• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.23.1-23.10
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• 2020

This study was conducted to evaluate the acute effects of waterborne cadmium exposure on bioaccumulation and antioxidant enzymes in eels (Anguilla japonica) and to determine the median lethal concentration (LC₅₀). Fish were exposed to different cadmium concentrations (0, 0.15, 0.30, 0.61, 1.83, 3.08, 3.67, 4.29, and 5.51 mg L^-1) for 96 h. The LC₅₀ of A. japonica to cadmium was 3.61 mg L^-1. Cadmium accumulation generally increased in tissues with increasing waterborne cadmium concentrations. At ≥ 1.83 mg L^-1 exposure, all tissues accumulated significant cadmium concentrations compared with the control group, in the order of kidney > liver > gill > spleen > muscle. Measurements of variation in actual cadmium concentrations showed that a reduction of the metal in experimental water was related to cadmium accumulation in tissues. As activity alteration of antioxidant enzymes for reactive oxygen species, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities increased at ≥ 0.61 mg L^-1 significantly, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase activities were not significantly changed. The results of this study suggest that acute exposure to waterborne cadmium is potentially fatal to A. japonica due to the metal's major accumulation in various tissues and the effect of antioxidant enzyme activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.719-727
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• 2011

Botulism is a neuroparalytic disease caused by Clostridium botulinum, which produces seven (A-G) antigenically diverse neurotoxins (BoNTs). BoNTs are the most poisonous substances known to humans, with a median lethal dose ($LD_{50}$) of approximately 1 ng/kg of body weight. Owing to their extreme potency and lethality, they have the potential to be used as a bioterrorism agent. The mouse bioassay is the gold standard for the detection of botulinum neurotoxins; however, it requires at least 3-4 days for completion. Attempts have been made to develop an ELISA-based detection system, which is potentially an easier and more rapid method of botulinum neurotoxin detection. The present study was designed using a synthetic gene approach. The synthetic gene encoding the catalytic domain of BoNT serotype B from amino acids 1-450 was constructed with PCR overlapping primers (BoNT/B LC), cloned in a pQE30 UA vector, and expressed in an E. coli M15 host system. Recombinant protein production was optimized at 0.5 mM IPTG final concentration, 4 h post induction, resulting in a maximum yield of recombinant proteins. The immunogenic nature of the recombinant BoNT/B LC protein was evaluated by ELISA. Antibodies were raised in BALB/c mice using various adjuvants. A significant rise in antibody titer (p<0.05) was observed in the Alum group, followed by the Titermax Classic group, Freund's adjuvant, and the Titermax Gold group. These developed high-titer antibodies may prove useful for the detection of botulinum neurotoxins in food and clinical samples.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.405-417
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• 2023

Chagas disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, is a significant but neglected tropical public health issue in Latin America due to the diversity of its genotypes and pathogenic profiles. This complexity is compounded by the adverse effects of current treatments, underscoring the need for new therapeutic options that employ medicinal plant extracts without negative side effects. Our research aimed to evaluate the trypanocidal activity of Bidens pilosa fractions against epimastigote and trypomastigote stages of T. cruzi, specifically targeting the Brener and Nuevo León strains-the latter isolated from Triatoma gerstaeckeri in General Terán, Nuevo León, México. We processed the plant's aerial parts (stems, leaves, and flowers) to obtain a methanolic extract (Bp-mOH) and fractions with varying solvent polarities. These preparations inhibited more than 90% of growth at concentrations as low as 800 ㎍/ml for both parasite stages. The median lethal concentration (LC₅₀) values for the Bp-mOH extract and its fractions were below 500 ㎍/ml. Tests for cytotoxicity using Artemia salina and Vero cells and hemolytic activity assays for the extract and its fractions yielded negative results. The methanol fraction (BPFC3MOH1) exhibited superior inhibitory activity. Its functional groups, identified as phenols, enols, alkaloids, carbohydrates, and proteins, include compounds such as 2-hydroxy-3-methylbenzaldehyde (50.9%), pentadecyl prop-2-enoate (22.1%), and linalool (15.4%). Eight compounds were identified, with a match confirmed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST-MS) software through mass spectrometry analysis.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.87-97
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• 1995

