Sex-specific reference intervals of hematologic and biochemical analytes in Sprague-Dawley rats using the nonparametric rank percentile method

He, Qili; Su, Guoming; Liu, Keliang; Zhang, Fangcheng; Jiang, Yong; Gao, Jun; Liu, Lida; Jiang, Z.-R.; Jin, Minwu; Xie, Hui

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0189837

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“…Despite the fluctuating food and water intake, the body weight measurements showed elevating trends, indicating normal development of the TS. Similar body weight trends were also reported by other authors [ 30 , 31 , 32 ]. Hence, it is concluded that the fluctuations observed in the food and water intake did not cause any treatment-related effects in the TS.…”

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Eurycoma longifolia—Infused Coffee—An Oral Toxicity Study

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Coffee infused with the additive Eurycomalongifolia, also known as Tongkat ali (TA), has become widely available in the Malaysian market. Safety evaluations for consumption of the products have been called for due to the herbal addition. This study investigates the acute, subacute and chronic effects of a commercial TA coffee in Sprague Dawley rats when given in a single, repeated and prolonged dosage. The dosages of 0.005, 0.05, 0.30 and 2 g/kg body weight (BW) were used in the acute study and 0.14, 0.29 and 1 g/kg BW were used in the repeated dose studies. The in-life parameters measured were food and water intake, body weight and clinical observations. Blood were collected for hematology and clinical biochemistry analyses. All animals were subjected to full necropsies. Non-toxicity-related changes were observed in the food and water consumption parameters. Body weight showed normal increments and none of the animals had any clinical signs of toxicity. Microscopically assessed organ tissues did not reveal any abnormalities. There was significant decrease of platelet count in all the chronic study male treated groups. Significant elevation of renal profile parameters in both gender groups given 0.29 g/kg BW, along with liver and lipid profile elevation in some female groups of the chronic study were noted. No dose-dependent relationship was apparent in the dosage range tested, though these changes may suggest an initial safety indication to the TA coffee. The study concludes that the no observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) for this commercial TA coffee was 1 g/kg BW.

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Eurycoma longifolia—Infused Coffee—An Oral Toxicity Study

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“…The hepatotoxicity was induced in animals by CCl 4 injections and led to an increase in serum aminotransferase AST and ALT levels, generally being an AST > ALT relationship in the toxic situations [ 71 ], wherein both the AST and ALT were considered as biomarkers of liver damage [ 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 ]. In the current study, rats with CCl 4 -induced hepatotoxicity were confirmed to have significantly increased levels of AST and ALT in the negative control compared to the intact group of animals ( Table 3 ).…”

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Suaeda vermiculata Aqueous-Ethanolic Extract-Based Mitigation of CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats, and HepG-2 and HepG-2/ADR Cell-Lines-Based Cytotoxicity Evaluations

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Khan

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Suaeda vermiculata, an edible halophytic plant, used by desert nomads to treat jaundice, was investigated for its hepatoprotective bioactivity and safety profile on its mother liquor aqueous-ethanolic extract. Upon LC-MS (Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry) analysis, the presence of several constituents including three major flavonoids, namely quercetin, quercetin-3-O-rutinoside, and kaempferol-O-(acetyl)-hexoside-pentoside were confirmed. The aqueous-ethanolic extract, rich in antioxidants, quenched the DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) radicals, and also showed noticeable levels of radical scavenging capacity in ABTS (2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) assay. For the hepatoprotective activity confirmation, the male rat groups were fed daily, for 7 days (n = 8/group, p.o.), either carboxyl methylcellulose (CMC) 0.5%, silymarin 200 mg/kg, the aqueous-ethanolic extract of the plant Suaeda vermiculata (100, 250, and 500 mg/kg extract), or quercetin (100 mg/kg) alone, and on day 7 of the administrations, all the animal groups, excluding a naïve (250 mg/kg aqueous-ethanolic extract-fed), and an intact animal group were induced hepatotoxicity by intraperitoneally administering carbon tetrachloride (CCl4). All the animals were sacrificed after 24 h, and aspartate transaminase and alanine transaminase serum levels were observed, which were noted to be significantly decreased for the aqueous-ethanolic extract, silymarin, and quercetin-fed groups in comparison to the CMC-fed group (p < 0.0001). No noticeable adverse effects were observed on the liver, kidney, or heart’s functions of the naïve (250 mg/kg) group. The aqueous-ethanolic extract was found to be safe in the acute toxicity (5 g/kg) test and showed hepatoprotection and safety at higher doses. Further upon, the cytotoxicity testings in HepG-2 and HepG-2/ADR (Adriamycin resistant) cell-lines were also investigated, and the IC50 values were recorded at 56.19±2.55 µg/mL, and 78.40±0.32 µg/mL (p < 0.001, Relative Resistance RR 1.39), respectively, while the doxorubicin (Adriamycin) IC50 values were found to be 1.3±0.064, and 4.77±1.05 µg/mL (p < 0.001, RR 3.67), respectively. The HepG-2/ADR cell-lines when tested in a combination of the aqueous-ethanolic extract with doxorubicin, a significant reversal in the doxorubicin’s IC50 value by 2.77 folds (p < 0.001, CI = 0.56) was noted as compared to the cytotoxicity test where the extract was absent. The mode of action for the reversal was determined to be synergistic in nature indicating the role of the aqueous-ethanolic extract.

