• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2020

농약류 3종의 독성평가를 위해 FETAX(Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus) 기법에 따라 국내에 서식 중인 두꺼비(Bufo gargarizans)의 배아를 배양하면서 Benomyl(살균제), Carbofuran(살충제), Thiobencarb(제초제)의 영향을 probit 분석법으로 조사하였다. 그 결과, Benomyl, Carbofuran, Thiobencarb의 농도에 의존하여 유생의 체장 길이는 감소하고 치사율과 기형율은 증가하였다. Benomyl, Carbofuran, Thiobencarb의 teratogenic concentration(EC₅₀)은 각각 1.03, 8.74, 4.98mg/ℓ을 나타내어 Benomyl이 기형 유발에 가장 민감하게 반응하였으며, embryo lethal concentrations(LC₅₀)은 7.26, 560.72, 16.87mg/ℓ을 나타내어 Benomyl이 가장 낮은 농도에서 배아가 치사되는 것으로 나타났다. Teratogenic index (TI=LC₅₀/EC₅₀)는 Benomyl 7.05, Carbofuran 64.16, Thiobencarb 3.39를 나타내어 TI값이 모두 기형유발물질로 판단되는 기준인 1.5이상으로 시험에 사용된 농약류 3종은 최기형성 물질로 판단된다. Carbofuran이 가장 강력한 최기형성물질로 작용함을 알 수 있었으며, 농약류가 두꺼비 및 양서류의 배아 발달에 미치는 영향과 그 작용기작을 규명하기 위해서는 보다 구체적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한한의학방제학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2023

Objective : Scolopendra, a dried body of Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans, is one of Korean medicine. Several reports revealed that Scolopendra has therapeutic effects for arthritis, neuroinflammatory diseases and neuropathic pain. However, the fetal adaptive response or teratogenicity associated with administration of Scolopendra is unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the fetal toxicity effects that were induced following oral administration of Scolopendra water extract (SWE) in pregnant mice. Methods : The pregnant mice were administrated SWE at dosed of 0, 100, 500 and 1000 mg/kg/day during gestation day 0-18. The mortality, body weight and clinical signs of pregnant mice were observed throughout experimental period. Also, the mortality and malformations in foetus were examined. Results : No meaningful changes were observed in the mortality and clinical signs of pregnant mice between the normal control group and SWE administrated groups. Additionally, there are no significant changes in fetal mortalities, and malformations by SWE administration. conclusion : These results suggest that oral exposure to SWE during pregnancy at oral dosages up to 1000 mg/kg/day did not induce teratogenic toxicity in regard to fetal mortality and morphology.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.706-714
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• 2017

국내에 서식하는 대표적인 무미양서류 중 두꺼비 (Bufo gargarizans), 청개구리 (Hyla japonica), 참개구리 (Rana nigromaculata) 및 무당개구리 (Bombina orientalis)를 대상으로 각 종의 배아 발달에 미치는 Pb의 효과를 FETAX를 활용하여 분석한 결과 4종의 배아 모두 Pb의 농도가 증가함에 따라 사망률, 기형율이 증가하고 다양한 기형 양상이 나타났으며 성장률은 감소하였다. 두꺼비, 청개구리, 참개구리, 무당개구리의 반수치사농도(half maximal lethal concentration; $LC_{50}$)는 각각 0.58, 0.49, 0.52, $0.54mg\;L^{-1}$를 나타내었고 반수영향농도 (half maximal effective concentration; $EC_{50}$)은 각각 0.35, 0.27, 0.30, $0.29mg\;L^{-1}$을 나타냈다. 기형성지수(teratogenic index; $TI=LC_{50}/EC_{50}$)는 두꺼비, 청개구리, 참개구리 및 무당개구리에서 각각 1.66, 1.81, 1.73, 1.86로 나타나 무당개구리가 가장 민감한 영향을 나타냈으며 다음으로 청개구리, 참개구리, 두꺼비 순으로 나타났다. 이는 서로 다른 종이 같은 농도의 오염물질에 노출되었다 하더라도 종에 따라 차이가 나타날 수 있음을 의미한다. 이상의 결과를 통해 Pb가 무미양서류 4종의 배아 발달에 기형성 물질로 작용함을 알 수 있었다.

