• 환경생물
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.72-81
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• 2019

Bisphenol A (BPA)는 대표적인 내분비계장애물질로 수서생물의 성장, 발생, 그리고 생식에 유해한 영향을 주는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 기수산 물벼룩(Diaphanosoma celebensis)에서 48시간 BPA 노출 후 산화적 스트레스 반응을 조사하기 위하여 qRT-PCR을 이용한 항산화 유전자 발현 변화, 항산화 효소 활성, 총 단백질 함량 분석을 수행하였다. $3mg\;L^{-1}$의 BPA에 48시간 노출된 D. celebensis에서 모든 항산화 유전자(Cu/Zn-SOD, Mn-SOD, CAT)의 발현량이 유의하게 증가하였다. 특히 세 종류의 GST isoforms (GST-kappa, GST-mu, GST-theta)는 가장 낮은 농도인 $0.12mg\;L^{-1}$ BPA에 48시간 노출된 실험군에서도 유의하게 증가하였으며, GST-mu의 발현양이 상대적으로 가장 높게 나타났다. SOD 활성은 BPA 농도에 의존적으로 유의하게 증가하였으며, 총 단백질 함량은 BPA 노출에 대해 감소되는 양상을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 BPA가 D. celebensis에서 산화적 스트레스를 유발하였고, 이 과정에서 이들 항산화 유전자가 생물방어기전으로 참여한다는 것을 의미한다. 본 연구는 BPA가 해양생물에 미치는 영향에 대한 분자적 기전을 이해하는 데 도움이 될 것이다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.519-526
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• 2020

Background: Bisphenol A (BPA), known as an endocrine disruptor, is widely used in the world. BPA is reported to cause inflammation-related diseases. Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) has been used safely in human for a long time for the treatment of diverse diseases. KRG has been reported of its mitigating effect on menopausal symptoms and suppress adipose inflammation. Here, we investigate the protective effect of orally administered KRG on the impacts of BPA in the liver and uterus of menopausal mice model. Methods: The transcriptome analysis for the effects of BPA on mice liver was evaluated by Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database-based data (GSE26728). In vivo assay to evaluate the protective effect of KRG on BPA impact in ovariectomized (OVX) mice were designed and analyzed by RNA sequencing. Results: We first demonstrated that BPA induced 12 kinds of gene set in the liver of normal mice. The administration of BPA and KRG did not change body, liver, and uterine weight in OVX mice. KRG downregulated BPA-induced inflammatory response and chemotaxis-related gene expression. Several gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA)-derived inflammatory response genes increased by BPA were inhibited by KRG in OVX mice. Conclusion: Our data suggest that BPA has commonly influenced inflammatory response effects on both normal and OVX mice. KRG protects against BPA impact of inflammatory response and chemotaxis in OVX mouse models. Our comparative analysis will provide new insight into the efficacy of KRG on endocrine disrupting chemicals and OVX mouse.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.75-81
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• 2011

Objective: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical used extensively to manufacture plastics and epoxy resin liners for food and beverage cans. BPA, with properties similar to estrogen, has endocrine-disrupting effects. In the present study, we examined the effects of early prepubertal BPA exposure on the onset of puberty and reproductive parameters such as estrous cycle and reproductive organ weights in female mice. Methods: Female mice were injected subcutaneously at postnatal day (PND) 8 with BPA (0.1, 1, 10, 100 mg/kg) in sesame oil or with sesame oil alone. Body weight was measured from PND 10 to 70. Vaginal opening and estrous cycle were monitored from PND 20 to 29. Animals were sacrificed at PND 25, 30, and 70, and the ovary and uterus weights were measured. Results: Early prepubertal exposure to BPA (10 and 100 mg/kg) significantly decreased body weight from PND 18 to 30. BPA treated mice at testing dose levels showed early opening of the vagina compared to the control group. The number of estrous cycle and days of estrus were significantly decreased in high dose (100 mg/kg) BPA treated mice. The ovary weight at PND 25 and 30 was significantly decreased in all BPA treatment groups. Conclusion: Early prepubertal exposure to BPA accelerated the onset of puberty but decreased reproductive parameters in female mice.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.287-303
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• 2007

Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and differentially expressed cDNAs from the self-fertilizing fish, Kryptolebias marmoratus were mined to develop alternative biomarkers for endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). 1,577 K. marmoratus cDNA clones were randomly sequenced from the 5'-end. These clones corresponded to 1,518 and 1,519 genes in medaka dbEST and zebrafish dbEST, respectively. Of the matched genes, 197 and 115 genes obtained Unigene IDs in medaka dbEST and zebrafish dbEST, respectively. Many of the annotated genes are potential biomarkers for environmental stresses. In a differential display reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (DD RT-PCR) study, 56 differential expressed genes were obtained from fish liver exposed to bisphenol A. Of these, 16 genes were identified after BLAST search to GenBank, and the annotated genes were mainly involved in catalytic activity and binding. The expression patterns of these 16 genes were validated by real-time RT-PCR of liver tissue from fish exposed to bisphenol A. Our findings suggest that expression of these 16 genes is modulated by endocrine disrupting chemicals, and therefore that they are potential biomarkers for environmental stress including EDCs exposure.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권2호통권82호
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• pp.266-271
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• 2007

BPA는 플라스틱 가소제 및 폴리카보네이트 플라스틱 생산의 모노머로 광범위하게 사용되어 왔으며, 년간 세계적으로 640,000톤 이상이 생산되고 있다. 내분비장애활성을 가진 BPA는 수계 및 공업용수에서 흔히 발견되며, 이의 분석은 HPLC 및 GC 등 기기분석에 의존하고 있다. 그러나 본 연구에서는 환경 및 생활용품에 잔류하는 BPA를 신속, 정확하고, 경제적으로 분석할 수 있는 분광학적 정량방법을 개발하고자 하였으며, 이를 위해 $FeCl_3{\cdot}6H_2O$와 $K_3Fe(CN)_6$를 사용한 비색정량법을 확립하였다. 발색반응으로 생성된 청색화합물의 ${\lambda}max$ 및 반응특이성을 조사하였으며, 최적반응조건(시간, 온도, pH, 농도, 부피, 반응안전성)을 검토하였다. 확립된 발색반응조건에서 BPA에 대한 검량곡선(${\lambda}_{750}$=0.61 BPA $[{\mu}M]$+0.07155, $R^{2}$=0.992)을 얻었으며, 신규 확립된 비색정량법을 이용하여 토양, 수계 및 생활용품의 BPA 분석을 시도한 결과, HPLC 분석시스템과 유사한 결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 본 BPA 및 관련물질에 대한 비색정량법은, 기기분석에 비해 빠르고, 경제적이며, 대량의 시료를 일시에 취급할 수 있어 기기분석의 보완분석으로도 우수하며, BPA 분해산물은 발색반응을 나타내지 않아, 자연계로부터 BPA 분해균주 선별 등에 매우 유용하게 이용될 수 있다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.251-261
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• 2004

A large number of chemical pollutants including phthalates, alkylphenolic compounds and organochlorine pesticides have the ability to disrupt endocrine function in animals, and alter cog-nitive function. Because hormone mediated events play an important role in central nervous system development and function, the changes in cognitive function seem to be mediated by the endocrine-like action of these chemicals. The present study therefore was designed to investigate effect of bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine disrupting chemical on neuro-behavial patterns, and expression of estrogen receptors and tyrosine hydroxylase, a limiting enzyme of dopamine synthesis pathway. BPA was treated orally for 3 weeks into 3 week old mice, and then the neuro-behavial patterns (stereo-type behaviors such as jumping rearing and forepaw tremor, climbing behavior, tail flick, rotarod and locomotor activity), and the expression of estrogen receptors and tyrosine hydroxylase were deter-mined every 3 week for 9 weeks. During the treatment of BPA, the food uptake and body weight increase were not significantly changed. BPA resulted in the increased stereotype behaviors (jump-ing, rearing and forepaw tremor) 6 or 9 weeks after treatment. The time response to tail flick and locomotor activity were decreased by the treatment of BPA, whereas the time for rotarod was increased by the treatment of BPA. The expression of estrogen receptor alpha and beta was increased in the brain and pituitary gland. Maximum expression was found in the brain after 9 week of 100 mg/kg BPA treatment and in the pituitary gland after 6 week of 100 mg/kg BPA treatment. Tyrosine hydroxylase was increased in dose and time dependent manners in the brain but no change was found in the pituitary gland. The present data show that exposure of BPA in the young mice could alter expression of estrogen receptors and dopamine synthesis pathway, thereby modulate neuro-behavial patterns (increase of stereotype behaviors but decrease locomotor activity).

