• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.180-180
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• 2003

Transcript profiling is a particularly valuable tool in the field of steroid receptor biology, as these receptors are ligand-activated transcription factors and therefore exert their initial effects through altering gene expression in responsive cells. Also, an increased awareness of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EBCs) and their potential to affect wildlife and humans has produced a demand for practical screening methods to identify endocrine activity. Here we developed an in-house cDNA microarray, named KISTCHIP-400, with 401 clones, hormone related genes, factors, and ESTs, based on public database and research papers. Theses clones contained estrogen, androgen, thyroid hormone St receptors, sex hormone signal transduction ＆ regulation, c-fos, c-myc, ps2 gene, metabolism related genes etc. And to validate the KISTCHIP-400, we investigated gene expression profiles with reference hormones, 10$\^$-8/ M 17be1a-estradiol, 10$\^$-7/ M testosterone, 10$\^$-7/ M progesterone, and thyroxin in MCF-7 cell line. Although it is in first step of validation, low doses and combinations of EDCs need to be tested. Our preliminary results that indicate the developed microarray may be a useful laboratory tool for screening EDCs and elucidating endocrine disrupting mechanism.

• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.87-87
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• 2005

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.231-239
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• 2011

Diethyl phthalate (DEP) and nonylphenol (NP) are widely spread in the natural environment as an endocrine disruption chemicals (EDs). Therefore, in this study, ultrasound (US) and ultraviolet (UVC), including $TiO_2$, as advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) were applied to a DEP and NP contaminated solution. When only the application of US, the optimum frequency for significant DEP degradation and a high rate of hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$) formation was 283 kHz. We know that the main mechanism of DEP degradation is radical reaction and, NP can be affected by both of radical reaction and pyrolysis through only US (sonolysis) process and combined US+UVC (sonophotolysis) process. At combined AOPs (sonophotolysis/sonophotocatalysis) such as US+UVC and US+UVC+$TiO_2$, significant degradation of DEP and NP were observed. Enhancement effect of sonophotolysis and sonophotocatalysis system of DEP and NP were 1.68/1.38 and 0.99/1.17, respectively. From these results, combined sonophotocatalytic process could be more efficient system to obtain a significant DEP and NP degradation.

• 환경생물
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2007

실내에서 사육된 C. riparius를 대상으로 내분비계 교란물질인 BPA와 4-nonylphenol을 처리하여 형태적인 변화를 살펴보았다. 약제에 노출된 개체의 하순기절은 부드러워지거나(smooth) 손실(loss)이 가장 많았다. 처리물질에 따른 기형의 정도를 살펴보면, BPA는 $31{\sim}90%$, 4-nonlyphenol은 $40{\sim}80%$의 범위를 보였다. BPA는 처리 농도가 증가할수록 기형도 증가하였으나 4-nonylphenol은 노출농도 증가와 기형발생의 비례적으로 나타나지 않았다. 처리 물질별 하순기절의 기형 부위를 살펴보면, MIX타입의 기형이 가장 많이 나타났으며 그 다음으로 LT, MLT 타입의 기형이 나타났다. MLT에서는 부드러워지는 형태가 가장 많았고 LT에서는 teeth가 손실되는 loss 타입의 기형이 가장 많이 나타났다. 또한 LT에서는 부드러워지는 마모와 손실이 복합적인 타입이 그 다음으로 빈번하였다. MIX는 부드러워지거나 손실 타입의 기형이 가장 다수 관찰되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.418-434
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• 2010

As concerns regarding water pollution grow, the need increases for a fast and accurate assessment of ecological risk. In this context, many studies have been conducted to identify biomarkers which can sensitively indicate exposure to and effects of various contaminants in a water environment. However, the utility of most such biomarkers in the real water environment is not yet validated. In this paper, we conducted a thorough review of publications that were related to developing or evaluating molecular and biochemical biomarkers of freshwater fish in ecological risk assessment, and evaluated whether these biomarkers of interest could link to the effects on higher biological levels, such as histopathology and above. Biomarkers of interest included those associated with metabolism, oxidative stress, reproduction and endocrine disruption, genotoxicity, and defense against heavy metal exposure. We found that, when used alone, most molecular and biochemical biomarkers are not sufficient to understand the effects of toxic substances in higher biological levels, due to defense or acclimation mechanisms of organisms. Moreover, some biomarkers respond not only to hazardous substances but also to the changes in water quality and disease outbreak. Molecular and biochemical biomarkers may be most useful in understanding the potential biological effects of toxic compounds when used in parallel with relevant endpoints of higher biological levels.

