• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.373-382
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• 2005

돼지고기 섭취가 카드뮴에 중독된 쥐의 대사에 어떻게 영향을 주는가를 규명하고자 이 연구를 수행하였다. 카드뮴(0, 25, 50, 100, 250 ppm)을 사료에 섞어 8주 동안 급여하여 일단 중독을 유발시킨 후 또 다시 8주 동안 돼지고기에 의한 해독 효과를 대조구와 비교하였다. 8주 동안 카드뮴 중독용 실험 식이를 급여한 결과, 카드뮴 중독 현상이 나타났다. 해독기간 중 돼지고기를 급여한 경우 체중 회복이 빠른 경향을 보였으나 유의적 차이는 없었다. 해독에 의해 헤모글로빈과 헤마토크릿은 완전히 정상치와 같은 수준으로 향상되었다. 체중 100g당 간의 무게는 250 ppm 카드뮴 중독 후 해독시 돼지고기를 섭취한 처리구에서 가장 높게 나왔다 카제인을 섭취한 처리군보다 돼지고기를 섭취한 처리군에서 카드뮴의 축적이 더 낮게 나타났으며 특히 신장에서의 카드뮴 축적 농도에 영향을 미치는 인자로서 카드뮴뿐만 아니라 카드뮴과 돼지고기 섭취 여부의 교호작용$(Cd^{***},\;Cd^*\;Pork^{**})$등이 나타났다. 해독시 metallothionein(MT) 합성은 돼지고기에 의해 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 보여졌다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.97-106
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• 1998

The pronuclear injection of metallothionein-human growth hormone (MT-hGH) gene into rabbit zygotes was performed to establish in vitro developmental system and to detect the presence of the injected gene by nested PCR. Mature female New Zealand White rabbits were superovulated by eGG and hCG treatments. The rabbits were mated and the zygotes were collected from the oviducts 18-22 h after hCG injection by flushing with D-PBS. Two to three picoliters of MT-hGH gene was microinjected into male pronuclei. The foreign gene-injected zygotes were cultured in TCM-199 or RD mediurn containing 10% FCS with a monolayer of rabbit oviductal epithelial cefls in a 5% $CO_2$ incubator. The presence of injected DNA in rabbit embryos or blastomeres at different developmental stages .vas detected by a nested PCR analysis. The results are summarized as follows ; 1.The developmental rate of the MT-hGH gene-injected zygotes to blastocyst was significantly higher in TCM-199 medium (68.1%) than in RD medium (42.9%). 2.The gene injection into pronuclei at 18 or 22 hours post hCG treatment during pronuclear stage did not much affect on the in vitro development of the rabbit embryos. 3.The rate of gene-positive embryos detected by the nested PCR analysis was significantly decreased when they developed to blastocysts. The results indicate that the screening of transgene in rabbit embryos by nested PCR analysis could be a prornisible method for the preselection of transgenic embryos. Furthermore, the preselection of transgenic embryos would greatly reduce hoth the cost and effort of production of transgenic animals.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.89-94
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• 2009

The aim of this study was to investigate if dietary Chlorella vulgaris(chlorella) intake would be effective on cadmium(Cd) detoxification in rats fed dietary Cd. Fourteen-week old male Sprague-Dawley(SD) rats weighing $415.0{\pm}1.6\;g$ were randomly divided into two groups and fed slightly modified American Institute of Nutrition-93 Growing(AIN-93G) diet without(n=10) or with(n=40) dietary Cd(200 ppm) for 8 weeks. To confirm alteration by dietary Cd intake, twenty rats fed AIN-93G diet without(n=10) and with(n=10) dietary Cd were sacrificed and compared. Other thirty rats were randomly blocked into three groups and fed slightly modified AIN-93G diets replacing 0 (n=10), 5 (n=10) or 10% (n=10) chlorella of total kg diet for 4 weeks. Daily food intake, body weight change, body weight gain/calorie intake, organ weight (liver, spleen, and kidney), perirenal fat pad and epididymal fat pad weights were measured. To examine Cd detoxification, urinary Cd excretion and metallothonein (MT) concentrations in kidney and intestine were measured. Food intake, calorie intake, body weight change, body weight gain/calorie intake, organ weight and fat pad weights were decreased by dietary Cd intake. Urinary Cd excretion and MT concentrations in kidney and small intestine were increased by dietary Cd. After given Cd containing diet, food intake, calorie intake, body weight change, body weight gain/calorie intake, organ weights and fat pad weights were not influenced by dietary chlorella intake. Renal MT synthesis tended to be higher in a dose-dependent manner, but not significantly. And chlorella intake did not significantly facilitate renal and intestinal MT synthesis and urinary Cd excretion. These findings suggest that, after stopping cadmium supply, chlorella supplementation, regardless of its percentage, might not improve cadmium detoxification from the body in growing rats.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2002