연안 천해에 서식하는 근저성 (epibenthic) 동물플랭크톤의 일종인 곤쟁이, A. kokuboi를 수온 $25^{\circ}C$와 염분 16, 24 및 $32\%o$에서 Artemia sp. 부화유생을 먹이로 공급하면서 성체와 치하에 대한 페놀의 급성 및 만성독성 영향을 조사하였다. 전 실험구에서 시간경과별 반수치사농도는 성체의 경우 31.31-l.49ppm 페놀도 범위였으며, 치하에서는 6.90-0.26ppm범위였다. 페놀에 의한 폐사율은 염분이 낮을수록 증가하였다. 성체에 대한 페놀의 96hr-반수치사농도는 염분 16, 24 및 $32\%o$에서 각각 1.49, 2.71 및 4.53ppm였으며 치하에서는 동일 염분에서 각각 026, 0.56 및 0.71ppm였다. 치하에 대한 성체의 96시간-반수치사농도의 비는 염분 16, 24 및 $32\%o$에서 각각 5.73, 4.84 및 6.38로서 성체에 비해 치하가 훨씬 더 민감했다. 성체와 치하의 반수치사시간 $(LT_50)$을 비교하면, 성체는 페놀실험농도 1.7-12.7ppm 범위에서 반수치사시간은 384.7-29.0 시간의 범위를 나타내었으며, 치하의 경우 페놀실험농도 0.5-6.0ppm 범위에서 반수치사시간은 132.2-18.7 시간의 범위였다. 성체와 치하에서 가장 낮은 반수치사시간값은 페놀의 실험최고농도와 최저실험염분의 조합구에서 나타났으며, 성체보다 치하가 훨씬 낮은 값을 보였다. A kokuboi 성체에 대해 아치사영향농도와 그 반농도에서 행한 장기생존영향을 보면, 염분 $32\%o$에 폭로된 개체들이 16 또는 $24\%o$ 염분구에 폭로된 개체들보다 높은 생존율을 나타내었다. 성체의 산소소비율은 페놀의 농도가 증가하고 폭로시간이 경과할수록 현저히 감소하였으며, 동일한 페놀 농도에서도 염분이 낮을수록 현저히 감소하였다. 결론적으로 곤쟁이, A kokuboi는 페놀독성에 대해 매우 민감한 생리적 반응을 보였다. 따라서 생물검정을 위한 지표생물로서의 가능성이 기대된다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제23권8호
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• pp.20.1-20.18
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• 2020

Background: Olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, is an economically important aquaculture species in Korea. Olive flounders have been heavily damaged by streptococcal infections every year and are treated with antibiotics. However, antibiotic abuse is causing the emergence of resistant strains, and to overcome this, research has shown that new antibiotics must be applied. Tylosin is a relatively safe antibiotic and has good activity against Gram-positive bacteria and mycoplasma. We studied the therapeutic effects and side effects of tylosin on Streptococcus parauberis-infected olive flounder. Methods: After artificial infection of olive flounder with S. parauberis SPOF18J3, an appropriate dose of tylosin was confirmed by intramuscular injection (I.M.) at 2.5, 5, 10, and 15 mg/kg, and oral administration at 10 and 20 mg/kg. After I.M. and oral administration dosing of tylosin, side effects were confirmed by serological analysis, histopathological analysis, and median lethal dose (LD₅₀) analysis at both an appropriate concentration and a high concentration. Statistical analysis was performed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey's test (p < 0.05). Results: The appropriate I.M. and oral administration concentration of tylosin administered to olive flounder infected with S. parauberis SPOF18J3 was found to be 10 mg/kg. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels were showed not significantly different between the control group and the experimental groups. The histopathologic results showed mild inflammatory responses in muscle and tubular vacuolization and tubular atrophy appeared, but there were no significant differences between the groups. The LD₅₀ was confirmed to be 461 mg/kg. Conclusion: In this study, an effective treatment method was provided by verifying the treatment effects and side effects of tylosin in olive flounder infected with S. parauberis, which can be applied directly to aquaculture sites. In addition, these results may be used as a reference for evaluation required upon request to obtain approval for tylosin antibiotics as fishery antibiotics in Korea. After approval, it is possible that a fishery disease manager will be able to prescribe and sell the antibiotic tylosin.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1308-1312
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• 2016

