• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.187-196
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• 1989

우리 나라에서 가장 중요한 인체 기생충의 하나인 간흡충(Clonorchis sinensis)의 감마선에 대한 영향과 그 관리책으로 감마선 조사의 효용성을 관찰하고자 이 연구를 시행하였다. 김해산 참붕어를 수집하여 이를 소화시켜 피낭유충을 분리하고, 분리된 피낭유충을 조사한 실험군(l군), 죽은 참붕어를 조사한 후 피낭유충을 분리한 군(2군), 피낭유충을 흰쥐에 감염시키고 감염 초기에 간을 조사한 군(3군)으로 나누어 실험을 하였다. 조사된 피낭유충은(1,2군) 흰쥐에 실험감염시키고 3군의 실험동물과 함께 감염 2주 및 6주 후에 도살하여 감염된 충체를 회수하였다. 감마선 조사량은 5 Gy(1Gy=100rad)부터 100 Gy의 범위에 있었다. 그 결과를 요약하면 아래와 같다. 1. 분리한 피낭유충을 조사한 후 감염시킨 1군에서는 감염 2주에 평균 충체 회수율이 5, 10, 15 Gy 조사량에 따라 각각 36.5%, 44.1%, 30.7%이었고, 20Gy, 25Gy, 30Gy 조사량에서는 평균 5.7%, 11.8%, 1.0%가 회수되었다. 조사량 50 Gy군에서는 한 마리도 검출되지 않았다. 감염 후 6주의 충체 회수율도 대조군에서 62.6%이 고, 조사량이 증가함에 따라 감소하였고 30 Gy군에서 7.8%, 50 Gy군에서 0%이었다. $LD_{50}$는 16.5 Gy이었다. 2. 참붕어를 직접 조사한 2군의 감염 6주 후 충체 회수율은 10 Gy에서 79.8%이었으나, 조사량이 늘어남에 따 라 20Gy에 55.3%, 25 Gy에 64.0%, 30 Gy에 72.8%, 50 Gy에 28.2%, 100 Gy에 1.1%로 감소하였다. LD50은 47.5 Gy로 계산되었다. 이러한 소견은 간흡충의 피낭유충이 죽은 생선의 근육내에 있을 경우에, 분리하여 식염수에 넣은 채 노출시킬 때보다 감마선 조사에 훨씬 저항성이 있음을 보여준다. 3. 제 3군의 감염 초기에 조사하고 감염 후 6주에 관찰한 경우 l0Gy 조사에서 감염 2일 후 조사에 의해 39% (31~51%), 5일과 9일 후에 각각 21%(0~46%) 및 24%(0~34%)가 회수되었다. 조사량을 25Gy로 증가시킨 후에는 대부분의 흰쥐가 충체 회수 전에 사망하여, 감염 2일과 9일 후에 조사한 군에서 각각 한 마리 씩에서만 2마리 및 34마리의 충체를 얻었다. 이 결과는 같은 조사량에 노출된 피낭유충의 생존률과 같은 수준이었다. 4. 감마선에 노출된 피낭유충이나 흰쥐에 실험감염 후 생존한 충체를 관찰한 결과 형태학적인 이상은 관찰되지 않았다. 다만 흰쥐에 감염시키고 9일 후에 10 Gy 및 25 Gy를 조사한 충체에서는 고환과 저정낭의 발육이 매우 부진하였다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 보면, 간흡충은 감마선에 비교적 예민하며 l00Gy의 조사량을 죽은 어류에 조사하면 긴 흡충 피낭유충의 감염력이 거의 없어지는 것을 확인하였다. 죽은 어체 안에 있는 퍼낭유충이, 이미 분리되어 식 염수에 담겨진 것이나 동물 감염 후 2~9일에 감마선 조사에 노출된 충체보다 더 많이 살아 남았는데, 이는 죽은 어체가 무산소 환경이기 때문에 hydroxy radical(OH-)이 적게 생기기 때문으로 생각된다. 또한 감마선에 노출 된 충체의 대부분은 외형적으로 온전하고 산란도 정상으로 하였으나, 감염 9일 후에 조사된 것에서는 고환의 발육 부진과 정자 생성의 저해가 관찰되었다. 감마선 조사를 실제 간흡충 관리에 적용하기 위해서는 일상생활에서 이 방법의 응용 가능성에 대할 열구가 더 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 2018

