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Effect of Carbaryl on the Toxicity of Fenvalerate in Rats (Fenvalerate의 독성에 미치는 Carbaryl의 영향)

  • 이상기;홍사욱
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.6 no.3_4
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    • pp.105-121
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    • 1991
  • The object of this study is to investigate the toxicity of fenvalerate [(RS)-$\alpha$-cyano-3 -phonoxybenzyl-(RS)-2-(4-ch1orophenyl)-3-methylbutyrate] and the effect of carbaryl on the toxicity of fenvalerate. Rats were treated with fenvalerate (50 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg), carbaryl (50 mg/kg, 100 mg/kg) or mixtures of the two compounds (fenvalerate+carbaryl: 50 mg/kg+50 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg+100 mg/kg) by oral administration for 1~3 weeks. Control groups were treated with corn oil. The experimental results were summarized as follows. 1. LD$_{50}$ values of fenvalerate and carbaryl in male rats were 385 mg/kg and 625 mg/kg respectively. When 50 mg/kg and 100 mg/kg of carbaryl were administratrd, LD$_{50}$values of fenvalerate were 265 mg/kg and 225 mg/kg respectively. 2. Biochemical parameters such as ALT, LDH and glucose in serum were much more increased in the groups treated with mixture than the groups treated with either one of fenvalerate or carbaryl. 3. The groups treated with carbaryl and mixture for 3 weeks, the contents of cytochrome P-450 in the liver were significantly increased. In renal microsomal fractions, however, no significant changes of drug metabolizing enzyme activities were observed. 4. The activities of aniline hydroxylase in hepatic microsomal fractions were increased in the groups treated with fenvalerate and mixture and activity was much more increased in the groups treated with mixture. 5. The activities of ATPase in the groups treated with fenvalerate were decreased than that of groups treated with mixture. TBA values and the activity of glucose-6 -phosphatase in the liver were not significantly changed. 6. In mixture treated groups, the activities of cholinesterase in serum and in the liver were more decreased than those of carbaryl treated groups. The activities of carboxylesterase in serum in the liver were slightly increased in mixture treated groups, but in fenvalerate treated groups, the activities of carboxylesterase were much more increased than those of control groups. 7. As a result of this study, when carbaryl was as the synergist of fenvalerate, carbaryl inhibited the activities of esterases, so the toxicity of fenvalerate was increased.sed.

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Study on Biochemical Pollutant Markers for Diagnosis of Marine Pollution III. Changes in Cholinesterase Activity of Flounder(Paralichthys olivaceus)in the Yellow Sea (해양오염의 진단을 위한 생화학적 오염지표에 관한 연구 III. 황해산 넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus)의 콜린에스테라아제 활성의 변화)

  • Choi, Jin-Ho;Kim, Dong-Woo;Moon, Young-Sil;Park, Chung-Kil;Yang, Dong-Beom
    • Journal of Life Science
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.17-23
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    • 1997
  • This study was designed as a part of efforts to investigate the biochemical pollutant markers for diagnosis of maine pollutions by changes in cholinesterase activity of the flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)in Yellow Sea of Korea. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities in brain and muscle of cultured flounders in Yellow Sea were remarkably lower (40-50% and 40-55%, respectively)than those of wild flounder in Pohang (control) of East Sea, but AChE activities in brain and muscle of wild flounders in Yellow Sea were significantly lower(15-40% and 25-35%, respectively)than those of wild flounder in Pohang of East Sea. Butyrylcholinesterase(BChE) activities in barin and muscle of cultured flounders in Yellow Sea were remarkably lower(70-75% and 65-75%, respectively) than those of wild flounder in Pohang of East Sea, but BChE activities in barin and muscle of wild flounders in Yellow Sea were significantly lower (15-40%and 25-35%, respectively)than those of wild flounder in Pohang of East Sea. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities in serum of cultured flounders in Yellow Sea were significantly 10-50% higher than those of wild flounder in Pohang of East Sea, but LDH activities in serum of wild flounders in Yellow Sea were significantly 20-25% higher than those of wild flounder in Pohang of East Sea. It suggests that AChE and BChE activities in brain and muscle of cultured and wild flounders of Yellow Sea may be used as the most effective mean in a biochemical markers for diagnosis of pollutant effects by organophosphorus pesticides.