갈륨은 갈륨비소와 같은 고속 반도체 제작에 사용되는 금속간 화합물 중 하나이다. 본 연구의 목적은 금붕어(Carassius auratus)에 갈륨을 적용 시 일어나는 혈청의 생화학 변수, 급성독성 및 적혈구 형태의 변화에 대해 알아보고자 한다. $LC_{50}$은 96시간 째 갈륨 농도 9.15 mg/ml로 나타났다. 갈륨을 농도별(2.0, 4.0, 8.0 mg/ml)로 금붕어에 노출시켜 28일 동안 독성실험을 하였다. 독성실험 결과 혈청의 생화학(글루코즈, 혈액요소질소, 크레아티닌, 콜레스테롤 및 중성지질)반응에서 갈륨 미처리 그룹과 다른 결과가 나타났다. 갈륨의 노출에 따른 적혈구의 변형으로 인한 호흡장애를 유발하는 것으로 사료된다. 실험에 사용된 금붕어와의 동일한 크기에 갈륨을 적용할 때 생물학적으로 안전한 농도는 2.0 mg/ml로 사료된다.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.1229-1235
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• 2015

Juvenile banded catfish(Pseudobagurus fulvidraco, mean length $10.7{\pm}0.42cm$ and mean weight $15.0{\pm}0.23g$) were exposed to varies TAN(total ammonia) concentrations at pH levels of $6.12{\pm}0.51$, $7.00{\pm}0.26$ and $8.04{\pm}0.07$ for 96hrs to check the level of acute toxicity on biofloc technology aquaculture system(BFT). The result showed that cumulative mortalities for juvenile banded catfish at TAN levels 48.95, 55.96, 66.47, and 78.88 mg/L at pH $6.12{\pm}0.51$ were 0, 30, 30, and 50%, respectively. At pH $7.00{\pm}0.26$, its mortalities to TAN 5.20, 11.68, 15.31, and 18.31 mg/L were 0, 10, 20, and 70%, respectively and at pH $8.04{\pm}0.07$, the mortalities to TAN 0.96, 1.49, 2.13, and 3.62 mg/L were 10, 20, 40, and 100%, respectively. Its $96h-LC_{50}$ (median lethal concentration, $LC_{50}$) at pH $6.12{\pm}0.51$, $7.00{\pm}0.26$, and $8.04{\pm}0.07$ were 78.12, 15.87, and 2.21 mg/L for TAN, and 0.05, 0.10, and 0.14 mg/L for $NH_3$, respectively, and the acute toxicity for ammonia to juvenile banded catfish increased exponentially with increase of pH.

• 분석과학
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.544-555
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• 2011

본 연구는 농약류에 대하여 구조-활성의 정량적 관계(QSAR)를 이용하여 무지개 송어(학명: Oncorhynchus mykiss)의 급성 독성을 예측-분석하는 과정을 수행하였다. 모델 구현을 위해 사용된 275종의 농약류에 대한 수중 독성(96h $LC_{50}$) 값은 DEMETRA프로젝트의 데이터를 사용하였다. 예측 모델에 사용된 2차원 분자 표현자는 PreADMET프로그램으로부터 계산을 하였고, 선형 (다중 선형 회귀 방법)모델과 비선형(서포트 벡터 머신, 인공 신경망) 학습 방법들은 실험값과 예측값의 적합도를 고려하여 최적화 되었다. 데이터 전처리 과정을 거친 뒤에, 5묶음 교차 검증과정을 포함한 모집단 기반 전진 선택법을 통해서 각 학습 방법의 최적의 표현자 집합을 결정하였다. 가장 좋은 결과는 SVM 방법 ($R^2_{CV}$=0.677, RMSECV=0.887, MSECV=0.674) 이었고, EU의 규제 기준에 따른 분류에서는 87%의 정확도를 나타내었다. MLR방법을 통해서는 무지개 송어의 급성 독성에 대하여 독성을 나타내는 농약류의 구조적 특징과 지질 층과의 상호작용을 설명할 수 있었다. 개발된 모든 모델들은 5묶음 교차 검증과 Y-scrambling test을 통해 검증되었다.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2015