• 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.280.1-280.1
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• 2002

Mancozeb. a polymeric complex of zinc and manganese salts of ethylean bisdithiocarbamate(EBDC). is used widely in agriculture as fungicides. and herbicides. Macozeb has been reported to induce teratogenic and carcinogenic effect. But the immunomodulating effects of Mancozeb exposure have not been systemically evaluated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Mancozeb on immunoglobulin production. (omitted)

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.562-569
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• 2022

Etretinate, an acitretin metabolite, has a long retention duration in adipose tissues with a teratogenic potential. FDA advises a contraceptive period of at least three years after discontinuing acitretin. However, the effect of accumulated etretinate in adipose tissues on fetus is unknown. Although the teratogenic threshold for serum concentration of etretinate has been presented as higher than 2 ng/mL, that of acitretin is unknown. To examine factors affecting body retention of acitretin and etretinate, effects of acitretin dosage, acitretin-taking duration, elapsed time after stopping acitretin, age, sex, concomitant alcohol consumption, and foods and supplements rich in vitamin A intake on serum concentrations of acitretin and etretinate were analyzed in 14 acitretin-taken patients and 58 controls without taking acitretin or etretinate. Serum concentrations of acitretin, but not etretinate, tended to be inversely related to the discontinuation duration. They were also related to old age. Different from a published result that alcohol consumption could promote the metabolism of acitretin into etretinate, alcohol intake did not affect serum concentrations of etretinate. Unexpectedly, more frequent intake of vitamin A or provitamin A-rich food and supplements was associated with higher serum acitretin, whereas less frequent intake of vitamin A or provitamin A-rich food and supplements was associated with higher serum levels of etretinate in acitretin-taken patients. Despite preliminary data, inter-individual variations in serum retention of etretinate suggest the necessity of further research before applying the same guidelines to everyone to minimize unnecessary contraception.

• 환경생물
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2021

국내에 서식하는 개구리들의 배아를 이용하여 살균제인 tebucoanzole의 독성을 파악하기 위해 FETAX (Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus) 기법에 따라 두꺼비(Bufo gargarizans), 청개구리(Hyla japonica), 참개구리(Pelophylax nigromaculatus)의 배아를 배양하면서 tebuconazole의 효과를 probit 분석법으로 조사하였다. 그 결과, tebuconazole의 농도에 의존하여 유생의 체장 길이는 감소하고 치사율과 기형률은 증가하였으며 tebuconazole의 teratogenic concentration (EC₅₀)은 각각 34.4, 10.6, 14.9 mg kg^-1을 나타내었고 embryo lethal concentrations (LC₅₀)은 75.4, 38.2, 39.6 mg kg^-1 을 나타내었다. Teratogenic index (TI=LC₅₀/EC₅₀)는 각각 2.19, 3.58, 2.65을 나타내어 두꺼비, 청개구리, 참개구리 배아 발달에 최기형성 물질로 작용함을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과들로 보아 tebuconazole은 낮은 농도에서 개구리 배아의 발달에 민감하게 반응하였으며 치사율, 기형률, 성장률, 기형양상 등을 기존의 연구들과 비교하였을 때 유사한 결과를 나타내어 국내 서식하는 개구리류 배아발달에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 것으로 여겨지며, 종에 따라 치사율 및 기형률, 기형양상 등의 차이를 나타내는 원인 등을 명확히 파악하기 위해서 종 특이적 특성 등을 규명하는 연구가 더 필요할 것으로 여겨진다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 1995

Effect of cadmium on the early amphibian development was analyzed through FETAX (Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay: Xenopus). Embryos manifested concentration-dependent mortality and realformations; shortage of anterior-posterior axis gut realformation, ocular anomalies, bent notochord, misshapen dorsal fin, and derreal blisters. The treatment with 1.5ppm cadmium solution caused 100% mortality and concentration of lppm did not kill the embryos that caused 100% anomaly. The teratogenic index (TI = LC50 /EC50) was 2.8 indicating that $CdCl_2$ is teratogenic for Xenopus laevis. Embryos that were pulsetreated with at early to late blastula stage (St. 3-9) and mid to late blastula stage (St. 6-10) showed relatively strong resistance to cadmium, but the embryos treated at gastrula stage (St. 10-13) showed high mortality. And the embryos treated at tailbud stage (after St. 25) showed highest mortality of any other early stages. Effects of temperature were studied through pulse- treatment during gastrula stage at $20^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$. The embryos treated with 7.5ppm at $30^{\circ}C$ and 15ppm at $20^{\circ}C$ caused 100% mortality respectively, indicating that higher temperature had more severe toxic effect. One of the most peculiar effect of cadmium at gastrulation was distortion of the tail. The probable cause of toxic effect of Cd was discussed.

