• 농약과학회지
• /
• 제11권4호
• /
• pp.254-260
• /
• 2007

우리나라에서 널리 사용되고 있는 제초제인 뷰타클로르의 어류에 대한 독성영향을 알아보고자 송사리(Oryzias latipes, Medaka)의 생육단계별 급성 독성시험(acute toxicity test)과 송사리 수정란을 이용하여 초기생활사 독성시험(early-life stage toxicity test)을 수행하였다. 급성 독성시험결과 부화 후 1일, 1주, 2주, 2개월 그리고 5개월 된 송사리의 96시간 반수치 농도($LC_{50}$)는 각각 0.68, 0.52, 0.38, 1.09 그리고 $0.45\;mg\;L^{-1}$으로 부화 후 2주된 치어가 가장 높은 감수성을 보였다. 초기생활사 독성시험결과, 부화기간은 $7{\sim}8$일, 부화율은 87%이상으로 모든 시험구에서 통계적으로 대조구와 유의성이 없었다. 그러나 부화후 생존율은 0.05와 $0.1\;mg\;L^{-1}$ 농도에서 90% 유의수준(p<0.1)에서 통계적으로 대조구와 유의성이 있었다. 이상어 발생율은 0.025, 0.05 그리고 $0.1\;mg\;L^{-1}$ 농도에서 각각 2.1, 2.3 그리고 10%이었고 척추기형과 안면이상 및 난황 흡수가 지연되는 비정상적인 형태를 보였다. 시험 종료 후 생존한 송사리의 전장 및 무게 감소는 농도 상관성을 보였으며, 특히 송사리의 무게는 $0.05\;mg\;L^{-1}$ 농도에서는 90% 유의수준(p<0.1)에서 통계적으로 대조구와 유의성이 있었고, $0.1\;mg\;L^{-1}$ 농도에서는 95% 유의수준(p<.0.05)에서 통계적으로 대조구에 비해 유의성 있는 감소를 보여 송사리 성장 인자 중 전장보다는 무게가 민감한 독성지표로 판단되었다. 이런 결과를 근거로 하여 최저영향농도(LDEC), 무영향농도(NOEC) 그리고 최대허용농도(MATC)는 각각 0.025, 0.013, $0.018\;mg\;L^{-1}$로 산출하였다.

• 한국환경농학회지
• /
• 제7권2호
• /
• pp.124-129
• /
• 1988

담수산 어류인 송사리(Oryzias latipes)에 대한 6개 농약의 급성독성을 7일동안 시간의 경과에 따라 측정, toxicity curve를 작성하여 각 농약의 시간의 경과에 따른 급성독성 발현의 현상을 평가하고 48시간 및 96시간 LC50값과 lethal threshold 농도와의 관계를 분석하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. 농약의 toxicity curve를 중심으로 시간의 경과에 따른 급성독성값의 변화를 보면 butachlor가 120시간째, fenobucarb가 48시간째, chlorothalonil이 48시간째 lethalthreshold 농도를 나타내어, 각각 120시간, 48시간만에 급성독성현상이 더이상 시간의 경과에 따라 발현되지 않으나, 나머지 3개의 농약인 alachlor, diazinon, iprobenfos는 노출 7일 이후에도 계속 급성독성현상을 나타냄을 알 수 있었다. 이로써 6개의 농약에 대한 lethal threshold 농도는 butachlor 0.53 mg/l(0.49-0.57 mg/1), alfachlor 1.15 mg/1>, fenobucarb 10.3 mg/1(9.3-11.4 mg/1), diazinon 6.70mg/1>, chlorothalonil 0.085 mg/1(0.082-0.087 mg/1), iprobenfos 3.42 mg/1>이었다. 결국 노출시간 96시간이내에 독성현상이 발현되어 더이상 치사율이 증가하지 않은 농약은 6개중 2종류뿐이며 나머지 4개중 3개에서는 노출후 7일이 경과하여도 계속하여 독성이 발현됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Toxicological Research
• /
• 제13권3호
• /
• pp.237-245
• /
• 1997

