• 환경위생공학
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.88-96
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• 1999

The effect of acute cadmium-neuropathy on phospholipid metabolism in rat sciatic nerve was investigated. An animal model of cadmium neuropathy was induced by feeding diet containing cadmium to Sprague-Dawley rat for two weeks. Four weeks aged Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into four groups : normal control group, 10ppm-cadmium treated group, 100ppm-cadmium treated group, 1000ppm-cadmium treated group, reference drug, myo-inositol-treated group. All rats were sacrificed at the end of two weeks. The rate of incorporation of 2-[3H]myo-inositol into polyphosphinositide was significantly decreased while the rates of incorporation into phospholipid of titratedserine, ethanolamine and choline were unchanged in sciatic nerve obtained from cadmium-treated rat. Continuously the activities of three enzymes concerned with inositol phospholiped metabolism were measured in homogenates of rat sciatic nerves. Cystidine diglyceride transferase and phophatidylinositol kinase showed significantly decreased activities while phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate kinase did not show any significant change in activity by cadmium treatment. However these deficits of inositol phospholipid metabolism were ameliorated by myo-inositol administration and these effectiveness were more potent in lower dose cadmiumtreated rats than higher dose cadmium-treated rats. These results suggest that cadmium intoxicated peripheral nerve with perturbation of the ployphosphoinositide metabolism and alteration of the enzyme activity which concerned with myo-inositol metabolism.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.102-113
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• 1991

This study aimed to find out the effect of freeze-drying leek against cadmium poisoning on the cholesterol and enzyme activities in serum and superoxide radical, SOD and catalase in liver and kidney of the male rats during the administrered period. In this experiment, male rats of Sprague-Dawley strain were used. The rats were divided into 3 groups which were fed differently either for 5 weeks or for 10 weeks:basal diet, basal diet and cadmium in water and 3 % leek added diet and cadmium in water. Cadmium was administered ad libiturn 100 ppm CdCl$_{2}$ in water. The followings are the results of this experiment. 1. Leek reduced the cholesterol and the activities of GPT increase resulted from cadmium treatment. 2. Leek reduced the rate of cadmium in liver and kidney. 3. Leek reduced the activities of SOR and catalase in liver and kidney, while it enhanced the activities of SOD. 4. Leek reduced the necrosis and swelling in liver and kidney casused by cadmium treatment. This experiment showed that leek-addition group had protective effect against cadmium poisoning and increased ALPase activities in serum. Leek alleviated GPT activities in serum and cadmium concentration, necrosis, and swelling in liver and kidney. Therefore, this experiment concluded that leek has defensive power against cadmium poisoning.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.389-399
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• 2004

Metallothionein (MT), a small protein molecule which can bind or release metal ions, is involved in the regulation of cellular metal homeostasis. This study was investigated the accumulation of cadmium in blood, tissue (liver, kidney and brain), and the effect of cadmium on several key genes (MT-I, MT-II, ZnT-1) in zinc metabolism in the mouse. Mouses weighing 20∼25 g were randomly assigned to control and cadmium treated group (Cd group). Cd group was intraperitoneally injected with cadmium 2, 4, 8 mg/kg and control group was administerd with saline. Mouses of each group were sacrificed by decapitation 4 hours after the administration of cadmium. Cadmium contents in blood, liver, kidney and brain were increased by a dose-dependent manner. Accumulation of cadmium was mainly occurred in liver and kidney. Induction of MT-I and MT-II protein was increased, but ZnT-1 expression was decreased in a dose-dependent manner by the treatment of 2∼8 mg/kg cadmium. These results suggested that cadmium can be transported to brain and alter the expression of several key genes in zinc homeostasis.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.95-104
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• 1992

The influence of selenium to several toxic effects of cadmum, including lethality has been shown following pretreatment with cadmium, zinc and seleniurm Five groups of rats, each consisting of 16 rats, were studied and each group was divided into four subgroups, 4 rats for each subgroup. After subcutaneous pretreatment during 5 days with saline, CdCl$_{2}$ (0.5mg/kg, ZnCl$_{2}$ (13.0mg/kg) and $Na_{2}SeO_{3}$(1.0mg/kg), rats were given intraperitioneal administration of various dosage of or cadium of cadmium and selenium. After giving the challenge dose, cadmium and metallothionein(MT) concentrations were determined in liver and kidney The concentration of cadmium in liver and kideny increased proportionally to the increase of challenge dosage. The simultaneous administration of cadmium and selenium significantly more decrease cadmium concentrations in liver and kidney than those of the administration of cadmium only. However, MT concentrations in liver and kideny were increased by the pretreatment of cacmium, zinc and selenium. Our results suggest that increasing cadmium concentrations, gradully accumulating in the tissues of liver and kidney as a result of the pretreatment, served to induced the synthesis of MT, thus making them resistant to the challenge from cadmium.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.258-263
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• 1990

