• 제목/요약/키워드: Approximate lethal dose

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Acute and 28-Day Subacute Toxicity Studies of Hexane Extracts of the Roots of Lithospermum erythrorhizon in Sprague-Dawley Rats

  • Han, Chung-Tack;Kim, Myoung-Jun;Moon, Seol-Hee;Jeon, Yu-Rim;Hwang, Jae-Sik;Nam, Chunja;Park, Chong-Woo;Lee, Sun-Ho;Na, Jae-Bum;Park, Chan-Sung;Park, Hee-Won;Lee, Jung-Min;Jang, Ho-Song;Park, Sun-Hee;Han, Kyoung-Goo;Choi, Young Whan;Lee, Hye-Yeong;Kang, Jong-Koo
    • Toxicological Research
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    • 제31권4호
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    • pp.403-414
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    • 2015
  • Lithospermum erythrorhizon has long been used as a traditional oriental medicine. In this study, the acute and 28-day subacute oral dose toxicity studies of hexane extracts of the roots of L. erythrorhizon (LEH) were performed in Sprague-Dawley rats. In the acute toxicity study, LEH was administered once orally to 5 male and 5 female rats at dose levels of 500, 1,000, and 2,000 mg/kg. Mortality, clinical signs, and body weight changes were monitored for 14 days. Salivation, soft stool, soiled perineal region, compound-colored stool, chromaturia and a decrease in body weight were observed in the extract-treated groups, and no deaths occurred during the study. Therefore, the approximate lethal dose (ALD) of LEH in male and female rats was higher than 2,000 mg/kg. In the subacute toxicity study, LEH was administered orally to male and female rats for 28 days at dose levels of 25, 100, and 400 mg/kg/day. There was no LEH-related toxic effect in the body weight, food consumption, ophthalmology, hematology, clinical chemistry and organ weights. Compound-colored (black) stool, chromaturia and increased protein, ketone bodies, bilirubin and occult blood in urine were observed in the male and female rats treated with the test substance. In addition, the necropsy revealed dark red discoloration of the kidneys, and the histopathological examination showed presence of red brown pigment or increased hyaline droplets in the renal tubules of the renal cortex. However, there were no test substance-related toxic effects in the hematology and clinical chemistry, and no morphological changes were observed in the histopathological examination of the kidneys. Therefore, it was determined that there was no significant toxicity because the changes observed were caused by the intrinsic color of the test substance. These results suggest that the no-observed-adverse-effect Level (NOAEL) of LEH is greater than 400 mg/kg/day in both sexes.

Honey Bee Venom (Apis mellifera) Contains Anticoagulation Factors and Increases the Blood-clotting Time

  • Zolfagharian, Hossein;Mohajeri, Mohammad;Babaie, Mahdi
    • 대한약침학회지
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    • 제18권4호
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    • pp.7-11
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    • 2015
  • Objectives: Bee venom (BV) is a complex mixture of proteins and contains proteins such as phospholipase and melittin, which have an effect on blood clotting and blood clots. The mechanism of action of honey bee venom (HBV, Apis mellifera) on human plasma proteins and its anti-thrombotic effect were studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the anti-coagulation effect of BV and its effects on blood coagulation and purification. Methods: Crude venom obtained from Apis mellifera was selected. The anti-coagulation factor of the crude venom from this species was purified by using gel filtration chromatography (sephadex G-50), and the molecular weights of the anti-coagulants in this venom estimated by using sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Blood samples were obtained from 10 rabbits, and the prothrombin time (PT) and the partial thromboplastin time (PTT) tests were conducted. The approximate lethal dose (LD) values of BV were determined. Results: Crude BV increased the blood clotting time. For BV concentrations from 1 to 4 mg/mL, clotting was not observed even at more than 300 seconds, standard deviations $(SDs)={\pm}0.71$; however, clotting was observed in the control group 13.8 s, $SDs={\pm}0.52$. Thus, BV can be considered as containing anti-coagulation factors. Crude BV is composed 4 protein bands with molecular weights of 3, 15, 20 and 41 kilodalton (kDa), respectively. The $LD_{50}$ of the crude BV was found to be $177.8{\mu}g/mouse$. Conclusion: BV contains anti-coagulation factors. The fraction extracted from the Iranian bees contains proteins that are similar to anti-coagulation proteins, such as phospholipase $A_2(PLA_2)$ and melittin, and that can increase the blood clotting times in vitro.