As the development of a pharmaceutical product is a dynamic process which involves continuousfeed-back between non-clinical and clinical studies, the integration of pharmacokinetics into toxicity testing became increasingly important in recent years. Toxicokinetic measurements in the toxicity studies is considered to be an important scientific approach in the interpretation of the toxicology findings and the promotion of rational study design development. Primarily this research project was conducted to determine the systemic exposure achieved in acute toxicity test and its relationship to dose level and the time course of the toxicity study. Acute hepatotoxicity study and its relevant toxicokinetic study in mice were performed using acetarninophen (AA) as a model compound. The correlation between acute hepatotoxicity indices and toxicokinetic parameters following intraperitoneally administration of various dosages of AA in mice was evaluated and discussed minutely in the text. Based on these studies, single-dose toxicity testing of AA including kinetic studies was evaluated in ICR mice for 7 days and interpreted in the text. Our results from the integration of toxicokinetic monitoring into single-dose toxicity study enable to elucidate the relation of the exposure achieved in toxicity study to toxicological findings and assist in the selection of appropriate dose levels for use in repeated-dose toxicity or later studies.

• Toxicological Research
• /
• 제19권4호
• /
• pp.267-275
• /
• 2003

The purpose of our study was to evaluate the toxicity of the thimerosal in embryos and neonates. Thimerosal (also known as mercurothiolate) is a mercury-containing compound used in trace amounts to prevent bacteria and other organisms from contaminating vaccines, especially in opened multi-dose vials. The toxicity of mercury is well known and those most at risk occurrs in unborn babies and newborn babies. Test methods included in vitro whole embryo culture (WEC) system and in vivo test of neonatal toxicity in Wistar rats. Ethylmercury and methylmercury were used as positive controls for the evaluating of toxic effects of mercury. In WEC assay, treated concentrations of thimerosal, ethylmercury and methylmercury were up to 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2.5 and 5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$\textrm{m}{\ell}$, respectively. All compounds didn't show any morphological abnormalities, but showed retardation of growth and development in dose dependent manner (> 0.5 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$\textrm{m}{\ell}$). These data indicated that thimerosal showed developmental toxicity in vitro. In vivo neonatal toxicity, Wistar rats were administered subcutaneously with thimerosal, ethyl mercury, or methylmercury (5, 25, 50, 250, and 500 $\mu\textrm{g}$/kg) during from postnatal day (PND) 4 to 25. Significant effects of these compounds on relative organ weights and organ morphology were not observed in this experiment. However, accumulation of mercury was detected in the kidney and testis when treated with thimerosal, ethylmercury, or methylmercury. These results suggest that thimerosal may be a harmful compound to embryo and neonate, but used concentration of thimerosal in these experiments is much higher than that of clinical application. Further investigation is needed on the safety of vaccine components, i.e. a thimerosal using in vitro and in vivo tests in the future.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
• /
• 제45권10호
• /
• pp.1406-1413
• /
• 2016