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A Clinical Study on the Protective Effects of Gamdu-tang on Intoxication of Organophosphate Insecticides (감두탕(甘豆湯)의 농약중독 예방효과에 대한 임상적 연구 (I) - 살충제(유기인제)를 중심으로 -)

  • Jang In-Soo;Kim Gil-Jung;Kim Kweon-Hee;Yu Sung-Ki;An Chul-Ho;Han Il-Soo
    • Journal of Society of Preventive Korean Medicine
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.285-293
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    • 2000
  • Objectives: We have accomplished a clinical research about counteracting the pesticides intoxication using oriental medical method and treatment. And we observed the preventive effect of Gamdu-tang(甘豆湯) to intoxication of Organophosphorus Insecticides. Material and Methods: The subjects were 8 volunteers who were healthy and not taking medications. we observed change of cholinesterase(ChE) activity in serum of them after exposed to pesticides Results and Conclusions : In this study of the preventive effects of Gamdu-tang(甘豆湯) on the intoxication of Organophosphate Insecticides, we evaluated that the decreasing value of ChE activity after spraying insecticides of Gamdu-tang medication group was smaller than non-medication group, but it was less significant(P>0.05 P<0.1). We had a difficult to gather participant in this study, so it's necessary for us to get together more larger group in the next study.

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The Toxicity of N-(2-Ethylhexyl)-8, 9, 10-trinorborn-5-ene-2, 3-dicorhoxymide on Cytochrome P-450 and Biochemical Parameter of Serum in Rats (N-(2-Ethylhexyl)-8, 9, 10-trinorborn-5-ene-2, 3-dicorhoxymide가 Rat의 Cytochrome P-450 및 생화학적 혈액상에 미치는 독성작용)

  • 홍사욱;장준식
    • Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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    • v.7 no.1_2
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    • pp.1-16
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    • 1992
  • Biologically, MGK-264 (N-octyl bicycloheptene dicarboximide) acts as a synergists for insecticides mainly pyrethrins and pyrethroids. It's used extensively in combination with pyrethrin and piperonyl butoxide and also with personal insect repellent and cockroach repellents. But the toxic effect of MGK-264 in mamalians was a relatively little known therefore in this studies it was initiated to examine the toxic effect of MGK -264 in rats. For 5 weeks it administrated daily in each 250 mg and 500 mg of MGK-264 per kg of body weight in rats. 1) The body weight gain and the LYMPH (%) value in blood were observed a slight tendency to reduce in accordance with amount of dose and number treatment time. 2) The content of cytochrome P-450 and activity of NADPH-cytochrome c reductase were decreased in liver and those were observed some tendency in the kidney as liver but not significant. 3) The liver cholinesterase activity in the both 250 mg/kg and 500 mg/kg per kg of body weight with treated groups and the liver aniline hydroxylase in 500 mg/kg treated group were gradually decreased from 4 weeks after treated groups. In consequence it would sugested that the toxic effect of MGK-264 was low but in could offer hazard effect in liver and nervers system of rats if it was administrated move dose of MGK-264 and agumented in number of treated time.

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Study on Biochemical Pollutant Markers for Diagnosis of Marine Pollution IX. Changes in Cholinesterase Activity of the Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in the South Sea (해양오염의 진단을 위한 생화학적 오염지표에 관한 연구 IX. 남해산 넙치 (Paralichthys olivaceus)의 콜린에스테라아제의 변화)

  • CHOI Jin-Ho;KIM Dong-Woo;PARK Soo-Hyun;PARK Chung-Kil;YANG Dong Beom;LEE Jong-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.37-41
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    • 1999
  • This study was designed as a part of efforts to investigate the biochemical pollutant markers for diagnosis of marine pollutions by changes in cholinesterase activity of the flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) in tie South Sea of Korea. Aceflcholinesterase (AChE) activities in brain and muscle of cultured flounders in the South Sea were significantly lower ($10\~20\%$ and $12\~19\%$, respectively) than those of wild flounder in Pohang of the East Sea as a control. Buthrylcholinesterase (BChE) activites in brain and muscle of cultured flounders in the South Sea were also remarkably lower ($25\~40\%$ and $22\~35\%$, respectively) than those of wild flounder in Pohang. Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activites in serum of cultured flounders in South Sea were significantly higher ($10\~55\%$) than those of wild flounder in Pohang. It suggests that AChE, BChE and LDH activities of the flounders clould be used as effective biochemical markers for early warning of environmental damages caused by organophosphorus pesticides.