• 환경생물
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.361-374
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• 2015

내분비계장애물질 (endocrine disruptors)은 포유류에서 축적되어 내분비계를 교란하며, 특히 수정능, 초기발생 등에 악영향을 미치고 암을 유발할 수 있는 것으로 잘 알려져 있다. 이러한 내분비계장애물질은 그 내분비계 교란 효과에 대한 지식이 부족하여 페인트, 코팅, 세제, 플라스틱 등에 활발히 사용되어 왔다. 특히 가정에서 내분비계장애물질은 음식 용기, 물병, 세탁용 세제 등에 사용되어 인체에 쉽게 노출되었다. 이후 내분비계장애물질의 위험성을 인식하면서 세계 각국에서는 내분비계장애물질의 생산 및 사용을 규제하고 대체재를 발굴하기 시작하였다. 그러나 현재까지 보고된 대체재의 안전성 또한 불확실하며, 이들의 인체에 대한 악영향을 완전히 파악하지 못한 채 사용하고 있다. 최근 이러한 대체재들 중 기존의 내분비계장애물질과 구조적으로 유사하고 내분비계 교란 효과를 갖는 물질이 있음이 밝혀졌으며, 이에 본 소고에서는 기존에 알려진 대표적인 내분비계장애물질인 bisphenol-A, phthalates, nonylphenols 및 이들의 대체재가 인체에 미치는 영향을 파악하고, 나아가 일부 대체재들에 대한 in-silico 분석을 수행함으로써 현존하는 대체재의 안전성에 의문을 제기하고 바람직한 소재 발굴을 위한 가이드를 제시하고자 하였다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2009

This study aims to find out the effect of heavy metals, as is the case of EDCs (endocrine disrupting chemicals), on reproductive endocrine disruption of aquatic animals. In the present experiment zinc, which is a heavy metal well known for its androgenous activity, was used. The experimental period was 24 weeks, starting in November during the inactive stage of the clam's reproductive cycle. The experimental groups were composed of one control condition and three zinc exposure conditions (0.64, 1.07, and 1.79 mg/L). The sex ratio (F:M) was 1:1.06 in the control group and 1:1.70 in all the exposed group, illustrating the tendency for higher proportion of males with increases in zinc concentration. Gonad maturity was higher in 1.07, and 1.79 mg/L groups compared to the control group, with higher maturity observed in males than females. Intersex individuals made up 24.7% of the exposed group, while females exhibited a higher ratio than the males with increasing zinc concentration. The results of this study indicate that zinc functions as an androgenic effector on the reproduction of Gomphina veneriformis.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2007

Gene expression levels of choriogenin, vitellogenin and estrogen receptor were determined using Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR technique after exposure to estrogenic chemical bisphenol A in the Korean wild medaka (Oryzias sinensis). These genes have been known to be induced in male test fish when the fish are exposed to estrogenic chemicals. Therefore they can be suggested as a possible biomarker of endocrine disruption in fish, however, relatively little has been known about these genes expression by estrogenic chemicals in Korean wild fish. Mature male Oryzias sinensis were treated with bisphenol A at nominal concentrations of 0.02, 0.2 and 2 mg/L for 6 days and total RNA was extracted from the livers of treated fish for RT-PCR. When the five biomarker genes were amplified by RT-PCR in the same condition, mRNA induction level of each gene was elevated with different sensitivities. Conclusively, the results of this work indicated that measurement of vitellogenin and choriogenin using RT-PCR is effective as a simple tool for the screening of estrogenic chemicals and suggested that O. sinensis would be a suitable model fish for the environmental risk assessment of potential endocrine disruptors.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.207-213
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• 2010

Thousands of new chemicals have been introduced to environment during last decades. Many of them and common consumer products have been shown to be the endocrine disrupting chemicals. One such chemical group is the phthalates, used in soft poly vinyl chloride (PVC) material and in a huge number of consumer products. The prevalence of these modem chemicals have a remarkable increase. Approximately 3.5 million tons of the main phthalate, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), are produced annually worldwide and indeed, DEHP is considered a ubiquitous environmental contaminant. It has been demonstrated that high doses of phthalate can adversely affect adult and developing animals. In this review, we critically discuss the conclusions of recently original research papers and provide an overview of studies on reproductive disrupting effects of phthalates. In addition, we review the reproductive toxicity data of phthalates in some in vitro research and in both male and female reproductive systems in experimental and domestic animals. Finally, we point out some critical issues that should be addressed in order to clarify the implication of phthalates for human reproduction.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.581-594
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• 2017

비스페놀 A는 플라스틱과 에폭시 레진에 사용되는 대표적인 내분비계 교란물질이다. BPA가 함유된 플라스틱은 물병, 식품용기, CD, DVD, 그리고 건설현장에서 사용되는 건축자재 등에 사용되고 있으며, BPA가 함유된 에폭시 레진은 상수도관 내의 코팅제, 식품용 캔 그리고 영수증용 감열지 등에 사용되고 있다. BPA의 에스트로젠 유사효과와 다른 유해 영향이 많이 보고되고 있기 때문에 이미 많은 나라에서 BPA가 규제되고 있으며, BPA의 대체재를 만들기 위해 노력 중에 있다. 비스페놀 S와 비스페놀 F가 BPA의 대체재로 사용되고 있으며, 최근에 BPS와 BPF가 함유된 제품들이 광범위하게 소비되고 있다. 하지만, BPA와 비슷한 화학구조 때문에 이 대체재들 또한 BPA처럼 내분비계의 교란을 일으키며 이 대체재들의 유해 영향도 이미 많은 연구들을 통해 보고되고 있는 실정이다. 본 소고에서 비스페놀류의 유해 영향과 규제 현황을 기술하고자 한다.