상지추출물의 독성을 복귀돌연변이, 단회투여 및 반복투여 독성 등 다각적으로 적용하여 평가하였다. 상지추출물의 복귀돌연변이 실험을 Salmonella Typhimurium의 히스티딘 요구성 균주 4종과 Escherichia coli의 트립토판 요구성 균주 1종을 이용하여 대사활성계 적용 및 비적용 하에서 Ames test를 실시하였다. 대사활성계 유무에 상관없이 $5,000{\mu}g/plate$의 처리 농도까지 복귀돌연변이 콜로니 수는 증가되지 않았으므로 상지추출물은 복귀돌연변이를 유발하지 않는 것으로 판단하였다. SD rats 암수에 1,250, 2,500 및 5,000 mg/kg의 농도로 단회 경구투여 하고 14일 동안 일반증상, 운동성, 식이섭취량, 사망 여부 및 체중 변화를 조사한 결과, 사망동물은 관찰되지 않았으며 대조군과 비교하여 실험동물의 암수 모두에서 시험물질 투여에 따른 일반적인 증상변화는 나타나지 않았다. 대조군과 시험군은 모두 정상적인 체중 증가가 관찰되었고 대조군과 비교하여 상지추출물 투여군의 유의적인 체중 변화는 나타나지 않았으며, $LD_{50}$은 암수 모두 5,000 mg/kg 이상인 것으로 판단하였다. 또한, 상지추출물을 500, 1,000 및 2,000 mg/kg/d의 용량으로 28일간 반복 경구투여 하면서 실험동물의 일반증상, 사망동물의 유무, 체중 변화, 식이섭취량, 혈액학적 및 혈액생화학적 변화, 부검 후 육안적 검사를 통한 병변의 유무를 관찰하였다. 시험기간 동안 암수 모든 군에서 반복 투여로 인한 사망동물이 없었으며 정상적인 체중 증가가 나타났다. 대조군과 비교하여 상지추출물의 투여에 따른 체중 변화는 통계학적으로 유의성이 없었으며 암수 모두 대조군과 비교하여 식이섭취량의 차이 및 유의할만한 일반증상도 관찰되지 않았다. 시험물질의 투여에 따른 장기 무게, 혈액학적 분석 결과 및 혈액생화학적 분석 결과 등에서도 독성 및 이상소견이 발견되지 않았다.

• Toxicological Research
• /
• 제32권3호
• /
• pp.245-250
• /
• 2016

3-Methylpentane ($C_6H_{14}$, CAS No. 96-14-0), isomer of hexane, is a colorless liquid originating naturally from petroleum or natural gas liquids. 3-Methylpentane has been used as a solvent in organic synthesis, as a lubricant, and as a raw material for producing carbon black. There is limited information available on the inhalation toxicity of 3-methylpentane, and the aim of this study was to determine its subacute inhalation toxicity. According to OECD Test Guideline 412 (subacute inhalation toxicity: 28-day study), Sprague Dawley rats were exposed to 0, 284, 1,135, and 4,540 ppm of 3-methylpentane for 6 hr/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks via whole-body inhalation. Mortality, clinical signs, body weights, food consumption, hematology, serum chemistry, organ weights, and gross and histopathological findings were compared between control and all exposure groups. No mortality or remarkable clinical signs were observed during the study. No gross or histopathological lesions, or adverse effects on body weight, food consumption, hematology, serum chemistry, and organ weights were observed in any male or female rats in all exposure groups, although some statistically significant changes were observed in food consumption, serum chemistry, and organ weights. In conclusion, the results of this study indicate that no observable adverse effect level (NOAEL) for 3-methylpentane above 4,540 ppm/6 hr/day, 5 days/week for rats.

• 대한약침학회지
• /
• 제17권4호
• /
• pp.27-35
• /
• 2014

Objectives: Mountain ginseng pharmacopuncture (MGP) is a pharmacopuncture made by distilling extract from mountain cultivated ginseng or mountain wild ginseng. This pharmacopuncture is injected intravenously, which is a quick, lossless way of strongly tonifying Qi function. The present study was undertaken to evaluate a 4-week, repeated, intravenous injection, toxicity test of MGP in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats. Methods: Twenty male and female 6-week-old SD rats were used as subjects. We divided the SD rats into 4 groups: the high-dosage (10 mL/kg), medium-dosage (5 mL/kg), low-dosage (2.5 mL/kg) and control (normal saline) groups. MGP or normal saline was injected intravenously into the caudal vein of the rats once daily for 4 weeks. Clinical signs, body weights, and food consumption were monitored during the observation period, and hematology, serum biochemistry, organ weight, necropsy, and histological examinations were conducted once the observations had been completed. Results: No mortality was observed in any of the groups during the observation period. No changes due to MGP were observed in the experimental groups regarding clinical signs, body weights, food consumption, hematology, serum biochemistry, organ weight and necropsy. No histological changes due to MGP were observed in any of the male or female rats in the high-dosage group. Conclusion: During this 4-week, repeated, intravenous injection, toxicity test of MGP in SD rats, no toxic changes due to MGP were observed in any of the male or female rats in the high-dosage group. Thus, we suggest that the high and the low doses in a 13-week, repeated test should be 10 mL/kg and 2.5 mL/kg, respectively.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
• /
• 제21권1호
• /
• pp.69-73
• /
• 2007

