| A 4-week Oral Toxicity Study of Water-soluble Chitosan in Sprague-Dawley Rats |
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Beom-su Jang, Jong-hwan Lim, Hyo-in Yun |
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Division of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Chungnam National University |
| 수용성 키토산의 SD 랫드에 대한 4 주 반복 경구 투여 독성시험 |
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장범수, 임종환, 윤효인 |
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충남대학교 수의과대학 수의약리독성학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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Chitosan is known to have antibacterial, antitumorogenic, hypolipidemic and immunopotentiating activities, hence finding diverse uses as a component in varying functional foodstuffs. However, some investigators reported it caused mineral absoiption inhibition and excess coagulation. From the chemical viewpoint, conventional chitosans are high-molecule polymers lacking water solubility, which could be related with their possible toxicity. A newly developed low- molecule water soluble chitosan is thought to have low toxicity compared to conventional chitosans. But no investigation was carried out to evaluate its toxicity. In this study, a 28-day subacute oral toxicity study of the water-soluble chitosan was performed in Sprague-Dawley rats of both sexes. Each 36 male and female rats were orally administered with 500, 1,000 and 2,000 mg/kg/day for 28 consecutive days, respectively. Clinical parameters (growth rate, feed and water consumption, daily inspection, urine analysis) during the 28 days indicated the water-soluble chitosan did not induce any abnonnal changes. There were no abnormal findings due to the administration of the test substance in gross and microscopic findings. We had not found alteration in absolute and relative organ weight between the control and treated groups, with only exception in the liver but lacking dose-dependency. The results of hematology and serum biochemistry examination revealed that no treatment related changes were between control and all dose groups. In conclusion, it was suggested that subacute toxicity of the water-soluble chitosan was low and the no-observed adverse effect level was considered to be over 2,000 mg/kg in rats. |
| Key Words:
water-soluble chitosan, bioactive material, subacute oral toxicity |
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