• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.407-420
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• 2000

삼차신경절의 뉴런이 구강악안면영역에서의 촉각, 입각, 온도각 및 통각 등 다양한 감각을 중추신경계로 전달하는 역할을 하는 것은 주지의 사실이다. 이러한 신경전달에 있어서 이온통로는 감각정보를 전달하는데 핵심적인 역할을 수행하며 특히 소디움 통로는 활동전위의 발생에 중요하다. 소디움 통로는 tetrodotoxin-sensitive(TTX-s) 및 tetrodotoxin-resistant(TTX-r) 통로로 나누어지는 데 이 중 TTX-r 통로에 발생되는 tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium current(TTX-r $I_{Na}$)는 capsaicin에 민감한 일차구심신경세포에서 유해자극에 의해 통각신호를 발생시키고 전달하는데 중요하다. 또한 칼슘 통로는 시냅스 전도에 있어서 필수적인 역할을 수행하고 있다 한편 치과영역에서 치수의 진정 목적으로 eugenol이 흔히 사용되고 있다. 그러나 eugenol의 그 작용 기전에 대해서 현재까지 이온 통로에 대한 상세한 결과가 없는 실정이며 최근의 보고에 의하면 eugenol이 capsaicin 수용기를 통하여 감각신경에 대한 억제작용을 나타낸다고 한다. 따라서 본 실험은 eugenol과 capsaicin이 흰쥐의 삼차신경절의 TTX-r $I_{Na}$와 칼슘통로에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 알아보고 eugenol이 capsaicin 수용기를 통하여 작용하는지를 검증하고자 시행되었다. 삼차신경절 뉴런은 100~150g의 흰쥐의 삼차신경절로부터 외과적으로 절제하여 통법의 화학적 및 기계적 처리를 통해 단일세포로 분리하였고 이를 whole-cell patch clamp 방법을 이용하여 시행한 바 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 1mM의 dugenol은 흰쥐 삼차신경절 뉴런의 TTX-r $I_{Na}$와 HVA $I_{Ca}$를 억제하였다. 2. $1{\mu}m$의 capsaicin은 흰쥐 삼차신경절 뉴런의 TTX-r $I_{Na}$와 HVA $I_{Ca}$를 억제하였다. 3. Capsazepine은 capsaicin의 HVA $I_{Ca}$에 대한 억제작용을 차단하였다. 4. Capsazepine은 capsaicin의 HVA $I_{Ca}$에 대한 억제작용을 차단하지 못하였다. 결론적으로 eugenol과 capsaicin은 tetrodotoxin-resistant sodium current(TTX-r $I_{Na}$)와 high voltage-activated calcium current(HVA $I_{Ca}$)를 모두 억제하는 것으로 나타났으며, 이러한 작용이 통각의 발생과 시냅스 전달과정을 차단하여 치수 진정 목적으로 많이 사용하는 eugenol의 작용기전으로 판단된다. 한편 capsaicin의 길항제인 capsazepine을 전처치하였을 때에도 eugenol의 HVA $I_{Ca}$에 대한 억제효과는 변화가 없었다. 이와같은 결과로 보아 HVA $I_{Ca}$에 관한 한 eugenol은 capsaicin 수용기를 통하여 나타나지 않는 것으로 사료된다.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2019

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyze the previously published research articles related to puffer fish toxin focusing on tumor. Method: Literatures were searched in PubMed database, published since 2000, using the keyword; Puffer fish, Fugu and tetrodotoxin (TTX) with cancer or tumor. Research papers were classified by year, country, study model, used material, kind of tumor and study subject. Finally, a total of 41 studies were analyzed in this study. Results: From 2000 to 2018, the most abundant papers were published in 2009 (6 studies) and almost half of the papers were studied in United Kingdom (20 studies). The 39 studies used TTX purified from puffer fish while 2 studies used crude extract of skin and gonad of puffer fish. The most used target cell line was prostate cancer (15 studies), and the next was breast cancer (14 studies). The study methods were classified into 4 clinical studies, 2 animal studies and 35 cell-based studies. Conclusions: Our results show that the overview of cancer-related studies using puffer fish poison. This information would be helpful for the puffer fish-derived drug researches in the future.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.725-730
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• 2017

