A 90-day Sub-chronic Oral Toxicity Assessment of Mulberry Extract in Sprague Dawley Rats. 2021

Min Hong, and Min Lu, and Yimin Qian, and Liping Wei, and Yaqun Zhang, and Xueying Pan, and Hua Li, and Huaying Chen, and Naping Tang
Shanghai Innostar Bio-tech Co., Ltd, 71177Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry, Shanghai, China.

Mulberry extract from Fructus Mori contains an anthocyanin pigment and has been widely used as a food additive in China and other Eastern Asian countries. Only few research has been done on toxicological profiling of mulberry extract for its safety evaluation; however, the data is inconclusive. In the current study, mulberry extract of 4200, 1400, or 466 mg/kg were orally administrated to Sprague Dawley rats for 90 consecutive days followed by a recovery period of 28 days. No abnormalities were detected in body weights, food intake, ophthalmological, hematological, coagulation, clinical chemistry, and organ weights parameters. Discoloration of urine (red, purple, and brown) and feces (black), along with bedding material (purple) were observed in the 4200 mg/kg group. Further, microscopic examination revealed brown granules in the renal tubular cells for rats in 4200 and 1400 mg/kg groups. Since these changes were associated with excretory effect of the extract, the No Observed Adverse Effect Level was determined to be 4200 mg/kg, which was equivalent to the 1058.5 mg/kg of anthocyanin.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
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
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
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
D019055 No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level The highest dosage administered that does not produce toxic effects. NOAEL,No-Observed-Effect Level,Acceptable Daily Intake,Tolerable Daily Intake,Acceptable Daily Intakes,Daily Intake, Acceptable,Daily Intake, Tolerable,Daily Intakes, Acceptable,Daily Intakes, Tolerable,Intake, Acceptable Daily,Intake, Tolerable Daily,Intakes, Acceptable Daily,Intakes, Tolerable Daily,Level, No-Observed-Adverse-Effect,Level, No-Observed-Effect,Levels, No-Observed-Adverse-Effect,Levels, No-Observed-Effect,No Observed Adverse Effect Level,No Observed Effect Level,No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Levels,No-Observed-Effect Levels,Tolerable Daily Intakes
D023382 Toxicity Tests, Acute Experiments designed to determine the potential toxic effects of one-time, short-term exposure to a chemical or chemicals. Acute Toxicity Tests,Acute Toxicity Test,Test, Acute Toxicity,Tests, Acute Toxicity,Toxicity Test, Acute
D031625 Morus A plant genus of the family MORACEAE that is widely planted for shade. Mulberry,Mulberries

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