본 연구에서는 천연계면활성제 조성물의 친환경적인 포소화약제를 개발하였으며, 소화성능과 환경친화성을 검증하기 위한 방법으로 한국소방검정공사에서 제시하는 "수동식소화기의형식승인및검정기술기준"에 의한 A2단위 소화능력시험과 안전성평가연구소(한국화학시험연구원)에서 제시하는 육생식물생장실험 및 어류급성독성실험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 소화성능은 A급 일반화재 5단위, 육생식물생장실험에서 발아에 대한 $LC_{50}$은 75(g/kg), 생장에 대한 $EC_{50}$은 62(g/kg), 어류급성독성실험에서 6658 ppm의 결과를 보여, 현재 국내에서 상용화되어 있는 타 약제보다 월등한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 약제로써의 활용을 위한 기본 물성치 및 내부식성에서도 기준에 적합한 결과를 나타내었다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
• /
• 제25권4호
• /
• pp.35-41
• /
• 2011

연기독성생성물로 인한 인명피해가 주요한 화재피해로 보고되고 있다. 화재로 인한 연기독성을 평가하기 위해 국내외의 다양한 시험이 있으며, 국내에서는 KS F 2271의 가스유해성시험으로 건축마감재료의 유해성을 평가하고 있다. 현행 가스유해성시험은 발연가스를 설치류(실험용 흰 쥐)에 노출시켜 행동시간을 측정하여 연소가스 독성을 평가한다. 본 연구에서는 가연성 고분자소재(우레탄 및 고무바닥재)를 대상으로 가스유해성시험을 수행하고 이때 발생되는 가스를 FT-IR로 정량분석하였다. 정량분석결과는 BS6853에서 규정하는 기준값과 비교하여 독성지수(R)를 산정하였다. 동물시험과 독성지수의 상대적 비교를 통해 두 시험법의 상관성을 분석하여 다양한 독성평가를 시도하고자 하였다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
• /
• 제9권3_4호
• /
• pp.91-101
• /
• 1994

In order to evaluate the ecotoxicological harzardousness of synthetic surfactants on Han river, Jung-ryang and Jin-Wi stream, we used the Ecotoxicological Risk Quotient (ERQ). The chemical harzardousness is evaluated by the balance of the toxicity and concentration in the environment.. Then, ERQ is defined as follows; ERQ = - log ( Concentration in the environment / Effective concentration in the test ) ERQ of chemical is a logtrighmic value of ratio of a chemical concentration and the toxicity in the laboratory. In case of small ERQ, tie chemical harzardousness is high. If ERQ equals O, the same biological effect as in the laboratory test will be observed in the enviromment by the chemicals. ERQ values of the chemicals were calculated using the maximum concentration in water environment which were cited from the annual report by our ministry of environment, and EC$_{50}$ of Daphnia magna (water flea; acute immobilization test) LC$_{50}$ of Oryzias latipes (fish; acue toxicity test) and EC$_{50}$ of chlorella vulgaris (alga; growth inhibition test), which were taken from the annual report of "Chemical in environment" by Japan EA. Liner alkylbenzene sulfonate (determined to MBAS) showed the high average values with more than 2.0 to three species in Han river and Jin-wi stream, and these results mean to be favorable to environmental safety. The areas of Jung-ryang stream were polluted, as the average values of ERQ were less than 2.0 with equal to three species, and attention should be paid. Therefore, they must be inspected again because their concentration in the environment may have changed during that period. The chemical harzardousness can be numerated with ERQ, and it can be a help to find the chemicals that should be kept under observation and to see whether the chemical pollution is improved or worsened. The determination of the chemical concentration in the environment and toxicity are essential for the effective use of ERQ.se of ERQ.