• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2005년도 춘계 국제심포지엄 및 학술대회
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• pp.138-138
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• 2005

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.61-67
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• 2006

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) seedlings exposed to various concentrations of $CdCl_2(0{\sim}100{\mu}M)$ in a nutrient solution for up to 9 days were analyzed with respect to the thiol changes and oxidative stress. The Cd exposure increased total non-protein thiols (NPT) and cysteine in both leaves and roots, total glutathione in leaves, and the ratios of oxidized glutathione (GSSG)/reduced glutathione (GSH) in both leaves and roots, but decreased the ratio of dehydroascorbate (DASA)/ascorbate(ASA) in leaves. Our results suggest that the Cd-induced GSH depletion due to thiol synthesis and oxidation alters the antioxidant activity of seedlings for $H_2O_2$, and the subsequent $H_2O_2$ accumulationand oxidative stress result in phytotoxicity.

• 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.182.1-182.1
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• 2003

Occupational exposure to cadmium (Cd) can result in brain disorders and olfactory dysfunction is the most well-known symptom. Recently Cd has been shown to induce apoptosis by activating MAPKs in various cell types. However, intracellular signaling pathways of Cd-induced cytotoxicity in neuronal cells is not known well. Thus, in the present study, we studied role of JNK and its well-known downstream transcription factor, c-JUN, in Cd-induced neuronal cell death. (omitted)

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.166-174
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• 2001

Objectives : To obtain basic data on blood lead level and urinary level of arsenic and cadmium of children living near a petrochemical estate and a suburban area in Ulsan, Korea and to observe the trend of the changes. In the level of these metals in these children. Methods : The study subjects comprised 626 children living near a petrochemical estate and 299 children living in a suburban area of Ulsan. We analyzed the level of lead, arsenic and cadmium using atomic absorption spectrometer. Results : The mean levels of blood lead in children living near the petrochemical estate were $5.25{\mu}g/dl,\;5.24{\mu}g/dl,\;and\;7.24{\mu}g/dl$, and in the years 1997, 1999, and 2000, respectively, whereas those of children living in the suburban area were $3.81{\mu}g/dl,\;4.75{\mu}g/dl,\;and\;7.19{\mu}g/dl$ respectively. The mean levels of urinary arsenic in children living near the petrochemical estate were $4.57{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, $4.78{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, and $6.02{\mu}g/g$ creatinine in the year 1997, 1999, and 2000 respectively, whereas those of children living in suburban area were $2.35{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, $4.75{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, and $7.07{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, respectively. The mean levels of urinary cadmium in children living near the petrochemical estate were $1.15{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, $1.05{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, and $1.71{\mu}g/g$ creatinine in the year 1997, 1999, and 2000, respectively, whereas those of the children living in the suburban area were $0.74{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, $1.29{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, and $1.48{\mu}g/g$ creatinine, respectively. There were increasing trends in the level of blood lead, urinary arsenic and cadmium of children in Ulsan, and the differences in the level of these metals were disappearing between the children living in other areas year by year. Conclusions : These results suggest that the amount of exposure to lead, arsenic, and cadmium is increasing from year to year, and there is a need for periodic biological and atmospheric monitoring of these metals in Ulsan.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2010

Crataegii Fructus is commonly used as a improving digestion, removing retention of food, promoting blood circulation and resolving blood stasis agent in East Asia. Cadmium (Cd) is widely distributed in the environment due to its use in industry. An exposure to Cd causes dysuria, polyuria, chest pain, hepatic and renal tubular diseases. The liver is the most important target organ when considering Cd-induced toxicity because Cd primarily accumulates in the liver. This study investigated the protective effect of Crataegii Fructus water extract against cadmium ($CdCl_2$, Cd)-induced liver toxicity in H4IIE cells, a rat hepatocyte-derived cell line and in rats. Cell viability was significantly reduced in Cd-treated H4IIE cells in a time and concentration-dependent manner. However, Crataegii Fructus water extract (CFE) protected the cells from Cd-induced cytotoxicity via inhibition of PARP cleavage. To induce acute toxicity in rats, Cd (4 mg/kg body weight) was dissolved in normal saline and intravenously injected into rats. The rats then received either a vehicle or silymarin (as a positive control) or CFE (50, 100 mg/kg/day) for 3 days, and were subsequently exposed to a single injection of Cd. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) were significantly increased by Cd treatment. In contrast, pretreatment with CFE reduced ALT, AST and LDH. In histopathological analysis, CFE reduced the hepatic degenerative regions and the number of degenerative hepatocytes. These are considered as direct evidences that Crataegii Fructus has favorable inhibitory effects on the Cd-intoxicated liver damages. The efficacy of Crataegii Fructus shows slight lower than that of silymarin in the present study.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.63-72
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• 2000

