• Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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• v.40 no.3
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• pp.251-256
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• 2009

Cordyceps bassiana is a parasitic fungus and used as a Chinese traditional medicine. It has been called as DongChungHaCho(summer-plant, winter-worm) in China. Acute oral toxicity was examined in male and female ICR mice. Butanol fraction from Cordyceps bassiana(BuCb) was administered orally at a dose of 2,500 mg/kg, 5,000 mg/kg, 10,000 mg/kg. No death and abnormal clinical signs were observed throughout the administration period. The acute toxicity test on mouse did not show any oversign in net body weight gain, food and water consumptions, organ weights, gross pathological findings by different doses of BuCb. Also, biochemical examination revealed no evidence of specific toxicity. These findings show that BuCb has wide margin of safety on acute toxicity with single exposure.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Applied Pharmacology
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• 1992.05a
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• pp.17-17
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• 1992

항균성 물질을 이용한 화학 요법의 역사는 1930 년대 초 술폰아미드의 발견으로부터 비롯되었고, 페니실린의 발견 이래 $\beta$-lactam 계 항생제가 주종을 이루고 있다. 1963년 Lesher 와 Gruett 에 의해 합성된 nalidixic acid 가 요도염 치료제로 임상에 사용된 이후 이와 유사한 구조를 갖는 항균제 개발에 많은 연구가 진행되어 제 1세대, 제 2세대의 quinolone 개발에 이어 1950년대에 들어 제 3세대 quinolone의 개발이 활발히 진행되어 왔다. 제 3세대 항생제는 C-6 위치에 F기를 도입한 것으로 연구의 진행 방향은 항균력의 향상과 체내에서의 지속 시간의 연장, 경구 투여시 흡수로의 증가와 독성의 약화를 위한 것이다. 본 연구는 quinolone의 기본 골격을 유지하면서 C-7 위치에 새로운 group을 도입하여 그에 대한 항균력을 측정하여 새로운 quinolone계 항생제의 개발을 시도하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.6 no.4
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• pp.412-416
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• 1998

Acute oral toxicity of Bifidobacterium breve K-110, Bifidobacterium breve K-111, Bifidobacterium infantis K-525 were studied in Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes. In this study, we examined number of deaths, clinical signs, bod weight and gross findings for 14 day after single oral administration of B. breve K-110,B. breve K-111 or B. infantis K-525 with different levels. They did not show any toxic effect in rats and oral LD$_{50}$ value was over 5 g/kg in rats.s.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.485-492
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• 2000

흰쥐에 사료 섭취량의 3%(G3군)와 5% (G3군)인 과량의 생마늘(즙)을 1개월간 경구 투여하여 체중 증가율과 사료 섭취량은 큰 영향을 받지 않았다. 흰쥐 외관과 활동도는 별다른 변화가 없었으나 해부 검사에서 G3군 흰쥐일부와 G3군 대부분의 흰쥐의 위벽점막에 홍반(erythema)를 관찰할 수 있었다. 간조직의 현미경 검사에서 G3군의 3마리 흰쥐에서 주로 간 실질세포으 퇘행성 변화와 염증세포의 침윤 등을 관찰했고 G5군의 7마리 흰쥐는 주로 간실질세포의 염증성세포 침윤과 충혈 및 경미한 간세포 괴사를 보였다. GOT와 GPTalc alkaline phosphatase 활성과 BUN수준에서 G3군과 G5군은 dose dependent fashion으로 모두 대조군보다 유의성있게 증가하였다. Total cholesteroltnwns과 hemoglobin함량은 G3군과 G5군에서 유의적인 변화를 보이지 않았다. 이상의 본 실험 결과를 보면 흰쥐에 과량의 마늘을 장기간 투여할 때 명백하게 독성이 나타남을 관찰할 수 있었다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.139-141
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• 2008

Tissue distribution of $SiO_2$ nanopaprticles was investigated in mice after oral administration or skin treatment. ICR Male mice were treated with $SiO_2$ nanoparticles 2.5 g/kg/day for five consecutive days and sacrificed at 24 hours after the last administration. As results, the orally administered $SiO_2$ nanoparticels were distributed in the testis and kidney but not in lung at 24 hours after the last treatment. In case of skin treatment, $SiO_2$ nanoparticles were distributed to lung as well as testis, brain, kidney and liver. The results suggested that $SiO_2$ nanoparticles (12 nm) are easily absorbed through entero-gastric system or skin.

