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Investigation of potential estrogenic activity of bioallethrin in vitro and in vivo assays

  • Kim, Soon-Sun;Rhee, Gyu-Seek;Lee, Rhee;Kwack, Seung-Jun;Lim, Kwon-Jo;Park, Chul-Hoon;Lee, Geun-Shik;Jeung, Eui-Bae;Kil, Kwang-Sup
    • 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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    • pp.173.2-174
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    • 2003
  • Many pesticides possess hormonal activity and have been thus classified as endocrine disruptors. Bioallethrin is one of the pyrethroids. synthetic derivatives of naturally occurring pyrethrins. These pyrethroids including bioallethrin have been developed as insectides due to their high insecticidal potency and low mammalian toxicity. Currently, bioallethrin is used to eradicate pests and insects in Korea, providing potential for human exposure. (omitted)

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B16-F10 Murine Melanoma 세포의 암전이 억제에 미치는 Diallyl Disulfide의 효과 (The Effects of Diallyl Disulfide on Antimetastatic Potential of B16-F10 Murine Melanoma Cells)

  • 강미경;전혜승;염영나;황명실;박미선;김옥희
    • Toxicological Research
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    • 제22권4호
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    • pp.349-356
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    • 2006
  • Diallyl disulfide (DADS), an oil-soluble organosulfur compound in garlic has been reported to suppress tumor growth and to induce apoptosis in cancer. In the present study, we investigated the effects of DADS on pulmonary metastasis of B16-F10 murine melanoma cells. DADS (i.p. 40 mg/kg) significantly (p<0.05) reduced the number of pulmonary metastatic nodules (48%) in experimental pulmonary metastasis assay. We also found that DADS inhibited adhesion, invasion and migration of B16-F10 melanoma cells in a dose-dependent manner. To study the antimetastatic potential of DADS, we performed the effects of DADS on matrix metalloproteinase activity. DADS significantly inhibited the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2 activity in B16-F10 cells by gelatin zymography. These results suggest that DADS prevent metastasis in part through suppression of migration of B16-F10 melanoma cells by Inhibiting matrix metalloproteirase-2 responsible for degradation of extracellar matrix.

Neonatal cypermethrin exposure shows estrogen-like effect on postnatal female rat development

  • Kim, Soon-Sun;Rhee, Gyu-Seek;Kwack, Seung-Jun;Lee, Rhee-Da;Lim, Kwon-Jo;Yun, Hyo-Jung;Park, Kui-Lea
    • 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국독성학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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    • pp.98-99
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    • 2003
  • Cypermethrin is one of the pyrethroids, synthetic derivatives of naturally occurring pyrethrins. Cypermethrin has been developed as an insecticide, and is now in worldwise use for control of a wide range of insects, providing potential for human exposure. Our previous study suggested estrogenic activity of cypermethrin. A chemical with hormonal activity could adversely affect reproduction and development. (omitted)

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INVESTIGATION OF IN VITRO AND IN VIVO ESTROGENIC OR ANTIESTROGENIC ACTIVITY OF CYPERMETHRIN

  • Kim, Soon-Sun;Rhee, Gyu-Seek;Kwack, Seung-Jun;Sohn, Kyung-Hee;Kim, So-Hee;Lee, Rhee-Da;An, Sang-Mi;Ki-Eun. Jeong;Sheen, Yhun-Yhong
    • 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국독성학회 2002년도 Molecular and Cellular Response to Toxic Substances
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    • pp.166-166
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    • 2002
  • In the present study, estrogenic or antiestrogenic activity of cypermethrin, a pyrethroid insecticide was investigated. We used immature rat uterotrophic assay, estrogen-responsive calbindin-D9k (CaBP-9k) gene expression assay and luciferase reporter gene assay for measure of estrogenic potential of cypermethrin.(omitted)

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In utero exposure to 2.3', 4.4', 5- Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118) alters postnatal reproductive development in female rat