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Evidence of Memory Improvement by Phosphatidylcholine Supplement at Fetus and Neonate -Studies of Basal Forebrain Cholinerge Neuronal Activities- (태생기 및 신생기의 Phosphatidylcholine 보충기 기억력 향상에 미치는 영향 -전뇌기저부의 Choline성 신경세포 활성에 관한 연구-)

  • 전영희
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.32 no.8
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    • pp.864-869
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    • 1999
  • To investigate the effect of dietary phosphatidylcholine(PPC) supplement on memory improvement, biochemical study on the brain, and morphometric studies on the cholinergic neurons in the rat basal forebrain were undertaken. The pregnancy rats were divided into the normal control, the choline deficient and the PPC supplemental groups according to quantity of the PPC in diet. According to choline deficiency and PPC supplement after birth, the neonate rate of the normal control group were subdivided into the control diet(N-N) and the PPC supplied (N-S) groups, the choline deficient group were subdivided into the continually deficient (D-D), the control diet(D-N) and the PPC supplied groups(D-S), and the PPC supplemental group were subdivided into the control diet (S-N)and the continually supplied (S-S)group. The PPC supplemented diet was added 2% egg PPC in AIN 76 formula diet. PPC concentrations and cholinesterase(CE) activities were measured in the serum, the liver and the brain, respectively. Immunohistochemical stains for choline acetyltransferase(ChAT) was employed for the morphological and morphometric studies. The maze test was undertaken to evaluate memory improvement. PPC concentration and CE activities in the serum, liver and the brain were high in the PPC supplemental groups and low in the choline deficient groups. ChAT immunoreactivity neurons at the medial septal diagonal bond complex and the basal forebrain nucleus of Meynert were reduced in the choline deficient groups. Average failure rate for the maze test was the lowest in the S-S group and the highest in the D-D group. Insufficient choline suppley during the neuronal development would result in cholinergic neuronal damage, which could be prevented by adequate PPC supplement. It is consequently suggested that PPC supplement may be effective on memory improvement by maintaining the cholinergic neuronal activity in the basal forebrain of the rats.

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A Study on Organophosphate Poisoning Patients: Comparison of the Survivor Group and Dead Group (생존군과 사망군의 비교 분석을 통한 유기인계 살충제 중독환자에 대한 연구)

  • Choi, Youn-Gyu;Lee, Dong-Hyeon;Kim, Woo-Hyung;Lee, Gang-Wook;Kim, Sun-Pyo;Kim, Seong-Jung;Cho, Soo-Hyung;Cho, Nam-Soo
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.16-23
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    • 2010
  • Purpose: Organophosphate insecticide poisoning is common in Korea, but there is no definitive guideline for determining the severity of the poisoning and the predictive factors. Therefore, we evaluated the organophosphate poisoned patients and we divided them into two groups, the survivors and the dead, and the results might be useful for treating organophosphate poisoning patients. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of 68 organophosphate poisoned patients who visited the Chosun University Hospital Emergency Medical Center during a 24-month period from January, 2007 to December, 2008. We made a work sheet of the patients' characteristics and the collected data was analyzed and we compared this data between the survivor group and the dead patient group. Results: There were significant differences between the survivor group and the dead patient group for the mean age, the alcohol intake state and the typically expressed signs. The dead patients had lower blood pressure, tachycardia and a lower Glasgo Coma Score (GCS) score than the survivor group. On the arterial blood gas analysis, the dead patients had more severe acidemia and they had lower saturations. Increased serum amylase levels were found in the dead patients. The survivors'initial and follow up serum pseudocholinesterase activity (after 6~8 days) was significantly higher than that of the dead group. The total amount of atropine injected to patient was less in the survivors than that in the dead patients. Conclusion: Old age and expressing the typical intoxication signs, a lower GCS score and blood pressure, showing acidosis on the gas analysis and low serum cholinesterase activity may be useful as poor prognostic indicators for patients with organophosphate poisoning. We suggest that physicians must pay careful attention to the signs and prognostic factors of organophosphate insecticide poisoned patients.

