• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.10-24
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• 2017

본 연구는 건강한 성인 남녀를 대상으로 glutathione S-transferase (GST)M1 및 T1 유전자 다형성에 따라 한식에서 주로 섭취하는 식물성 식품군과 한식 식단의 DNA 손상 감소효과를 측정하여 유전적 민감도가 어떻게 나타나는지를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 이를 위하여 건강한 성인 남녀 59명을 대상으로 혈액을 채취하여 GST genotype을 분류하였으며 그 중 17명을 선발하여 DNA 손상 감소효과를 Comet assay를 이용하여 측정하였고 DNA damage relative score로 나타냈다. 제 5기 2차년도 국민건강영양조사를 활용하여 한국인이 많이 섭취하는 식물성 식품을 10가지 식품군 (감자류, 견과류, 곡류, 과일류, 김치류, 두류, 버섯류, 오일류 채소류 해조류)으로 분류 후, 각 식품군별 총 섭취량의 1% 이상을 섭취한 84종의 식품을 한식 식물성 식품으로 최종 선정하였으며 한식 식단 (Korean diet)은 한국영양학회에서 발행한 [2010 한국인 영양섭취 기준]에 제시되어 있는 1주일 표준식단 (2,000 kcal/day)을 사용하였다. GSTM1 유전자 다형성에 따른 한식 식물성 식품군의 Tail moment로 본 DNA 손상 감소효과는 곡류와 오일류에서만 GSTM1 wild type보다 mutant type에서 유의하게 높았다. 이에 비해 DNA 손상 감소 효과를 % DNA in tail과 Tail moment로 본 결과, 견과류 과일류 채소류 버섯류 김치류 해조류에서 GSTT1 mutant type에 비해 wild type에서 유의하게 더 높게 나타났다. GSTM1과 GSTT1의 combined genotype에 따라 한식 식물성 식품의 DNA 손상 감소효과를 본 결과, 과일류, 김치류, 버섯류, 채소류, 해조류는 1군 (GSTM1+/GSTT1+) 및 3군 (GSTM1-/GSTT1+)에서, 오일류는 3군 (GSTM1-/GSTT1+)에서 DNA 손상 감소 효과가 유의하게 높았으며. 감자류, 견과류, 곡류, 두류, Total은 DNA 손상 감소 효과가 2군 (GSTM1+/GSTT1-) 및 3군 (GSTM1-/GSTT1+)에서 유의하게 높아 식품군에 따라 GST 유전자 다형성에 따른 DNA 손상 감소효과가 다르게 나타나는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 한식 식단은 DNA 손상의 세 가지 지표인 % DNA in tail, Tail moment, Tail length로 측정해본 결과 GSTM1의 경우 wild type에서 mutant type보다 더 크게 나타났으며, GSTT1의 경우는 genotype에 따라 DNA 손상이 달라지는 경향은 있었지만 유의한 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 결론적으로 한식에서 주로 섭취하는 식물성 식품군에서는 식품에 따라 부분적으로 GSTM1은 mutant type에서, GSTT1은 wild type에서 DNA 손상 보호효과가 더 크게 나타났으며, GSTM1과 GSTT1의 combined genotype에 따른 DNA 손상 보호효과는 식품군에 따라 다르게 나타났다. 반면, 한식 식단에서는 DNA 손상 보호효과가 GSTM1 wild type에서 mutant type보다 더 크게 나타났으며, GSTT1 genotype에는 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 한식 식물성 식품군 및 식사패턴의 항산화 기능 우수성을 증명하는 기초자료가 될 것이며, 나아가 개인별 유전자에 따른 항산화 맞춤영양연구를 시작하는 시발점이 될 수 있을 것이다. 앞으로 GST 유전자 다형성에 따른 한식과 한식 식물성 식품군의 유전적 민감도를 더 명확하게 규명하기 위해서는 대상 인원을 늘려 수행하는 광범위한 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.323-326
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• 2002

