Research Article

Acute Toxicity Study of Zerumbone-Loaded Nanostructured Lipid Carrier on BALB/c Mice Model

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(a) Kidney of female BALB/c mice treated orally with (A) water (control), (B) olive oil (vehicle), ((C) and (D)) zerumbone (ZER) at concentrations 100 and 200 mg/kg, ((E) and (F)) blank nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) at concentrations 100 and 200 mg/kg, and ((G) and (H)) zerumbone-loaded NLC at concentrations 100 and 200 mg/kg for 14 days. No sign of toxicity was observed in the kidney of these mice (400x magnification). (b) Kidney of male BALB/c mice treated orally with (A) water (control), (B) olive oil (vehicle), ((C) and (D)) zerumbone (ZER) at concentrations 100 and 200 mg/kg, ((E) and (F)) blank nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) at concentrations 100 and 200 mg/kg, and ((G) and (H)) zerumbone-loaded NLC at concentrations 100 and 200 mg/kg for 14 days. No sign of toxicity was observed in the kidney of these mice (400x magnification).
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