• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.189-195
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• 2011

BACKGROUND: Wastewaters were collected from 25 sites of two industrial areas of Mymensingh and Gazipur in Bangladesh to assess metallic toxicity of wastewater for irrigation usage. METHODS AND RESULTS: The analyzed wastewaters were slightly alkaline to alkaline in nature and were problematic for irrigation except 3 samples. As per TDS values, 9 samples were rated as fresh water and the rest 16 were classified as brackish water. EC and SAR reflected that all samples were medium salinity (C2), high salinity (C3), very high salinity (C4) and low alkalinity (S1) hazard classes expressed as C2S1, C3S1 and C4S1. Wastewaters of different industries were graded as excellent, good, permissible and doubtful for irrigation purpose as per SSP. According to hardness ($H_T$), wastewater were under moderately hard, hard and very hard classes. Cd, Cr and Cu ions were treated as toxicant for irrigating soils and crops. Zn was problematic for long-term irrigation. The concentrations of Pb, Fe and Na were far below the toxic levels. Synergistic relationships were observed between pH-EC, pH-TDS, EC-TDS, SAR-SSP and SSP-hardness. CONCLUSION(s): If wastewater is applied for irrigation due to the fresh water shortage, it can contaminate soil due to some toxic metal ions.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.520-528
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• 2019

Objectives: This study assessed the cytotoxicity of the metallic mordant cupric acetate (CA) and the protective effect of Albizzia julibrissin (AJ) leaf extract on CA-induced cytotoxicity in NIH3T3 fibroblasts. Methods: For this study, cell viability and antioxidative effects such as the inhibitory activity of lipid peroxidation (LP) and superoxide anion-radical (SAR) scavenging activity were assessed. Results: CA significantly decreased cell viability in a dose-dependent manner, and the $XTT_{50}$ value was measured as $55.0{\mu}M$ of CA. The cytotoxicity of CA was determined as highly toxic by Borenfreund and Puerner's toxic criteria. The catalase antioxidant significantly increased cell viability diminished by CA-induced cytotoxicity in these cultures. Regarding the protective effect of AJ leaf extract on CA-induced cytotoxicity, AJ leaf extract remarkably increased the SAR scavenging ability and the inhibitory ability of LP. From these findings, it is suggested that oxidative stress is involved in the cytotoxicity of CA, and AJ leaf extract effectively protected CA-induced cytotoxicity via antioxidative effects. Conclusions: Natural resources like AJ leaf extract may be a putative therapeutic agent for treatment or alleviation of the toxicity induced by CA metallic mordant.

• 대한임상검사과학회지
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.235-244
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• 2019

본 연구는 배양된 C6 신경교종(glioma) 세포에서 환경오염 원인 황산알루미늄에 의한 신경 독성과 파리풀(PLVAH)추출물의 AS에 의해 유도된 신경 독성에 대한 보호효과를 확인해 보았다. 이를 위해 세포생존력과 전자공여(ED)능, 지질과산화(LP) 저해능 및 과산소음이온라디칼(superoxide anion-radical, SAR) 소거능과 같은 항산화효과를 조사하였다. AS는 용량의존적으로 현저히 세포생존율을 감소시켰고 AS의 $XTT_{50}$ 값은 $120.0{\mu}M$로 측정되었다. AS의 신경 독성은 Borenfreund와 Puerner의 독성 기준에 의해 중간 독성으로 판정되었다. 또한, 항산화제인 catalase (CAT)는 AS의 신경독성에 의해 손상된 세포의 생존력을 현저히 증가시켰다. AS 유발 신경 독성에 대한 PLVAH 추출물의 보호 효과에서, PLVAH 추출물은 ED의 능력, LP의 억제 능력 및 SAR 소거능을 유의하게 증가시켰다. 이러한 결과로부터 산화 스트레스가 AS의 세포독성에 관여하고 있으며, PLVAH 추출물의 항산화 작용에 의해 AS에 의해 유도된 신경 독성을 효과적으로 보호한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. PLVAH 추출물과 같은 천연 성분은 산화스트레스를 만드는 AS와 같은 중금속 화합물로 인한 독성을 치료할 수 있는 잠재적 치료제로 가치가 있다고 사료된다.