• Toxicological Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.51-58
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• 2009

Carrageenan is a naturally-occurring sulfated polygalactan which has been widely used in the dairy industry and a gelling agent in non-dairy products. In this study, four short-term in vitro genotoxicity assays were investigated to evaluate the potential genotoxic effects of carrageenan. The mutagenicity of carrageenan was evaluated up to a maximum dose of 5 mg/plate in Ames test. There was no increase in the number of revertant colonies compared to its negative control at any dose in all of strains tested. To assess clastogenic effect, the in vitro chromosomal aberration assay was performed using Chinese hamster lung cells. Carrageenan was not considered to be clastogenic in this assay at up to the highest feasible concentration which could be evaluated. The in vitro comet assay and micronucleus test results obtained on L5178Y cells also revealed that carrageenan has no genotoxicity potential, although there was a marginal increase in micronuclei frequencies and DNA damage in the respective micronucleus and comet assays. Taken together, our results indicate that carrageenan was not genotoxic based on four in vitro genotoxicity results.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.182-192
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• 2004

과메기의 위생화를 위한 방사선 조사기술의 이용 가능성을 검토할 목적으로 방사선 조사를 실시한 후 독성학적 안전성 실험인 in vitro Ames test SOS chromotest 및 CHL 세포를 이용한 염색체 이상시험과 ICR 수컷 마우스를 이용한 in vivo 소핵세포실험을 실시하였다. 감마선 조사 및 비조사된 과메기의 Salmonella typhimurium(TA98, TA100, TA1535, TA1537)과 Escherichia coli WP2 uvrA 균주에 대한 복귀변이 집락수 시험, SOS chromotest(Escherichia coli PQ37) 시험 및 CHL 세포를 이용한 염색체 이상시험을 수행한 결과 물추출물과 용매추출물 및 대사활성계 도입 혹은 부재시 모두, 모든 시험균주에서 시험적용 농도인 10,000 $\mu\textrm{g}$/plate까지의 농도에서 감마선 조사된 시료는 비조사된 시료와 같이 음성을 나타내었다. 또, 감마선 조사 및 비조사된 과메기의 in vivo 소핵세포실험에서도 소핵이 발견되지 않았다. 따라서, 10 kGy까지 고선량 감마선 조사된 과메기는 위 수행된 in vitro 및 in vivo 유전독성시험을 실시한 결과 음성을 나타낸 것으로 보아 유전독성학적으로 돌연변이원성이 없음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.229-234
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• 2018

In vitro 소핵시험(vitMNT)은 유전독성의 유망한 대체시험법 중 하나로, OECD에서 TG로 채택되어 화학물질의 등록에 사용되고 있다. 본 시험에서는 CHL cell을 사용한 vitMN test에서 소핵을 판별하기 위한 최적화된 세포질 조건을 찾고자 하였으며, 양성대조물질로 MMC와 Col을 사용하고 세포 염색을 위해 giemza 용액을 사용하였다. 시험결과, 세포현탁을 위해 사용되는 고정액의 acetic acid의 농도는 1%로 하는 것이 band의 두께와 세포질의 퍼짐성 측면에서 적당하였다. 또한 세포의 깨짐을 최소화하는 최종 고정액의 적하시간은 현탁 후 1~4시간이었다. 이러한 결과는 vitMNT에서 소핵관찰의 신속성, 용이성 및 정확성을 확보하는데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.69-77
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Scirpi rhizoma ethanol extract (SREE) on skin whitening using in vitro test. In the antioxidative activities, it was found that SREE contains 38.9 mg/g of polyphenol and 74.5 mg/g of flavonoid in total. In the electron donating ability, SREE showed a dose-dependent response, showing a high antioxidative capacity of 86.1% at 1000 ppm. It was found that the maximum permissible level of SREE to Melan-a cells was over 200 ppm, showing a quite low toxicity of SREE against Melan-a cells. Both in the inhibitory measurement for tyrosinase activity and melanogenesis using Melan-a cells, SREE presented a dose-dependent response with excellent efficacy.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.253-259
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• 2002

The phototoxicity inhibitory activity of 15 natural products having antiinflammatory effect was screened by three in vitro methods: yeast growth inhibition test with Candida albicans, RBC photohemolysis and MTT assay. We induced phototoxic reaction by irradiating UVA (365 nm) on chlorpromazine (CPZ) that has been widely documented as phototoxic agent in clinical and experimental studies and then observed the effects of the natural products after treating them with CPZ. In yeast growth inhibition test, X. stramonium showed the inhibitory effect on the UVA phototoxicity and E. officinalis, Yeast, P. suffruticosa showed phototoxicity inhibitory effect in that their ％ hemolysis compared with control were 36.14${\pm}$ 2.69, 42.82${\pm}$1.35, 36.41${\pm}$0.48 on UVA. In MTT assay, all tested natural products increased cell viability compared with the control.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.377-381
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• 1994