Effects of cadmium (Cd) intoxication on renal endosomal accumulation of organic cations $(OC^+)$ were studied in rats using $^{14}C-tetraethylammnium$ (TEA) as a substrate. Cd intoxication was induced by s.c. injections of 2 mg Cd/kg/day for $2{\sim}3$ weeks. Renal cortical endosomes were isolated and the endosomal acidification (acridine orange fluorescence change) and TEA uptake (Millipore filtration technique) were assessed. The TEA uptake was an uphill transport mediated by $H^+/OC^+$ antiporter driven by the pH gradient established by $H^+-ATPase.$ In endosomes of Cd-intoxicated rats, the ATP-dependent TEA uptake was markedly attenuated due to inhibition of endosomal acidification as well as $H^+/TEA$ antiport. In kinetic analysis of $H^+/TEA$ antiport, Vmax was reduced and Km was increased in the Cd group. Inhibition of $H^+/TEA$ antiport was also observed in normal endosomes directly exposed to free Cd (but not Cd-metallothionein complex, CdMt) in vitro. These data suggest that during chronic Cd exposure, free Cd ions liberated by lysosomal degradation of CdMt in proximal tubule cells may impair the endosomal accumulation of $OC^+$ by directly inhibiting the $H^+/OC^+$ antiporter activity and indirectly by reducing the intravesicular acidification, the driving force for $H^+/OC^+$ exchange.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.138-143
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• 2008

We investigated if Chlorella vulgaris (CV) has protective effects on cadmium (Cd) induced liver damage in male Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Forty rats, aged 5 weeks old and weighed 90-110g, were divided into a control (with Cd free water), 50 ppm of $CdCl_2$ in drinking water treated groups (Chlorella 0% diet group (Cd/CV0%), Chlorella 5% diet group (Cd/CV5%) or Chlorella 10% diet group (Cd/CV10%). All the rats had freely access to water and diet for 8 weeks. The results show that body weight gain and relative liver weight had significantly lower in Cd/CV0%-treated group than in Cd/CV-treated groups. Hepatic Cd contents showed significantly less by feeding CV (P<0.05). Cd/CV0%-treated rats had significantly (P<0.05) higher hepatic T-MTs, and Cd-MTs concentrations, compared to Cd/CV5% or Cd/CV10% treated rats. The MT I/II mRNA was expressed in the liver of all experimental rats. Its expression was more increased in Cd/CV5%- or Cd/CV10%-treated rats, compared to control and Cd-treated rats. Thus, this study suggested that CV would have a protective effect on Cd-treated liver injury by the reduction of Cd concentrations and stimulation of Cd-MT binds in the liver. However, more studies are needed to identify the proper mechanism of CV and liver toxicity.