Ionizing radiation can be used to sanitize herbs contaminated by various microorganisms. However, health concerns related to irradiation damage to complex molecules in plants necessitate that methods be developed to monitor such damage. To elucidate DNA damage of herbs caused by irradiation, the DNA comet assay was used for Astragalus membranaceus Bunge and Havenia dulcis Thumb, irradiated at 1, 5, 7, and 10 kGy. With increasing irradiation doses, the tails of comets became longer with average tail length increasing from 17 (non-irradiated) to 124 (10 kGy) $\mu$m in Astragalus membranaceus Bunge. Above 7 kGy, some of the tails were separated from the heads of comets. Distribution patterns of the tail length of In comets selected randomly in the irradiated herbs were analyzed to quantify the DNA damage. These results clearly suggest that the DNA comet assay is an effective and inexpensive tool for the detection of irradiation damage to DNA in herbs.

• Journal of electromagnetic engineering and science
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.123-128
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• 2015

Previously, we investigated extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) on diverse DNA damage responses, such as phosphorylated H2AX (${\gamma}H2AX$), comet tail moments, and aneuploidy production in several non-tumorigenic epithelial or fibroblast cell lines. However, the effect of ELF-MF on DNA damage responses in neuronal cells may not be well evaluated. Here, we investigated the effects of ELF-MF on the DNA damage responses in HT22 non-tumorigenic mouse neuronal cells. Exposure to a 60-Hz, 2 mT ELF-MF did not produce any increased ${\gamma}H2AX$ expression, comet tail moments, or aneuploidy formation. However, 2 mT ELF-MF transiently increased the cell number. From the results, ELF-MF could affect the DNA damage responses differently, depending on the cell lines.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2003

The present study was attempted to investigate the antioxidant capacity of popular yellow-green vegetable juices (kale, Angelica keishei, carrot, small water dropwort) and to investigate the effect of vegetable juices on protecting oxidative damage to DNA in cultured Chinese hamster lung (CHL) cells. Antioxidant capacity was analyzed by TRAP assay (Total radical-trapping antioxidant potential). Cellular DNA dmamage was measured by SCGE (single-cell gel electrophoresis, also known as comet assay. Cells incubated in medium with PBS (negative control) or with various concentration of the freeze dried green juices (25, 50, 100, 250 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$) resuspended in PBS were treated with $H_2O_2$ (200 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$) as an oxidative stimulus for 5 min at 4$^{\circ}C$. The physiological function of each vegetable juice on oxidative DNA damage was analyzed and expressed as tail moment (tail length X percentage migrated DNA in tail) . Kale juice had the highest TRAP value suggesting that kale has the highest antioxidant capacity followed by Angelica keishei, small water dropwort and carrot. Cells treated with $H_2O_2$ had extensive DNA damage compared with cells treated with PBS or pre-treated with vegetable juice extracts. All green juices inhibited $H_2O_2$-induced DNA damage with kale being the most effective juice among the tested juices. These results indicate that green juice supplementation to CHL cells followed by oxidative stimulus inhibited damage to cellular DNA, supporting a protective effect against oxidative damage induced by reactive oxygen species. (Korean J Nutrition 36(1) : 24-31, 2003)

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.540-547
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• 2011