• 환경생물
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2012

국내에 서식하는 개구리의 배아를 이용하여 화학물질의 독성평가에 대한 가능성을 파악하기 위해 FETAX (Frog Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus) 기법에 따라 참개구리(Rana nigromaculata)의 배아를 배양하면서 $Ni^{2+}$과 Tebuconazole의 효과를 probit 분석법으로 조사하였다. 그 결과, $Ni^{2+}$과 Tebuconazole의 농도에 의존하여 유생의 체장 길이는 감소하고 치사율과 기형율은 증가하였으며 $Ni^{2+}$과 Tebuconazole의 half maximal effective concentration ($LC_{50}$)은 각각 0.07, $12.7mg\;L^{-1}$을 나타내었고 half maximal lethal concentrations ($LC_{50}$)은 4.2, $39.1mg\;L^{-1}$을 나타내었다. Teratogenic index (TI=$LC_{50}/EC_{50}$)는 $Ni^{2+}$의 경우 61.4, Tebuconazole의 경우 3.1을 나타내어 참개구리 배아 발달에 최기형성 물질로 작용함을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 결과는 참개구리 배아의 발달에 대표적 유해 화학물질인 $Ni^{2+}$과 Tebuconazole이 민감하게 영향을 미침을 보여준다. 또한 참개구리 배아는 다량의 배아 확보가 가능하며 배양이 용이하고 치사율, 기형율, 성장률, 기형양상 등이 참고문헌들과 비교하였을 때 유사한 결과를 나타내어 참개구리 배아를 활용한 시험기법은 화학물질 및 환경오염물질의 독성검정에 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2-2
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• pp.114.1-114.1
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• 2003

Mancozeb is a protective fungicide on plants and a polymeric complex of ethylene bisdithiocarbamate manganese with zinc salt. It is reported to induce teratogenic and carcinogenic effect in laboratory animals. But the immunomodulating effects of Mancozeb exposure have not been systemically evaluated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of Mancozeb on cell-mediated immunity in mice. For ex vivo assessment, mice were orally exposed to Mancozeb dissolved in distilled water as concentrations of 2,500, 5,000, 10,000 mg/kg for single occasion (acute exposure) or 250, 1,000, 1,500 mg/kg/day 5 days a week for 30days(subacute). (omitted)

• Toxicological Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2019

Tartrazine (TAZ) is one of the most commonly used artificial dyes for foods and drugs. We determined the effect of TAZ on fetal development by examining morphological, visceral, and skeletal malformations in rat fetuses following daily oral administration of TAZ to pregnant Wistar rats at the 6th-15th day of gestation. TAZ at 0.45 and 4.5 mg/kg induced 6.0 and 7.1% fetal resorptions, as well as 10.0 and 10.5% fetal mortality, respectively. Fetal body weight and length were significantly lower in the groups treated with TAZ at 0.45 ($3.97{\pm}0.21g$ and $27.3{\pm}0.54mm$, respectively) and 4.5 mg/kg ($3.48{\pm}0.15g$ and $23.22{\pm}1.02mm$, respectively) than in the control group ($4.0{\pm}0.15g$ and $30.01{\pm}0.42mm$, respectively). TAZ at 0.45 and 4.5 mg/kg induced hepatic damage (20 and 33.3%, respectively), dark brown pigmentation due to hemosiderin in the splenic parenchyma (16.7 and 21.7%, respectively), as well as destructed and necrotic renal tubules (16.7 and 26.7%, respectively) in the fetuses. Moreover, TAZ at 0.45 and 4.5 mg/kg caused one or more missing coccygeal vertebrae (20 and 40%, respectively), missing sternebrae (6 and 10%, respectively), missing hind limbs (24 and 4%, respectively), and irregular ribs (16 and 20, respectively) in the fetuses. We concluded that TAZ has embryotoxic and teratogenic potentials in rats.