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Asiedu-Gyekye IJ, Borovskaya TG, Poluektova ME, Vychuzhanina АV, Shchemerovа YА, Kamalova SI, Grgoreva VA, Amoateng P, Kukuia KE, Kwapong AA, Allotey Babington L, Amponsah SK, N'guessan BB. Reproductive Toxicity of Theobroma cacao: Increase in Survival Index, Nongenotoxic, and Proimplantation Potential. J Toxicol 2021; 2021:6114672. [PMID: 33519930 PMCID: PMC7817302 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6114672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 09/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Unsweetened natural cocoa (UNCP) was evaluated for reproductive toxicity in rats. A preliminary genotoxic potential was evaluated by the DNA comet assay test using C57Bl/6 mice. Both therapeutic dose (TD; 900 mg/kg) and high dose (HD; 9000 mg/kg) of UNCP were used. White Wistar rats were used in two experimental groups. The females received UNCP 15 days before crossing with untreated males. The males received UNCP for 48 days before mating with untreated females. Subacute toxicity was observed during a 14-day oral administration of UNCP. Results show that a high tail DNA% was observed with methyl mesylate administration in all tissues analysed. The lowest tail DNA% value was observed in the liver (1.64 ± 0.26) and kidney (1.63 ± 0.30) during UNCP (TD) administration. UNCP did not induce observable physical congenital malformations on the pubs of treated female and male rats, lacks genotoxic potential, and did not adversely affect pregnancy index, pub weights, and survival index, but UNCP exhibited proimplantation potential (p > 0.05).
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- I. J. Asiedu-Gyekye
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Goldberg Research Institute of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, Tomsk, Russia
- National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Goldberg Research Institute of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, Tomsk, Russia
- National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Goldberg Research Institute of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, Tomsk, Russia
- National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Goldberg Research Institute of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, Tomsk, Russia
- National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Goldberg Research Institute of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, Tomsk, Russia
- National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Goldberg Research Institute of Pharmacology and Regenerative Medicine, Tomsk, Russia
- National Research Medical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmaceutics and Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana
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Wang X, Wu Y, Wu C, Wu Q, Niu Q. Trace Elements Characteristic Based on ICP-AES and the Correlation of Flavonoids from Sparganii rhizoma. Biol Trace Elem Res 2018; 182:381-386. [PMID: 28702873 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-017-1090-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The aim of the present work was to investigate the trace elements and the correlation with flavonoids from Sparganii rhizoma. The ICP-AES and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy were employed to analyze trace elements and flavonoids. The concentrations of trace elements and flavonoids were calculated using standard curve. The content of flavonoids was expressed as rutin equivalents. The cluster analysis was applied to evaluate geographical features of S. rhizoma from different geographical regions. The correlation analysis was used to obtain the relationship between the trace elements and flavonoids. The results indicated that the 15 trace elements were measured and the K, Ca, Mg, Na, Mn, Al, Cu, and Zn are rich in Sparganii rhizome. The different producing regions samples were classified into four groups. There was a weak relationship between trace elements and flavonoids.
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- Xinsheng Wang
- Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy School, Henan University of Science and Technology, 471023, Luoyang, People's Republic of China.
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- Pharmaceutical School, Xinxiang Medical University, 451003, Xinxiang, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical School, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, People's Republic of China
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- Pharmaceutical School, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, 210023, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
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- Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy School, Henan University of Science and Technology, 471023, Luoyang, People's Republic of China
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