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“…41,42 To our knowledge, this is the first report of thrombocytopenia as a phenotype of experimental PAH. Considering the normal lab value range for rats is higher than that of humans, 43 and hemoconcentration due to dehydration may be a confounding effect, the severity of thrombocytopenia in our study is profound. This model may help reveal mechanisms involved in development of thrombocytopenia in selected PAH patient populations.…”

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Biventricular diastolic dysfunction, thrombocytopenia, and red blood cell macrocytosis in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension

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Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a fatal disease, where death is associated with right heart failure and reduced cardiorespiratory reserve. The Sugen 5416, hypoxia and normoxia Fischer rat model mimics human pulmonary arterial hypertension, although the cause(s) of death remains incompletely understood. Here, we hypothesized that these animals develop biventricular diastolic dysfunction that contributes to tissue hypoperfusion coincident with severe pulmonary arterial hypertension. We performed comprehensive echocardiographic and hematologic assessments. Serial echocardiogram at 3–5 weeks was performed followed by blood sampling via aortic or cardiac puncture. Echocardiogram revealed pulmonary arterial hypertension in pulmonary artery Doppler waves, including notched wave envelopes, and decreased pulmonary artery acceleration time/pulmonary artery ejection time ratio and right ventricular outflow tract velocity time integral. Impaired right ventricular systolic function, assessed by decreased tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion and tricuspid tissue Doppler systolic positive wave velocity, was observed in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Tricuspid and mitral pulsed wave and tissue Doppler findings suggested biventricular diastolic dysfunction, with dynamic changes in early and late diastolic filling waves, their fusion patterns, and a decrease in e' velocity. Heart rate and ejection fraction did not change, but cardiac output, stroke volume, and end-diastolic volume were decreased, and inferior vena cava respiratory variation was decreased. Blood electrolyte values were suggestive of intravascular volume expansion early in the disease followed by volume contraction and tissue hypoperfusion in the latter stages of disease. Complete blood count showed thrombocytopenia and non-anemic macrocytosis with reticulocytosis and an increase in red blood cell distribution width. Thus, pulmonary, cardiac, and hematological findings in Fischer animals with pulmonary arterial hypertension are characteristic of humans and provide an insightful experimental platform to resolve mechanisms of disease progression.

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Sex-specific reference intervals of hematologic and biochemical analytes in Sprague-Dawley rats using the nonparametric rank percentile method

Cited by 97 publications

References 56 publications

Eurycoma longifolia—Infused Coffee—An Oral Toxicity Study

Eurycoma longifolia—Infused Coffee—An Oral Toxicity Study

Suaeda vermiculata Aqueous-Ethanolic Extract-Based Mitigation of CCl4-Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rats, and HepG-2 and HepG-2/ADR Cell-Lines-Based Cytotoxicity Evaluations

Biventricular diastolic dysfunction, thrombocytopenia, and red blood cell macrocytosis in experimental pulmonary arterial hypertension

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