• 한국축산식품학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국축산식품학회 1999년도 정기총회 및 제23차 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.97-117
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• 1999

돼지고기 섭취가 카드뮴(Cd)에 중독된 흰쥐의 카드뮴 배설에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. $CdCl_2$를 카드뮴 기준으로 AIN-76 purified diet에 다섯 수준(0, 25, 50, 100, 250 ppm)으로 혼합한 Cd 중독식이를 8주 동안 급여하여 임상적인 중독을 유발시킨 다음 다시 7주 동안 단백질 급원인 카제인을 돼지고기로 대체시킨 해독식이를 7주간 급여하여 돼지고기에 의한 해독효과를 대조구와 비교하였다. 8주 동안 Cd 중독 실험식이를 급여한 결과, 카드뮴 중독과 관련한 성장지연, 카드뮴의 표적장기인 신장무게의 증가와 헤마토크릿치(Ht)와 헤모글로빈 함량(Hb)이 감소하였다. 병리조직학적 검사 결과 육안병변에서 뚜렷한 임상적인 관찰 예가 나타났다. 카드뮴 급여를 중단하고 해독 실험 사료 급여 후 흰쥐의 체중은 급속하게 회복되었다. 즉 돼지고기 급여구의 흰쥐는 카제인 급여구의 흰쥐에 비해 평균체중이 약간 높았으나 유의적인 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 카드뮴 중독 시 Hb 함량과 Ht치는 카드뮴 농도에 상관하였으나 해독시에 모든 처리군에서 Hb 함량과 Ht치는 정상 범위의 수준으로 증가하여 처리군간에 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 간, 신장, 정소의 무게는 카드뮴 투여에 따라 점차로 낮아졌지만 체중에 따른 간의 비율과 신장의 비율은 카드뮴 투여에 의해 영향을 받지 않은 것으로 나타났다. 체중 100g 당 간의 무게는 250ppm 카드뮴 중독 후 해독 실험사료 급여시 돼지고기를 섭취한 처리군에서 가장 높았다. 카드뮴 섭취량이 높을수록 간과 신장에서의 축적량은 통계적으로 유의하게 차이가 있었고 신장에서의 축적 농도가 간에서 보다 약 2배 정도 높았다. 해독 시에는 간과 신장중의 카드뮴 함량이 감소하였으며 간에서의 Cd 제거 속도가 신장에서 보다 빠른 것으로 보여졌다. 카제인 섭취 군보다 돼지고기 섭취군에서 카드뮴의 축적이 더 낮았고 특히 신장에서의 카드뮴 축적 농도에 영향을 미치는 인자로서 카드뮴 뿐만 아니라 카드뮴과 돼지고기 섭취여부의 교호작용($Cd^{***}$, $Cd{\times}Pork^{***}$) 등이 나타났다. 카드뮴 중독시에 metallothionein(MT)는 Cd의 섭취량이 늘어남에 따라 증가하였지만 해독 시의 결과를 보면 MT합성은 돼지고기에 의해 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과에서 카드뮴의 해독과 관련하여 단백질 급원으로서 카제인을 돼지고기로 대체한 실험식이를 급여하였을 때 돼지고기 첨가군의 성장률이 높았고 Ht치 역시 정상범위로 회복되었다. 신장조직의 병리조직학적 검사 결과 Cd 50ppm 투여군에서부터 돼지고기 첨가군이 돼지고기 무첨가군에 비해 Cd에 의해 손상된 세포를 의미하는 세뇨관의 호염성이 현저하게 감소된 것으로 관찰됨으로서 돼지고기의 Cd 해독능이 유효한 것으로 평가되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경보건학회 2004년도 International Conference Global Environmental Problems and their Health Consequences
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• pp.87-91
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• 2004

Immunohistochemical and ultrastructural experiments were conducted to find out heavy metal accumulation in some selected organs such as the kidney, the hepatopancreas, and the gills of the Antarctic Clam Laternula elliptica According to the immunohistochemical study the subject organs of the clam showed reactions indicating the presence of MT(metallothionein), a metal-binding protein involved in metal detoxifying process. Examination under the transmission electron microscope also revealed that other ligands(e.g. metal-rich granules in the kidney) may play a role in metal accumulating and detoxifying process in L. elliptica. In the artificial exposure of the clam to Cd, it showed immediate subcellular responses, suggesting that this species can be used as rapid and efficient bioindicators for Cd exposure in natural environment.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.323-330
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• 2020