Objectives: This study was carried out to determine $LD_{50}$ of benzo[a]pyrene to decide the possibility to designate them as toxic substance on the Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances, and to suggest that they should be managed in what level on the Chemical Control Act. Methods: Based on the result of a preliminary study, 300 mg/kg was set as the middle dose. A highest dose of 2,000 mg/kg and a lowest dose of 50 mg/kg were selected based on the OECD TG 423. Benzo[a]pyrene was orally administered once to female and male SD rats at dose levels of 50, 300, 2,000 mg/kg (body weight). All animals were monitored daily for clinical signs and mortality over 14 days. Also testicular spermatid count, motility and etc. were examined as well. Results: Under the condition of this experiment, $LD_{50}$ of benzo[a]pyrene was assumed to be >2,000 mg/kg. In the lesion according to autopsy, there were no specific symptoms in the control and experimental groups. At 2,000 mg/kg, a decrease in the sperm motility was observed. Benzo[a]pyrene should be designated to be toxic substance as the material assumed to be reproduction-toxicity on the Act on the Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals. Therefore we should abide by legal procedures determined by Chemicals Control Act in treating it. Conclusion: Considering the significant result that sperm motility in the experimental group was inferior to that in the reference group, we suggest that benzo[a]pyrene be designated as a toxic substance.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.140-145
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• 2018

Inducing genetic and morphological variation through conventional method is very difficult. Therefore, mutation induction through in vitro technology brings numerous advantages over the conventional breeding. Thus, the individual shoots (1 ~ 2 cm) were irradiated with gamma rays (10 ~ 70 Gy). The result revealed that the explants treated with higher doses (40, 50, 60, and 70 Gy) showed deleterious effects of ionizing radiation. The highest survival rate among ${\gamma}$ treated explants recorded was 71% in 10 Gy treatments while the lowest survivality was 15% in 70 Gy. Lethal dose 50% ($LD_{50}$) dose was found to be 33 Gy. In the in vitro condition, rooting reponse showed that increase in gamma irradiation dose resulted in the inhibition of root growth. Meanwhile, non-treated explants had the best rooting ability with the maximum number of root per explant (20) within a short period of time (6 days), with the highest root length of (15.1 cm). The longer period in rooting (12 days) and lowest number of root per explant (8) with shortest root length (10.1 cm) were recorded at 30 Gy treatment. The highest shoot length (13.6 cm) was observed at control treatment and the shortest shoot length (10.4 cm) was observed at 30 Gy. In the nursery, lowest leaf number (5) was observed at 30 Gy compared with other treatments. The highest chlorophyll content (49.8) was recorded at 10 Gy treated seedling. Irradiated explants with 10 Gy found to be superior over the control treatment and had positive effects in main growth parameters such as chlorophyll content.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 1993

