A 13-Week Repeated Oral Dose Toxicity Study of ChondroT in Sprague-Dawley Rats.


Journal

BMC complementary and alternative medicine
ISSN: 1472-6882
Titre abrégé: BMC Complement Altern Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088661

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 Dec 2019
Historique:
received: 26 02 2019
accepted: 26 11 2019
entrez: 14 12 2019
pubmed: 14 12 2019
medline: 23 1 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

ChondroT, a new herbal medication, consists of Angelica grosseserrata Maxim., Lonicera japonica Thunb., Angelica gigas Nakai, Clematis terniflora var. manshurica (Rupr.) Ohwi, and Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (6:4:4:4:3). Our previous studies have shown that ChondroT exhibits significant anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we aimed to assess the toxicological safety assessment of ChondroT. This study was designed to assess the safety of ChondroT after repeated oral administration. Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with ChondroT at oral doses of 0, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg for 13 weeks. Mortality, clinical signs, body weight changes, food consumption, ophthalmological findings, urinalysis, hematological and blood-chemical parameters, necropsy findings, organ weights, and histological markers were recorded throughout the study period. Rats were also monitored for an additional 4 weeks to determine the recovery time. No death occurred and no significant changes in food consumption, ophthalmologic findings, and urinalysis were found. Although there were alterations in clinical signs, body weights, hematological parameters, blood-chemical parameters, necropsy findings, organ weights, and histological markers, they were not considered to be toxicologically significant. The results suggest that the no-observed adverse effects level (NOAEL) was 2000 mg/kg/day for the test substance. ChondroT, a new complex herbal medication composed of five plants, can therefore be used safely at the NOAEL.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
ChondroT, a new herbal medication, consists of Angelica grosseserrata Maxim., Lonicera japonica Thunb., Angelica gigas Nakai, Clematis terniflora var. manshurica (Rupr.) Ohwi, and Phellodendron amurense Rupr. (6:4:4:4:3). Our previous studies have shown that ChondroT exhibits significant anti-arthritic and anti-inflammatory effects. In this study, we aimed to assess the toxicological safety assessment of ChondroT.
METHODS METHODS
This study was designed to assess the safety of ChondroT after repeated oral administration. Male and female Sprague-Dawley rats were treated with ChondroT at oral doses of 0, 500, 1000, and 2000 mg/kg for 13 weeks. Mortality, clinical signs, body weight changes, food consumption, ophthalmological findings, urinalysis, hematological and blood-chemical parameters, necropsy findings, organ weights, and histological markers were recorded throughout the study period. Rats were also monitored for an additional 4 weeks to determine the recovery time.
RESULTS RESULTS
No death occurred and no significant changes in food consumption, ophthalmologic findings, and urinalysis were found. Although there were alterations in clinical signs, body weights, hematological parameters, blood-chemical parameters, necropsy findings, organ weights, and histological markers, they were not considered to be toxicologically significant.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
The results suggest that the no-observed adverse effects level (NOAEL) was 2000 mg/kg/day for the test substance. ChondroT, a new complex herbal medication composed of five plants, can therefore be used safely at the NOAEL.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31830971
doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2773-4
pii: 10.1186/s12906-019-2773-4
pmc: PMC6909520
doi:

Substances chimiques

Plant Extracts 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

367

Subventions

Organisme : the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea
ID : HI17C0911

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Auteurs

Jiwon Jeong (J)

Yeongam Public Health Center, 39 Orijeong-gil, Yeongam, 58421, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.

Kiljoon Bae (K)

Department of Korean Medical Rehabilitation, Kwangju Korean Medicine Hospital of Dongshin University, 313 Baengnyeondae-ro, Mokpo, 58665, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.

Jihoon Kim (J)

College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, 185 Geonjae-ro, Naju, 58245, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.

Chanhun Choi (C)

College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, 185 Geonjae-ro, Naju, 58245, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.

Changsu Na (C)

College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, 185 Geonjae-ro, Naju, 58245, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.

Myeongkyu Park (M)

Healthcare Research Institute, Korea Testing and Research Institute (KTR), 12-63 Sandan-gil, Hwasun, 58141, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea.

Youngran Kim (Y)

College of Pharmacy, Chonnam National University, 77 Yongbong-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.

Chang-Seob Seo (CS)

Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 1672 Yuseong-daero, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34054, Republic of Korea.

Seon-Jong Kim (SJ)

College of Korean Medicine, Dongshin University, 185 Geonjae-ro, Naju, 58245, Jeollanam-do, Republic of Korea. mofoster@hanmail.net.

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