A heteronemertean, Yininemertes pratensis, was collected in Han River Estuary, South Korea. This estuarine nemertean has been known by the local fishermen for harmful effects to the glass eels, juveniles of Japanese eel Anguilla japonica, migrating to fresh water. The present study confirmed the neurotoxic effects of this heteronemertean ribbon worm at the cellular level. Derivative types of neurotoxic tetrodotoxin (TTX), 5,11-dideoxy TTX (m/z 288) and 11-norTTX-6(S)-01 (m/z 305.97), were identified through HPLC and MALDI-TOF MS. However, significant neurotoxicity was confirmed in the fraction containing an undefined molecule corresponding to the 291.1 (m/z) peak, when tested in rat primary astrocytes and dorsal ganglion cells. This study is the first to report neurotoxins of the estuarine nemertean, fairly abundant in the Han River estuary, and suggests the long-term monitoring of population dynamics and surveillance of the toxicity in this river estuary.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.189-193
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• 1993

흰쥐태 뇌간의 세포를 배양하여 glutamate에 6시간까지 노출시 glutamate의 농도 및 노출 시간에 의존적으로 세포내 5-HT 및 5-HIAA의 함량이 감소하였고, 배양액으로 LDH의 유출이 증가하였다. Tetrodotoxin은 glutamate의 작용을 차단하지 못하였다. NMDA 수용체 통로 봉쇄제인 MK-801에 의해 glutamate의 작용이 효과적으로 차단되었고, non-NMDA 길항제인 CNQX는 효과가 없었으므로, serotonin 신경세포에 대한 glutamate의 작용은 NMDA 수용체의 자극에 의한 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.175-178
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• 2004

We here report that the muscle of 'gukmeri-bok' puffer fish (Takifugu vermicularis radiatus) is intoxicated after freezing and thawing processes even though it is not toxic when it is fresh. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of different freezing and thawing conditions as well as the effect of the presence of skin or viscera on the intoxication of muscle of 'gukmeri-bok' puffer during freezing and thawing process. As a result of this investigation, thawing condition, but not freezing conditions or periods played an important role in muscle intoxication. Tetrodotoxin secretory grands exist in the skin of toxic puffer fish, the skin was more responsible for the muscles intoxication than the viscera during the freezing-thawing process. In other words, no toxicity was measured in the muscle of skinned-frozen specimens even when thawed. According to this result, it is recommended that the skin and viscera must be removed before being frozen for edible purpose. Otherwise, when a whole fish should be frozen, alternative half-thawing and removal of skin from frozen specimens is recommended.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.9-14
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• 1994

Substance P[SP] has been known to be a peptide which may be plays a role as a neurotransmitter in central nervous system as well as peripheral autonomic nervous system. It has been reported that SP was widely distributed in the nerve of the tracheal smooth muscle and induced the muscle contraction. However, definite action mechanism of SP in the tracheal smooth muscle was not clear, yet. Thus, present experiment was performed to elucidate an effect of substance P and an action mechanism on contraction of the smooth muscle in rabbits. In order to find a neural mechanism to the effect of SP on the tracheal smooth muscle contraction, atropine sulfate, tetrodotoxin, propranol and phentolamine were administered at 10 min before the addition of SP. Otherwise,to find effect of SP antagonists on the action of SP, [D-Pro2, D-Try7,9]SP, [D-Arg1, D-Pro2, D-Trp7,9, Leu11]SP and [D-Pro4, D-Trp7,9]SP were administered as a same fashion. These following results were obtained. 1] SP induced contraction of the tracheal smooth muscle under resting condition and the contraction was increased dose-dependently. 2] Cholinergic blocker[atropine], neural blocker[tetrodotoxin] and adrenergic blocker[propranol and phentolamine] didn`t have an effect on the contractile response. 3] Three SP antagonists inhibited the contractile response. 4] Isoproterenol relaxed the contraction induced by SP. The above results suggested that SP induced contraction of the tracheal smooth muscle directly act to the smooth muscle in rabbits. The autonomic nervous system did not seem to participate in the SP action.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.23-31
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• 1977