This study aimed at evaluating the preventive effect of Glycyrrhizae Radix and Glycine Semen Extract (GGE) against NAC intoxication. NAC is widely used pesticide in many countries and derivative of carbamats and GGE is well-known antidote to some kinds of toxicants which was referenced from oriental medicine text. The results obtained were as follows: 1) After injecting NAC (100,140 mg/kg), determined Ch.E activities decrease 44.77~50.86% for all experimental groups at one hour after exposure, and were gradually recovered in the course of time. 2) In toxicity test of GGE, there were no sign of death or poisoning up to 5000 mg/kg of GGE for p.o. in mice. From this, we suggest that the LD$_{50}$ of GGE would be above 5000 mg/kg. 3) The Ch.E activity in control group was 471.43 $\pm$ 4.85 luff, group I was 215.27 $\pm$ 23.13 IU/l, group II and group III were 304.03 $\pm$ 9.03 IU/l, 433.81 $\pm$ 21.73 IU/l, respectively. Compare to the control group with experimental group I, remarkable difference revealed (p< 0.01), but the Ch.E activities of group II and III were similar to those of control group. This is indicate that GGE possess a potent activity of recovering Ch.E. GGE had a very remarkable preventive effect on NAC toxicity, and it was able to know that Ch.E activity dramatically increased according to GGE dosage increasing. 4) When GGE and NAC were administered by p.o. simultaneously, LD$_{50}$ and confidence intervals of each group were as follows: the control group: 270 mg/kg, 234.99~310.23 mg/kg, group I and II (GGE 500 mg/kg, 1000 mg/kg by p.o.): 310 mg/kg, 271.69~353.71mg/kg, and 325 mg/kg, 285.09~370.50 mg/kg, respectively. In the comparison with the control group, the protective index was 1.1 and 1.2, respectively. From the above result, GGE has reactivation effect to decreasing Ch.E activity induced by exposure to NAC. Furthermore, GGE shows a preventive effect on NAC intoxication.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.281-292
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• 2004

The purpose of this study was to assess the single and 5 week oral dose toxicity of calcitriol and alendronate combination (1 : 10,000) treatment for osteoporosis or Paget's disease in male and female rats. In single dose oral toxicity study, the values of $LD_{50}$ of calcitriol and alendronate mixture were 750.075 mg/kg in male rats and 775.0775 mg/kg in female rats, respectively. Body weight and food consumption were continuously increased after adminstration of calcitriol and alendronate mixtures, and there was no significant changes in body weight and food consumption in all groups. In five-week oral toxicity study of calcitriol and alendronate mixture at a dose of 0.2 $\mu\textrm{g}$ + 2 mg, 1 $\mu\textrm{g}$ + 10 mg, 5 $\mu\textrm{g}$ + 50 mg and 25 $\mu\textrm{g}$ + 250 mg, respectively, there was no mortality, abnormal behavior and appearance in all groups throughout the administration period (5 weeks) and recovery period (2 weeks). Dose-dependent changes in parameters of urinalysis and hematological analysis were not observed in male and female rats treated with calcitriol and alendronate mixtures. All the values of the parameters appeared to be in the normal range. These data indicate that both calcitriol and alendronate are drugs having low toxicity in rats. NOAEL of calcitriol and alendronate mixtures were 50.005 mg/kg in 5-week oral toxicity.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.487-492
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• 2003

This study investigated the effects of extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) on the sensitivity of seizure response to bicuculline, picrotoxin and NMDA in mice. The mice were exposed to either a sham or 20 G ELF-MFs for 24 hours. Convulsants were then administered i.p. at various doses. The seizure induction time and duration were measured and lethal dose ($LD_{50$}) and convulsant dose ($CD_{50}$) of the clonic and tonic convulsion were calculated. The analysis of glutamate, glycine, taurine and GABA of mouse brain was accomplished by HPLC. The mice exposed to ELF-MFs showed moderately higher $CD_{50}.{\;}LD_{50}$ and onset time on the bicuculline-induced seizure. However, the ELF-MFs did not influence them in the NMDA and picrotoxin-induced seizures. After the exposure to MFs exposure, the glutamate level was increased and GABA was decreased significantly in NMDA and picrotoxin-induced seizure. The level of glutamate and GABA were not changed by MFs in bicuculline-induced seizure. These results suggest that ELF-MFs may alter the convulsion susceptibility through GABAergic mechanism with the involvement of the level of glutamate and GABA.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.77-83
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• 1987