• Toxicological Research
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.303-310
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• 2003

Ultraviolet (UV) is thought to induce erythema, sun-burn, photo-toxicity, photo-allergy, photo-aging and sometimes skin tumor. To investigate the photo-protective effects of APB-01 (Amore-Pacific Beauty-01, the mixture of Jaummi-dan and Fujiflavone P10) on UV-induced skin damage, forty of SKH hairless female mice were orally administered with APB-01 or saline fifth a week, and irradiated with UV third a week for up to ten weeks. We examined the relationship between visible changes and skin damage in the dermis and epidermis. In the APB-01 treated group, a better skin and less wrinkles formation were observed when compared to the UV control group. This results demonstrated that oral administration of APB-01 seems to have photo-protective effects on UV-induced skin damage of hairless mice due to an inhibitory effect on collagen breakdown, and the model using hairless mice is very useful to investigate the efficacy of functional beauty foods.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.328-336
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• 1998

The subacute oral toxicity study of DWP-311 was carried out in Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes. We daily examined clinical signs, body weights, hematological and biochemical parameters, and histopathological examinations for 30 days after administration of DWP-311 with different dose levels (0, 0.04, 0.2, and 1.0 g/kg). There were no clinical signs and pathological changes compared with control group except slight decreases in spontaneous motor activities and locomotions at high dose group of DWP-311. Body weights were not significantly changed in animals treated with DWP-311, In histopathological examinations, there were 2 cases of pneumonia in control group for one male and one female, but it was not directly related to DWP-311. These results indicate that subacute oral toxicities of DWP-311 were low and the no-observed a dverse effect level (NOAEL) was considered to be 1.0 g/kg in rats.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.314-322
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• 1996

The subacute toxicity was investigated in Sprague-Dawley rats orally treated with KDRD-010 at the doses of 0.056, 0.28, and 1.4 g/kg for one month. There were no clinical signs and pathological changes compared with control group. Body weights were not significantly changed between control and treatment groups. In hematological and biochemical serum parameters, all mean values appear to be within the normal range. In pathological examinations, hemorrhages of lung was observed in one male rat at low dose group and one female rat at high dose group of KDRD-010, but it was not considered to be caused by KDRD-010. These results suggest that KDRD-010 dose not induce any significant subacute oral toxicities in Sprague-Dawley rats.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.7-11
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• 2002

A single administration toxicity of (R)-JG-381 was studied in Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes. In this study, rats were administered orally with dose of 50, 100, 200, 400 and 800 mg／kg of(R)-JG-381. We daily examined number of deaths, clinical signs, body weights and gross findings fur 14 days after (R)-JG-381 administration. When we administered different doses of 100, 200, 400 and 800 mg／kg, we found 5, 3, 5 and 5 male rats and 1, 4, 4 and 5 female rats dead within 1 day after administration, respectively. Some clinical signs(decrease of locomotor activity, decreased respiration rate, lacrimation, prone position) were observed during the experimental period. Our findings suggest that oral $LD_{50}s$(95% confidence limit) for male and female rats are 93.8mg／kg (28.8~161.6mg／kg) and 166.3mg／kg (89. I~284.8mg／kg), respectively.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.307-310
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• 2001

The hair-growth effect of Illite was suggested by some people who were using Illite as a beautifying material. We investigated the hair-growth effect of Illite powder. The hair-growth effects were investigated by two methods; the activity of hair-growth after shaving the hairs on the black mouse (C57BL/6) and the recovery activity of hair-growth after hair-loss induced by cyclophosphamide treatment. Suspension of Illite powder was applied to the back of the black mouse by method of skin paste. Illite promoted significantly the hair growth of mouse in both conditions of shaving and hair-loss. And then we investigated the toxicity which may be induced by Illite when it was administrated orally as a single dose. We could not fond out any significant toxicity induced by single dose oral administration of Illite.