• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 1993

국내에서 실제사용되고 있는 22가지의 식용 및 외용색소에 대하여 유전독성실험을실시하였다. salmonella typhimurium을 이용한 유전자 복귀돌연변이 시험(Ames test)과 Chiness hamster lung cell을 이용한 염색체이상 시험을 시행한 결과 Ames test에서는 등색 203호 (D&C Orange No.17)가 대사활성계의 존재 유무와 관계없이 돌연변이 유발성을 보였고, 적색 204호 (D&C Red No.9)는 대사활성계의 존재하에서 돌연변이 유발성을 나타내었다. 염색체이상 시험에서는 적색104-1호 (Phroxin B)의 시약급과 적색 215호 (D&C Red No. 37)가 의양성을 나타내었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.99-105
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• 2005

Photo-mutagenic compounds have been known to alter skin cancer rates by acting as initiators or by affecting subsequent steps in carcinogenesis. The objectives of this study are to investigate the utility of photo-chromosomal aberration (photo-CA) assay for detecting photo-clastogens, and to evaluate its ability to predict rodent photocarcinogenicity. Photo-CA assay was performed with five test substances that demonstrated positive results in photo-carcinogenicity tests: 8-Methoxypsoralen (photoactive substance that forms DNA adducts in the presence of ultraviolet A irradiation), chlorpromazine (an aliphatic phenothiazine an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent), lomefloxacin (an antibiotic in a class of drugs called fluoroquinolones), anthracene (a tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon a basic substance for production of anthraquinone, dyes, pigments, insecticides, wood preservatives and coating materials) and Retinoic acid (a retinoid compound closely related to vitamin A). For the best discrimination between the test substance-mediated genotoxicity and the undesirable genotoxicity caused by direct DNA absorption, a UV dose-response of the cells in the absence of the test substances was firstly analyzed. All 5 test substances showed a positive outcome in photo-CA assay, indicating that the photo-CA test is very sensitive to the photo-genotoxic effect of UV irradiation. With this limited data-set, an investigation into the predictive value of this photo-CA test for determining the photo-carcinogenicity showed that photo-CA assay has the high ability of a test to predict carcinogenicity. Therefore, the photo-CA test using mammalian cells seems to be a sensitive method to evaluate the photo-carcinogenic potential of new compounds.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.1119-1123
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• 2014

Head and neck cancers (HNC) are extremely complex disease types and it is likely that chromosomal instability is involved in the genetic mechanisms of its genesis. However, there is little information regarding the background levels of chromosome instability in these patients. In this pilot study, we examined spontaneous chromosome instability in short-term lymphocyte cultures (72 hours) from 72 study subjects - 36 newly diagnosed HNC squamous cell carcinoma patients and 36 healthy ethnic controls. We estimated chromosome instability (CIN) using chromosomal aberration (CA) analysis and nuclear level anomalies using the Cytokinesis Block Micronucleus Cytome Assay (CBMN Cyt Assay). The proliferation rates in cultures of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) were assessed by calculating the Cytokinesis Block Proliferation Index (CBPI). Our results showed a significantly higher mean level of spontaneous chromosome type aberrations (CSAs), chromatid type aberration (CTAs) dicentric chromosomes (DIC) and chromosome aneuploidy (CANE UP) in patients (CSAs, $0.0294{\pm}0.0038$; CTAs, $0.0925{\pm}0.0060$; DICs, $0.0213{\pm}0.0003$; and CANE UPs, $0.0308{\pm}0.0035$) compared to controls (CSAs, $0.0005{\pm}0.0003$; CTAs, $0.0058{\pm}0.0015$; DICs, $0.0005{\pm}0.0003$; and CANEUPs, $0.0052{\pm}0.0013$) where p<0.001l. Similarly, spontaneous nuclear anomalies showed significantly higher mean level of micronuclei (MNi), nucleoplasmic bridges (NPBs) and nuclear buds (NBUDs) among cases (MNi, $0.01867{\pm}0.00108$; NPBs, $0.0156{\pm}0.00234$; NBUDs, $0.00658{\pm}0.00068$) compared with controls (MNi, $0.00027{\pm}0.00009$; NPBs, $0.00002{\pm}0.00002$; NBUDs, $0.00011{\pm}0.00007$).The evaluation of CBPI supported genomic instability in the peripheral blood lymphocytes showing a significantly lower proliferation rate in HNC patients ($1.525{\pm}0.005552$) compared to healthy subjects ($1.686{\pm}0.009520$) (p<0.0001). In conclusion, our preliminary results showed that visible spontaneous genomic instability and low rate proliferation in the cultured peripheral lymphocytes of solid tumors could be biomarkers to predict malignancy in early stages.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1773-1777
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• 2016