유기인계(有機燐系) 살충제인 phorate 가 병아리의 Acetylcholin esterase 활성(活性) 저해(沮害)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 조사한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. Phorate와 그 대사물(代謝物)에 대(對)한 AChE 및 ChE 활성(活性)의 $I_{50}$값은 phosphorothiolate형(型)(표현불가)이 phosphorodithiolate형(型)(표현불가)보다 약(約) $700{\sim}2500$배(培) 낮았으며, 측쇄(側鎖)의 산화(酸化) 상태별(狀態別)로 보면 sulfide>sulfoxide>sulfone의 순(順)으로 $I_{50}$값이 낮은 경향(傾向)이었다. 병아리에 대(對)한 phorate의 급성경구독성(急性經口毒性)은 1.02mg/kg 이었다. Phorate를 급성경구독성(急性經口毒性) $LD_{50}$값 이하(以下)로 경구(經口) 투여(投與)하였을 때 투여(投與) 후(後) 초기(初期)에는 혈장(血漿) ChE 활성(活性)이 뇌(腦) AChE 활성(活性)보다 더 크게 저해(沮害)되었으나, 효소활성(酵素活性)의 회부(回復)은 뇌(腦) AChE 보다 혈장(血漿) ChE 가 더 빠른 경향(傾向)을 보였다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2012

Objectives: The purpose of this study is the work environment management method through risk assessment and investigation of the work place that deals with Ammonium nitrate, based on information in and outside the country. Methods: This study suggests method of work environment management through risk assessment and investigation of the work place that deals with Ammonium nitrate, and finds out cases of Ammonium nitrate causing hazard, danger and health risk, based on literature investigation. Results: Rats exposed repeatedly to $LD_{50}$ 2,217 mg/kg(rat), $LC_{50}$ 88.8 mg/L(rat, skin) which cause high level of skin irritation, reported 1 $mg/m^3$ of NOAEL, while LOAEL was less than 100 mg/kg for the rats orally administered with the $LD_{50}$ 2,217 mg/kg(rat), $LC_{50}$ 88.8 mg/L(rat, skin), for 13 weeks. Domestically 31,640 ton/y of ammonium nitrate has been used in 22 workplace and the result of workplace assessment was 0.0171-0.9983 $mg/m^3$. ADD was 8.77-59.63 ${\mu}g/kg-day$ according to the exposure scenario. In other words the result of the risk assessment goes beyond the 'standard 1'. Conclusions: Ammonium nitrate creates a high level of irritation and toxicity when coming in breathe it or contact with skin, and is classified as category3 of GHS and specific target organ toxicant (irritating respiratory system). Exposure level at work places needs to be maintained under $1mg/m^3$, to prevent workers from being damaged.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.61-79
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• 2002