• 환경생물
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.59-69
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• 2001

본 연구는 자연수중의 미생물을 식종원으로 하는 TOC-HANDAI법과 OECD 생분해법을 활용하여 자연수 환경내에서 환경호르몬물질인 비스페놀 A와 노닐페놀의 생분해성을 비교평가하였다. TOC-HANDAI법에 의한 BPA분해는 73-78% 이었고 OECD법은 이보다 다소 높은 77-81%를 나타내었다. 두 방법을 통한 BPA의 분해양상은 대체로 2단계를 거쳐 진행되었다. 즉 초기 1주일 이내에는 분해반응속도(k$_1$)가 0.24-0.34day$^{-1}$로 아주 빠르게 분해되었고, 그 후에는 아주 완만한 분해양상을 나타내었다(k$_2$는 0.02-0.05 $day^{-1}$). 이는 BPA가 자연수계에서 TOC로 약 20-25%가 중간생성물로 잔존하고 있음을 시사해 주고 있으며, 이 중간대사물이 완만한 분해과정에 기여하고 있다. 수계 환경에 따라 분해율이 현저하게 차이를 보이지만 노닐페놀은 20-48% 정도 밖에 분해되지 않는 난분해성 환경호르몬 물질임을 알 수 있다. 한편, 금강수계내 조사대상 하천과 대청호수의 조사지점에서 BPA는 모두 불검출되었다. 그러나 공단폐수 종말처리장 유입수에서 평균 25 ppb가 검출되었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.95-100
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• 1993

Diglycidy1 ether of bisphenol A(DGEBA)와 강화제로서 4, 4'-methylene dianiline(MDA)에 반응성 첨가제 succinonitrile(SN)을 첨가한 새로운 계를 적외선 흡수분광도법(FT-IR)으로 경화반을 메카니즘을 연구하였으며, 이것은 반응성 첨가제의 함량을 다르게 첨가시켜 각각 8$0^{\circ}C$부터 17$0^{\circ}C$까지 3$0^{\circ}C$ 간격으로 1시간동안 경화시킨 시료를 가지고 고찰하였다. 그 결과 제 1차 아민 수소와 에폭사이드기의 반응, 제 2차 아민 수소와 에폭사이드기의 반응, 에폭사이드기와 수산기와의 반응에 추가적으로 제 1차 아민수소와 SN의 니트릴기와의 반응, 니트릴기과 수산기와의 반응이 일어나 최종적으로 주쇄간 결합 길이를 연장시키고 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.131-139
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• 2012

석조문화재의 보존 복원 과정에 적용되는 에폭시 수지에 경화제의 혼합을 통하여 경화 시 발열 반응을 제어할 수 있는 접착 시스템을 연구하였다. 사용된 에폭시 주제는 hydrogenated bisphenol A (HBA), 경화제로는 속경화형 경화제 FH와 poly(propyleneglycol)bis(2-aminopropylether) (SH)를 사용하였으며, 무기 첨가물은 탈크를 사용하였다. 에폭시 수지와 경화제의 혼합비에 따라 경화 시 온도를 측정하고, differental scanning calorimeter (DSC)를 이용하여 경화동력학을 확인하였으며, 기계적 특성을 파악하기 위해 무기 첨가물의 함량에 따른 인장강도, 전단강도를 측정하였다. 연구 결과, 에폭시 수지의 경화제 혼합을 통하여 경화 시 반응열 상승폭 제어 및 경화 거동 제어의 가능성을 확인하였으며, 무기 첨가물 첨가를 통해 적절한 강도 조절이 가능하여 석조문화재에 적용 가능한 새로운 접착 시스템을 개발하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.188-198
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• 2009

This work was conducted to investigate the effect of bisphenol A (BPA) on estradiol (E2) 2-and 4-hydroxylase activities in the liver, kidney and lung tissues of male and female rats. After intraperitoneal administration of BPA to male and female rats for 4 days at 0, 10, and 50 mg/kg, the conversion of the substrate for hepatic and extra-hepatic enzyme activities was measured by GC/MSD. The result showed decreases of body and organ weights at 50 mg/kg BPA of male and female rats. Male hepatic E2 2-hydroxylase activity was inhibited by 68% at 10 mg/kg and by 82% at 50 mg/kg BPA. Female hepatic E2 2-hydroxylase activity was decreased by 46% at 10 mg/kg and by 56% at 50 mg/kg to the control. E2 4-hydroxylase was inhibited by 57 and 57% at 10 mg/kg and 54 and 78% at 50 mg/kg in liver of female and male, respectively. The urinary excretion rate of 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE), androsterone and testosterone in urine of female rats with 50 mg/kg BPA were decreased significantly. The results showed that 50 mg/kg BPA was decreased E2 2-and 4-hydroxylase activities in liver, but not in other tissues. The urinary excretion rates of 2-OHE, androsterone and testosterone were also decreased. In liver, estrogenic enzyme activity were higher in male than female. These results suggest that BPA can disrupt estrogen metabolism by suppressing E2 2-and 4-hydroxylase activities in the liver of male and female rats.