Single-dose acute toxicity of intraperitoneally administered Vital-Shoot containing reduced glutathione in ICR mice

Abstract

This study examined the acute toxicity of Vital-Shoot containing reduced glutathione in male and female ICR mice. Mice were intraperitoneally injected the drug at dose levels of 0, 250, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 mg/kg body weight (BW) for single-dose toxicity test. There were no significant differences in BW changes between the control and all treated groups. Based on hematological and blood biochemical analysis, none of the parameters were affected by the drug. Similarly, there were no significant effects on markers for liver and kidney functions in any treated groups. Since there were no adverse effects from the drug in a single-dose intraperitoneal toxicity test, even at higher doses than normal, it was concluded that the lethal dose 50 (LD50) of Vital-Shoot is estimated to be >2,000 mg/kg BW.