ICR 마우스를 이용한 오미자 종자 정유의 단회경구투여 독성시험 (Single Dose Oral Toxicity of Schisandrae Semen Essential Oil in ICR Mice)

  • 한민호;김주완;김기영;김성구;유경진;조용복;황혜진;김병우;김철민;최영현
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제24권2호
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    • pp.191-195
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    • 2014
  • 오미자(Schizandra chinensis Baillon., Schisandrae Semen)의 열매는 한국을 포함한 아시아 지역에서 오랫동안 전통 의약제로 광범위하게 사용되어 왔다. 식물에서 분리된 정유(essential oils)는 다양한 약리효능을 지니고 있지만, 오미자 열매에서 추출한 정유의 약리학적 기전은 밝혀진 바 없다. 본 연구에서는 오미자 종자의 정유(Schisandrae Semen essential oil, SSeo)에 대한 안정성을 확보하기 위하여 단회경구투여 독성시험을 ICR 마우스를 대상으로 실시하였다. SSeo은 ICR mice에 5,000 mg/kg 농도로 경구 투여하였으며, 14일 후 희생시켰다. SSeo 투여 후 치사율, 임상 증상, 체중 및 부검 소견 상의 유의적인 변화는 관찰되지 않았다. 또한 각 장기의 무게, 혈액학적 및 혈청학적 임상 화학적 지표에도 총 bilirubin량을 제외한 유의적인 변화는 관찰할 수 없었다. 따라서 SSeo 단회 투여에 따른 치사량은 5,000 mg/kg 이상일 것으로 추정되어 급성 독성 측면에서 유해성이 없다는 의미를 지니며, 경구투여에 따른 어떤 부작용도 나타내지 않았음을 의미한다.

감마선 조사 오렌지의 급성 및 아만성 독성 평가 (Acute and Subchronic Toxicity of Gamma-Irradiated Orange)

  • 정다운;황옥화;최근표;강일준
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제44권9호
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    • pp.1286-1294
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서는 방사선 조사식품의 규정을 확립하고 안전성을 입증하기 위해 1 kGy 감마선 조사 오렌지를 ICR 마우스에 투여 또는 섭취시켜 급성 및 아만성 독성시험을 실시하였다. 급성독성의 경우 시험물질을 0, 1,000, 2,000 mg/kg의 용량으로 설정하여 단회 투여한 후 14일간 사망동물, 일반 증상, 체중 변화, 부검소견, 혈액학적 및 혈액생화학적 검사를 수행한 결과 어떠한 이상도 관찰되지 않았으며, 통계학적으로도 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 따라서 1 kGy 감마선 조사 오렌지의 대략의 치사량(approximate lethal dose)은 암수 ICR 마우스 모두 2,000 mg/kg을 상회하는 것으로 판명되었다. 아만성독성은 시험물질을 식이에 함유하도록 하여 3개월간 섭취시킨 후 사망동물, 일반증상, 체중 변화, 사료 섭취량, 장기 무게, 조직학적 검사, 혈액학적 및 혈액생화학적 검사를 수행하였다. 시험기간 동안 암수 ICR 마우스 모두에서 사망동물이나 이상증상은 발견되지 않았으며, 체중 변화, 사료 섭취량 및 장기 무게에서도 통계학적으로 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다. 혈액학적 및 혈액생화학적 검사에서도 암수 ICR 마우스 모두 정상적인 수치를 나타냈다. 또한 조직학적 검사에서 간, 신장 조직은 모두 정상적인 구조를 유지하고 있었으며, 염증, 괴사 등의 유의할만한 병적 변화도 관찰되지 않았다. 따라서 1 kGy 감마선 조사 오렌지를 ICR 마우스에 3개월간 섭취시켜도 본 시험조건에서는 독성이 없는 것으로 판명되었다.