• Toxicological Research
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.41-49
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• 1990

Aconiti Tuber is the root of Aconitum sp (Ranunclaceae) which has been considered as one of the most important medicinal plant having cordiotonic, diuretic and analgesic effect. On the other hand, it has been known that Aconiti Tuber contained toxic agent, aconitine alkaloids so that only processed Aconiti Tubers have been used as herbal drug traditionally. For the safety evaluation of processed Aconiti Tuber, quantitative determination of aconitine and acute, subacute toxicity test were performed on 5 commercial processed Aconiti Tubers. Arapid and precise method using HPLC has been developed for the separation and determination of aconitine. Samples were extracted with hydrochloric acid (pH3) and hot water decoction. In case of d-HCL extracts, the contents of aconitine were from 0.08 mg/g to trace. But in case of hot water decoction extracts, the contents of aconitine were not detected. For the investigation of Aconiti Tuber toxicity in rats, hot water decoction samples and methanol extracts were tested. 1) Acute toxicity test Hot water decoction sample and methanol extracts from Aconiti Tuber did not show any toxic effects in rats by an oral administration. $LD_50values of 2 extracts were above 10.0 g/kg. 2) Subacute toxicity study In the repeated administration study, hot water decoction samples were given orally to Sprague-Dawlay rats for 2 week at daily doses of 5.0 g/kg. The results are as follows; No toxic manifestation, body weight changes and lethality were observed during wxperimental period. There were no significant changes in serum enzyme activities such as GOT, GPT, LDH, ALP between treated and control groups. However CPK values were decreased in the Subuja-treated group. (P<0.01). In addition, no gross and microscopic changes were noted in Aconiti Tuber-treated groups.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.401-409
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• 1998

Group of 40 male and 40 female ICR mice was given daily per oral treatment with the combination of enalapril plus Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761), 3+9mg/kg/day(low dosage group), 10+30mg/kg/day (middle dosage group), 30+90mg/kg/day (high dosage group) for 3 months in drinking water according to Established Regulation of Korean National Institute of Safety Research (1994. 4.14). Appearance, behavior, mortality, and food consumption of mouse of treated groups were not affected during the experimental periods. No significant the combination of enalapril plus Ginkgo biloba extract (EGb 761)-related changes were found in urinalysis, hematology, serum chemistry, and organ weight, Lung edema were observed and the weight of lung were increased in low dosage treated group of the male mice, which be associated with enalapril treatment, but these changes were not found in middle and high dosage group. Our results suggest that to toxic changes were found in rat treated orally with the combination of enalapril plus Ginko biloba extract (EGb 761) for 3 months.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 1988

살충제 Monocrotophos의 독성평가(毒性評價)를 위하여 흰쥐에 $1{\sim}4$주동안 투여후 급성(急性) 및 아급성(亞急性) 독성검정(毒性檢定) 그리고 혈액성상(血液性狀) 및 혈장중(血漿中) Cholinesterase(ChE)를 측정(測定)하여 그 변화(變化)를 구명(究明) 하므로서 농약중독(農藥中毒)에 대(對)한 기초자료(基礎資料)를 얻고자 본(本) 시험(試驗)을 실시(實施)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. Monocrotophos의 급성경구(急性經口) 반수치사(半數致死) 약량(藥量)$LD_{50}$은 흰쥐에서 암, 수 각각(各各) 5.1, 8.7mg/kg이었고 복강내(腹腔內) 투여시(投與時)에는 암컷이 4.9mg/kg 수컷이 6.0mg/kg 이었다. 2. Monocrotophos는 경구(經口)에 6.4mg/kg, 복강내(腹腔內) 4.0mg/kg 투여시(投與時)에 4시간(時間)이 지난후 암, 수 모두의 혈장(血漿) ChE 활성도(活性度)를 최대(最大)로 억제(抑制) 시켰고 투여(投與) 24시간(時間) 이후(以後)부터는 점차 회부(回復) 되었다. 3. Monocrotophos를 흰쥐에 4주간(週間) 경구투여(經口投與) 할 때 3.5mg/kg/day 투여군(投與群)에서는 대조군(對照群)에 비(比)해 암, 수 모두 체중증체량(體重增體量)과 수컷에서 사료섭취량이 현저하게 감소(減少) 되었다. 4. 약제 투여시(投與時)에는 혈장(血漿) ChE 활성도(活性度)를 크게 억제(抑制)시켰으나 투여(投與) 중단(中斷)후에는 2주(週)가 지나면서 거의 회부(回復)되었다. 5. 약제투여(藥劑投與)된 쥐의 적혈구(赤血球), 백혈구(白血球), Ht치(値), Hb량(量)에 대(對)한 혈액상(血液狀) 변화(變化)는 거의 없었다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.12-20
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• 1995

Clofibrate, a peroxisome proliferator, is hepatocarcinogenic in rats in a dose-dependent manner. A total of 70 male and female F344 rats, 5-week-old, were divided into three groups. Rats were fed clofibrate at 0, 0.25, or 0.5% in diet for 30 days. All rats were anesthetized with $CO_2$, blood samples were taken by cardiac puncture for hematology and clinical chemistry, and the rats were killed by exsanguination. Livers, kidenys, pancreas, adrenal glands, spleen, heart, lungs, thyroid gland, reproductive organs, and digestive organs were removed, weighed, later processed, and embedded with paraplast for histological examination. The relative liver and kidney weights with respect to final body weight in the clofibrate-treated group were significantly increased compared with those of control group at all dose levels (p<0.01). It has been suggested that clofibrate may influence on hepatotoxicity by increases in peroxisomal proliferation.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.323-330
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• 1996