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate acute and subacute toxicity and sarcoma-180 anti-cancer effects of Herbal acupuncture with Anneniacae amarum semen (Haeng-in) in mice and rats. Method: Balble mice were injected intraperitoneany with Haeng-In extract for $LD_{50}$ and acute toxicity test. Sprague-Dawley rats were injected intraperitoneally with Haeng-In extract for subacute toxicity test. TheAnneniacae amarum semen Herbal-Acupuncture was injected on Chung-wan (CV12) of mice with Sarcoma-180 cancer cell line. Results: 1. $LD_{50}$ was uncountable as none of the subjects expired from the treatment groups during the test. 2. The clinical signs and the body weight of mice treated with 0.1cc and 0.2cc Haeng-In extract were not affected during the acute toxicity test. 3. In acute toxicity test of serum biochemical values of mice, total protein and albumin were decreased in treatment group Ⅰ. Glucose was increased, and total cholesterol was decreased in treatment groups. GPT was increased in treatment group Ⅰ. 4. In subacute toxicity test, toxic symptoms were not detected in the treatment groups. 5. In subacute toxicity test, the body weight was increased in treatment groups on 14th and 21st day. 6. In subacute toxicity test. liver weight was increased in treatment group Ⅱ, and spleen weight was increased in treatment group Ⅱ. Lung weight was increased in an the treatment groups.(p<0.05) 7. In subacute toxicity test, severe tissue injury was found in lung and liver, especially treatment group Ⅰshowed more significant lung damage compared to treatment group l. 8. In subacute toxicity test, WBC. MCH and MCHC were increased in an the treatment groups, RBC, HGB and HCT were decreased in treatment group H(p<0.05). 9. In subacute toxicity test of serum biochemical values of rats, triglyceride was decreased in all the treatment groups. ALP was decreased in treatment group Ⅰ. and creatinine was decreased in treatment group Ⅱ. BUN/CR was increased in treatment group Ⅱ(p<0.05). 10. Median survival time of Sarcoma-180 cancer cell treated with Haeng-In was increased in all the treatment groups by twenty percent, compared to the control group(p<0.05). 11. Natural killer cell activity about the Sarcoma-180 cell was decreased at the ratio of 100:1 but was increased at the ratio of 10:1. In treatment group Ⅱ, increase was found at the ratio of 100:1 and 50:1 (p<0.05). 12. Interleukin-2 productivity of the Sarcoma-180 cell was decreased in treatment group I, but was increased in treatment group Ⅱ(p<0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, we can conclude Herbal-acupuncture with Anneniacae amarum semen caused toxicity, and had effects in Sarcoma-180 cancer cell.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.120-136
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• 2002

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate Acute and Subacute Toxicity, and Anti-cancer Effect of H Herbal-acupuncture on mice and rats. Methods : Balb/c mice were injected intraperitoneally with H Herbal-acupuncture for $LD_{50}$ and acute toxicity test. Sprague-Dawley rats were experimented in the same way for subacute toxicity test. H Herbal-acupuncture was injected into abdomen of mice having S-180 cancer cell line. Result : 1. During the test, $LD_{50}$ could not be counted since there was no expired subjects. 2. In an acute toxicity test, the loss of motility and reflex action was observed, but weight increased in the treatment group, compared with those in the normal group (P<0.05). 3. In an acute toxicity test of serum biochemical values of mice, glucose increased in the treatment group II while total cholesterol was increased in the all treatment groups (P<0.05). 4. In a subacute toxicity test, a little loss of motility and reflex action was observed in the treatment group. Weight of mice in the treatment group decreased on the 28th day. 5. In a subacute toxicity test, liver weight was decreased but lung weight of mice increased in the all treatment groups (P<0.05). 6. As a result of measuring Complete Blood Count test (CBC) of rat, HCT was decreased in treatments even though it was not significant, compared with the normal group (P<0.05). 7. In a serum biochemical value test of subacute toxicity, total protein and albumin decreased in the all treatment groups. Creatinine, glucose, GOT increased in the treatment group I compared with the control group. Alkaline phos-phatase decreased in treatment II group, compared with the control group (P<0.05). 8. Median survival time that was measured in the rats treated with sarcoma-180 cancer cell Median decreased in the treatment group, compared with the control group (P<0.05). 9. Natural killer cell activity showed significant reduction at 100:1 and 10:1 E/T ratio while it increased at 50:1 E/T ratio. It is inferred that there was an error in the experiment (P<0.05). 10. In an interleukin-2 productivity test, even though it decreased in lung cancer, and increased in abdomen cancer, but it was only a small difference (P<0.005). 11. After injecting B16F10 cell into a capillary vessel of C57BL/6 mice and generating metastasized lung cancer, the lung was examined with the naked eye. It was not possible to see metastasized cancer in the all groups on the seventh day but the cancer was viewed on the fourteenth day. The number and volume of metastasized cancer in the treatment group enlarged in the treatment group, compared with the control group. Conclusion : According to the results, H herbal-acupuncture took no effects in cancer.