  • Kim, Soon-Sun;Rhee, Gyu-Seek;Kim, So-Hee;Sohn, Kyung-Hee;Kwack, Seung-Jun;Lee, Rhee-Da;Park, Chul-Hoon;Kil, Kwang-Sup;Choi, Kwang-Sik;Park, Kui-Lea
    • 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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    • pp.296.2-296.2
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    • 2002
  • Our previous study demonstrated that 2.3', 4.4'. 5- Pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118) showed an antiestrogenic activity in vitro and in vivo. In the present study. we examined the effect of PCB 118 on postnatal reproductive development in female rats. PCB 118 (0.001. 0.01 or 0.1 mg/kg/day) was administered to pregnant female SD rats from gestation day (GO) 6 to 18 via subcutaneous injection. and developmental parameters such as vaginal opening were determined. PCB 118 significantly delayed vaginal opening of female offsprings at dose of 0.1 ${\mu}g$/kg/day. whereas had no effects on body weights. In addition. in utero treatment of PCB 118 caused significant decreases in serum levels of E2, T3 and T4 in female oftsprings at certain doses on postnatal day (PND) 22. Our data of results indicate that in utero exposure to PCB 118 may postnatal reproductive development in female rat through its antiestrogenic activity.

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Farnesylcysteine Methyltransferase Activity and Ras Protein Expression in Human Stomach Tumor Tissue

  • Han, Eui-Sik;Oh, Hye-Young;Ha, Kwang-Won;Han, Beom-Seok;Hong, Seok-Min;Han, Jung-Whwan;Hong, Sung-Youl;Noh, Sung-Hun;Lee, Hyang-Woo
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • 제21권4호
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    • pp.378-384
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    • 1998
  • The processing pathway of G-proteins and Ras family proteins includes the isoprenylation of the cysteine residue, followed by proteolysis of three terminal residues and .alpha.-carboxyl methyl esterification of the cysteine residue. Farnesylcysteine methyltransferase (FCMT) activity is responsible for the methylation reaction which play a role in the membrane attachment of a variety of cellular proteins. Four kinds of Ras protein (c-Ha-ras, c-N-Ras, c-Ki-Ras, pan-Ras) expression were detected in adenocarcinoma of human tissue by immunohistochemical method, and hematoxylin and eosin staining. The level of Ras protein in human stomach tumor tissues was much higher than in normal and peritumoral regions of the same biopsy samples. The FCMT activities of each cellular fractions were high in mitochondrial fraction followed by microsomal fraction, whole homogenate and cytosolic fraction. The inhibitory effect on FCMT activity on stomach tumor tissue was determined after treatment with 0.25 $\mu\textrm{M}$ of S-adenosyl-$_L$-homocysteine. S-adenosyl-$_L$-homocysteine inhibited FCMT activity from 11.2% to 30.5%. These results suggested that FCMT might be involved in Ras proteins activity.

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미성숙 랫드 자궁비대반응시험을 이용한 DEHA의 내분비계 장애작용 평가 (Immatured Type Uterotrophic Assay for Estrogenicity Evaluation of DEHA)

  • 박기대;한범석;정자영;오재호;조완섭;조민정;최미나;김성준;김승희
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제33권5호
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    • pp.379-385
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    • 2007
  • This study was aimed to investigate the estrogenic activity of Di-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) using immatured type uterotrophic assay. SD rats were treated with DEHA (40, 200, 1000mg/kg/day), estradiol-3-benzoate (EB) $(1{\mu}g/kg/day)$ as positive control on the assay. In immatured-type uterotrophic assay, relative organ weights of kidney and reproductive organs such as ovary at high-dose group were significantly increased compared to those of vehicle control group. DEHA did not influence the levels of serum FSH and LH, and uterine morphological changes such as luminal epithelial height, myometrial thickness and numbers of uterine gland, and BrdU indices. In these results, there was no significant variation by DEHA treatment, suggesting that DEHA appears not to be a endocrine disrupter with estrogenic activity.