• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2011

Background: Increasing numbers of young people go to clubs. In Korea, however, no studies have been conducted regarding the exposure of club patrons to secondhand smoke. The present study was conducted to evaluate the degree of club customers' exposure to secondhand smoke. Methods: The study subjects included 10 male and 12 female non-smokers. The investigational site was a club located in Daegu. Urine samples were collected before exposure to secondhand smoke in the club and 6 hours after a 3-hour exposure. The urine cotinine levels were measured via the LC -MS/MS method. A survey was conducted to collect data regarding the subjects' smoking experiences and the degree of exposure to secondhand smoke in their daily lives. Results: The average urine cotinine level increased from 1.09 ${\mu}g/L$ to 5.55 ${\mu}g/L$ ($p$<0.05). No significant difference existed in the change in urine cotinine level between the male and female subjects. In addition, there was no significant difference in the change in urine cotinine level by the degree of exposure to secondhand smoke in daily life. Conclusions: The average urine cotinine level in all the subjects significantly increased after exposure to secondhand smoke. This is the first study on exposure to secondhand smoke in clubs; these results can be used to craft measures that reduce exposure to secondhand smoke in public places, such as clubs.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제5권3_4호
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• pp.47-56
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• 1990

Smoking damages nonsmoker's health who have been exposed to passive smoking as well as smoker's own health. Passive smoking can cause serious health damage to particular groups, such as the old aged, children and pregnant women. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between nicotine concentrations in environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and urinary cotinine concentrations of nonsmokers exposed to ETS, and to provide basic information related to health risk assessment. The results of this study were summarized as follows: 1. When 180 cigarrette were smoked during S hours (high concentrations exposure) in 132 m$^3$chamber, mean concentrations of nicotine in ETS showed 263.52 $\mu\textrm{g}$/m$^3$${\pm}$51.93. When 45 cigarretts were smoked (low concentrations exposure), it was 69.43${\pm}$8.96 $\mu\textrm{g}$/m$^3$. 2. The urinary cotinine concentrations of each times (0, 2.5, 5, 17 and 24 hours) in nonsmokers ranged from 0.27∼12.52 ng/ml in high concentrations exposure and 0.22∼2.28 ng/ml in low concentrations exposure. Mean while the total urinary cotinine concentrations during 24 hours ranged from 11.62∼31.65 ng/ml in high concentrations exposure and 3.45∼5.64 ng/ml in low concentrations exposure. 3. The correlation equation and coefficient between cotinine concentrations in nonsmokers' urine (y) and nicotine concentrations in ETS (x) was y=0.421+0.0171x and 0:875 (p<0.01) respectively, 4. The quantity of nonsmokers' smoking exposure by passive smoking can be assumed as based on the estimation of nicotine concentrations in ETS by measuring cotinine concentrations of nonsmokers' urine.

• 분석과학
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 1997

우리 나라 고교생 지원자들의 뇨 중에서 nicotine, cotinine 및 toluene을 GC/NPD, GC/FID 및 GC/MS를 이용하여 분석하여 그 분포도를 보았다. Nicotine과 cotinine은 뇨를 diethylether로 추출하고 원심분리한 뒤 그 유기층을 GC에 주입하여 분석하였다. 그 결과 흡연 군에서 nicotine의 농도 분포는 $4{\sim}630{\mu}g/L$이었고, cotinine은 $63{\sim}1,602{\mu}g/L$로 나타났다. 또한 톨루엔의 분석은 뇨 1mL에 citrium dextrose solution을 가해 $55^{\circ}C$에서 20분간 가열한 뒤 증기상 $250{\mu}L$를 GC에 주입하는 head space법을 이용하였다. 본 지원자들의 뇨에서 모두 톨루엔은 검출되지(검출한계 : 0.1mg/L) 않았다. 그러나 국립과학수사연구소에 의뢰되는 본드류 흡입자들의 뇨 중에서 톨루엔의 농도 분포는 0.1~28.0mg/L이었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2000