Diagnostic and therapeutic radiation fields are planned so as to reduce side-effects while maximising the dose to site but effects on healthy tissues are inevitable. Radiation causes strand breaks in DNA of exposed cells which can lead to chromosomal aberrations and cause malfunction and cell death. Several researchers have highlighted the damaging effects of high dose radiation but still there is a lacuna in identifying damage due to low dose radiation used for diagnostic purposes. Blood is an easy resource to study genotoxicity and to estimate the effects of radiation. The micronucleus assay and chromosomal aberration can indicate genetic damage and our present aim was to establish these with lymphocytes in an in vitro model to predict the immediate effects low dose radiation. Blood was collected from healthy individuals and divided into 6 groups with increasing radiation dose i.e., 0Gy, 0.10Gy, 0.25Gy, 0.50Gy, 1Gy and 2Gy. The samples were irradiated in duplicates using a LINAC in the radiation oncology department. Standard protocols were applied for chromosomal aberration and micronucleus assays. Metaphases were stained in Giemsa and 200 were scored per sample for the detection of dicentric or acentric forms. For micronuclei detection, 200 metaphases. Giemsa stained binucleate cells per sample were analysed for any abnormality. The micronuclei (MN) frequency was increased in cells exposed to the entire range of doses (0.1-2Gy) delivered. Controls showed minimal MN formation ($2.0%{\pm}0.05$) with triple MN ($5.6%{\pm}2.0$) frequency at the lowest dose. MN formation increased exponentially with the radiation dose thereafter with a maximum at 2Gy. Significantly elevated numbers of dicentric chromosomes were also observed, even at doses of 0.1-0.5Gy, compared to controls, and acentric chromosomes were apparent at 2Gy. In conclusion we can state that lymphocytes can be effectively used to study direct effect of low dose radiation.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.909-915
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 방사선 조사 오렌지의 수입 가능성이 높아짐에 따라 이들의 안전성을 검토할 목적으로 0.5, 1 kGy 감마선 조사 수입 오렌지의 복귀돌연변이 시험, 소핵 및 염색체 이상시험의 유전독성학적 안전성 평가를 수행하였다. S. Typhimurium TA98, TA100, TA1535 및 TA1537에 대한 감마선 조사 수입 오렌지(0.5, 1 kGy)의 복귀변이 집락수를 조사한 결과, 대사활성계 도입 및 부재 시 0.625~10 mg/plate의 범위에서 복귀변이 집락수의 농도 의존적인 증가 혹은 감소를 보이지 않았다. 포유류 배양세포를 이용한 염색체이상시험에서 0.5, 1 kGy 감마선 조사 수입 오렌지는 1.25~10 mg/mL의 시험적용 용량에서 염색체이상 유발능이 5% 미만이어서 염색체이상을 유발하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 설치류 망상적혈구를 이용한 소핵형성 시험을 수행한 결과, 시험적용 용량인 250~2,000 mg/kg의 범위에서 0.5, 1 kGy 감마선 조사 수입 오렌지는 소핵을 가진 망상적혈구의 출현율이 음성대조군과 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않아 소핵을 유발하지 않음을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과, 0.5, 1 kGy 감마선 조사 수입 오렌지는 본 시험조건에서 유전독성이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.74-81
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• 2000

목적: 마우스를 전신조사한 다음 골수세포를 추출하여 중기염색체 분석법과 미소핵 검사법으로 방사선량별 염색체 이상의 빈도를 관찰하고 이를 통하여 표준선량반응곡선을 얻어내어 방사선이 인체 골수세포에 미치는 영향을 추정하기 위해 이 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: ICR계 마우스를 대상으로 각각 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 Gy를 조사하고 대퇴골의 골수를 추출하여 중기염색체 분석법을 시행하였고, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, Gy를 조사한 후 미소핵 분석법을 시행하였다. 각각의 조사량에 따라 중기염색체에서 이중 중심체형 염색체와 반지형 염색체를 계수하였고, 다염성적혈구에서 관찰된 미소핵을 계수하였다. 결과: 중기염색체에서 이중 중심체형 염색체와 반지형 염색체의 빈도를 나타내는 Ydr 값은 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 Gy에서 각각 0.002, 0.107, 0.33, 0.625, 1.055, 1.662, 5.843이었고 선량-반응관계를 선형회귀분석한 결과 방사선량(D)과 염색체이상 빈도(YDR)와의 관계는 YDR=0.0176+0.0324D+0.0567$D^2$ (r=1.0, p<0.001)으로 나타났다. 다염성적혈구에서 관찰된 미소핵은 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, Gy에서 각각 0.001, 0.062, 0.218, 0.478, 0.841로 방사선량(D)과 미소핵의 빈도(mn)와의 관계는 F(mn)=0.0019+0.0073D+0.00506$D^2$ (r=1.0, p<0.001)로 나타나 선량에 따른 염색체이상의 빈도는 이차함수식으로 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 두 가지의 검사방법간에는 매우 강한 상관관계를 나타내었다(r=0.99, p<0.01). 결과: 마우스의 골수세포에서 중기염색체 분석법과 미소핵 검사법은 생체 내의 피폭선량을 평가하는데 매우 유용하였고, 이 두 가지 검사법 중 어느 방법을 사용하여도 방사선에 의한 생물학적 효과를 평가할 수 있을 것으로 사료되었다.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2001년도 International Symposium on Dietary and Medicinal Antimutgens and Anticarcinogens
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• pp.182-182
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• 2001

