Research Article

Subacute Oral Toxicity of Yukmijiwhang-Tang in Crl:CD Sprague-Dawley Rats and Its Cytotoxicity

Table 7

Hematological values of animals treated with YMJ for 4 weeks.

Dose (mg/kg/day) 050010002000

Male rats
 WBC (103/μL)13.17 ± 3.55811.65 ± 3.26514.15 ± 3.58210.30 ± 3.453
 Reticulocytes (%) 2.7 ± 0.332.4 ± 0.212.5 ± 0.312.6 ± 0.56
 Neutrophils (%) 15.72 ± 4.75913.54 ± 3.41211.46 ± 3.40013.06 ± 2.859
 Lymphocytes (%) 78.9 ± 5.4481.1 ± 2.9783.0 ± 4.0681.6 ± 2.72
 Eosinophils (%) 0.9 ± 0.400.8 ± 0.180.8 ± 0.240.9 ± 0.57
 Monocytes (%) 3.1 ± 0.543.2 ± 0.853.2 ± 0.973.1 ± 0.61
 Basophils (%) 0.3 ± 0.040.3 ± 0.070.2 ± 0.000.3 ± 0.13
 Large unstained cells (%) 1.2 ± 0.331.0 ± 0.231.3 ± 0.521.1 ± 0.31
 RBC (106/μL) 7.92 ± 0.182 8.02 ± 0.4587.75 ± 0.1497.87 ± 0.321
 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 15.5 ± 0.3715.5 ± 0.5815.4 ± 0.2515.6 ± 0.55
 Hematocrit (%) 46.3 ± 1.0946.3 ± 1.7045.8 ± 0.6046.5 ± 1.49
 MCV (fL) 58.4 ± 0.8657.8 ± 1.6559.2 ± 1.5059.2 ± 1.71
 MCH (pg) 19.5 ± 0.2719.3 ± 0.7420.0 ± 0.5719.9 ± 0.30
 MCHC (g/dL) 33.5 ± 0.6233.4 ± 0.3833.7 ± 0.4033.6 ± 0.60
 Platelet (103/μL) 1312 ± 107.81112 ± 89.71258 ± 168.91192 ± 132.3
 PT (sec)13.7 ± 0.1313.7 ± 0.4813.6 ± 0.1913.9 ± 0.25
Female rats
 WBC (103/μL) 9.28 ± 1.9028.15 ± 1.8198.79 ± 1.5288.57 ± 0.896
 Reticulocytes (%)2.2 ± 0.351.9 ± 0.492.6 ± 0.852.0 ± 0.47
 Neutrophils (%) 15.82 ± 4.19015.70 ± 6.91112.10 ± 4.55219.00 ± 10.368
 Lymphocytes (%) 78.7 ± 5.0878.9 ± 6.5182.7 ± 3.2275.8 ± 10.93
 Eosinophils (%) 0.9 ± 0.191.2 ± 0.241.2 ± 0.641.2 ± 0.15
 Monocytes (%) 3.1 ± 1.173.0 ± 1.682.4 ± 0.922.8 ± 0.93
 Basophils (%) 0.3 ± 0.090.2 ± 0.120.3 ± 0.040.2 ± 0.05
 Large unstained cells (%) 1.2 ± 0.151.0 ± 0.251.3 ± 0.480.9 ± 0.32
 RBC (106/μL) 7.63 ± 0.1877.76 ± 0.3137.72 ± 0.2877.76 ± 0.224
 Hemoglobin (g/dL) 15.1 ± 0.2915.2 ± 0.4915.3 ± 0.2315.3 ± 0.30
 Hematocrit (%) 44.6 ± 0.3844.8 ± 1.2545.4 ± 0.8244.6 ± 0.76
 MCV (fL) 58.5 ± 1.4157.8 ± 1.2158.9 ± 2.9957.5 ± 1.08
 MCH (pg) 19.7 ± 0.4919.7 ± 0.5819.8 ± 0.8319.8 ± 0.47
 MCHC (g/dL) 33.7 ± 0.4034.0 ± 0.6133.7 ± 0.5734.4 ± 0.24
 Platelet (103/μL) 1157 ± 74.51329 ± 119.51158 ± 71.51223 ± 127.7
 PT (sec)14.0 ± 0.2913.8 ± 0.4113.2 ± 0.18**13.4 ± 0.51*

MCV, mean corpuscular volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; PT, prothrombin time.
Values are presented as the mean ± SD.
* < 0.05 and ** < 0.01 compared with the vehicle control group.