High consumption of fruits and vegetables has been suggested to provide some protection to smokers who are exposed to an increased risk of numerous cancers and other degenerative diseases. Carrot is the most important source of dietary ${\beta}$-carotene. Therefore, the objective of this study was to investigate whether carrot juice supplementation to smokers can protect against lymphocyte DNA damage and to compare the effect of supplementationof capsules containing purified ${\beta}$-carotene or a placebo (simple lactose). The study was conducted in a randomized and placebo-controlled design. After a depletion period of 14 days, 48 smokers were supplemented with either carrot juice (n = 18), purified ${\beta}$-carotene (n = 16) or placebo (n = 14). Each group was supplemented for 8 weeks with approximately 20.49 mg of ${\beta}$-carotene/day and 1.2 mg of vitamin C/day, as carrot juice (300 ml/day) or purified ${\beta}$-carotene (20.49 mg of ${\beta}$-carotene, 1 capsule/day). Lymphocyte DNA damage was determined using the COMET assay under alkaline conditions and damage was quantified by measuring tail moment (TM), tail length (TL), and% DNA in the tail. Lymphocyte DNA damage was significantly decreased in the carrot juice group in all three measurements. The group that received purified ${\beta}$-carotene also showed a significant decrease in lymphocyte DNA damage in all three measurements. However, no significant changes in DNA damage was observed for the placebo group except TM (P = 0.016). Erythrocyte antioxidant enzyme was not significantly changed after supplementation. Similarly plasma lipid profiles were not different after carrot juice, ${\beta}$-carotene and placebo supplementation. These results suggest that while the placebo group failed to show any protective effect, carrot juice containing beta-carotene or purified ${\beta}$-carotene itself had great antioxidative potential in preventing damage to lymphocyte DNA in smokers.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.591-607
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 생물학적 바이오마커, 물리적 서식지 지표 및 화학적 수질지표를 종합하여 12-메트릭 생태평가 모형을 확립하였고, 도심하천에 적용하여 수생태계 평가를 실시하였다. 생태모형 적용을 위해 도심하천의 상류역의 대조군 지역($C_Z$), 중류의 전이대($T_Z$) 및 하류역의 오염지역(IZ)을 선정한 후, 모델값에 대한 계절별 변이특성을 분석하였다. DNA 손상도 분석은 혈액을 이용한 단세포 전기영동법(Single-cell gel electrophoresis, SCGE)인 Comet assay 지표에 의거한 생지표 메트릭으로 이용되었고, Tail moment, Tail DNA(%) 및 Tail length(${\mu}m$)값이 분석되었다. DNA의 손상은 하류역의 오염지역($I_Z$)에서 분명하게 나타났지만, 대조군($C_Z$) 지역에서는 그렇지 않았다. 개체군 지표로서 비만도 지수인 $C_F$ 값 분석, 체장빈도 분포 지표 및 개체 이상도(Abnormality) 지표가 생물지표로서 이용되었다. 물리적 서식지 지표는 QHEI 모델을 이용하였고, 4개 메트릭이 분석되었다. 화학적 수질지표는 부영양화 지표인 인(P)/질소(N), 화학적 산소요구량 및 전기전도도 지표가 이용되었다. 본 연구를 종합해보면, 12-메트릭 생태모형의 생지표 속성은 대조군($C_Z$)지역에 비해 오염지역($I_Z$)에서 화학적 스트레스 지표(부영양화 지표)에 아주 민감하게 반응 하는 것으로 나타났으며, 또한 이들은 부분적으로 서식지 평가지표에 의해 영향 받는 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.483-492
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• 2014

DNA damage such as genotoxicity was identified with comet assay, which blood cell of a marine parrot fish (Oplegnathus fasciatus) was exposed to an acidified seawater, lowered pH gradient making of $CO_2$ gas. The gradient of pH were 8.22, 8.03, 7.81, 7.55 with control as HBSS solution with pH 7.4. DNA tail moment of fish blood cell was $0.548{\pm}0.071$ exposed seawater of pH 8.22 condition, on the other hand, DNA tail moment $1.601{\pm}0.197$ exposed acidified seawater of pH 7.55 lowest condition. The approximate difference with level of DNA damage was 2.9 times between highest and lowest of pH. DNA damage with decreasing pH was significantly increased with DNA tail moment on blood cell of marine fish (ANOVA, p < 0.001). Ocean acidification, especially inducing the leakage of sequestered $CO_2$ in geological structure is a consequence from the burning of fossil fuels, and long term effects on marine habitats and organisms are not fully investigated. The physiological effects on adult fish species are even less known. This result shown that the potential of dissolved $CO_2$ in seawater was revealed to induce the toxic effect on genotoxicity such as DNA breakage.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.531-537
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• 2000