Sophoricoside was isolated as the inhibitor of IL-5 bioactivity from Sophora japonica (Leguminosae). It has been reported to have an anti-inflammatory effect on rat paw edema model. To develope as an anti-allergic drug, genotoxicity of sophoricoside was investigated in bacterial and mammalian cell system such as Ames bacterial test, chromosomal aberration assay and single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay.(omitted)

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.251-257
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• 1996

The detection of many synthetic chemicals used in industry that may pose a genetic hazard in our environment is subject of great concern at present. In this respect, the genetic toxicity of fenpropathrin ((RS)-.alpha.-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-2,2,3,3-tetramethyl cyclopropane carboxylate, CAS No.:39514-41-8), a pyrethroid insecticide, was evaluated in bacterial gene mutation system, chromosome aberration in mammalian cell system and in vivo micronucleus assay with rodents. In bacterial gene mutation assay, no mutagenicity of fenpropathrin (62-$5000\mug/plate$) was observed in Salmonella typhimurium TA 98, 100, 1535 and 1537 both in the absence and in the presence of S-9 metabolic activaton system. In mammalian cell system using chinese hamster lung fibroblast, no clastogenicity of fenpropathrin was also observed both in the absence and in the presence of metabolic activation system in the concentration range of $7-28\mug/ml$. And also, in vivo micronucleus assay using mouse bone marrow cells, fenpropathrin also revealed no mutagenic potential in the dose range of 27-105 mg/kg body weight of fenpropathrin (i.p.). Consequently, no mutagenic potential of fenpropathrin was observed in vitro bacterial, mammalian mutagenicity systems and in vivo micronucleus assay in the dose ranges used in this experiment.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3559-3567
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• 2016

Background: In recent years, there has been considerable research on recycling of agro-industrial waste for production of bioactive compounds. The food processing industry produces large amounts of citrus peels that may be an inexpensive source of useful agents. Objective: The present work aimed to explore the phytochemical content, antioxidant, anticancer, antiproliferation, and antigenotxic activities of lemon, grapefruit, and mandarin peels. Materials and Methods: Peels were extracted using 98% ethanol and the three crude extracts were assessed for their total polyphenol content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), and antioxidant activity using DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl). Their cytotoxic and mitogenic proliferation activities were also studied in human leukemia HL-60 cells and mouse splenocytes by CCK-8 assay. In addition, genotoxic/antigenotoxic activity was explored in mouse splenocytes using chromosomal aberrations (CAs) assay. Results: Lemon peels had the highest of TPC followed by grapefruit and mandarin. In contrast, mandarin peels contained the highest of TFC followed by lemon and grapefruit peels. Among the extracts, lemon peel possessed the strongest antioxidant activity as indicated by the highest DPPH radical scavenging, the lowest effective concentration 50% ($EC_{50}=42.97{\mu}g\;extract/mL$), and the highest Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC=0.157). Mandarin peel exhibited moderate cytotoxic activity ($IC_{50}=77.8{\mu}g/mL$) against HL-60 cells, whereas grapefruit and lemon peels were ineffective anti-leukemia. Further, citrus peels possessed immunostimulation activity via augmentation of proliferation of mouse splenocytes (T-lymphocytes). Citrus extracts exerted non-cytotoxic, and antigenotoxic activities through remarkable reduction of CAs induced by cisplatin in mouse splenocytes for 24 h. Conclusions: The phytochemical constituents of the citrus peels may exert biological activities including anticancer, immunostimulation and antigenotoxic potential.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2008

Crocin is one of the major components of gardenia fruit and saffron which are widely used as natural food colorants and as traditional Chinese medicines. However, the genotoxicity data on crocin are not sufficient for safety evaluation. The purpose of this study was the examination of the genotoxicity on crocin from gardenia yellow in bacterial and mammalian cells, using various genotoxic battery testing assays and the influence of crocin on methyl methanesulfonate (MMS) and ${H_2}{O_2}$-induced DNA damage in vitro, using single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay. From results, no considerable mutagenicity and clastogenicity were seen in bacteria and mammalian cells treated with crocin, by Ames test, chromosomal aberration assay, ${tk}^{+/-}$ gene forward mutation assay and comet assay. And, post-treatment with crocin significantly suppressed ${H_2}{O_2}$-induced DNA damage in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the findings of the present study and other previous observations indicate that crocin has no genotoxic potential. And it showed that crocin clearly repressed the genotoxic potency of ${H_2}{O_2}$. These results suggest that anti-oxidative effects of crocin may be involved in the protective effects of DNA damage.