• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 1996

In order to detect the T-2 toxin accumulation in the animal tissues, T-2 toxin, produced by Fusarium sporotrichioides M-1-1, was injected to mouse by 0, 1 and 2 mg per kilogram of body weight, respectively, and T-2 toxin extracted from serum and organs were analyzed by the indirected competitive ELISA. The indirect competitive ELISA established in the laboratory can be check less than 0.1 ppb level of T-2 toxin and average recovery of T-2 toxin spiked was 80~113% in animal samples such as serum, liver and kidney. After 6 weeks of treatment with 2 mg of T-2 toxin per kg body weight, T-2 toxin was accumulated in serum (133.0 ng/ml), liver(1.4 ng/g) and kidney(14.3 ng/g) of mouse injected with 2 mg of toxin per kg body weight.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.199-204
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• 1995

The antifungal effects of polyposphates on the growth and T-2 toxin production of Fusarium sporotrichioides M-1-1 were investigated. The growth of the strain was significantly inhibited in the potatoes dextrose agar medium treated with 1.5% polyphosphates or more. When we checked T-2 toxin by the indirect competitive ELISA, the strain produced 11.25 ug/ml and 10.90 ug/ml levels of T-2 toxin rice and corn containing 50% moisture contents, respectively. However, T-2 toxin was little detected in rice medium and corn medium with 1.5% polyphosphates addition for short(14 days) and prolonged incubation time(45 days). We also observed the destruction of cell wall and outflow of cell ingredients with 1% polyphosphates treatment to the strain. Therefore, moisture and polyphosphates greatly effected on the growth and T-2 toxin production of the strain.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.65-73
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• 1988

종래의 화학적, 생물학적 분석방법의 단점인 검출한도가 낮은점, 시료전처리의 복잡성, 비경제성 및 비 특이성 등을 극복하기 위해 monoclonal AB를 사용한 ELISA법으로 T-2 toxin 에 대해 특이성있는 새로운 분석법을 개발하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 종래의 GLC 및 GC-MS 분석법보다 간편하고 신뢰성이 높으며 검출한계가 0.1ppb인 고감도의 분석법을 개발하였다. 2. 본 분석법을 이용하여 Fusarium spp. 균의 T-2 생산유무를 단시간에 다량의 시료를 검색할 수 있었으며, data의 정확도가 GLC와 유사하며 GLC로는 검색할 수 없는 150ppb이하의 미량함유 시료에서도 T-2 toxin을 검색할 수 있었다. 3. 본 실험에 사용한 F. sporotichioides M-1-1 균주의 밀에 대한 최적 배양조건은 $24~27^{\circ}C$ 2주간임을 알았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1675-1681
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• 2019

Clostridium difficile toxin A is known to cause colonic epithelial cell apoptosis, which is considered the main causative event that triggers inflammatory responses in the colon, reflecting the concept that the essential role of epithelial cells in the colon is to form a physical barrier in the gut. We previously showed that toxin A-induced colonocyte apoptosis and subsequent inflammation were dependent on prostaglandin E2 ($PGE_2$) produced in response to toxin A stimulation. However, the molecular mechanism by which $PGE_2$ mediates cell apoptosis in toxin A-exposed colonocytes has remained unclear. Here, we sought to identify the signaling pathway involved in toxin A-induced, $PGE_2$-mediated colonocyte apoptosis. In non-transformed NCM460 human colonocytes, toxin A exposure strongly upregulated expression of Bak, which is known to form mitochondrial outer membrane pores, resulting in apoptosis. RT-PCR analyses revealed that this increase in Bak expression was attributable to toxin A-induced transcriptional upregulation. We also found that toxin A upregulation of Bak expression was dependent on $PGE_2$ production, and further showed that this effect was recapitulated by an Prostaglandin E2(PGE2) receptor-1 receptor agonist, but not by agonists of other EP receptors. Collectively, these results suggest that toxin A-induced cell apoptosis involves $PGE_2$-upregulation of Bak through the EP1 receptor.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.108-112
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• 2009

