HE Han-yang1, KANG Feng1, YAN Jun-wen2, et al. Comparative Studies on Acute Toxicity of Cinnabar,Zhusha Anshenwan,Mercuric Chloride and Mercurous Chloride[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2011, 17(2): 219-223.
HE Han-yang1, KANG Feng1, YAN Jun-wen2, et al. Comparative Studies on Acute Toxicity of Cinnabar,Zhusha Anshenwan,Mercuric Chloride and Mercurous Chloride[J]. Chinese journal of experimental traditional medical formulae, 2011, 17(2): 219-223. DOI: 10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.2011.02.060.
mercuric chloride and mercurous chloride in mouse.Method: Mouse were orally given Zhusha Anshenwan(10
20 g.kg-1)
cinnabar(0.3
16 g·kg-1)
mercuric chloride(70 mg·kg-1) and mercurous chloride(61.2 mg.kg-1)
and toxicity were assayed 8 hours later.Result:Compared with the normal group
the renal injury occurred in mercuric chloride group;The accumulation of mercury in mercuric chloride group was much higher than other groups;mercuric chloride and the high dose of cinnabar can cause liver and kidney pathological changes
The RT-PCR analysis indicated that the expression of MT-1 and MT-2 increased in mercuric chloride groups and the high dose of cinnabar
In Zhusha Anshenwan
low dose of cinnabar and mercurous chloride groups
tissue Hg accumulation was insignificant and No MT induction was abserved.Conclusion:Acute toxicity of cinnabar and Zhusha Anshenwan at clinical dosages is much lower than that of mercuric chloride.