Subacute toxicity study was performed in Sprague-Dawley rats after daily oral administration of KDRD-002 0.23, 0.7, 2.1 g/kg for one month. There were no clinical signs and pathological changes compared with control group but slight decrease in spontaneous motor activities and locomotions at high dose group of KDRD-002. Body weights were not significantly changed between control and KDRD-002 treated groups. In histopathological examinations, however, two animals (1 male, 1 female) showed abnormal increases in the weights of spleen tissues at middle dose group of KDRD-002. Also, there were some hemorrhages in lung tissues at low dose group of KDRD-002, but it was not considered to be caused by KDRD-002. These results suggest that KDRD-002 does not induce any significant subacute oral toxicity in Sprague-Dawley rats.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.251-261
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• 1993

The subacute toxicity of combined antibiotics, SP-102 (Sulbactam.Piperacilline), was examined in S.D.rats. Four groups of rats were administered intraperitoneally with 0, 512, 1280 and 3200 mg/kg/day of SP-102 for 30 days. Hain clinical sign related to the compound was soft stool. The body weight gain was slightly decreased in male rats treated with 1280, 3200 mg/kg and in female rats treated with 1280 mg/kg of SP-102. Water consumption was significantly increased in rats administered with SP-102. There were no dose-related changes of urinalysis, biochemical examination and hematological findings in all the groups treated with SP-102. Gross necropsy and histopathology revealed no evidence of specific toxicity related to SP-102. Our data indicate that no-observed effect level of SP-102 is below 512 mg/kg in male and female rats. Maximum tolerated dose of SP-102 was estimated to be above 3200 ma/kg in this study.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.234-238
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• 2001

In order to evaluate their possible subacute toxicity, groups of 40 male and female ICR mice were given to the diet with chickens irradiated up to 30 kGy for four weeks. During the experimental periods, appearance, behavior, mortality, food and water consumption of mice fed irradiated chickens were not affected compared to the control. In urine analysis, hematological as well as in serum biochemical findings, no significant differences were found between the control (non-irradiated) and the irradiated chickens. Although minor changes in biochemical parameters were observed, they were in the normal range and were not dose dependent. Spotty necrosis was found in the male liver administered with 30 kGy irradiated chicken. However, it seems not related with gamma irradiation, because it lacks either the dose dependency and the secondary changes accompanied. Our results indicate that the adverse effect of gamma irradiated chicken can be observed at more than 30 kGy level.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제37권10호
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• pp.1264-1270
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• 2008

곡류분말의 위생화 및 물성 개선을 위해 고선량 감마선 조사 기술의 이용 가능성이 높아짐에 따라 이들의 안전성을 확보할 목적으로 30 kGy 고선량 감마선 조사 곡류분말을 대상으로 3개월간 독성 평가를 실시하였다. 30 kGy로 조사한 곡류분말을 3개월간 암수 랫트에 경구 투여한 후 독성을 평가한 결과, 시험기간 동안 시험 물질 투여에 의한 임상 증상이나 폐사 동물은 나타나지 않았으며 체중 변화, 사료 섭취량 및 주요 장기 무게도 대조군에 비해 차이를 보이지않았다. 혈액학적 검사, 혈청학적 검사 및 뇨 검사에서도 모든 시험군은 정상적인 수치를 나타내었다. 병리조직학적 검사에서 간, 신장, 비장 및 위 조직 모두 정상적인 구조를 유지하고 있었으며, 염증, 괴사 등의 유의할만한 병적 변화도 관찰되지 않았다. 따라서 고선량 조사 곡류분말(30 kGy)을 3개월간 암 수 랫트에 5,000 mg/kg까지 섭취시켜도 본 시험조건에서는 독성이 없는 것으로 나타났다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.435-447
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• 1997

l-Muscone is synthesized for use as substitutive material of musk which is the active ingredient of woohwangchungsimwon. The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the acute and subacute toxicity of l-muscone in rats. In oral acute toxicity test, SPF Sprague-Dawley male and female rats were gayaged with l-muscone of two doses(0, 5.0 g/kg). No dead animal and abnormal autopsy findings were found in control and treated group. Body weights were slightly decreased in both sexes of rats treated with 5.0 g/kg. Therefore, oral $LD_{50}$ of l-muscone was consider to be higher than 5.0 g/kg in male and female rats. In intraperitoneal acute toxicity test, rats were injected intraperitoneally with dosages of 0, 1,000, 1,316, 1,732, 2,279 and 3.000 mg/kg. Decreased body weights and motor activities were observed at high dose group. Intraperitoneal $LD_{50}$ of l-muscone were 1,920 mg/kg in male and female rats. In the subacute study, l-muscone was administrated orally to both sexes of rats for 4 weeks as several doses(0, 10, 100 and 1,000 mg/kg). There were neither dead animals nor significant changes of body weights during the experimental period. In addition, no differences were found between control and treated groups in clinical signs, urinalysis, hematology, serum biochemical analysist and other findings. Above data suggest that no observed adverse effect level of l-muscone in rats might be over 1,000 mg/kg/day in this study.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2005

이황화메틸의 반복 흡입노출에 의한 아급성 독성 잠재력을 평가하기 위해 암수 랫드에게 0, 5, 25 및 125 ppm용량으로 21일간 반복 흡입노출하고, 일반증상과 체중, 사료섭취 량, 혈액치, 혈청생화학치 및 부검소견을 관찰하였다. 시험결과, 랫드에게 이황화메틸을 3주간 반복 흡입노출하면 125 ppm의 농도에서 체중증가의 억제와 사료섭취 량의 감소를 유발하나, 혈액 및 혈청생화학치에는 어떠한 이상도 유발하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 본 시험 조건 하에서 이황화메틸의 표적 장기는 관찰되지 않았으며, 무해용량은 암수 모두 25 ppm으로 사료된다.