Toxicity of Dendrobium officinale flowers to pregnantrats and offspring rats before birth / 预防医学

Objective@#To learn the toxicity of Dendrobium officinale flowers to pregnant rats ( P, F1 ) and offspring rats ( F1, F2 ) before birth, so as to provide toxicological evidence for the safety assessment.@*Methods @#The rats were divided into four groups with 20 female rats and 10 male each. The rats in three dose groups were fed with Dendrobium officinale flowers at the dose of 2.0, 4.0, 6.4g/kgbw. After two generation, the F1a and F2a rats were fed with basal diet; F1b and F2b rats were fed with Dendrobium officinale flowers. The body weights and total weight gains during the gestation, the conception rates, the pregnancy rates, the birth weights and survival rates of offspring rats were examined. @* Results@#There were no statistically significant differences in the body weights and total weight gains during the gestation, the conception rates, and the pregnancy rates in pregnant rats ( P, F1 ) among the four groups ( P>0.05 ). There were also no statistically significant differences in the survival rates and live birth rates in offspring rats (F1, F2) between the dose groups and the control group ( P>0.05 ). @*Conclusions@#Dendrobium officinale flowers did not show obviously adverse effects on pregnant rats ( P, F1 ) and offspring rats ( F1, F2 ) before birth.

Evaluation of Maternal Toxicity in Rats Exposed to Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes during Pregnancy

OBJECTIVES: The present study investigated the potential adverse effects of multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on pregnant dams and embryonic development following maternal exposure in rats. METHODS: MWCNTs were orally administered to pregnant rats from gestational day (GD) 6 through 19 at dose levels of 0, 8, 40, 200, and 1000 mg/kg/day. During the test period, clinical signs, mortality, body weights, food consumption, serum biochemistry, oxidant-antioxidant status, gross findings, organ weights, and Caesarean section findings were examined. RESULTS: All animals survived to the end of the study. A decrease in thymus weight was observed in the highest dose group. However, maternal body weight, food consumption, serum biochemical parameters, and oxidant-antioxidant balance in the kidneys were not affected by treatment with MWCNTs. No treatment-related differences in gestational index, embryo-fetal mortality, or fetal and placental weights were observed between treated and control groups. CONCLUSIONS: The results show that 14-day repeated oral dosing of MWCNTs during pregnancy induces minimal maternal toxicity at 1000 mg/kg/day in rats. Under these experimental conditions, the no-observed-adverse-effect level of MWCNTs is considered to be 200 mg/kg/day for dams and 1000 mg/kg/day for embryonic development.

Ketoconazole- and fluconazole-induced embryotoxicity and skeletal anomalies in wistar rats: a comparative study

Ketoconazole and fluconazole are two broad-spectrum azole antifungals used for the treatment of superficial and systemic mycoses. Embryotoxicity and teratogenicity have been reported in some studies when those drugs are administered at high doses to pregnant rats. The aim of this study was to present a comparative study of embryotoxic effects as well as the skeletal anomalies in fetuses of Wistar rats which received ketoconazole and fluconazole at teratogenic doses on gestational days (GD) 6 through 15 (organogenesis period). On gestational day (GD) 21, the dams were euthanized and examined for standard parameters of reproductive outcome. Fetuses were stained with alizarin red and the bones of the head, trunk, forelimb and hindlimb were examined for detection of skeletal anomalies. The frequency of skeletal anomalies in the ketoconazole-treated group was significant when compared to the fluconazole and the control group.

O cetoconazol e o fluconazol são dois antifúngicos azólicos, de amplo espectro, utilizados no tratamento de micoses superficiais e sistêmicas. Alguns estudos relatam a embriotoxicidade e teratogenicidade induzidas por estes fármacos quando os mesmos são administrados em altas doses a ratas prenhes. O objetivo deste trabalho foi apresentar um estudo comparativo dos efeitos embriotóxicos e das anomalias esqueléticas em fetos de ratas Wistar que receberam cetoconazol e fluconazol em doses teratogênicas do 6º ao 15º dia gestacional (GD) (período da organogênese). No 21º GD as ratas foram eutanaziadas e examinadas quanto aos parâmetros padrões de performance reprodutiva. Os fetos foram corados com vermelho de alizarina e os ossos da cabeça, do tronco e dos membros anteriores e posteriores foram examinados para a verificação de anomalias esqueléticas. A freqüência de anomalias esqueléticas no grupo tratado com cetoconazol foi significante quando comparada à dos grupos fluconazol e controle.

Maternal Toxicity in Rats Induced by Exposure to Methylmercury DuringPregnancy / 环境与健康杂志

Objective To explore the maternal toxicity in Wistar rats induced by exposure to methylmercury in rats during pregnancy Methods The parameters of physiological development,reproductive process and brain histomorphology were observed and monoamine neurotransmitters(noradrenaline,dopamine and 5 HT) were determined during pregnancy and lactation periods,continuous oral perfusion with methylmercury with different concentrations of 0 00,0 01,0 05 and 2 00 mg/(kg?d) was performed during the 6th~9th day after conception to terminal pregnancy Results The levels of monoamine neurotransmitters in brain tissue of maternal rats in exposure groups increased significantly compared with those in control group(P

Effects of Perinatal Diphenylchloroarsine Chloride Exposure on Livability and Reproductive Function of F1 Generation Rats / 环境与健康杂志

Objective To study the effects of perinatal exposure of diphenylchloroarsine chloride(DA)on the livability and reproductive function of F1 generation rats.Methods The pregnant rats were treated with DA by gavage at 0(solvent control),0.63(low dose),0.94(medium dose),1.89(high dose)mg/(kg?day)from day 6 of pregnancy to day 15 of lactation.The general condition,the change of body weight and abnormity of main organs of the F0 pregnant rats and F1 young rats were observed,and the livability and abnormity of reproductive function of F1 young rats were examined.Results The results indicated that compared with the negative control,the increasing amounts of the body weights of the F0 maternal rats and the livability of F1 young rats aged 4 day significantly decreased at 0.94 mg/kg and 1.89 mg/kg,the livability in lactation period obviously reduced at 1.89 mg/kg,and the rate of absorbed fetus in F1 pregnant rats increased at 1.89 and 0.94 mg/kg.Conclusion DA exposure may have an adverse effect on livability and reproductive function of the F1 offspring when the dosage is no fewer than 0.94 mg/kg.

Maternal Toxicity and Offspring Neurobehavioral Effects in Wistar Rats Induced by Exposure to Methylmercury During Pregnancy / 环境与健康杂志

Objective To explore the maternal toxicity and offspring's neurobehavioral effects in Wistar rats induced by exposure to methylmercury during pregnancy. Methods Methylmercury were continuously orally perfued with different doses of 0.00, 0.01, 0.05 and 2.00 mg/(kg?d) to 52 pregnant Wistar rats during the 6th～9th day after conception. The toxicity to maternal rats was observed and general teratology test were carried out. The parameters of physical and neurobehavioral develpment at early stage of 205 offspring were measured and the operant behavior test of 32 offspring was carried out at the age of 10 weeks. The brain's morphology and the levels of monamine neurotransmitter were tested in 24 maternal rats after 5 weeks of the delivery and 24 offspring in 10 weeks old. Double blind randomized design was used in whole experiment. Results No maternal toxicity and offspring teratogenicity were observed. The increase of body weight and tail development of embryos in 3 exposure groups were slower than those of control group (P