Juvenile banded catfish(Pseudobagurus fulvidraco, mean length $10.4{\pm}0.37cm$ and mean weight $14.5{\pm}0.46g$) were exposed to several nitrite(${NO_2}^-$) concentrations for 96h at pH levels of $6.18{\pm}0.54$, $6.5{\pm}0.30$ and $7.07{\pm}0.22$. The result showed that cumulative mortalities of fish to ${NO_2}^-$ levels of 12.4, 19.8, 33.9 and 53.6 mg/L at pH levels of $6.18{\pm}0.54$ were 20, 25, 40 and 85%, respectively. At pH $6.5{\pm}0.54$, mortalities to ${NO_2}^-$ 22.4, 36.4, 45.3 and 63.2 mg/L were 25, 35, 50 and 100%, respectively. At pH $7.07{\pm}0.22$, mortalities to ${NO_2}^-$ 25.5, 45.7, 56.3 and 66.4 mg/L were 0, 55, 70 and 100%, respectively. The 96h-$LC_{50}$(median lethal concentration, $LC_{50}$) of fish to several ${NO_2}^-$ concentrations at pH levels of $6.18{\pm}0.54$, $6.5{\pm}0.30$ and $7.07{\pm}0.22$ were assessed in these experiments. 96h-$LC_{50}$ at pH levels of $6.18{\pm}0.54$, $6.5{\pm}0.30$ and $7.07{\pm}0.22$ were 32.68, 40.49 and 45.85 mg/L, respectively. It indicated that acute toxicity of ${NO_2}^-$ to juvenile banded catfish increased with low levels of pH and lengthening of exposure time to ${NO_2}^-$. In particular, smaller fish(mean weight $14.5{\pm}0.46g$) were more sensitive to ${NO_2}^-$ than larger fish(mean weight $81.7{\pm}1.42g$; not published). The 96h-$LC_{50}$ of juvenile banded catfish to ${NO_2}^-$ would be primary guideline for water quality management in the intensive culture system such as RAS and BFT.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.293-300
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• 2010

tert-Butyl acetate (TBAc) is an organic solvent, which is commonly used in architectural coatings and industrial solvents. It has recently been exempted from the definition of a volatile organic compound (VOC) by the Air Resources Board (ARB). Since the use of TBAc as a substitute for other VOCs has increased, thus its potential risk in humans has also increased. However, its inhalation toxicity data in the literature are very limited. Hence, inhalation exposure to TBAc was carried out to investigate its toxic effects in this study. Adult male rats were exposed to TBAc for 4 h for 1 day by using a nose-only inhalation exposure chamber (low dose, $2370\;mg/m^3$ (500 ppm); high dose, $9482\;mg/m^3$ (2000 ppm)). Shamtreated control rats were exposed to clean air in the inhalation chamber for the same period. The animals were killed at 2, 7, and 15 days after exposure. At each time point, body weight measurement, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analysis, histopathological examination, and biochemical assay were performed. No treatment-related abnormal effects were observed in any group according to time course. Based on those findings, the median lethal concentration ($LC_{50}$) of TBAc was over $9482\;mg/m^3$ in this study. According to the MSDS, the 4 h $LC_{50}$ for TBAc for rats is over $2230\;mg/m^3$. We suggested that this value is changed and these findings may be applied in the risk assessment of TBAc which could be beneficial in a sub-acute study.