• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.59-79
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• 2021

Objectives This study was performed to observe the genotoxic effect of the ChondroT. Methods To evaluate the genotoxicity of ChondroT, an experiment of bacterial reverse mutation test, in vitro mammalian chromosomal aberration test and mammalian erythrocyte micronucleus test in mouse was conducted. Results TA98, TA100 and TA1537 strains in the absence of metabolic activation system (S9 mix), the number of revertant colonies being greater than 2-fold of the respective negative control value. Both in -S9 mix and +S9 mix, the frequencies of aberration cells with structural aberration and numerical aberrations of chromosome were less than 5%. There was no increase of polychromatic erythrocyte with one or more micronuclei at any dose of test substance compared to the negative control group (p<0.05). Conclusions In TA98, TA100 and TA1537 strains in the absence of metabolic activation system (S9 mix), the number of revertant colonies was greater than 2-fold of the respective negative control value, showing positive results. ChondroT was considered to be non-clastogenic to Chinese hamster lung (CHL/IU) cells under the present experimental condition. and ChondroT was determined not to induce an increased frequency of micronuclei in the bone marrow cells of male ICR mice under the present experimental condition.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.142-146
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• 2021

Alagille syndrome (AGS) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disorder, with major clinical manifestations of bile duct paucity, cholestasis, cardiovascular anomaly, ophthalmic abnormalities, butterfly vertebrae, and dysmorphic facial appearance. It is caused by heterozygous mutations in JAG1 or NOTCH of the Notch signaling pathway presenting with variable phenotypic penetrance and involving multiple organ systems. The following case report describes a unique case of a 16-year-old female with AGS who presented with the primary complaint of renovascular hypertension. She had a medical history of ventricular septal defect and polycystic ovary syndrome. The patient had a dysmorphic facial appearance including frontal bossing, bulbous tip of the nose, a pointed chin with prognathism, and deeply set eyes with mild hypertelorism. Stenoocclusive changes of both renal arteries, celiac artery, lower part of the abdominal aorta, and left intracranial artery, along with absence of the left internal carotid artery were found on examination. Whole exome sequencing was performed and revealed a pathologic mutation of JAG1, leading to the diagnosis of AGS. Reverse phenotyping detected butterfly vertebrae and normal structure and function of the liver and gallbladder. While the representative symptom of AGS in most scenarios is a hepatic problem, in this case, the presenting clinical features were the vascular anomalies. Clinical manifestations of AGS are diverse, and this case demonstrates that renovascular hypertension might be in some cases a presenting symptom of AGS.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제59권3호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2005

연구 배경 : 리팜핀 내성 균주에서 리파부틴 약제의 교차 내성정도와 리팜핀 내성-리파부틴 감수성 결핵균의 rpoB 유전자 돌연변이의 특성을 알아보고자 연구를 실시하였다. 연구 방법 : 감수성검사에서 리팜핀에 내성인 균주를 선정하여 리파부틴 농도 $0-80{\mu}g/ml$ 농도로 재접종하여 감수성 여부를 확인하였다. 리팜핀-내성균주 모두 염기서열 분석을 통하여 리파부틴 감수성과의 관계를 조사하였다. 역교잡 방법으로 리파부틴 감수성균을 구별하였다. 연구 결과 : 우리나라에서 분리된 리팜핀 내성인 201균주 중에서 41균주(20.4%)는 리파부틴에 감수성을 보였다. 리파부틴 감수성을 보이는 rpoB 유전자 돌연변이는 Leu511Pro, Ser512Arg, Gln513Glu, Asp516Ala, Asp516Gly, Asp516Val, Asp516Tyr, Ser522Leu, His526Asn, His526Leu, His526Cys, Arg529Pro, Leu533Pro 등 이었다. 역교잡 방법을 이용하였을 경우 rpoB 돌연변이를 가진 균주 중에서 리파부틴 감수성균의 민감도는 92.5%이었고, 특이도는 96.1%이었다. 결 론 : 리팜핀 내성균이라도 약 20.4% (95% 신뢰구간: 14.8% to 26.0%)가 리파부틴 약제에 감수성이므로, 우리나라의 다제내성 결핵환자의 치료에서도 리파부틴이 중요한 약제로서 역할을 할 수 있음이 밝혀졌다. 향후 다제내성 결핵 환자에서의 리파부틴의 치료 효과에 대한 임상적 연구가 필요하다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.104-108
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• 2001