Chronic exposure to cadmium (Cd) results in an inhibition of protein endocytosis in the renal proximal tubule, leading to proteinuria. In order to gain insight into the mechanism by which Cd impairs the protein endocytosis, we investigated the effect of Cd on the acidification of renal cortical endocytotic vesicles (endosomes). The endosomal acidification was assessed by measuring the pH gradient-dependent fluorescence change, using acridine orange or FITC-dextran as a probe. In renal endosomes isolated from Cd-intoxicated rats, the $V_{max}$ of ATP-driven fluorescence quenching ($H^+-ATPase$ dependent intravesicular acidification) was significantly attenuated with no substantial changes in the apparent $K_m,$ indicating that the capacity of acidification was reduced. When endosomes from normal animals were directly exposed to free Cd in vitro, the $V_{max}$ was slightly reduced, whereas the $K_m$ was markedly increased, implying that the biochemical property of the $H^+-ATPase$ was altered by Cd. In endosomes exposed to free Cd in vitro, the rate of dissipation of the transmembrane pH gradient after $H^+-ATPase$ inhibition appeared to be significantly faster compared to that in normal endosomes, indicating that the $H^+-conductance$ of the membrane was increased by Cd. These results suggest that in long-term Cd-exposed animals, free Cd ions liberated in the proximal tubular cytoplasm by lysosomal degradation of cadmium-metallothionein complex (CdMT) may impair endosomal acidification 1) by reducing the $H^+-ATPase$ density in the endosomal membrane, 2) by suppressing the intrinsic $H^+-ATPase$ activity, and 3) possibly by increasing the membrane conductance to $H^+$ ion. Such effects of Cd could be responsible for the alterations of proximal tubular endocytotic activities, protein reabsorption and various transporter distributions observed in Cd-exposed cells and animals.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2017

이 연구는 장항제련소 주변 지역 주민들을 대상으로 중금속 노출에 의한 인체영향을 파악하기 위해 수행된 환경역학조사 결과 중 혈중 중금속 농도와 혈압 사이의 관계를 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 이 연구에는 제련소에서 4km 이내에 거주하는 570명의 30세 이상 성인 남녀가 포함되었으며 남녀별로 혈중 카드뮴, 수은 및 납 농도를 각각 3분위로 나눈 후 군별로 수축기 및 이완기 혈압의 차이를 각각 비교하였다. 또한, 다중회귀분석을 통하여 남녀별로 수축기 및 이완기혈압에 영향을 주는 위험요인으로서의 중금속을 파악하였다. 남자의 경우는 혈중 카드뮴과 수은의 농도별 군에 따라 수축기 혈압 및 이완기 혈압의 평균에 유의한 차이를 보였으나 여자의 경우는 모든 중금속의 3분위 군에서 수축기 및 이온기 혈압의 평균이 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 다중 회귀 분석의 결과에서는 남자의 경우 연령과 체질량 지수 그리고 혈중 카드뮴 농도가 혈압에 영향을 주는 위험요인으로 나타났고, 여자의 경우는 연령과 체질량 지수, 음주 및 흡연, 그리고 혈중 수은이 혈압에 유의한 영향을 주었다. 종합해보면, 장항 제련소 근처에 거주하는 주민들은 일반인구 집단과 비교해 볼 때, 매우 높은 농도의 혈중 카드뮴, 납 수치를 보여 이들은 과거 직업적 또는 환경적으로 고농도의 중금속에 노출된 것으로 판단되며, 이러한 고농도 노출 집단에서의 유해 중금속 노출, 특히 카드뮴과 수은이 혈압 상승에 유의한 영향을 주는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 이들을 대상으로 추가적인 중금속 노출을 예방하기 위한 노력과 혈압 및 심뇌혈관질환 발생에 대한 지속적인 모니터링이 이루어져야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.117-124
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• 2000

목적 : 이 연구의 목적은 적출간 관류법을 통하여 염화니켈과 염화카드뮴의 간 독성을 비교하는 데에 두었다. 방법 : AST(aspartate aminotransferase ferase), ALT(alanine aminotransferase), LDH(lactate dehydrogenase) 등의 간기능을 나타내는 생화학적 지표와 관류속도를 간독성 지표로 이용하였으며 산소 소모율은 생존력을 나타내는 지표로 이용하였다. $300({\pm}50)g$ 정도의 흰쥐를 대조군과 각 노출군($50{\mu}M$ 및 $200{\mu}M$의 염화니켈과 염화카드뮴)에 5마리씩 총 25마리를 무작위로 할당하였다. Krebs-Ringer bicarbonate buffer solution을 관류액 용도로 제조하여 간문맥에 투입하고 간세포를 통과하여 vena cava로 배출되는 관류액을 일정한 시간 간격을 두고 계속적으로 채취하였으며 채취한 관류액은 간독성 지표를 측정하는 데에 이용하였다. 결과 : AST, ALT, LDH 모두 염하니켈 보다는 염화카드뮴 투여군에서 시간의 경과에 따라 큰 폭으로 증가하였으며 반복 측정된 2요인 분산분석을 실시한 결과, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다. 생존력은 두 물질 모두에서 시간의 경과에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 결론 : 결론적으로, 이 실험상에서는 염화니켈 보다 염화카드뮴의 간독성이 더욱 강한 것으로 드러났다. 적출간 더욱 강한 것으로 드러났다. 적출간 관류법의 특성상 급성 간독성 평가에서 적절한 기법으로 보이며 국내 연구에서도 이 방법이 널리 이용되기를 기대한다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.450-459
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• 2011