고도 카드뮴 내성 Hansenula anomale B-7으로부터 카드뮴 결합 단백질을 분리하여 전기 영동적으로 단일단백질로 정세됨을 확인했다. 이 단백질의 분자량은 약 33000으로서, 분자량 18000과 14000의 subunit로 구성되어 있다. 카드뮴 결합 단백질의 는 19.58이였으며, $100{\mu}{\textrm{g}}$의 단백질 중에 $9.26{\mu}{\textrm{g}}$ 카드뮴을 함유했다. 카드뮴 결합 단백질로부터 14종류의 아미노산이 검출되엇으며, aspartic acid, glycine과 alanine이 비교적 많이 함유되어 있으며, proline, valine 및 methionine은 검출되지 않았다. 본 연구에 사용된 카드뮴 내성효모로부터 분리, 정제된 카드뮴 결합 단백질은 cysteine과 카드뮴을 다량 함유하여 metallothionein의 특징을 잘 나타내고 있었다.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.958-970
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• 1996

This study was performed to investigate the effect of dietary calcium level on cadmium and lead toxicity in rats. Fifty-four male rats of Sprague-Dawely strain weighing 152$\pm$12g were blocked into 9 groups according to body weight, and were raised for 30 days. Nine experimental diets different with cadmium(0%, 0.04%), lead (0%, 0.071%) and calcijm(0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%) levels were prepared. The results are summarized as follow. Weight gain, F.E.R.(food efficiency ratio), and weights of liver, kidney and femur were lower in cadmium exposed groups than those of heavy metal free groups. Weight gain F.E.R. and ash weight of lead groups were lower than those of heavy metal free groups. But, these were increased with increasing dietary calcium level. Cadmium and lead concentrations in blood, liver, kidney and femur were lower in rats fed 1.5% calcium than 0.5% calcium diet. Fecal cadmium and lead excretions were remarkably increased in 1.5% calcium groups, and cadmium and lead retention rates were decreased in 1.5% calcium groups. Metallothionein concentrations in liver, kidney and small intestine were higher in rats exposed to cadmium and lead. Calcium content in blood, femur and daily urinary and fecal calcium excretion were decreased by cadmium and lead additions, and increased in 1.5% calcium groups. Creatinine clearance were decreased with cadmium administratino and calcium addition. In conclusion, weight gain and organ weights were decreased with cadmium or lead administration. But, cadmium administration was more toxic than lead adminstration. Cadmium or lead toxicity was alleviated by increasing dietary calcium level. Especially, lead toxicity was alleviated in proportion to dietary calcium level.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.1007-1013
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• 2004

This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of cadmium levels on weight gain, nutrient digestibility and the retention of iron, copper and zinc in tissues of growing pigs. A total of one hundred and ninety-two crossbred pigs (barrows, Duroc$\times$Landrace$\times$Yorkshine, 27.67$\pm$1.33 kg of average initial body weight) were randomly allotted to four treatments. Each treatment had three replicates with 16 pigs per pen. The corn-soybean basal diets were supplemented with 0, 0.5, 5.0, 10.0 mg/kg cadmium respectively, and the feeding experiment lasted for eight-three days. Cadmium chloride was used as cadmium source. The results showed that pigs fed the diet containing 10.0 mg/kg cadmium had lower ADG and FCR than any other treatments (p<0.05). Apparent digestibility of protein in 10.0 mg/kg cadmium-treated group was lower than that of other groups (p<0.05). There was lower iron retention in some tissues of 5.0 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg cadmium treatments (p<0.05). However, pigs fed the diet 10.0 mg/kg cadmium had higher copper content in most tissues than that of any other groups (p<0.05). There was a significantly increase of zinc retention in kidney of 10.0 mg/kg cadmium additional group (p<0.05) and zinc concentrations in lymphaden, pancreas and heart of 10.0 mg/kg cadmium treatment were lower than those of the control (p<0.05). This study indicated that relatively high cadmium level (10.0 mg/kg) could decrease pig growth performance and change the retention of iron, copper and zinc in most tissues during extended cadmium exposure period.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.11-16
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• 1987