Aging is a senescence and defined as a normal physiologic and structural alterations in almost all organ systems with age. As Leonard Hayflick, one of the first gerontologists to propose a theory of biologic aging, indicated that a theory of aging or longevity satisfies the changes of above conditions to be universal, progressive, intrinsic and deleterious. Although a number of theories have been proposed, it is now clear that cell aging (cell senescence) is multifactorial. No single mechanism can account for the many varied manifestations of biological aging. Many theories have been proposed in attempt to understand and explain the process of aging. Aging is effected in individual by genetic factors, diet, social conditions, and the occurrence of age-related diseases as diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis. It involves an endogenous molecular program of cellular senescence as well as continuous exposure throughout life to adverse exogenous influences, leading to progressive infringement on the cell's survivability so called wear and tear. So we could say the basic mechanism of aging depends on the irreversible and universal processes at cellular and molecular level. The immediate cause of these changes is probably an interference in the function of cell's macromolecules-DNA, RNA, and cell proteins-and in the flow of information between these macromolecules. The crucial questions, unanswered at present, concerns what causes these changes in truth. Common theories of aging are able to classify as followings for the easy comprehension. 1. Biological, 1) molecular theories - a. error theory, b. programmed aging theory, c. somatic mutation theory, d. transcription theory, e. run-out-of program theory, 2) cellular theories - a. wear and tear theory, b. cross-link theory, c. clinker theory, d. free radical theory, e. waste product theory, 3) system level theory-a. immunologic/autoimmune theory, 4) others - a. telomere theory, b. rate of living theory, c. stress theory, etc. Prevention of aging is theoretically depending on the cause or theory of aging. However no single theory is available and no definite method of delaying the aging process is possible by this moment. The most popular action is anti-oxidant therapy using vitamin E and C, melatonin and DHEA, etc. Another proposal for the reverse of life-span is TCP-17 and IL-16 administration from the mouse bone marrow B cell line study for the immunoglobulin VDJ rearrangement with RAG-1 and RAG-2. Recently conclusional suggestion for the extending of maximum life-span thought to be the calory restriction.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2007

The isolated plantamajoside from Plantago asiatica that is often used as a marker compound in chemotaxonomic studies has various bioactivites such as the inhibitions of cyclic AMP phosphodi-esterase and 5-lipoxygenase, microbial growth and inflammation, and currently demands the generation of toxicity data. The purpose of this study was to examine the toxicities of the single and 14 days repeated dose toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats orally administrated with plantamajoside at dose levels of 0, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg of dried material/kg body weight/day. The results showed that there was no difference in body weight change, food intake, water consumption, or relative organ weight among different dose groups. Also we observed no death and abnormal clinical signs were observed during the experimental period. Between the groups orally administered Plantago asiatica and the control group, there was no statistical significance in hematological test or serum biochemical values. There were no gross findings at final sacrifice. There was no evidence of histopathological alteration mediated by 14 days treatment with Plantago asiatica. These results suggest that no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) of the oral application was considered to be more than 2000 mg/kg in rats under the conditions employed in this study. Another observation was performed to investigate the safety of Plantago asiatica in respect of genotoxicity. This substance was examined that Salmonella typhimurium reversion assay (Ames test) in strain TA98, TA100, TA1535. In the reverse mutation test, Plantago asiatica did not induce mutagenicity in Samonella typhimurium with and without metabolic activation. These results indicated that Plantago asiatica had no genotoxicity.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.53-58
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• 1998

