Table 7.
Effect of 90-Day oral administration of test article on clinical chemistry parameters in male and female rats (n = 60/sex).
| Parameter | Units | Group and Dose (mg/kg bw/day) |
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| G1 (0) n = 10 |
G2 (200) n = 10 |
G3 (400) n = 10 |
G4 (800) n = 10 |
G5 (0) n = 5 |
G6 (200) n = 5 |
G7 (400) n = 5 |
G8 (800) n = 5 |
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| Males | |||||||||
| Na | mmol/L | 140.2 ± 2.66 | 139.8 ± 2.15 | 140.7 ± 2.00 | 140.9 ± 2.60 | 142.8 ± 0.84 | 142.2 ± 0.84 | 142.6 ± 1.52 | 140.3 ± 3.59 |
| K | mmol/L | 5.563 ± 0.4536 | 5.097 ± 0.4437 | 5.093 ± 0.3864 | 5.030 ± 0.7194 | 5.324 ± 0.4663 | 5.236 ± 0.2078 | 5.322 ± 0.3023 | 5.353 ± 0.2716 |
| 6Cl | mmol/L | 99.32 ± 2.433 | 98.88 ± 1.075 | 98.44 ± 1.661 | 99.30 ± 1.928 | 101.44 ± 0.688 | 101.28 ± 0.653 | 101.70 ± 1.693 | 99.98 ± 3.470 |
| ALB | g/dL | 3.86 ± 0.272 | 3.86 ± 0.217 | 4.06 ± 0.300 | 4.10 ± 0.236 | 3.62 ± 0.164 | 3.64 ± 0.152 | 3.52 ± 0.239 | 3.43 ± 0.126 |
| AST | U/L | 80.2 ± 9.94 | 76.1 ± 14.99 | 76.8 ± 5.24 | 83.4 ± 25.36 | 76.2 ± 16.15 | 71.2 ± 10.47 | 77.2 ± 25.05 | 63.3 ± 11.44 |
| ALT | U/L | 31.8 ± 6.09 | 33.3 ± 5.10 | 35.0 ± 4.90 | 34.3 ± 3.20 | 34.4 ± 1.52 | 36.2 ± 10.62 | 38.6 ± 6.88 | 32.8 ± 6.70 |
| ALKP | U/L | 90.8 ± 18.68 | 108.3 ± 17.99 | 96.0 ± 22.15 | 99.3 ± 6.33 | 63.6 ± 15.82 | 71.8 ± 12.81 | 79.2 ± 9.86 | 70.0 ± 12.08 |
| BUN | mg/dL | 11.5 ± 1.58 | 11.1 ± 1.20 | 12.4 ± 1.01 | 13.3 ± 2.58 | 11.6 ± 1.52 | 12.2 ± 1.92 | 12.6 ± 1.82 | 12.3 ± 0.96 |
| CA | mg/dL | 9.84 ± 0.320 | 9.84 ± 0.435 | 10.28 ± 0.563 | 9.98 ± 0.529 | 10.38 ± 0.277 | 10.34 ± 0.627 | 10.42 ± 0.259 | 10.40 ± 0.469 |
| CHOL | mg/dL | 72.2 ± 15.45 | 70.9 ± 10.90 | 72.9 ± 15.66 | 66.7 ± 13.30 | 99.6 ± 16.77 | 100.6 ± 24.82 | 104.4 ± 31.01 | 86.3 ± 28.69 |
| CREAT | mg/dL | 0.185 ± 0.0398 | 0.196 ± 0.0237 | 0.209 ± 0.0289 | 0.205 ± 0.0372 | 0.148 ± 0.0335 | 1.90 ± 0.0520 | 0.162 ± 0.0286 | 0.183 ± 0.0403 |
| GLU | mg/dL | 111.0 ± 24.07 | 103.6 ± 16.47 | 96.1 ± 12.14 | 102.1 ± 15.87 | 119.8 ± 9.86 | 120.8 ± 15.40 | 133.8 ± 17.25 | 120.0 ± 19.92 |