A simplified method for the purification of cholera toxin was developed. The 569B strain of Vibrio cholerae, a recognized hyper-producer of cholera toxin, was propagated in a bioreactor under conditions that promote the production of the toxin. The toxin was separated from the bacterial cells using 0.2-${\mu}m$ crossflow microfiltration, the clarified toxin was passed through the membrane into the permeate, and the bacterial cells were retained in the retentate. The 0.2-${\mu}m$ permeate was then concentrated 3-fold and diafiltered against 10 mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.6, using 30-kDa crossflow ultrafiltration. The concentrated toxin was loaded onto a cation exchange column, the toxin was bound to the column, and most of the impurities were passed unimpeded through the column. The toxin was eluted with a salt gradient of phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, containing 1.0 M NaCl. The peak containing the toxin was assayed for cholera toxin and protein and the purity was determined to be 92%. The toxin peak had a low endotoxin level of $3.1\;EU/{\mu}g$ of toxin. The purified toxin was used to prepare antiserum against whole toxin, which was used in a $G_{M1}$ ganglioside-binding ELISA to determine residual levels of toxin in an oral inactivated whole-cell cholera vaccine. The $G_{M1}$ ganglioside-binding ELISA was shown to be very sensitive and capable of detecting as little as 1 ng/ml of cholera toxin.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2012

T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin, belong to type A trichothecences, are the most toxic mycotoxins among the trichothecene family. These mycotoxins are commonly found in cereals such as maize, wheat, barley, oats and rice, and their occurrence in food can be of concern. This review investigated the current trends of patents and researches on T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin pertaining to natural occurrence, toxicity, metabolism, risk assessment, analytical and screening methods, and reduction/detoxification techniques. As compared with other $Fusarium$ mycotoxins, there are limited data for natural occurrence and risk assessment, and regulatory limit and official analytical methods on T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin in domestic and foreign countries. In particular, selective deacetylation at the C3 and/or C4 positions of T-2 toxin by carboxyesterase present in foods was reported to cause the disappearance of T-2 and the extremely high HT-2 recoveries. Currently, regulatory limits for T-2 and HT-2 are under discussion in EU. For enforcement purposes it is essential to have available precise and reliable analytical methods applicable at the regulatory levels for the T-2 toxin and HT-2 toxin and relevant commodities. In addition, a further study on natural occurrence, risk assessment and reduction/detoxification techniques will be recommended.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.585-589
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• 1994

시험관 내에서 T-2 toxin이 병아리 비장세포의 blastogenesis에 미치는 영향을 살펴본 결과, B-cell mitogen인 lipopolysaccharide 및 T-cell mitogen인 concanavalin A 자극에 대해 T-2 toxin의 농도가 증가함에 따라 억제정도가 증가하는 경향을 나타내었다. 노출시기를 달리하여 T-2 toxin을 투여한 병아리의 비장세포에서 mitogen 자극에 내한 반응을 안아 본 결과, 부화하기 전과 후에 계속 T-2 toxin에 노출시킨 실험군은 가장 영향을 많이 받은 것으로 나타났고 부화전 혹은 부화후 어느 한 시기에만 T-2 toxin에 노출된 실험군은 비교적 영향을 적게 받는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.170-175
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• 2012

Clostridium difficile toxin A glucosylates Rho family proteins, resulting in actin filament disaggregation and cell rounding in cultured colonocytes. Given that the cellular toxicity of toxin A is dependent on its receptor binding and subsequent entry into the cell, we herein sought to identify additional colonocyte proteins that might bind to toxin A following its internalization. Our results revealed that toxin A interacted with ERK1 and ERK2 in two human colonocyte cell lines (NCM460 and HT29). A GST-pulldown assay also showed that toxin A can directly bind to ERK1 and ERK2. In NCM460 cells exposed to PMA (an ERK1/2 activator), the phosphorylation of ERK1/2 did not affect the interaction between toxin A and ERK1/2. However, an in vitro kinase assay showed that the direct binding of toxin A to ERK1 or ERK2 inhibited their kinase activities. These results suggest a new molecular mechanism for the cellular toxicity seen in cells exposed to toxin A.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2000