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Study on Biochemical Pollutant Markers for Diagnosis of Marine Pollution VI. Changes in Cholinesterase Activity of Flounder (Pleuronichthys cornutus) in the Yellow Sea (해양오염의 진단을 위한 생화학적 오염지표에 관한 연구 VI. 황해산 도다리 (Pleuronichthys cornutus)의 콜린에스테라아제 활성의 변화)

  • CHOI Jin-Ho;KIM Dong-Woo;PARK Chung-Kil;YANG Dong Beom
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.30 no.4
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    • pp.614-619
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    • 1997
  • This study was designed to investigate the biochemical pollutant markers for diagnosis of marine pollutions by changes in cholinesterase activity of the flounder (Pleuronichthys cornutus) in the Yellow Sea of Korea. Acetylchotinesterase (AChE) activities in brain and muscle of wild flounders in the Yellow Sea were significantly lower $(20\~30\%\;and\;10\~40\%,\;respectively)$ than those of wild flounder in Pohang (control) of the last Sea. Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) activities in brain and muscle of wild flounders in the Yellow Sea were significantly lower $(10\~30\%\;and\;35\~45\%,\;respectively)$ than those of wild flounder in Pohang of the East Sea. lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activities in serum of wild flounders in the yellow Sea were significantly $(about\;30\%)$ lower than those of wild flounder in Pohang of the East Sea. These results suggest that AChE and BChE activities in brain and muscle of wild flounders of the Yellow Sea may be used as the most effective mean in a biochemical marker for diagnosis of pollutant effects by organophosphorus pesticides.

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Comparison of overfed Xupu and Landes geese in performance, fatty acid composition, enzymes and gene expression related to lipid metabolism

  • Liu, Xu;Li, Peng;He, Changqing;Qu, Xiangyong;Guo, Songchang
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.33 no.12
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    • pp.1957-1964
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    • 2020
  • Objective: The aim of this study was to compare overfeeding performance, fatty acid composition, blood chemistry, enzymes and genes expression overfed Xupu and Landes geese. Methods: Sixty male Xupu geese (80 d) and Landes geese (80 d) were selected. After a period of one-week of pre-overfeeding, Xupu and Landes geese were overfed three meals of 550 and 350 g/d, respectively, of a high-carbohydrate diet in the first week of the overfeeding period. The next week, geese were given four meals of 1,200 and 850 g/d, respectively, over 8 to 14 d. Finally, geese were given five meals of 1,600 and 1,350 g/d, respectively, for the last two weeks. Results: After overfeeding for 28 d: Compared with Landes geese, Xupu geese liver weight and liver-to-body weight ratio decreased (p<0.05), while final weight, slaughter weight, total weight gain, abdominal fat weight, and feed-to-liver weight ratio increased (p<0.05). The levels of elaidic acid (C18:1t9), oleic acid (C18:1n-9), eicosenoic acid, and arachidonic acid in the liver of Xupu geese significantly increased (p<0.05), and the levels of myristic acid and stearic acid significantly decreased (p<0.05), while methyleicosanoate acid significantly increased (p<0.05). Xupu geese had higher plasma concentrations of triglyceride and very low density lipoprotein cholesterol (p<0.05), and decreased activities of alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and lipase (LPS) (p<0.05). Landes geese had higher LPS activity (p<0.05), but lower cholinesterase activity (p<0.05) when compared with Xupu geese. The mRNA expression levels of fatty acid dehydrogenase (FADS) gene, elongase of long-chain fatty acid 1 (ELOVL1) gene, ELOVL5, and acyl-Co A: cholesterol acyltransferase 2 (ACAT2) gene were significantly upregulated (p<0.05) in Landes goose when compared with Xupu geese. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the liver production performance of Landes geese was better than that of Xupu geese to some extent, which may be closely related to LPS activity, as well as the expression of FADS, ELOVL1, ELOVL5, and ACAT2.