벼멸구에 대해 살충성이 있는 2-carbomethoxy-4-chlorodiethyl phosphate를 신농약으로 개발할 목적으로 변이원성 시험, 즉 유전자복귀돌연변이, 염색체이상 및 소핵시험을 수행하였다. Salmonella typhimurium을 이용한 복귀돌연변이원성을 TA1535, TA1537, TA98과 TA100 균주를 이용하여 시험한 결과 대사활성화물질(S-9mix)의 첨가여부에 관계없이 유전자에 이상을 미치지 않았으며, CHL세포에 대한 세포독성은 EMEM 배지에서 $LC_{50}$이 $200{\mu}g/m{\ell}$이었으므로 $200{\mu}g/m{\ell}$을 최고농도로 공비2, 농도4로 염색체이상시험을 실시한 결과 200과 $100{\mu}g/m{\ell}$에서 이상세포가 나타났으나 양성으로 판정되지는 않았다. 2-Carbomethoxy-4-chlorodiethyl phosphate가 ICR 마우스의 골수세포에 미치는 영향을 탐색하기 위해 실시한 소핵시험에서도 음성대조, 양성대조 및 시험물질처리 군에서 PCE 및 MNPCE의 출현율이 모두 정상범위 내에 있어서 2-carbomethoxy-4-chlorodiethyl phosphate가 ICR 마우스의 골수세포에 소핵을 형성시키지 않는 것이 확인되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합할 때 2-carbomethoxy-4-chlorodiethyl phosphate는 미생물, 배양세포 그리고 생체 내에서 유전물질에 영향을 주지 않는 물질인 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.483-490
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• 2001

There were many controversies in the cause and progress of tumorigenesis. Recently, studies on the mutation of genes related to the tumor have extensively been performed due to development of molecular biology. Structural and morphological changes of chromosomes, which are related to the abnormal activation of oncogenes or inactivation of tumor suppression genes, transform the normal cells into the tumor cells. p53 and Rb are well known tumor suppressor genes, while oncogenes include c-myc, bcl-2 and ras, etc. When exposed to cell damaging agents, p53 inhibits cell growth by inducing transcription of p21. Especially p73, which is homo-logy of p53, frequently deleted in melanoma, neuroblastoma, colon cancer, and breast cancer, when over produced, p73 activates the transcription of p21, bax-1 and inhibits cell growth by inducing apoptosis. For study on mRNA expression of p21 and p73, normal oral keratinocytes, and cell lines of primary and metastatic oral squamous cell carcinoma were cultured and then electrophoresis and RT-PCR(reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) were performed. 1. The mRNA of p21 and p73 in normal oral keratinocyte expressed lower than that of primary squamous cell carcinoma. 2. The mRNA of p21 in metastatic oral squamous carcinoma cell lines was expressed as various patterns compared with that of normal oral keratinocyte. 3. In the metastatic oral squamous cell lines, the mRNA of HN8 expressed higher than that of HN12 or HN19. 4. The mRNA of p73 in primary oral squamous cell lines expressed 4-5 times higher than that of normal keratinocyte. 5. In metastatic oral squamous cell lines, there was no significant expression of p73 mRNA compared with that of normal oral keratinocyte. From the results obtained in this study, mRNA expression of p73 in primary oral squamous cell lines was remarkable, while mRNA expression of p21 and p73 in metastatic oral squamous cell lines were statistically insignificant.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 2011

22종의 고구마에 대한 총 페놀함량 및 항돌연변이원성을 평가하였다. 17종의 비자색고구마 중 수, 하얀미, 신황미 품종의 총 페놀함량이 21.4, 21.5, $20.3{\mu}g$(GEA/g dried sweet potato)으로 가장 높았으며, 맛나미와 연황미 품종에서 4.6과 $4.8{\mu}g$으로 가장 낮았다. 5종의 자색고구마에서 총 페놀함량은 자미 품종이 $128.3{\mu}g$으로 가장 높았으나, 신자미 품종에서 $44.9{\mu}g$으로 가장 낮았다. 1-NP, daunomycin, Trp-P-1, Trp-P-2, 2-AA에 의해 돌연변이가 유도된 S. Typhimurium TA 98과 1-NP에 의해 돌연변이가 유도된 S. Typhimurium TA 100에 있어서 돌연변이 억제효과는 고구마 메탄올 추출물은 대체적으로 효과적이었으며, 자색고구마에 있어서는 자미와 아야무라사키 품종에서 높았다. 총 페놀함량이 많은 자색고구마는 2-AA에 대해서만 높은 돌연변이 억제효과를 나타내었을 뿐 1-NP, daunomycin, Trp-P-1, Trp-P-2에 대해서는 비자색고구마와 뚜렷한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 자색고구마 품종 간에 있어서는 총 페놀함량이 많을수록 돌연변이 억제효과가 높았다. 고구마의 품종별 항돌연변이 효과는 총 페놀 함량보다는 사용된 돌연변이원 및 균주에 따라 좌우되는 경향이었다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.46-55
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• 1999

To develop a chemopreventive strategy based on the different stages of premalignant lesions, we hypothesized that the inhibitory effect of chemopreventive agents is influenced by different promotion stages during carcinogenesis. DMBA-TPA-induced skin carcinogenesis was used with ICR mice and chlorophyllin (CHL) was applied as a chemopreventive agent. In vitro assay was performed with Salmonella typhi. TA100 to observe any anti-mutagenic activity of CHL against DMBA. Pre-initiation and pre-promotion effects of CHL were observed by CHL treatment before initiation and before promotion. To evaluate the inhibitory effect at different promotion stages, each group was divided into three subgroups after TPA promotion for 6, 18 and 24 weeks, respectively ; the first subgroup was immediately sacrificed after termination of TPA, the second subgroup was treated with CHL, and the third subgroup was sacrificed 8 weeks after termination of TPA without CHL treatment. The degrees of epithelial dysplasia, papilloma formation, and invasive carcinoma were observed histologically, and GST-Pi expression was observed immunohistochemically. ODC mRNA level was analyzed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Results showed : CHL dose-dependently inhibited the mutation of Salmonella typhi. TA100; the incidence of epithelial dysplasia and papilloma formation was lower in pre-initiation and pre-promotion CHL-treated mice than DMBA-TPA-treated mice; no invasive carcinoma developed in pre-initiation CHL-treated groups, while 67% of DMBA-TPA treated mice had carcinomas; GST-Pi expression decreased when CHL was treated before initiation and before promotion; and when CHL was treated after termination of TPA application at 18 and 24- week-TPA promotion stages, respectively, the incidence of epithelial dysplasia and papilloma was markedly reduced compared to non-treated groups. When comparing the incidence of epithelial dysplasia and papilloma between the immediately-sacrificed subgroup and the non-treated group with a waiting period, we speculated that the 18-week-TPA promotion stage might belong to the promoter-independent progression stage. At the 18-week-TPA promotion stage, the level of ODC mRNA in the CHL-treated group was clearly reduced to the level of normal tissue. Taking these results together, CHL showed both anti-initiation and anti-promotion effects, while the inhibitory effect of CHL was prominent in the 18-week-TPA promotion stage. However, CHL seems to be incapable of completely blocking the progression in the 24-week-TPA promotion stage.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.263-278
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• 2013

The silkworm extract powder contain 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), a potent ${\alpha}$-glycosidase inhibitor, has therapeutic potency against diabetes mellitus. Therefore, natural products containing DNJ from mulberry leaves and silkworm are consumed as health functional food. The present study was performed to evaluate the safety of the silkworm extract powder, a health food which containing the DNJ. The repeated toxicity studies and gentic toxicity studies of the silkworm extract powder were performed to obtain the data for new functional food approval in MFDS. The safety was evaluated by a single-dose oral toxicity study and a 90 day repeated-dose oral toxicity study in Sprague-Dawley rats. The silkworm extract powder was also evaluated for its mutagenic potential in a battery of genetic toxicity test: in vitro bacterial reverse mutation assay, in vitro chromosomal aberration test, and in vivo mouse bone marrow micronucleus assay. The results of the genetic toxicology assays were negative in all of the assays. The approximate lethal dose in single oral dose toxicity study was considered to be higher than 5000 mg/kg in rats. In the 90 day study, the dose levels were wet at 0, 500, 1000, 2000 mg/kg/day, and 10 animals/sex/dose were treated with oral gavage. The parameters that were monitored were clinical signs, body weights, food and water consumptions, ophthalmic examination, urinalysis, hematology, serum biochemistry, necropsy findings, organ weights, and histopathological examination. No adverse effects were observed after the 90 day administration of the silkworm extract powder. The No-Observed-Adverse-Effect-Level (NOAEL) of silkworm extract powder in the 90 day study was 2000 mg/kg/day in both sexes, and no target organ was identified.