과일의 방사선 조사 여부를 DNA comet assay로 확인하였다. 포도, 자두, 딸기, 복숭아, 사과, 천도복숭아를 구입하여 1.0kGy이하의 저선량으로 조사하고 비조사 시료와 조사시료간의 DNA 손상청도를 육안 검사 및 측정된 comet tail length로 비교하였다. 모든 시료에서 비조사 시료보다 조사시료의 tail length가 더 길었으며 포도와 자두는 $0{\sim}0.5kGy$에서 뚜렷한 증가가 관찰되었다. 특히 자두의 비조사 시료는 포도, 딸기, 복숭아, 사과, 그리고 천도복숭아의 비조사 시료에 비해서 손상된 세포의 comet 모양의 핵이 많이 관찰되기는 하였으나 항상 비손상된 세포의 원형모양의 핵이 동반되었으며 조사된 시료에서는 모두 전반적으로 comet모양의 핵이 관찰되어 비조사 시료와 조사시료 간에 comet 양상을 비교할 수 있었다. Comet 분석을 이용한 과일의 방사선 조사 유무의 확인은 비조사 시료와 조사시료의 tail length의 측정 및 육안 검사 그리고 통계분석으로 확인이 가능하였다. 한편, 이미지 분석기와 같은 정밀한 시스템이 동반되면 저선량으로 조사된 시료들간의 comet 양상을 정확하게 확인하는 것이 가능하다고 생각된다. 따라서 식품의 'DNA comet assay'는 시료의 저장상태 및 화학적 물리적 충격에 대한 몇가지 제한점을 가지고 있지만 간단하고 신속하게 검지할 수 있으므로 다양한 식품의 방사선 조사 유무를 확인하는데 유용하게 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.466-471
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• 2008

Little is known about DNA-level and physiological levels for health assessments of stream or river environments. Recently, comet assay, so called Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (SCGE) is introduced for assessments of DNA damage in the medical science, food science and mammal toxicology. The comet assay is known as a biomarker which is one of the best barometers in assessing the DNA damage by oxidative stress. In this study, we conducted the comet assay using sentinel species, Zacco platypus, as one of the pre-warning alarm systems for the aquatic ecosystem health assessments and also applied it to Gap Stream as a model system. Tail extent moments in the S1 and S2 were 5.20 and 9.90 respectively and the moment was 19.89 in the S3. Statistical ANOVA in the tail moments showed a significant difference (n=75, p<0.05) between S1 and S3. Also, the proportions of DNA in the tail were 14.47, 23.64, and $30.04{\mu}m$ in the upstream (control site), midstream, downstream sites, respectively. Our results in the downstream were accord with previous studies of individual-level, population-level, and community-level in Gap Stream. Our results suggest that the comet assay may be used as an important tool for diagnosing ecological health of aquatic ecosystems in the level of DNA.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 1997년도 제20회 화학물질의 환경독성과 건강영향
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• pp.101-101
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• 1997

Comet assay, single cell gel electrophoresis has been known as useful, rapid, simple, visual, and sensitive technique for measuring the DNA breakage in mammalian ce1ls. For evaluation of DNA damage using comet assay, early studies reported a change in comet length and intensity with DNA damage using simple visual technique, such as fluorescence microscopy with eyespiece. In recent, some workers are observing and analyzing nucleotide of comets using quantitative fluorescence image analysis system to estimate 'tail moment', which is defined as the product of the tail length and the fraction of total DNA in tail. Our laboratory also adopted the image analysis software for qualification. In addition, many of the practical features of comet assay render it potentially attractive as useful tool for molecular toxicology and carcinogenesis, because the system is already showing considerable promise as rapid predictor in both in vitro and in vivo experimental designs. Recently, the comet assay becomes a attractive technique to study of apoptosis, because apoptotic fragmentation of nuclear DNA into nucleosomal sizes can be evaluated by the comet assay. So, we attempted to apply the comet assay to studying the effect of various stress on the apoptosis-sensitive cell lines. Particularly, focusing on the hyperthermic apoptosis, we could find that heat shock(44˚C for 60 minutes) was sufficient to induced apoptosis in these cell lines. But using the highly sensitive comet assay, we could not detect DNA breaks immediately after heat shock.