• 대한화학회지
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.335-340
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• 2013

폴리에틸렌글리콜(PEGs)과 수산화칼륨(KOH)을 이용하여 서로 다른 온도와 시간의 반응조건에 따라 PBDEs의 화학반응을 수행하였다. PBDEs의 제거효율은 화학반응 전과 후의 농도의 차이로 측정하였다. PBDEs는 25와 $50^{\circ}C$의 낮은 온도에서는 제거되지 않았다. 하지만 온도를 증가시킴에 따라, 바이페닐기에 붙어있는 5-6개의 브롬이 치환되어 있는 PBDEs의 완전제거를 보이면서 ${\sigma}$-xylene에 있는 PBDEs의 제거효율은 점차적으로 증가하였다. 반응조건을 4시간과 $150^{\circ}C$까지 증가시켰을 때 PBDEs의 제거효율은 거의 100%에 도달하였다. 이와 같이 PEGs와 PBDEs의 화학반응 연구를 통해, PBDEs가 PEGs에 의해 브롬이 순차적으로 제거되는 진행에 의해서 탈브롬화 된다는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.297-304
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• 2011

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of "brominated" (bromine containing) man-made chemicals used as flame retardant additives in plastics, foams, and textiles. PBDEs are found in various environmental contaminants in air, soil, sediment, and water, and 209 individual forms (congeners) of PBDE exist. Among these, 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) is the dominant congener found in the environment. Exposure to BDE-47 is now worldwide, and levels of BDE-47 have been detected in the blood of animals, including humans. BDE-47 can adversely affect the developmental system in both humans and animals. BDEs have structural similarities to polychlorinated biphenyls and thyroid hormones. However, recent studies have shown that BDEs may act as hormonal disrupting chemicals with detrimental effects. Therefore, a reliable assessment of BDE-47 toxicological action is required to understand the detrimental impacts of BDE-47 on human health. In this review, we overview recent studies on the distribution and potential toxicological effects of BDE-47 in humans and animals.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.93-101
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• 2019

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), the most common industrial brominated flame retardant, acts as a cytotoxic, neurotoxic, and immunotoxicant, causing inflammation and tumors. However, the mechanism of TBBPA-induced matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) expression in human breast cancer cells is not clear. In human breast cancer MCF-7 cells, treatment with TBBPA significantly induced the expression and promoter activity of MMP-9. Transient transfection with MMP-9 mutation promoter constructs verified that $NF-{\kappa}B$ and AP-1 response elements are responsible for the effects of TBBPA. Furthermore, TBBPA-induced MMP-9 expression was mediated by $NF-{\kappa}B$ and AP-1 transcription activation as a result of the phosphorylation of the Akt and MAPK signaling pathways. Moreover, TBBPA-induced activation of Akt/MAPK pathways and MMP-9 expression were attenuated by a specific NADPH oxidase inhibitor, and the ROS scavenger. These results suggest that TBBPA can induce cancer cell metastasis by releasing MMP-9 via ROS-dependent MAPK, and Akt pathways in MCF-7 cells.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.303-309
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• 2009

Hepatic antioxidant defense systems were examined in rats treated with tetrabromobisphenol-A (TBBPA), a brominated flame retardant, at the doses of 0, 250, 500 and 1,000 mg/kg for four weeks. Hepatic ratio of glutathione disulfide to glutathione (GSH) and levels of malondialdehyde, oxidative stress markers were not changed in rats treated with TBBPA. Hepatic expression of antioxidant enzymes including GSH peroxdiase-1 (GPX-1)/GSH reductase (GR), alpha-, mu- and pi-class glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and gamma-glutamylcysteine ligase catalytic subunit was determined using immunoblot analysis. Alpha-class GSTs, GPX-1 and GR levels were significantly decreased in rats treated with TBBPA at the dose of 500 or 1,000 mg/kg. These results show that TBBPA results in down-regulation of hepatic expression of antioxidant enzymes related with GSH, suggesting the liver in TBBPA-treated rats may be more sensitive to oxidants.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2011

Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are present in many consumer products ranging from fabrics to plastics and electronics. Wide use of flame retardants can pose an environmental hazard, which makes it important to determine the mechanism of their toxicity. In the present study, dose-dependent toxicity of tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), a flame retardant, was examined in male prepubertal rats (postnatal day 18) treated orally with TBBPA at 0, 125, 250 or 500 mg/kg for 30 days. There were no differences in body weight gain between the control and TBBPA-treated groups. However, absolute and relative liver weights were significantly increased in high dose of TBBPA-treated groups. TBBPA treatment led to significant induction of CYP2B1 and constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) expression in the liver. In addition, serum thyroxin (T4) concentration was significantly reduced in the TBBPA treated group. These results indicate that repeated exposure to TBBPA induces drug-metabolising enzymes in rats through the CAR signaling pathway. In particular, TBBPA efficiently produced reactive oxygen species (ROS) through CYP2B1 induction in rats. We measured 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), a biomarker of DNA oxidative damage, in the kidney, liver and testes of rats following TBBPA treatment. As expected, TBBPA strongly induced the production of 8-OHdG in the testis and kidney. These observations suggest that TBBPA-induced target organ toxicity may be due to ROS produced by metabolism of TBBPA in Sprague-Dawley rats.

• 분석과학
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.321-332
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 우리나라 주요 하천에 서식하는 붕어와 주변 퇴적토에 축적된 HBCDs(hexabromocyclododecanes)의 농도를 분석하고 분포특성을 조사하였다. 조사한 15개 지점에서 구한 모든 붕어 근육 및 퇴적토 시료에서 HBCDs가 검출되었는데 이는 HBCDs가 광범위하게 오염되어 있음을 나타내는 것이다. 붕어 근육과 퇴적토에 축적된 HBCDs의 총 농도(${\Sigma}HBCDs$, ${\alpha}$-, ${\beta}$- 및 ${\gamma}$-HBCD 농도를 모두 합한 값)는 각각 1.3~19 ng/g (lipid wt)과 0.17~30 ng/g (dry wt) 범위로 나타났다. 지금까지 일반적으로 알려진 다른 연구에서와 마찬가지로 붕어에서는 ${\alpha}$-이성질체가 그리고 퇴적토에서는 ${\gamma}$-이성질체가 각각 88%와 60%로 가장 우세하게 축적된 것으로 나타났다. 각 하천의 하류에서 채집한 붕어 근육에 축적된 ${\Sigma}HBCDs$가 상류에서의 시료보다 훨씬 높은 수준으로 검출되었다. 또한 하천 하류에 위치하지만 고립된 지점에서의 붕어 근육에 축적된 ${\Sigma}HBCDs$는 하천의 다른 지점에서 채집한 붕어 근육에 축적된 값보다 크게 낮은 값으로 나타났다. 이는 하천의 주변 환경이 HBCDs 오염에 기여하고 있는 것을 나타내는 것으로 보인다.