불와전 균류인 Fusarium s^g pp.를 이용하여 여러 가지 배양조건과 생리적 영향에 따른 균주의 성장 및 T-2 toxin의 생성에 관하여 고찰하였다. T-2 toxin 의 검출방법은 thin layer chromatography (TCL) 법과 미생물학적 검출방법을 사용하였다. 고체 배지의 경우 횐옥수수 가루(Quaker사 제품)베지에서 다른 곡물보다 많은 양의 T-2 toxin이 생성되었으며,비교적 깨끗한 T-2 toxin이 정제되었다. 이 경우 배지 100g당 약 700 mg의 T-2 toxin이 생성되었으며, 그중 약 30%정도가 깨끗한 결정으로 정제되었다. 고온(20-$25^{\circ}C$)에서는 생장은 많았으나, T-2 toxin의 생성은 적었으며, 저온(10-$15^{\circ}C$)에서는 비교적 생장이 적었지만, T-2 toxin의 생성이 많았고, 젖당, 글리세롤, 솔비톨의 경우는 적었다. 유일 탄소원으로 구연산과 초산은 이용하지 못하였으며, 녹발의 경우 생장은 많았으나 T-2 toxin의 생성양은 적었다. 질소원의 경우 $NaNO_2$를 제외하고는 $(NH_4)_2NO_4$, $NH_4Cl_3$, $NH_4NO_3$, $KNO_3$ 를 거의 동일하게 이용하였다. 초기 pH값에 생성과 균주의 성장은 pH4.0-5.0일 경우 최적을 나타냈으며 ph6.0이상에서는 성장도 저하되고, T-2 toxin생성도 적었다. 회전속도에 따른 T-2 toxin 생성과 균주의 성장을 보면 회전속도가 속돠 증가함에 따라 균주의 생장과 T-2 toxin 생성량이 모두 증가하였다. $15^{\circ}C$에서 7일간 배양 후, $25^{\circ}C$로 옮겨 7일간 배양하여, toxin의 생성을 보면, $15^{\circ}C$에 7일간 배양했을 때보다 T-2 toxin양이 적었다. 이는 생성되었던 T-2 toxin이 분해되었음을 보여주는 것이다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때 T-2 toxin 대사 경로는 온도에 의한 효소 억제 또는 효소 유지 시스템에 의해 조절되는 것이라고 생각할 수 있다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.259-262
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• 2004

The ability of Modified Glucomannan (MG) to bind T-2 toxin (T-2) in the gastrointestinal tract has been tested in vivo by feeding 120 five-wk-old broiler chicken with the following six treatment diets, 1) Control diet; 2) Control+MG (0.1%); 3) Control+T-2 (500 ppb); 4) Control+T-2 (500 ppb)+MG (0.1%); 5) Control+T-2 (1,000 ppb) and 6) Control+T-2 (1,000 ppb)+MG (0.1%). Twenty birds were assigned to each treatment group, which had five experimental groups. Four birds of each experimental group were sacrificed at an interval of 30 min i.e. at 0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 min after feeding experimental diets. The whole gut contents of each bird were collected, dried and toxin concentration was determined. Percent T-2 recovered from the gut was significantly lower (p<0.05) in the groups fed MG at all the time intervals. The percent T-2 adsorbed by the MG at different T-2 levels (500 and 1,000 ppb) was 15.97 and 14.77, 22.53 and 22.67, 26.88 and 28.03, and 31.50 and 31.83 at 30, 60, 90 and 120 min, respectively.