Research Article

Toxicity Evaluation of a Novel Magnetic Resonance Imaging Marker, CoCl2-N-Acetylcysteine, in Rats

Table 1

Hematologic findings.

Time after Injection and Treatment GroupMCV, fLMCHC, g/dLNeutrophilsMonocytesLymphocytes
×103/L×103/L×103/L

Day 2
Control61.7 (57.8-64.0)30.8 (29.1-32.6)2.3 (1.04-2.99)18.4 (10.4-24.9)0.27 (0.10-0.43)2.1 (1.0-2.7)9.63 (6.76-11.84)76.6 (68.7-87.2)
Low dose61.1 (57.1-63.3)30.9 (29.5-32.1)3.1 (1.67-4.63)21.6 (15.3-27.9)0.33 (0.25-0.56)2.3 (1.8-2.8)10.5 (8.43-15.38)72.5 (66.7-80.9)
Ref dose61.3 (57.8-62.9)30.1 (29.4-30.6)3.1 (0.9-5.27)20.1 (11.2-26.7)0.33 (0.09-0.54)2.1 (1.2-2.8)10.1 (6.84-15.13)74.7 (67.0-85.4)
High dose58.5 (56.8-60.0)30.9 (30.2-31.7)3.5 (2.15-4.64)26.6 (19.0-34.4)0.4 (0.27-0.87)2.9 (2.0-5.4)8.7 (6.75-10.15)66.7 (58-75.3)
Day 28
Control58.7 (58-59.6)30.5 (30.3-30.7)2.21 (1.03-2.87)22.1 (11.6-28.4)0.22 (0.16-0.3)2.2 (1.5-2.9)6.99 (6.31-7.39)71.7 (62.4-82.9)
Low dose59.3 (56.5-62.0)30.5 (30.1-30.9)2.5 (1.31-3.95)21.6 (15-34.4)0.27 (0.18-0.35)2.5 (1.5-4.0)8.3 (6.23-13.28)71.6 (55.6-80)
Ref dose58.8 (57.3-59.8)31.1 (29.8-31.7)2.3 (1.08-3.57)24.2 (13.1-37.1)0.31 (0.16-0.56)31. (1.9-5.9)6.8 (5.26-9.78)69.4 (54.8-81.5)
High dose58.8 (56.5-60.1)30.6 (29.8-31.4)2.7 (2.07-3.20)23.1 (20.1-26.8)0.31 (0.20-0.53)2.7 (1.9-4.8)8.2 (7.05-10.87)70.4 (63.5-73.8)
Day 63
Control58.8 (57.7-61.2)30.9 (30.6-31.4)1.65 (0.95-2.29)15 (8.9-20.3)0.22 (0.16-0.37)2 (1.3-3.3)8.83 (7.43-9.96)80.5 (73.2-87.0)
Low dose58.9 (57.0-60.5)31.9 (31.0-32.5)2.0 (1.16-2.52)16.2 (12.0-19.4)0.26 (0.19-0.35)2.2 (1.5-3.1)9.3 (8.03-10.75)78.5 (74.7-83.6
Ref dose58.7 (57.2-60.7)32.2 (32-32.5)1.8 (1.06-2.68)15.7 (10.1-24.2)0.23 (0.11-0.34)2.0 (1.3-3.2)8.8 (7.01-11.99)78.6 (69.6-85.3)
High dose57.8 (55.8-61.1)31.4 (30.1-32.3)1.6 (1.0-2.38)12.6 (6.9-16.8)0.25 (0.09-0.38)1.9 (0.9-2.7)10.4 (9.13-12.91)82.8 (78.0-89.9)

Data are shown as mean (range).Significantly different from control at P< 0.05.
Control, 0% CoCl2:NAC; Low dose, 0.1% CoCl2:2% NAC; Ref[erence] dose 1% CoCl2:2% NAC; High dose, 10% CoCl2:2% NAC.
MCV, mean corpuscular volume (in femtoliters); MCHC, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration.