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http://dx.doi.org/10.5487/TR.2012.28.2.099

Acute Dermal Toxicity Study of Bee Venom (Apis mellifera L.) in Rats  

Han, Sang-Mi (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Lee, Gwang-Gill (Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science and Technology, RDA)
Park, Kwan-Kyu (College of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu)
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Toxicological Research / v.28, no.2, 2012 , pp. 99-102 More about this Journal
Abstract
Bee venom (Apis mellifera L. BV) has been used as a cosmetic ingredient for anti-ageing, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial functions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute toxicity after a single dermal administration of BV, BV was administered to 2 groups of Sprague-Dawley (SD) male and female rats (5 animals/group) at doses of 0 and 1,500 mg/kg body weight (BW). Mortality, clinical signs, body weight changes and gross findings were continually monitored for 15 days following the single dose. There were no unscheduled deaths in any groups during the study period. No BV related clinical signs and body weight changes were observed in any groups during the study period. There were no abnormal gross findings at necropsy on day 15 after the treatment. On the basis of the above results, it was concluded that there were no treatment-related effect on mortality, clinical signs, body weight changes and gross findings in SD rats treated with a single dermal dose of BV at dose of 1,500 mg/kg BW. Therefore, the approximate lethal dose of BV was considered to be over 1,500 mg/kg/day for both sexes of rats. BV may provide a developmental basis for a cosmetic ingredient or external application for topical uses.
Keywords
Bee venom; Apis mellifera; Dermal toxicity; Rat;
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