' to the human skin by a globally harmonized classification system. In vivo test using animals can be replaced by an alternative in vitro test.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 2010

The evaluation of eye and skin irritation potential is essential to ensuring the safety of human in contact with a wide variety of substances. Despite this importance of irritation test, little is known with respect to the irritation potency of lomefloxacin, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic, which has been known to cause phototoxicity with an abnormal reaction of the skin. Thus, to investigate the tendency of lomefloxacin to cause eye and skin irritation, we carried out in vitro eye irritation test using Balb/c 3T3, and in vitro skin irritation test using $KeraSkin^{TM}$ human skin model system. 3T3 neutral red uptake assay has been proposed as a potential replacement alternative for the Draize Eye irritation test. In this study, the $IC_{50}$ value obtained for lomefloxacin was 375 ${\mu}g$. According to the classification model used for determining in vitro categories, lomefloxacin was classified as moderately irritant. For evaluation of skin irritation, engineered epidermal equivalents ($KeraSkin^{TM}$) were subjected to 10 and 25 mg of lomefloxacin for 15 minutes. Tissue damage was assessed by tissue viability evaluation, and by the release of a pro-inflammatory mediator, interleukin- 1${\alpha}$. Lomefloxacin increased the interleukin-1${\alpha}$ release after 15 minutes of exposure and 42 hours of post incubation, although no decrease in viability was observed. Therefore, lomefloxacin is considered to be moderately irritant to skin and eye.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2005

세정제에 널리 상용화되어 있는 알킬에톡시설페이트 계의 음이온 계면활성제는 피부 흡착의 특성 때문에 충분히 헹구어 내지 않으면 피부에 잔존되어 자극의 원인이 되어 염증 반응을 일으키게 된다. 따라서 기존의 음이온 계면활성제를 대체 또는 보완하기 위해 기존의 계면활성제들을 단백질 변성 실험, 세포 독성 그리고 IL-1$\alpha$ 측정을 통해 선별하였다. 본 연구는 저자극성의 음이온 또는 비이온, 양쪽성 이온의 14종의 계면활성제와 민감성 피부를 위해 제조된 13종의 기존 세정제 제품에 대한 세포독성을 실시하여, 가장 독성이 낮은 계면활성제로 sodium laureth sulfate (음이온), sodium cocoyl isethionate (음이온), sodium lauroamphoacetate (양성이온), cocamidopropyl betaine (양성이온), alkyl polyglycoside (비이온)가 선택되었고 2종의 기존 세정제 제품을 비교 제형으로 선택하였다. 5종의 계면활성제를 20종의 formulation으로 제조하여 단백질 변성( <3M SLS ($13.2\%$)), 세포독성 실험 및 폐첩포 실험을 통하여 다시 5종을 선별하였다. 이들 제형을 진피 배양으로 세포독성 및 IL-1$\alpha$ 방춘량을 조사하여 가장 자극이 낮은 계면활성제 제형을 선택하였으며, 첨가된 계면활성제의 자극을 완화하기 위하여 항염과 보습 효과가 우수한 마치현 추출물($3\%,\;5\%$)과 fructan ($3\%,\;5\%$)을 농도별로 첨가한 제형을 제조하여 가장 안전성이 뛰어난 농도를 선택하였다. 최종적으로 선택된 제형 5번을 3차원 세포 배양을 통한 인공피부를 이용하여 가장 자극이 낮게 나타난 기존의 제품들과 세포 독성 및 IL-1$\alpha$ 방출량을 비교 조사하여 저자극성의 액체 세정제를 개발하였다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제13권1_2호
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• pp.161-165
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• 1997

This study was conducted to investigate the skin irritation by transdermal administration of the three dyes. These dyes were originated from onion by using extraction method. By the order of extraction from onion, A-dye was obtained from onion by using water at 90-100$\circ$C. B-dye was extracted from A-dye with ethylacetate. After ethylacetate extraction from A-dye, the lower layer named as C-dye. Twenty-four New Zealand white rabbits were divided into three groups. The each groups was consisted of two subgroups according to high dose (extracted dyes) and low dose (the 100-fold dilutions of A-, Band C-dye). In primary skin irritation test of male New Zealand White rabbits, body temperature and weights were not significantly changed and blood cells were positioned in normal blood cell ranges of health rabbits. Primary irritation index was "0" in the test and control sites of all animals used in this study. By the results obtained in the present test, all dyes were evaluated as a non-irritant on the basis of the criteria of Draize.of Draize.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2002년도 Molecular and Cellular Response to Toxic Substances
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• pp.185-185
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• 2002