Objectives: Biomarkers in urine are important in assessing exposures to environmental or occupational chemicals and for evaluateing renal function by exposure from these chemicals. Spot urine samples are needed to adjust the concentration of these biomarkers for variations in urine dilution. This study was conducted to evaluate the suitability of adjusting the urinary concentration of cadmium (uCd) and arsenic (uAs) by specific gravity (SG) and urine creatinine (uCr). Methods: We measured the concentrations of blood cadmium (bCd), uCd, uAs, uCr, SG and N-acetyl-${\beta}$-D-glucosaminidase (NAG) activity, which is a sensitive marker of tubular damage by low dose Cd exposure, in spot urine samples collected from 536 individuals. The value of uCd, uAs and NAG were adjusted by SG and uCr. Results: The uCr levels were affected by gender (p < 0.01) and muscle mass (p < 0.01), while SG levels were affected by gender (p < 0.05). Unadjusted uCd and uAs were correlated with SG (uCd: r = 0.365, p < 0.01; uAs: r = 0.488, p < 0.01), uCr (uCd: r = 0.399, p < 0.01; uAs: r = 0.484, p < 0.01). uCd and uAs adjusted by SG were still correlated with SG (uCd: r = 0.360, p < 0.01, uAs: r = 0.483, p < 0.01). uCd and uAs adjusted by uCr and modified uCr ($M_{Cr}$) led to a significant negative correlation with uCr (uCd: r = -0.367, p < 0.01; uAs: r = -0.319, p < 0.01) and $M_{Cr}$ (uCd: r = -0.292, p < 0.01; uAs: r = -0.206, p < 0.01). However, uCd and uAs adjusted by conventional SG ($C_{SG}$) were disappeared from these urinary dilution effects (uCd: r = -0.081; uAs: r = 0.077). Conclusions: $C_{SG}$ adjustment appears to be more appropriate for variations in cadmium and arsenic in spot urine.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.157-162
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• 2010

In this study, we investigated the atmospheric heavy metal concentrations in the particulate matter inside the subway stations of Seoul. In particular, we examined the correlation between the heavy metals and studied the effect of the heavy metals on cell proliferation. In six selected subway stations in Seoul, particulate matter was captured at the platforms and 11 types of heavy metals were analyzed. The results showed that the mean concentration of iron was the highest out of the heavy metals in particulate matter, followed by copper, potassium, calcium, zinc, nickel, sodium, manganese, magnesium, chromium and cadmium in that order. The correlation analysis showed that the correlations between the heavy metals was highest in the following order: (Cu vs Zn), (Ca vs Na), (Ca vs Mn), (Ni vs Cr), (Na vs Mn), (Cr vs Cd), (Zn vs Cd), (Cu vs Cd), (Ni vs Cd), (Cu vs Ni), (K vs Zn), (Cu vs K), (Cu vs Cr), (K vs Cd), (Zn vs Cr), (K vs Ni), (Zn vs Ni), (K vs Cr), and (Fe vs Cu). The correlation coefficient between zinc and copper was 0.937, indicating the highest correlation. Copper, zinc, nickel, chromium and cadmium, which are generated from artificial sources in general, showed correlations with many of the other metals and the correlation coefficients were also relatively high. The effect of the heavy metals on cell proliferation was also investigated in this study. Cultured cell was exposed to 10 mg/l or 100 mg/l of iron, copper, calcium, zinc, nickel, manganese, magnesium, chromium and cadmium for 24 hours. The cell proliferation in all the heavy metal-treated groups was not inhibited at 10 mg/l of the heavy metal concentration. The only exception to this was with the cadmium-treated group which showed a strong cell proliferation inhibition. This study provides the fundamental data for the understanding of simultaneous heavy metal exposure tendency at the time of particulate matter exposure in subway stations and the identification of heavy metal sources. Moreover, this study can be used as the fundamental data for the cell toxicity study of the subway-oriented heavy metal-containing particulate matter.