흡연은 직접 또는 environmental tobacco smoke를 통하여 많은 위해성 물질을 인체에 유입시킨다. 이러한 위해 물질중 니코틴을 인체내의 대사에 따라서 암을 유발시키는 물질로 전이되기도 한다. 니코틴의 대사산물로 대표적인 발암물질인 nitrosamine-4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1- butanone (NNK)가 있다. 많은 연구는 녹차의 추출물이 암을 예방하는데 탁월한 효능이 있음을 보고하고 있다. 그러나, 녹차의 암예방 효과에 대한 기작은 거의 알려져 있지 않다. 최근의 보고는 니코틴의 주요대사 산물인 코니틴이 안정한 물질임과 동시에 NNK의 활성 및 형성을 억제하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 세포내의 니코틴의 대사에 있어, 코티닌으로의 전이도에 녹차의 추출물이 미치는 영향에 대하여 연구하였다. 녹차의 추출물은 시험관에서 직접 혼합한 경우와 세포주를 이용한 실험에서, 니코틴이 코티닌으로 전이하는 데 긍정적 영향을 주었다. 이 결과는 녹차의 성분 중에 니코틴의 여러 대사경로중에서 코티닌의 대사를 촉진하는 물질이 함유되어 있음을 의미한다. 이 결과는 아울러, 녹차의 암 예방의 가능성에 대하여 설명할 수 있는 기전을 제시한다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.26-33
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• 2002

Adolescents exposed chronically to tobaccotobacco smoke have been found to have reduced pulmonary function as well as an increased risk of lung cancer and a serious heart disease. Consequently, reducing exposure to tobacco smoke is an important public health goal. This study was conducted to develope the exact evaluation method of student smoker or heavy exposure from ETS, and the change on smoking behavior and attitude after a stop-smoking program. From the study, we concluded that the cotinine concentrations in saliva from students indicate exactly whether they are smoker or not. Also, it was found that the more and exact informations from both the cotinine analysis and the questionnaire were obtained than from only the questionnaires. The non-smokers had more positive effects on the changes of cog-nitions, behaviors and attitude about passive-smoking after a stop-smoking program than the smokers. The results of this study show that through both the accurate determination of cotinine in saliva and the questionnaires, the smoking status and the tobacco education effectiveness can be predicted.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2002년도 Molecular and Cellular Response to Toxic Substances
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• pp.173-173
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• 2002

This study was conducted to compare two biomarkers of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS); urinary cotinine and 1-hydroxypyrene-glucuronide (1-OHPG). Urine samples were collected from 102 junior high school students. Urinary cotinine was determined by GC and urinary 1-OHPG was assayed by synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) after immuno-affinity purification using monoclonal antibody 8E11.(omitted)

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.216-226
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• 2022

Background: The amount of smoking in adolescence increases with a younger age of smoking initiation and affects physical health. To establish and evaluate smoking-related policies, it is important to determine actual smoking status. Validation of self-reported questionnaires can identify the accuracy of the questionnaire data reflecting smoking status. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the validity of self-reported smoking status and identify factors affecting the accuracy of self-reported smoking in South Korean adolescents. Methods: This study investigated the consistency between cotinine concentrations and self-reported questionnaire data through the analysis of urine samples collected from 922 adolescents aged 13~18 among the participants of Cycle 3 of the Korean National Environmental Health Survey. Smoking status was classified using the cotinine cut-off point of 39.85 ㎍/L in adolescents, and factors affecting the accuracy were analyzed through multiple logistic regression analysis. Results: The smoking rates according to the self-reported questionnaire and cut-off point-based cotinine concentrations among adolescents were 3.1% and 5.1%, respectively. The results found 97.1% consistency between self-reported smokers and smokers according to cotinine concentration. Factors affecting the discrepancy showed a significant relationship, including gender, secondhand smoke, and use of e-cigarettes. Conclusions: The results can be used as basic data to establish a smoking policy for adolescents through continuous monitoring and improvement of questionnaire items of factors affecting the discrepancy.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.269-276
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• 2001

