A 13-week subchronic toxicity study of a Dioscorea Rhizome water extract in rats. 2021

Seung-Beom Cha, and Hak-Soo Kim, and Jin-Sook Bae, and Si-Whan Song, and Je-Oh Lim, and Jong-Choon Kim
Nonclinical Research Center, ChemOn Inc., Yongin, 17162, Republic of Korea; College of Veterinary Medicine (BK21 Plus Project Team), Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea.

Dioscorea Rhizome is widely used as a traditional herbal medicine to treat asthma, diarrhea, cough, bronchitis, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, and rheumatoid arthritis. This study investigated the potential subchronic toxicity of a D. Rhizome water extract (DRWE) after repeated oral administration at 0, 800, 2000, and 5000 mg/kg/day in rats for 13 weeks. During the study period, clinical signs, mortality, body weight, food consumption, water consumption, urinalysis, ophthalmoscopy, hematology, serum biochemistry, gross pathology, organ weights, and histopathology were examined. The 13-week repeated oral administration of DRWE to rats resulted in an increased incidence of zona glomerulosa hypertrophy and hyperplasia in the adrenal gland at dose levels of ≥2000 mg/kg/day in both sexes. However, these findings are considered as non-adverse adaptive changes because of minimal histological changes in the lesions, which were not accompanied by any corresponding alterations in serum electrolytes and adrenal gland weight. No treatment-related adverse effects on clinical signs, body weight, food and water consumption, ophthalmic examination, urinalysis, hematology, serum biochemistry, necropsy findings, and organ weights were observed at any dose tested. Under the present experimental conditions, the no-observed-adverse-effect level of the DRWE was considered to be 5000 mg/kg/day in both sexes, and no target organs were identified.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D010936 Plant Extracts Concentrated pharmaceutical preparations of plants obtained by removing active constituents with a suitable solvent, which is evaporated away, and adjusting the residue to a prescribed standard. Herbal Medicines,Plant Extract,Extract, Plant,Extracts, Plant,Medicines, Herbal
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014867 Water A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Hydrogen Oxide
D017207 Rats, Sprague-Dawley A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company. Holtzman Rat,Rats, Holtzman,Sprague-Dawley Rat,Rats, Sprague Dawley,Holtzman Rats,Rat, Holtzman,Rat, Sprague-Dawley,Sprague Dawley Rat,Sprague Dawley Rats,Sprague-Dawley Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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