• Toxicological Research
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.65-68
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• 1999

A newly developed typhoid vaccine was tested for subcutaneous and intramuscular irritationin male Ner Zealand White rabbits. In subcutaneous and intramuscular irritation tests, there were no observed clinical signs, body weight changes and gross pathologic findings at doses of 1 mg/ml and 0.0125 mg/ml during experimental period. However, in positive control (0.75% acetic acid), we could find various lesions that had hemorrhage, necrosis and infiltration of inflammation cells in both subcutaneous and muscular tissues. From these results, we suggest that typhoid vaccine is not irritant in subcutaneous and muscular tissue of rabbits.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2010

Retinoids have many beneficial effects on dermatological applications. But, retinoids cause skin irritation. In this study, the safety of retinoids was clarified via both primary skin irritation test in rabbits and sensitization study using an integrated model for the differentiation of chemical-induced allergic and irritant skin reaction (IMDS), an alternative method to sensitization test. The effects of retinoids on the change of ultraviolet A (UVA)-induced matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MMP-1) in human skin fibroblasts and the modulation of type-1 pN collagen synthesis in hairless mice were examined to clarify the anti-wrinkle effects. Alltrans retinol (t-ROL) and its derivative, all-trans retinoic acid (t-RA), showed mild skin irritation but did not induce the sensitization. t-ROL and t-RA exerted anti-wrinkle effects by inhibiting the UVA-induced MMP-1 in human skin fibroblasts and increasing the type-1 pN collagen synthesis in hairless mice. These findings suggest that retinoids do not induce the allergy, and show anti-wrinkle effects by decreasing MMP-1 activation and increasing collagen synthesis.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.497-499
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• 2010

Cutaneous injuries stung by jellyfish are not uncommon in human exposed to marine environments. Most of the cases occur to scuba divers, fishermen, and travelers swimming at the beach. The symptoms vary from mild dermatosis to fatal systemic reaction. Some group of jellyfish like Atlantic Portuguese man-of-war (Physalia physalis) provokes acute severe skin injuries with systemic symptoms of nausea, bradycardia, and rarely anaphylaxis. But it is unusual case that allergic dermatitis caused by Scyphistoma which is polyp stage of jellyfish (Aurelia aurita) happened to zoo keepers working at indoor dolphin pool. This case report is about dermatosis with symptoms such as painful, irritant, itching, and erupted skin lesions on the neck and face of zoo keepers working at dolphinarium in Seoul zoo, Korea.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2004

A chlorine gas is a common irritant and when exposed, it result in mild occular, oropharyngeal, or respiratory symptoms. In severe case, however, it may result in pulmonary edema, interstitial pneumonia, or respiratory failure. We report the case of 29-year-old and 46-year-old men is accidentally exposed to chlorine gas during cleaning water. The patients complained dyspnea, chest tightness, cough and both eye pain. During hospitalization, they were treated with inhalation of humidified oxygen, beta-adrenergic agonist and $2\%$ sodium bicarbonate. After several days, patients were discharged without respiratory symptoms and complication. In treatment of chlorine gas toxicity the inhalation of sodium bicarbonate is a possible initial therapy can improve respiratory symptoms in spite of lack of evidence.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.53-58
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• 1996

Eye irritation, primary skin irritation and skin sensitization tests for Aloewhite were tested in New Zealand White rabbits and Hartley guinea pig. In primary skin irritation test of male New Zealand White rabbits, body weights were not significantly changed and Primary Irritation Index (PII) was O.47, indicating Aloewhite as mildly irritating material. In ocular irritation test, any injury on iris, conjunctival membrane, and cornea in New Zealand White rabbits was not observed. No injuries of the ocular mucous membrane were also recorded. Skin sensitization was tested in guinea pig after intradermal and epicutaneous induction and graded 1 with zero % sensitization rate. These results indicate that Aloewhite was not considered to be irritant in test organs of animals.