수도(水稻)에 대(對)한 Cadmium의 흡수억제(吸收抑制)에 대(對)한 인산(燐酸)의 효과(效果)를 보기 위(爲)하여 인산(燐酸) 함량(含量)이 8.8ppm인 극(極)히 낮은 토양(土壤)에 Cadmium 0, 3, 6, 9ppm, 인산(燐酸) 0, 10, 20, 40kg/10a 처리(處理)로한 요인시험(要因試驗)을 pot에서 시험(試驗)한 바 그 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 수도체내(水稻體內)의 Cadmium 함량(含量)과 인산(燐酸) 함량간(含量間)에는 유의성(有意性)이 없었다. 2. 경엽중(莖葉中)의 Cadmium 함량(含量)이 현미중(玄米中)의 Cadmium 함량(含量)보다 낮았지만 유의성(有意性)이 있는 정(正)의 상관(相關)이 있었다. 3. 토양중(土壤中) Cadmium의 농도(濃度)가 3, 6, 9ppm인 경우(境遇) 각각(各各) 인산(燐酸)을 13, 17.6, 27.6kg/10a를 시용(施用) 함으로서 현미중(玄米中) Cadmium 함량(含量)이 0.4ppm(일본(日本)의 요관찰조사농도(要觀察調査濃度)) 이하(以下)로 감소(減少) 되었다. 4. 토양중(土壤中) Cadmium의 함량(含量)이 9ppm에서 수도(水稻)의 생육(生育) 및 수량(收量)에 나쁜 영향(影響)을 미치지는 않았지만 무인산처리구(無燐酸處理區)에서는 3ppm에서도 현미중(玄米中) Cadmium 함량(含量)이 0.4ppm을 상회(上廻)하였다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.16-22
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• 1995

This study was designed to investigate the antibody production to sheep red blood cells(SRBC) and proliferation of mitogen-stimulated spleen cells in Balb/c mice which received cadmium chloride. The mice were divided into three independent groups which were one control and two experimental groups by the cadmium treatment or not. No specific treatment was done for the control group. One of two experimental groups, which is called 'pre-treatment group' in this paper, was subcutaneously injected with low dose of cadmium chloride(0.5 mg/kg/day) for 5 consecutive days before the primary SRBC immunization. The other called 'non-pretreatment group' was only pretreated with normal saline. Both experimental groups were intraperitoneally injected with high dose of cadmium chloride(5 mg/kg) 8 hours before the primary immunization. Mice were intraperitoneally immunized twice with 2% SRBC suspension containing $10^8$ cells. The results obtained were as follows, 1. The PFG responses to SRBC were significantly increased in two experimental groups, cadmium pretreatment and non-pretreatment compared with that of control group(p<0.05). 2. The total antibody titers to SRBC in cadmium treated groups were similar to that of control group, but titers of IgG antibody were significantly elevated(p<0.01). 3. The proliferation response of spleen lymphocytes to various mitogens was suppressed in proportion to the concentration of cadmium and the degree of cadmium accumulation in liver was increased in the cadmium treated groups. These results suggest that cadmium chloride could affect on mouse immune response, especially its cell mediated immune response could be decreased while its humoral immune response could be increased, which may not be influenced by the administration methods or pretreatment of cadmium to mouse.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.239-243
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• 1990

카드뮴 내성 효모, Hansenula anomala B-7 세포에 축적된 카드뮴의 세포내 분포와 단백질 합성에 미치는 카드뮴의 영향 등에 대하여 연구하였다. 세포내 축적된 카드뮴의 84.9는 cytosol 등인 가용성 분획에 존재했다. 세포내 단백질 함량은 카드뮴(1,000$\mu g$0/ml)에 의하여 감소되었으나, 유안(30-75 포화)에 의하여 침전되는 가용성 단백질의 함량은 카드뮴에 의하여 증가되었다. 더욱이 카드뮴(1,00$\mu g$0/ml)의 첨가배지에서 배양된 세포에는 고분자 가용성 단백질이 카드뮴 무첨가 배지에서 배양된 세포에서 보다 증가되었으나, 저분자 단백질은 감소되었다. 이상의 결과로 단백질의 합성은 카드뮴에 의하여 저해되나, 유안(30-75 포화)에 의하여 침전되는 고분자 단백질의 합성은 카드뮴에 의하여 촉진된다.