Epigenetic events like DNA methylation and histone modification can alter heritable phenotypes. Zinc is required for the activity of various epigenetic enzymes, such as DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), histone acetyltransferases (HATs), histone deacetylases (HDACs), and histone demethylases, which possess several zinc binding sites. Thus, the dysregulation of zinc homeostasis can lead to epigenetic alterations. Zinc homeostasis is regulated by Zinc Transporters (ZnTs), Zrt- and Irt-like proteins (ZIPs), and the zinc storage protein metallothionein (MT). Recent advances revealed that ZIPs modulate epigenetics. ZIP10 deficiency was found to result in reduced HATs, confirming its involvement in histone acetylation for rigid skin barrier formation. ZIP13 deficiency, which is associated with Spondylocheirodysplastic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (SCD-EDS), increases DNMT activity, leading to dysgenesis of dermis via improper gene expressions. However, the precise molecular mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Future molecular studies investigating the involvement of zinc and its transporters in epigenetics are warranted.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.3.1-3.13
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• 2023

Background: Zinc (Zn) is an essential cofactor for physiological homeostasis in the body. Zn oxide (ZnO), an inorganic compound that supplies Zn, exists in various sizes, and its bioavailability may vary depending on the size in vivo. However, comparative studies on the nutritional effects of micro-sized ZnO (M-ZnO) and nano-sized ZnO (N-ZnO) supplementation on Zn deficiency (ZnD) animal models have not been reported. Objectives: This study investigated the nutritional bioavailability of N-ZnO and M-ZnO particles in dietary-induced ZnD mice. Methods: Animals were divided into six experimental groups: normal group, ZnD control group, and four ZnO treatment groups (Nano-Low, Nano-High, Micro-Low, and MicroHigh). After ZnD induction, N-ZnO or M-ZnO was administered orally every day for 4 weeks. Results: ZnD-associated clinical signs almost disappeared 7 days after N-ZnO or M-ZnO administration. Serum Zn concentrations were higher in the Nano-High group than in the ZnD and M-ZnO groups on day 7 of ZnO treatment. In the liver and testis, Nano-Low and Nano-High groups showed significantly higher Zn concentrations than the other groups after 14-day treatment. ZnO supplementation increased Mt-1 mRNA expression in the liver and testis and Mt-2 mRNA expression in the liver. Based on hematoxylin-and-eosin staining results, N-ZnO supplementation alleviated histological damage induced by ZnD in the testis and liver. Conclusions: This study suggested that N-ZnO can be utilized faster than M-ZnO for nutritional restoration at the early stage of ZnD condition and presented Mt-1 as an indicator of Zn status in the serum, liver, and testis.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.257-264
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• 2017

Pseudomonas veronii MS1과 P. migulae MS2는 여러 가지의 구리-내성 및 식물 생장 촉진 방법을 갖고 있으며 또한 스트레스 에틸렌의 전구체인 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC)의 ACC deaminase에 의한 가수분해를 통해 식물에서 비생물적 스트레스를 완화시킬 수 있다. 구리 농도 700 mg/kg 토양에서의 4주간 소규모 토마토 재배 실험에서 MS1과 MS2 접종은 비접종 대조군에 비해 토마토 식물의 지상부와 뿌리 길이 및 습윤중량과 건조중량을 모두 유의성 있게 증가시켰다. 접종 토마토 식물은 비생물적 스트레스로부터 식물을 보호할 수 있는 proline및 산화 스트레스 지표인 malondialdehyde도 비접종 대조군보다 적게 함유하였다. 에틸렌 생합성에 관여하는 ACC synthase 유전자, ACS4와 ACS6 그리고 ACC oxidase 유전자, ACO1와 ACO4는 구리 스트레스를 받는 토마토에서 강하게 발현된 반면 MS1과 MS2 접종 토마토에서는 유의성 있게 감소했다. 또한 금속 결합 단백질인 metallothionein 암호화 유전자인 MT2도 위의 유전자들과 유사한 발현 양상을 보였다. 이 모든 결과들은 이 근권세균들이 구리 스트레스 하의 토마토 식물에 구리 내성을 부여하여 낮은 수준의 구리 스트레스와 생장 촉진을 허용하는 것을 가리킨다.