Research Article

An Evaluation of the Genotoxicity and Subchronic Oral Toxicity of Synthetic Curcumin

Table 16

Summary of relevant# histopathological findings.

Organs/Histopathologylesions / no. of tissues examined
Vehicle  
0
2505001000ref item 1000

Males

Kidneys
Basophilic tubules0/20- -- -1/201/20

Lungs
Infiltration, foamy macrophages, alveolar8/207/2011/204/2011/20
Inflammatory foci, chronic4/201/201/200/200/20
Inflammation chronic and fibrosis, interstitial0/201/207/203/2011/20
Granuloma, foreign body0/201/205/201/2011/20
Osseous metaplasia2/200/200/200/201/20

Stomach
Erosion, mucosa, glandular, focal1/20- -- -0/201/20

Spleen
Increased extramedullary hematopoiesis0/20- -- -1/201/20

Thymus
Hyperplasia, epithelial2/20- -- -0/201/20

Testes
Atrophy/ degeneration, seminiferous tubules, unilateral/ bilateral2/20- -- -1/200/20

Epididymides
Vacuolation, epithelial2/20- -- -1/201/20
Sperm granuloma2/20- -- -2/201/20
Oligospermia2/20- -- -1/200/20

Prostate
Infiltration, mononuclear cells, interstitial1/20- -- -1/202/20

Females

Liver
Vacuolation, cytoplasmic, periportal0/20- -- -1/202/20

Lungs
Infiltration, foamy macrophages, alveolar12/2011/2010/2011/206/20
Inflammatory foci, chronic1/204/201/200/202/20
Inflammation chronic and fibrosis, interstitial0/204/201/208/204/20
Granuloma, foreign body0/203/201/202/203/20
Infiltration, polymorphonuclear cells, alveolar0/202/200/202/200/20
Osseous metaplasia1/200/201/200/200/20

Ovaries
Cyst, luteal1/20- -- -1/200/20

Uterus with cervix and vagina
Increased mucification, epithelium, cervix and vagina0/20- -- -1/201/20

Urinary bladder
Infiltration, mononuclear cells, submucosa0/20- -- -1/201/20

Findings that occurred only in the vehicle control group or only in one animal are not included. Changes observed in other organs were within normal histological range.