Objectives : To evaluate the internal burden and hazardous effects associated with smoking in middle and high school students. Methods : We analysed urinary cotinine(U-cotinine) concentrations and the frequency of Sister Chromatid Exchanges (SCE). A comparison was done of U-cotinine concentrations and the frequency of SCE in peripheral lymphocytes across school levels (middle vs. high) and smoking types (direct: daily & occasional smoking, indirect; usual indirect & non-smoking), in 122 males. Results : The middle school student group comprised 6.8% daily smokers, 15.9% occasional smokers, 40.9% daily indirect smokers, and 35.4% nonsmokers, while the high school student group comprised 18.0%, 20.5%, 35.7%, and 21.8%, respectively. The U-cotinine concentration and the frequency of SCE among the middle school students were $79.11{\mu}g/l$ and 2.0 per cell, respectively, which were significantly lower than the $146.85{\mu}g/l$ (p=0.078) and 2.6 per cell (p=0.005) of the high school students. Among the 40 direct smokers, these two biomarkers were $236.66{\mu}g/l$ and 2.59 per cell, significantly higher than the $67.33{\mu}g/l$ (p=0.0001) and 2.1 per cell (p=0.003) among indirect smoking groups. The variation in individual U-cotinine concentration ranged widely in both the indirect and direct smoking groups. Conclusion : Urinary cotinine concentrations and the frequency of Sister Chromatid Exchange seem to objectively and effectively evaluate student exposure whether it was direct or indirect smoking. Consequently, these biomarkers may be useful in monitoring the objective efficacy of anti-smoking programs in adolescent populations.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제62권3호
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• pp.197-202
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• 2007

흡연물질로서 benzopyrene, nicotine 및 cotinine등은 기관지상피세포인 Beas2B에서 CuZnSOD, thioredoxin, glutathione reductase 등의 발현량에 영향을 주며 특히 thioredoxin 및 glutathione reductase의 발현량을 노출 후 30분에서 4시간 경과 시간대에 증가시켰다가 24시간 이후에는 억제하는 특징을 나타내었다. 상기한 흡연물질에 의한 항산화효소의 조절기전에는 전사인자인 NNF-${\kappa}B$가 관여하는 것으로 추정되었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2002

천연식물소재 및 한약재 추출제재인 식물추출 혼합제재가 인체내에서 니코틴 분해능에 미치는 영향을 FRCFR5 세포주, Xenopus oocyte, 임상 실험을 통하여 검토하였다. 본 실험은 체내에 잔존하는 니코틴이 식물추출 홉합 제재에 의해 무독한 대사산물인 코티닌으로 분해량이 증가되고 동시에 NNK, NNN, NNA 등과 같은 폐암 유발물질인 니트로사민 유도체 생성 경로가 억제될 것이라는 가정을 전제로 실험을 수행하였다. 본 실험 결과에서 볼 수 있듯이 식물추출 혼합 제재에는 니코틴에서 코티닌으로 전환시키는 대사 활성물질이 함유되어 있다는 사실을 알 수 있으나, 실제로 어떤 유효성분들이 관여하는지 그리고 정확한 작용 기작을 규명하기 위해서는 더 많은 분석 및 생화학적 연구가 앞으로 수행되어야 할 것이다. 간세포에서 유래된 FRCFR5 세포주 실험 결과, 니코틴과 식물추출 혼합 제재가 첨가된 배지에서 니코틴과 물을 첨가한 배지보다 니코틴에서 코티닌으로 전환능력이 약 2∼3배 높게 나타났으며, 이러한 결과는 Xenopus oocyte에 직접 주사한 경우와 거의 비슷한 양상을 보였다. 임상실험 결과 식물추출 혼합 제재음료를 음용하고 담배를 피운 실험군이 물을 음용하고 담배를 피운 대조군에 비해 약 2배 정도 높은 코티닌 함량을 나타내었다. 이는 실험군의 소변 중에 계속적으로 다량의 코티닌이 배출되는 것을 의미하며, 식물추출 혼합 제재 섭취시 체내에 존재하는 니코틴이 코티닌으로 지속적이면서 효과적으로 전환되는 것을 말한다 이상의 생체 내·외 실험에서 알 수 있듯이 식물추출혼합물은 니코틴에서 코티닌 생성을 약 2배정도 증가 시키는 것을 알 수 있었다.