| PHOS | mg/dL | 6.67 ± 0.397 | 6.56 ± 0.479 | 6.72 ± 0.370 | 6.41 ± 0.384 | 5.94 ± 0.261 | 6.12 ± 0.487 | 6.02 ± 0.559 | 6.30 ± 0.245 |
| TP | g/dL | 6.21 ± 0.260 | 6.35 ± 0.398 | 6.68 ± 0.578 | 6.55 ± 0.360 | 6.70 ± 0.224 | 6.74 ± 0.313 | 6.68 ± 0.110 | 6.63 ± 0.443 |
| TBIL | mg/dL | 0.074 ± 0.0313 | 0.073 ± 0.0291 | 0.071 ± 0.0183 | 0.067 ± 0.0134 | 0.108 ± 0.0239 | 0.100 ± 0.0245 | 0.112 ± 0.0383 | 0.088 ± 0.0222 |
| TRIG | mg/dL | 132.1 ± 57.66 | 95.1 ± 32.10 | 83.2 ± 23.24 | 61.2 ± 18.84 | 116.2 ± 28.62 | 95.2 ± 28.37 | 129.4 ± 53.87 | 92.5 ± 35.72 |
| SDH | U/L | 4.18 ± 2.046a | 4.07 ± 1.599 | 4.12 ± 1.987 | 3.37 ± 1.830b | 6.62 ± 1.867 | 11.00 ± 6.605 | 9.14 ± 3.634 | 6.60 ± 3.017 |
| TBA | μmol/L | 26.0 ± 14.92 | 32.3 ± 19.73 | 52.7 ± 44.71 | 22.7 ± 10.29 | 16.7 ± 15.00 | 25.3 ± 12.11 | 73.7 ± 48.98 | 34.7 ± 23.66 |
| GLOB | g/dL | 2.35 ± 0.118 | 2.49 ± 0.321 | 2.62 ± 0.390 | 2.45 ± 0.207 | 3.08 ± 0.249 | 3.10 ± 0.187 | 3.16 ± 0.251 | 3.20 ± 0.346 |
| Females | |||||||||
| Na | mmol/L | 139.6 ± 1.43 | 139.7 ± 1.83 | 140.1 ± 2.08 | 140.4 ± 2.51 | 140.2 ± 1.64 | 140.4 ± 1.82 | 141.6 ± 1.14 | 141.6 ± 1.52 |
| K | mmol/L | 4.589 ± 0.5311 | 4.669 ± 0.2851 | 4.593 ± 0.3708 | 4.488 ± 0.4549 | 4.702 ± 0.1758 | 5.024 ± 0.9254 | 4.658 ± 0.3737 | 4.992 ± 0.2335 |
| Cl | mmol/L | 99.10 ± 1.778 | 99.96 ± 1.773 | 99.08 ± 1.346 | 99.63 ± 2.680 | 100.54 ± 1.274 | 100.38 ± 2.780 | 101.04 ± 0.902 | 101.00 ± 1.739 |
| ALB | g/dL | 5.03 ± 0.359 | 4.71 ± 0.378 | 4.93 ± 0.359 | 4.99 ± 0.276 | 4.74 ± 0.207 | 4.04 ± 1.547 | 4.80 ± 0.292 | 4.74 ± 0.472 |
| AST | U/L | 63.9 ± 10.52 | 61.1 ± 6.85 | 70.6 ± 7.01 | 65.3 ± 7.23 | 86.4 ± 28.25 | 127.0 ± 84.03 | 128.0 ± 142.62 | 68.4 ± 9.76 |
| ALT | U/L | 30.4 ± 5.68 | 28.9 ± 3.07 | 32.8 ± 5.37 | 31.8 ± 4.49 | 47.2 ± 16.27 | 48.2 ± 35.29 | 40.6 ± 27.30 | 37.4 ± 5.59 |
| ALKP | U/L | 56.8 ± 21.13 | 60.4 ± 10.88 | 69.3 ± 19.52 | 67.6 ± 24.59 | 35.6 ± 11.10 | 102.6 ± 145.11 | 46.8 ± 19.70 | 40.4 ± 15.90 |
| BUN | mg/dL | 12.6 ± 1.90 | 13.6 ± 2.12 | 17.0 ± 2.45 | 15.1 ± 2.98 | 14.6 ± 4.72 | 15.0 ± 3.74 | 13.2 ± 2.39 | 16.2 ± 1.64 |
