Research Article

Thirteen-Week Oral Toxicity Study of HVC1 in Rats

Table 3

Urinalysis results of HVC1-treated male and female rats.

SexTest item (grade)Treatment group (mg/kg/day)
Control5001,0002,000

MalesGlucose (0–4)0.0 ± 0.00.0 ± 0.00.4 ± 0.51.2 ±
Ketone body (0–4)0.6 ± 0.91.8 ± 2.0 ± 2.6 ±
Leukocyte (0–4)0.8 ± 0.41.0 ± 1.74.0 ± 4.0 ±

FemalesKetone body (0–4)0.0 ± 0.01.2 ± 1.6 ± 1.6 ±
Leukocyte (0–4)0.0 ± 0.01.6 ± 0.8 ± 1.6 ±

Values are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 5). < 0.05, < 0.01 compared with the control group.
Grades: 0 (negative), 1 (trace), 1+, 2, 2+, 3, 3+, 4.