Subacute Toxicity Study of Poly(sodium acrylic acid-acrylic acid) in Rats

폴리(아크릴산소다-아크릴산)의 랫드에 대한 아급성 독성시험에 관한 연구

  • Published : 1993.06.01

Abstract

The objective of this investigation was to characterize the subacute toxic potency of orally administered poly(sodium acrylic acid-acrylic acid), super absorbent polymer. Four groups of rats were maintained on diets containing 0, 1.25, 2.5 or 5% of poly(sodium acrylic acid-acrylic acid). The mean dosages of poly(sodium acrylic acid-acrylic acid) were estimated to be 1025 mg/kg/day, 2009 mg/kg/day and 4728 mg/kg/day in the male groups. The estimated average dosages of poly(sodium acrylic acid-acrylic acid) in the female groups were 1011 mg/kg/day, 2088 mg /kg/day and 4576 mg/kg/day, respectively. Few test compound-related toxic effects were observed in body weight gain, clinical signs, hematological parameters and serum biochemical values. Urinalyses, gross necropsy and histopathology revealed no evidence of specific toxicity. Food and water consumption tended to increase in the animals fed the diet of 2.5% and 5%. Our data indicate that no-observed effect level of poly(sodium acrylic acid-acrylic acid) was estimated to be 1.25% in the diet (mean dosage: 1025 mg/kg/day in male rats, 1011 mg/kg/day in female rats).

고흡수제인 폴리(아크릴산소다-아크릴산)을 사료에 0, 1.25, 2.5 , 5%의 농도로 혼합하여 경구로 투여했을 때의 아급성독성을 평가하였다. 시험기간 동안 폴리(아크릴산소다-아크릴산)Dml 평균 시험물질 섭취량은 수컷에서는 1025, 2009, 4728mg/kg/day이며, 암컷에서는 1011, 2088 및 4576mg/kg/day 이었다. 체중증가, 임상증상관찰, 혈액학적, 혈액생화학적 검사결과 실험물질로 인한 독성영향은 관찰되지 않았으며, 뇨 분석, 부검 및 조직학적 검사결과에서도 특기할 만한 독성증상은 나타나지 않았다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 보면, 폴리(아크릴산소다-아크릴산)의 무영향량은 사료중 함유 농도가 1.25%(평균 시험물질 섭취량이 수컷: 1025mg/kg/day, 암컷 : 1011mg/kg/day)인 것으로 판단되었다.

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