Spontaneous Renal Tubular Hyperplastic and Neoplastic Lesions in Three Sprague-Dawley Rats from a 90-Day Toxicity Study

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
William C. Hall ◽  
Bruce Elder ◽  
Cheryl Lyn Walker ◽  
Sheng-Li Cai ◽  
David G. Peters ◽  
...  
2013 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 385-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoinette Y. Odendaal ◽  
Narendra S. Deshmukh ◽  
Tennille K. Marx ◽  
Alexander G. Schauss ◽  
John R. Endres ◽  
...  

This toxicological assessment evaluated the safety of a hydroethanolic extract prepared from Caralluma fimbriata (CFE), a dietary supplement marketed worldwide as an appetite suppressant. Studies included 2 in vitro genotoxicity assays, a repeated dose oral toxicity study, and a developmental study in rats. No evidence of in vitro mutagenicity or clastogenicity surfaced in the in vitro studies at concentrations up to 5000 μg of extract/plate (Ames test) or 5000 μg of extract/mL (chromosomal aberration test). No deaths or treatment-related toxicity were seen in the 6-month chronic oral toxicity study in Sprague-Dawley rats conducted at 3 doses (100, 300, and 1000 mg/kg body weight (bw)/d). The no observed effect level for CFE in this study was considered to be 1000 mg/kg bw/d. A prenatal developmental toxicity study conducted at 3 doses (250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg bw/d) in female Sprague-Dawley rats resulted in no treatment-related external, visceral, or skeletal fetal abnormalities, and no treatment-related maternal or pregnancy alterations were seen at and up to the maximum dose tested. CFE was not associated with any toxicity or adverse events.


2021 ◽  
pp. 112780
Author(s):  
Shu-Chieh Hu ◽  
Seonggi Min ◽  
Hyun-Ki Kang ◽  
Dong-Jin Yang ◽  
Mallikarjuna Basavarajappa ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Saleh Ahmad Kamal ◽  
Ahmad Rohi Ghazali ◽  
Noral ‘Ashikin Yahya ◽  
Mohd Isa Wasiman ◽  
Zakiah Ismail

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 275-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.M. Saillenfait ◽  
F. Marquet ◽  
J.P. Sabaté ◽  
D. Ndiaye ◽  
A.M. Lambert-Xolin

2001 ◽  
Vol 281 (3) ◽  
pp. F414-F419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingyu Liang ◽  
Theresa J. Berndt ◽  
Franklyn G. Knox

The diuretic effects of nitric oxide (NO) synthase inhibitors administered at subpressor dose in rats are controversial, and the tubular segments involved are not known. In the present study, we examined the effect of N ω-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester (l-NAME) at a subpressor dose on renal interstitial NO and cGMP activity and on renal tubular segmental reabsorption of fluid in the rat. Intravenous infusion of l-NAME at 1 μg · kg−1 · min−1 in Sprague-Dawley rats ( N = 8), which did not alter mean arterial pressure or glomerular filtration rate, significantly increased urine flow rate (Uv; from 78.2 ± 12.7 to 117.1 ± 14.9 μl/min, P < 0.05). Paradoxically, this effect of l-NAME was concomitant with significant increases in nitrite/nitrate (from 10.79 ± 1.20 to 16.50 ± 2.60 μM, P < 0.05) and cGMP (from 0.65 ± 0.09 to 0.98 ± 0.18 nM, P < 0.05) concentrations in renal cortical microdialysate as well as the nitrite/nitrate concentration in the medullary microdialysate. Micropuncture studies in the superficial nephron revealed that l-NAME significantly increased the flow rate (from 8.3 ± 0.9 to 12.2 ± 1.2 nl/min, P < 0.05) and fractional delivery of fluid to the distal tubule, but not those in the late proximal tubule. In conclusion, l-NAME, at the subpressor dose used in this study, increased renal nitrate/nitrite and cGMP and inhibited fluid reabsorption in tubular segments between the late proximal tubule and the distal tubule of superficial nephrons.


2020 ◽  
Vol 216 (1) ◽  
pp. 152730
Author(s):  
Nenggang Zhang ◽  
Asis K. Sarkar ◽  
Debananda Pati

1992 ◽  
Vol 263 (5) ◽  
pp. F806-F811 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. Morin ◽  
G. Laurent ◽  
D. Nonclercq ◽  
G. Toubeau ◽  
J. A. Heuson-Stiennon ◽  
...  

Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a potent mitogen for renal tubular cells that possess specific high-affinity binding sites for this polypeptide. However, actual function of EGF within the kidney remains to be elucidated. We evaluated the effect of exogenous EGF administration on the rate of tubular regeneration in an experimental model of gentamicin (GT) nephrotoxicity. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were anesthetized, and a miniosmotic pump filled with mouse EGF or saline was implanted subcutaneously. Twenty-four hours later, GT (40 mg.kg-1 x 12 h-1 ip) was given for 4 and 8 days. Groups of treated animals and controls were killed either the day after cessation of treatment (days 5 and 9) or 4 and 8 days after the end of 8-day GT administration (days 12 and 16). Cortical GT levels of groups killed at days 5, 9, 12, and 16 were similar in animals infused with saline or EGF. Serum creatinine levels were significantly higher in GT-treated animals infused with EGF or saline and killed at days 9 and 12 compared with saline-treated animals infused with EGF or saline alone (P < 0.01). Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) also increased as a result of GT administration. However, in animals receiving GT and EGF and killed at day 16, mean BUN level was significantly lower (P < 0.01) compared with rats dosed with GT alone. In treated rats, the extent of tubular regeneration, evaluated by the rate of [3H]thymidine incorporation into renal cortical DNA or by the frequency of S-phase cells (histoautoradiography), was increased in a dose- and time-dependent fashion.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Sae-Rom Yoo ◽  
Hyekyung Ha ◽  
Mee-Young Lee ◽  
Hyeun-kyoo Shin ◽  
Su-Cheol Han ◽  
...  

Ssanghwa-tang (SHT), a traditional herbal formula, has been widely used to recover fatigue or consumptive disease after an illness. Along with much attention to herbal formula, the concerns about the safety and toxicity have arisen. To establish the safety information, SHT was administrated in Crl:CD Sprague Dawley rats at a daily dose of 0, 1000, 2000, and 5000 mg/kg for 4 weeks. During the test periods, we examined the mortality, clinical observation, body weight change, food consumption, organ weights, hematology, serum biochemistry, and urinalysis parameters. No changes of mortality and necropsy findings occurred in any of the groups during the experimental period. In either sex of rats treated with SHT at 5000 mg/kg/day, changes were observed in food intake, reticulocyte, total bilirubin, some urinalysis parameters, and relative organ weights. The results indicated that SHT did not induce toxic effects at a dose level up to 2000 mg/kg in rats. This dosage was considered no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) and was appropriate for a 13-week subchronic toxicity study.


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