It is Proposed in the Present study to investigate the effects of TTX intravenously or intrahypothalamically administered on the arterial blood pressure and respiration and also to explorc effect of intrahypothalamically administered TTX on the pressor responses to electrical stimulation in the hypothalamus. The results obtained are as follows; 1) The pressor responses to electrical stimulation in the hypothalamus were markedly reduced after administration of TTX. In the $0.01\;{\mu}g/kg$ of TTX administered group, the pressor responses were almost abolished in 6 minutes and there was no tendency toward recovery throughout the experiment. 2) In $0.01\;{\mu}g/kg$ of TTX administered group, the mean arterial blood pressure and heart rate-were gradually reduced while there was a transient increase in respiratory rate followed by slow recovery thereafter. On the other hand no changes in arterial blood pressure, heart rate an4 respiration were observed in $0.005\;{\mu}g/kg$ TTX administered group. 3) Following intravenous administration of $1\;{\mu}g/kg$ TTX, the arterial blood pressure and heart rate were slowly reduced by 60 minutes while no marked changes were found in respiration. From the results of present study it is strongly suggested that TTX exerts its depressant effect not only on peripheral nerves but also on central nervous system.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.617-622
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• 1993

The preliminary studies on the localization of adrenoceptors were performed on smooth muscle strips of bovine esophageal groove. The mechanical activity of the muscle strip was recorded isometrically in vitro.w In the bottom circular muscle strips. the excitatory ${\alpha}-adrenergic$ responses were not blocked by tetrodotoxin$(2.1{\times}10^{-6}M)$ and denervation which was carried by cold storage of strips for 48 hrs in Tyrode's solution at $5-6{^{\circ}C}$ without oxygen supply. These excitatory ${\alpha}-adrenergic$ responses were partially blocked by atropine. In the lip longitudinal muscle strips, the inhibitory${\beta}-adrenergic$ responses were not blocked by pretreatment of tetrodotoxin and atropine. The results suggest that ${\beta}-adrenergic$ receptors mediating relaxations are located on the postsynaptic smooth muscle cells, whereas ${\beta}-adrenergic$ receptors mediating contractions are located both in the smooth muscle cells and in the cholinergic neurones.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.533-538
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• 1995

본 연구에서는 중국에서 수입되어 시중에서 판매되고 있는 삼채복을 시료로 하여 각 개체의 조직 부위별 독성을 조사하였고 Bio-Gel P-2 칼럼 크로마토크래피로 복어독을 부분정제하여 TLC, 전기영동 및 HPLC에 의하여 독성분을 검출하고 확인하였다. 삼채복 10개체의 경우 그 독력은 내장, 난소 및 답즙은 ND-10MU/g 및 ND-23MU/g이었으나, 간장, 껍질, 근육 및 정소는 무독하였으며, 유독개체 출현율은 난소$(100\%)$, 담즙$(20\%)$ 및 내장$(10\%)$순으로 나타났다. 간장부위는 성별에 따른 독력의 차이를 볼 수 없었으나, 생식소의 경우 성별에 따른 차이가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 한편, 삼채복의 난소로부터 분리한 독소는 TLC와 전기영동상에서 각각 표준품 TTX와 anh-TTX의 상대이동도와 유사한 두 지점인 Rf 0.64, 0.86와 5.5, 7.2cm에서 나타내어 TTX 관련물질임이 확인되었다. 또한, HPLC분석 결과 TDA, TTX와 anh-TTX의 peak가 뚜렷하게 나타난 반면 4-epi TTX의 peak도 약간 나타났다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.7-12
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• 1991

쥐(태령 14일) 뇌간 세포배양에서 발달과정에 따른 Tyrosine hydroxylase(TH) 활성 및 dopamine의 양적 증가를 전기화학 HPLC를 이용하여 측정하였다. TH 활성 및 dopamine의 양은 배양 7일까지 점차 증가하였다. 배양 7일째에 여러 약물들의 dopamine 대사에 대한 영향을 조사하였다. TH 억제제인 ${\alpha}-methyl-p-tyrosine$ 및 aromatic amiono acid decarboxylase 억제제인 NSD-1015는 효과적으로 dopamine을 고갈시켰다. Dopamine은 reserpine에 의해 고갈되었고, parglyine에 의해 증가되었다. 일주일 배양한 세포의 배양액에 tetrodotoxin$(0.1\;{\mu}M$)을 7일간 투여하였을 때 TH 활성은 현저히 감소하였다. 이상의 결과들은 배양세포의 dopamine 대사가 뇌 dopamine 대사를 충실히 반영함을 나타낸다. 뇌간 세포의 배양에서 HPLC-전기화학검출을 이용한 TH 활성 및 dopamine의 측정은 중추 dopamine계의 약리 및 독성 연구에 유용하리라 사료된다.