• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.475-482
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• 2005

This study aimed to determine the fluoride intakes in 120 preschool children aged 3 to 6 residing in Jumunjin (community water fluoridation area) and Gangneung (non-fluoridation area). The parents were asked to collect 24-hour urine samples and to duplicate the samples of all the diets that their children ingested in the day of urine collection. The acid-diffusible fluoride in the food and non-carbonate beverages were isolated by the acid-diffusion technique and then measured with a fluoride electrode. The fluoride in carbonate beverages, drinking waters and urine samples were measured directly with a fluoride electrode. The geometric mean (geometric standard deviation) of daily fluoride intakes from all kinds of diet was 5.99 (2.27) $\mu$g/kg/day in the children in Gangneung and that of the children in Jumunjin was 18.36 (2.69). The amount of fluoride intake by food and drinking water in fluoridation area were significantly larger than that in non-fluoridation area but the statistical difference of fluoride intake by beverages between two areas was not observed. The GMs (GSDs) of daily fluoride excretion by urine of children in non-fluoridation area and in fluoridation area were 8.39 (1.73) and 18.62 (1.77) $\mu$g/kg/day, respectively. The correlation between fluoride intake from diet excluding beverage and urinary excretion was statistically significant. It is concluded that the amount of fluoride intake of children living in fluoridation area did not exceed the upper intake level to avoid the risk of dental fluorosis (2.2 mg/day in 4- to 8-year-olds) and urinary excretion of fluoride was good indicator of fluoride intake from diets.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2005년도 국제학술대회
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• pp.286-288
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• 2005

This study was conducted to compare the fluoride concentrations in urine of preschool children aged 3${\sim}$6 years between residing in community water fluoridation area(Kwangju City) and non-fluoridation area(Sungnam City). The acid-diffusible fluoride in the urine and drinking water was isolated by the acid-diffusion technique and measured with a fluoride electrode. The mean daily fluoride excretion to urine of children residing in Kwangju and Sungnam were $1.27{\pm}0.75mgF^-$/g creatinine and $0.87{\pm}47 mgF^-$/g creatinine, respectively. It is concluded from this investigation that the $F^-$concentration in urine sample of kindergarten and drinking water of children living in Kwanju(fluoridated areas) were significantly higher than that of children living in Sungnam(non-fluoridated areas).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1695-1699
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• 2004

The antioxidant enzymes, lipid peroxidation and free radicals assessment were made of the effects of selenium, copper and magnesium on bovine endemic fluorosis under high fluoride, low selenium and low copper productive conditions. Thirty-two beef cattle were selected from high fluoride area, and randomly divided into four groups with eight cattle each as follows: (1) high fluoride control group (HFC); (2) supplemented group with 0.25 mg/kg selenium (HFSe); (3) supplemented group with 15 mg/kg copper (HFCu) and (4) supplemented group with 0.25 mg/kg selenium+15 mg/kg copper+1 mg/kg magnesium (HFSeCuMg) per day for 83 days. Moreover, eight beef cattle were selected from non-high fluoride area as normal control group. Blood samples were collected from cattle on 0 d, 30 d and 83 d respectively, to analyze the enzyme activities and concentration of GSH-px, CAT, SOD, MDA and free radicals. The results showed that the contents of free radicals and MDA in HFC group were significantly higher, and the whole blood GSH-px, CAT, erythrocyte SOD activities were lower than the normal control group. Free radicals, metabolic imbalance and antioxidant disorder therefore, play an important role in fluorosis. However, GSH-px, CAT and SOD activities in HFSe group and HFSeCuMg group at 30 d and 83 d were markedly higher than the same groups at the 0 d and the HFC group at the same time. Likewise, there was a corresponding reduction in the contents of free radicals and MDA. These findings indicated that supplementation with selenium, copper and magnesium elevated high fluoride bovine antioxidant enzymes, and decreased MDA and free radicals contents. But, the activities of supplementation selenium group did not increase until day 83. These results demonstrated that fluorosis was associated with lower serum Se and Cu levels than in the control, and it was therefore concluded that fluorosis is associated with decreased serum levels of these minerals. Long-term high fluoride intake under productive condition enhances oxidative stress in the blood, thereby disturbing the antioxidant defense of cattle. Increased oxidative stress could be one of the mediating factors in the pathogenesis of toxic manifestations of fluoride. It is benefical for high fluoride cattle supplemented with proper selenium, copper and magnesium to increase fluoride excretion and obtain the protective impact of the activity of oxidative enzymes, and to decrease lipid peroxidation and free radicals contents.

• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.62-69
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• 2000

국소적으로 사용된 불소의 일부와 전신적으로 사용된 불소는 체내로 유입되어 우식을 예방하는 효과를 가진다. 그러나 적정 수준 이상의 불소가 체내로 유입되면 전신적으로 여러 가지 이상을 일으키는 급성, 만성 불소증과 치아불소증을 일으킬 수 있다. 따라서 최대한의 우식예방 효과를 가지며 부작용을 일으키지 않는 적절한 불소량을 아는 것은 매우 중요하다고 할 수 있다. 이러한 불소의 섭취량을 역추적 할 수 있는 가장 일반적인 방법으로는 체외로 배출되는 요내 불소농도를 측정하는 것을 들수 있다. 따라서 불소투여 후 불소의 체내 잔류시간과 일별 요내 불소농도를 비교하고자, 7명의 성인 남자를 대상으로 서로 다른 용량의 불소보조제-대조군 : 불소를 복용하지 않은 군, 1군 : 불소 1mg 복용군, 2군 불소 : 2mg 복용군, 3군 : 불소 3mg 복용군, 4군 : 불소 4mg 복용군 - 를 복용시킨 후 시간변화에 따른 요내 불소농도를 HMDS를 이용한 확산법과 불소이온전극(Orion, 96-09, U.S.A.)을 사용하여 측정하고 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 대조군 요내 불소농도의 평균값은 0.707ppm, 표준편차는 0.362ppm 이었다. 2. 불소투여 후 첫날 요내 불소농도는 4군(4.076ppm), 3군(2.400ppm), 2군(1.494ppm), 1군(0.362ppm) 순으로 높았다. 둘째날부터 1, 2, 3군에서는 대조군과 비교시 통계적 유의차를 보이지 않았으나 4군에서는 둘째날까지 대조군보다 유의성 있게 높았다(p<0.05). 3. 투여된 불소량의 증가에 따라 요내 불소농도도 증가되어 유지되었는데, 둘째날까지는 유의성 있게 높게 유지되었고 셋째날부터는 대조군과 통계적 유의차를 보이지 않았다.