TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF OLEANOLIC ACID (PENTACYCLIC TRITERPENOID) EXTRACTED FROM LANTANA CAMARA ROOTS FOLLOWING ORAL EXPOSURE IN WISTAR RATS

NAVIKA GUPTA; ANU T SINGH

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2024.v17i5.49999

Authors

NAVIKA GUPTA Dabur Research Foundation, 22, Site IV, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9468-8296
ANU T SINGH Dabur Research Foundation, 22, Site IV, Sahibabad, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2024.v17i5.49999

Keywords:

Oleanolic acid, Lantana camara, Pentacyclic Triterpenoid, NOAEL

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to perform an acute toxicity study to obtain information on the possible adverse effects from a single oral administration of Oleanolic acid in Wistar rats as the onset of toxicity, and to determine the range of exposure (to the LD50 cut-off criteria). Following a sub-chronic 90-days Repeated toxicity study by oral route to determine any potential indication of its dose response relationship and determine no observed effect level (NOEL)/ no-observed adverse effect level (NOAEL)/ low observed effect level (LOEL)/ low observed adverse effect level (LOAEL).

Methods: A dose level of 2000mg/kg body weight was employed as step one for single acute study. Based on the survival pattern of the previously dosed animals after 48 hours, same dose 2000 mg/kg body weight) was repeated for Step 2 as a confirmatory test. For the 90-day toxicity study, the highest dose was determined as 1000mg/kg Body weight, and the middle and lower doses were 500 and 250mg/kg Body weight respectively. The rat group was held for a 14-day recovery period after the last dose administration, to observe for any persistence or reversal of toxic effects.

Results: Results of the acute toxicity study showed no mortality on the dose level of 2000mg/kg body weight with no significant clinical and body weight changes. During the 90-day Repeated dose oral sub-chronic toxicity study, no rats died. There were no significant clinical changes related to the test item in terms of functional evaluation, body weight, food and water consumption, ophthalmological tests, urine analysis, necropsy findings, or organ weight, Hematology, and biochemistry at the highest dose level of 1000 mg/kg bwt.

Conclusion: It is concluded that LD50 Cut-off Value of “Oleanolic acid” in from acute oral toxicity study in Wistar Rats is 2000 mg/kg b.wt. In addition, 90 days study have showed no significant changes with respect to any hematological or blood chemical analyses in 1000, 500 and 250 mg/kg bwt groups. Based on histopathological findings, clinical signs and other parameters, it may be concluded that upon repeated once oral administration for consecutive 90 days, the Oleanolic acid (Pentacyclic Triterpenoid) extracted from Lantana camara roots at the dose level of 1000 mg/kg body weight have caused no adverse effect in both sexes of Wistar Rats.

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