| CA | mg/dL | 10.63 ± 0.890 | 10.47 ± 0.460 | 10.63 ± 0.797 | 10.47 ± 0.510 | 10.50 ± 0.255 | 9.96 ± 1.122 | 10.48 ± 0.676 | 10.52 ± 0.164 |
| CHOL | mg/dL | 76.3 ± 21.45 | 84.8 ± 13.89 | 82.9 ± 17.31 | 90.9 ± 19.77 | 117.8 ± 22.44 | 92.4 ± 39.30 | 106.8 ± 32.07 | 109.0 ± 20.04 |
| CREAT | mg/dL | 0.259 ± 0.0357 | 0.264 ± 0.0241 | 0.270 ± 0.0383 | 0.276 ± 0.0555 | 0.254 ± 0.0607 | 0.230 ± 0.0543 | 0.232 ± 0.0383 | 0.274 ± 0.0385 |
| GLU | mg/dL | 108.8 ± 12.28 | 120.3 ± 14.50 | 127.8 ± 16.19 | 118.2 ± 19.43 | 130.4 ± 12.16 | 113.4 ± 36.29 | 123.0 ± 10.37 | 109.6 ± 7.99 |
| PHOS | mg/dL | 4.94 ± 0.773 | 4.90 ± 0.527 | 5.69 ± 0.479 | 5.87 ± 0.875 | 4.44 ± 0.577 | 5.00 ± 0.775 | 5.00 ± 0.529 | 5.62 ± 0.804 |
| TP | g/dL | 7.12 ± 0.349 | 6.88 ± 0.402 | 7.15 ± 0.528 | 7.37 ± 0.436 | 5.78 ± 0.455 | 6.98 ± 1.361 | 7.44 ± 0.662 | 7.62 ± 0.502 |
| TBIL | mg/dL | 0.082 ± 0.0239 | 0.083 ± 0.0226 | 0.114 ± 0.0406 | 0.094 ± 0.0375 | 0.118 ± 0.0370 | 0.142 ± 0.0687 | 0.108 ± 0.0179 | 0.114 ± 0.0279 |
| TRIG | mg/dL | 73.1 ± 23.96 | 77.1 ± 20.56 | 78.3 ± 20.91 | 71.9 ± 20.76 | 76.0 ± 20.87 | 82.2 ± 32.16 | 65.0 ± 6.44 | 79.2 ± 15.94 |
| SDH | U/L | 4.22 ± 1.624 | 4.04 ± 1.329 | 4.38 ± 1.873 | 4.24 ± 1.071 | 8.74 ± 3.314 | 15.60 ± 24.280 | 13.72 ± 18.836 | 5.50 ± 1.609 |
| TBA | μmol/L | 34.6 ± 20.95 | 32.9 ± 42.40 | 52.6 ± 52.00 | 79.7 ± 62.13 | 26.6 ± 13.24 | 40.3 ± 48.94 | 55.6 ± 70.69 | 56.4 ± 72.21 |
| GLOB | g/dL | 2.09 ± 0.338 | 2.17 ± 0.125 | 2.22 ± 0.274 | 2.38 ± 0.377 | 2.84 ± 0.321 | 2.94 ± 0.336 | 2.64 ± 0.541 | 2.88 ± 0.130 |
Values are mean ± standard deviation. ALB = albumin; ALKP = alkaline phosphatase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; AST = aspartate aminotransferase; BUN = urea nitrogen; CA = calcium; CHOL = cholesterol; Cl = chloride; CREAT = creatinine; GLOB = globulin; GLU = glucose; K = potassium; NA = sodium; PHOS = inorganic phosphorous; SDH = sorbitol dehydrogenase; TBIL = total bilirubin; TP = total protein; TRIG = triglycerides.
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