Acute, subacute toxicity and cytotoxicity of Chrysophyllum perpulchrum

Scientific Research and Essays

Bidie Alain Dit Philippe¹ 

关键词: Chrysophyllum perpulchrum;    acute;    subacute;    toxicity;    cytotoxicity.;   

DOI  :  10.5897/SRE10.851

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Academic Journals

【 摘 要 】

The total methanolic extracts ofChrysophyllum perpulchrumwere used for toxicological (acute and subacute toxicity) and cytotoxicity studies. The experiment focuses on Swiss mice acclimatized in the animal cages at the University of Cocody-Abidjan. Each cage contains five mices of the same age (6 to 8 weeks), in much the same weight (20 ± 0.5 g) and same sex (male or female). The extract ofC. perpulchrumis injected to the mice with an insulin syringe intraperitoneally. The doses ranged from 0 to 4000 mg/kg of body weight (bw). According to the term of the study, the blood of the mice used in this second study (20 g of weight) is taken with the view to study the effect ofC. perpulchrumon the blood formulate numeration (BFN) and also on the serum markers of noble organs that are heart, liver and kidneys. At last, the toxicity ofC. perpulchrumhas been evaluated with some human bronchial epithelial cells. The acute toxicity allowed to determine the maximal tolerated dose (MTD) which is 500 mg/kg of bw, 50% lethal dose (LD50) of 1259 mg/kg of bw whatever the method used. The LD50is greater than 500 mg/kg bw. Then,C. perpulchrumnot inhibiting the cellular proliferation is not over 1 mg/ml.In conclusion,C. perpulchrumis moderately toxicic and would entail a light damage of kidney. On the other hand, this substance is not toxic on the human bronchial epithelial cells.She would favor rather the proliferation of these last one.C. perpulchrumis thus not cytotoxic.

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