This study was performed to investigate the usefulness of the radiopaque material as a disintegration test of enteric coated capsules radiologically. The results obtained were as follows; 1. The times that the enteric coated capsules passed the pylorus(GI transition times) were the first 150 minute and the last 390 minutes. Therefore, the GI transition times largely differ from each animal and each enteric coated capsule. 2. The disintegration times of enteric coated capsules were similar in vitro test and in vitro test. 3. The disintegration test of enteric coated capsules using Barium sulfate, radiopaque material for the gastrointestinal track, was useful to check the time pass through the pylorus and the time enteric coated capsules were disintegration.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.1227-1236
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• 2001

녹즙의 위생화와 저장.유통 안정성 확보를 위해 10kGy 감마선 조사된 녹즙(돌미나리, 당근, 케일 및 신선초)의 유전 독성학적 안전성 검증의 일환으로 Salmonella typhimurium 균주를 이용한 복귀돌연변이 실험과 Escherichia coli PQ37 균주를 이용한 SOS chromotest 및 CHL 세포를 이용한 염색체 이상시험을 수행하였다. 10 kGy로 감마선 조사된 녹즙은 위 세가지 in vitro 유전독성시험을 한 결과, 음성을 나타내었다. 결과적으로 10 kGy로 조사된 녹즙은 어떠한 돌연변이도 유발시키지 않았으며 감마선 조사된 녹즙이 in vitro에서 유전독성학적으로 안전하였다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.188-192
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• 2002

소염효과를 나타내는 생약 15종을 선별하여 이들 생약 추출물이 Chloropromazine에 의한 UVB 광독성에 미치는 영향을 in vitro 실험법 중 Candida albicans test, RBC photohemolysis, MTT assay에 의한 cytotoxicity 측정법의 방법을 이용하여 조사하였다. Candidal albicans teat에 의해 광독성의 광량 및 화학물질 의존성을 관찰할 수 있었으며, 광독성 억제 효과를 검색하기에 적당한 UVB조사량 및 CPZ농도는 2.1 J/$\textrm{cm}^2$, 0.6mg인 것으로 생각되었다. Candida albicans test에 의해 CPZ에 의한 UVB 광독성에는 P. persica, E. officinalis가 억제효과를 보임을 알 수 있었으며, RBC photohemolysis 결과 모든 생약시료들에 대해 hemolysis가 감소되었으며, 특히, Yeast, P. suffruticosa에 의한 % hemolysis는 34.42$\pm$1.01, 35.30$\pm$4.7로 유의성 있는 억제효과를 나타냄을 관찰할 수 있었다. MTT assay에 의한 cytotoxicity 측정 결과, UVB 조사에 이하여 세포생존율은 감소되었고, 시료처리시 세포생존율은 증가됨을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.18-21
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• 2005

These observations were performed to investigate the safety of the natural herbs (Rhus-II) in respect of genotoxicity. This substance was examined in two in-vitro tests: (1) Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay (Ames test) in strain TA 98, TA 100, TA 1535 and TA 1537, (2) in vitro chromosome aberration test in cultured Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells. In the reverse mutation test, Rhus-II did not induced mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay(Ames test) with or without metabolic activation. In the chromosome aberration assay using CHO cells, there was no increased incidence of structural and numerical aberrations with or without metabolic activation. These results indicated that, the Rhus-II had no genotoxicity.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.43-48
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• 2013

Oreorchis coreana Finet is threatened globally by over-collection from its natural habitats for horticultural purposes. Its rarity in nature makes this plant one of the most endangered species in Korea. In this study, we investigated the effects of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on orchid seed viability and seed germination. An in vitro bioassay swelling test using immature seeds was compared with a standard chemical procedure using triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (TTC) to test seed viability. In general, the bioassay was more appropriate for estimating embryo viability after a prolonged pre-treatment (more than 1 h) in 1% NaOCl, a surface sterilant often used to enhance germination of seeds of terrestrial plants. Therefore, an efficient method for investigating in vitro swelling of immature seeds is urgently needed. We established a method for determining the viability and swelling of O. coreana seeds via in vitro examination of immature seeds. Treatment of immature seeds with 1% NaOCl for 10 min greatly enhanced the extent of swelling of immature zygote embryos when compared to untreated seeds. These data obtained here appear to be comparable to viability and swelling that occurs in O. coreana seeds via asymbiotic germination.