• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.161-166
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• 1991

This study was conducted to investigate the synthesis of previtamin D$_3$(PreD$_3$), lumisterol$_3$($L_3$) and vitamin $D_3$ ($D_3$) in dorsal skin of 8 week-old broiler chicks irradiated by UV light. The Hubbard line day-old broiler chicks were fed with vitamin D-depleted ration (or 3 weeks and with medium broiler diet for 5 weeks. The 3$\times$3cm area of dorsal skin was defeathered one day before the experiment. The 310nm UV light was utilized to irradiate the dorsal skin, which was separated into epidermis and dermis after irradiation. The irradiated epidermis was extracted with 60% ethyl acetate in n-hexane and PreD$_3$, $L_3$, D$_3$ and 7-dehydrocholesterol (7-DHC) were analyzed by HPLC. When UV light was treated for 0, 90 or 150min. the L$_3$ content in the separated epidermis was 219, 298 or 248ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$, respectively. The irradiation for 90min produced 79ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$ of L$_3$, and the synthesizing rate was 0.9ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$/min. The PreD$_3$ content was 23, 33 or 12ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$ when exposed for 0, 60 or 150min The 10ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$ of PreD$_3$ was produced for 60min. The D$_3$ was generated by 27ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$ when exposed for 90min. The 7-DHC contents were decreased gradually from initial 123 to 35ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$ when exposed for 150 min, showing the rate of disappearance as 0.6ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$/min.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.9-16
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• 1979

Cholecalciferol은 피하에서 자외선과 체온의 작용을 받아 7-dehydrocholesterol로부터 Previtamin D를 거쳐 합성이 되며 이어서 간에 빨리 축적, 25 hydroxylation을 거치게 되고 신장에서 가장 활성을 띤 형태인 $1.25-(OH)_{2}CC$로 변하게 된다. 한편 신장에서는 체내의 Ca, P이 정상으로 존재하게 되면 1-hydroxylation이 억제되는 대신 24-hydroxylation이 일어나 또 다른 active form인 $24,\;25-(OH)_{2}CC$가 되는데 24-hydroxylation의 역활이 무엇인가에 대해서는 아직 구체적으로 밝혀지지 않았다. $24,\;25-(OH)_{2}CC$나 $1.25-(OH)_{2}CC$는 모두 공통적으로 또 다른 active form인 $1.24,\;25-(OH)_{3}CC$를 형성할 수도 있다. 그중 $1.25-(OH)_{2}CC$는 Steroid H.으로 일컬어지기도 하는 Vit. D metabolite중에서 가장 활성을 가진 형태이며 표적기관으로 크게 소장, 뼈, 신장을 들 수 있다. 소장에서의 역활은 무엇보다도 Ca흡수에 관련되는 것으로 소장에서의 Ca흡수와 Ca BP합성에 관여한다. 골격 형성과 뼈의 mineralization에 관여하는 Vit. D metabolite를의 효과에 관해서는 아직까지 일관성있는 보고가 없다. 한편 $1.25-(OH)_{2}CC$는 side chain oxidation을 거쳐 $CO_{2}$와 미지의 물질을 생성하는데 이 mechanism이 어떤 의미를 갖는지는 분명치 않다. 그밖에 또 다른 표적기관으로서 최근 타액선의 존재가 알려졌으며 Vit. D가 배설되는 경로에 대해서는 새로운 바가 없다. Vit. D가 담즙을 통해서 우선적으로 배설되고 소량이 뇨를 통해 배설되는데 metabolite들의 배설경로는 더욱 규명되어야 할 과제이다.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.93-105
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• 1993

This study was carried out to determine the concentrations of previtamin D$_3$(PreD$_3$), lumisterol$_3$(L3), tachystero1$_3$(73), vitamin D$_3$(VD$_3$) and provitamin D$_3$(ProD$_3$) in leg skins of broiler chicks exposed to UVB lights (maximum intensity at 297 nm) with dose of 0.204 or 0.409 mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$(30 or 60 min irradiation) . The broiler Hubbard line day old chicks(2 dose $\times$9 elapsed time $\times$4 replica＋10 control＝82) were fed VD-deficient diet for 31 days in a windowless subdued light room. The skin was collected at 0, 6, 12, 18, 30, 42, 66, 90 or 138 hr after UVB irradiation. The skin lipid was extracted by 9％ ethyl acetate/n-hexane, and the fraction of VD$_3$ and its analogues was purified by Sep-Pak silica cartridge. The straight phase HPLC was utilized to analyze ProD$_3$ and its products. The mole ％(absolute level expressed in ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) of PreD$_3$ in leg skin (epidermis＋dermis) was 4.67％(44 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) or 3.97％(37 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) right after UVB irradiation by 0.204 or 0.409 mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$(30 or 60 min) at 15 cm distance, respectively. It content in leg skin at 0 hr after exposure was 7.24％(12 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) or 0.92％(9 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$), respectively. The increase in irradiation dose did not affect proportionally the If synthesis.73 concentration in leg skin was 0.58％(S ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) or 0.57％(6 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$), respectively 0 hr after irradiation. The VD$_3$ in leg skin of birds exposed to UVB light with dose of 0.204 or 0.409 mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$ was 2.13％ (21 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) or 0.97％ (16ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$), respectively at 0 hr after exposure, 2.72％(26ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) or 3.84％(37ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$), respectively at 6 hr, and 4.30％ ((33ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$) or 6.40％(76ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$), respectively at 12 hr. The peak concentration of VD$_3$ was presented at 18 or 30 hr when 0.204 or 0.409 mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$) was treated, respectively. It was shown that 18~30 hr were necessary for the thermal conversion of PreD$_3$ into VD$_3$ in the leg skin of broiler chicks. The ProD$_3$ contents in leg skins of negative control, 0.204 mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$ and 0.409 mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$ treated birds were 966, 948 and 815 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$, respectively at right before and after UVB exposure. It was estimated that 18 or 151 ng/$\textrm{cm}^2$ of ProD$_3$ was isomerized to PreD$_3$, L$_3$, T$_3$ and VD$_3$ when exposed to 0.204 or 0.409 mJ/$\textrm{cm}^2$, respective)y. Consequently it was shown that when double dose of UVB light was applied to irradiate the chick body, more but not double synthesis of VD$_3$ and its analogues was occured in leg skin of brolier chicks.