机构:[1]Department of Histology andEmbryology, Preclinical MedicineCollege, Xinxiang Medical University,Xinxiang, Henan, People’s Republicof China[2]Family Planning ResearchInstitute, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science andTechnology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’sRepublic of China[3]Department ofReproduction and Genetics, the FirstAffiliated Hospital of Kunming MedicalUniversity, Kunming,Yunnan, People’sRepublic of China[4]Departmentof Gynecology, The First AffiliatedHospital of Zhengzhou University,Zhengzhou, Henan, People’sRepublic of China[5]Department ofGynaecology and Obstetrics, TaikangTongji Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei,People’s Republic of China华中科技大学同济医学院附属同济医院[6]Dayu Medical Devices Co., Ltd.,Jingzhou, Hubei, People’s Republic ofChina[7]Reproductive Medicine Center,Tongji Medical College, HuazhongUniversity of Science and Technology,Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic ofChina
Introduction: The physiologic safety of devices and materials intended for clinical implantation should be evaluated. This study, a logical extension of our previous work, aimed to investigate the safety of a novel contraceptive device, the copper/low-density polyethylene nanocomposite intrauterine device (nano-Cu/LDPE IUD), through studies of its potential toxicity after acute and subchronic administration in mice and rats. Methods: For the acute toxicity study, single 50 mL/kg doses of nano-Cu/LDPE IUD extracts were administered to mice via intravenous or intraperitoneal injection. General behavioral adverse effects, mortality, and body weights were evaluated for up to 72 hours. In the 13-week subchronic toxicity study, the nano-Cu/LDPE composite with 10-fold higher than the standard clinical dose was implanted subcutaneously into the dorsal skin of Wistar rats. The control group underwent a sham procedure without material insertion. Results: During all acute study observation times, the biologic reactions of the mice in the nano-Cu/LDPE group did not differ from those observed in the control group. The groups did not differ statistically in terms of body weight gain, and no macroscopic changes were observed in any organs. In the subchronic study, no clinical signs of toxicity or mortality were observed in either the nano-Cu/LDPE or control group during the 13-week period. The nano-Cu/LDPE composite did not cause any alterations in body weight, food consumption, hematologic and biochemical parameters, or organ weight relative to the control for any observed sample group. Histopathologic examinations of the organs revealed normal architecture, indicating that the inserted material did not cause morphologic disturbances in the rats. Conclusion: Overall, the results indicate that the nano-Cu/LDPE IUD did not induce systemic toxicity under experimental conditions of the recommended standard practices, suggesting that the novel material IUD is safe and feasible for future contraceptive applications.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [81671507]; National Key Research and Development Program [2016YFC1000903]
第一作者机构:[1]Department of Histology andEmbryology, Preclinical MedicineCollege, Xinxiang Medical University,Xinxiang, Henan, People’s Republicof China
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通讯机构:[2]Family Planning ResearchInstitute, Tongji Medical College,Huazhong University of Science andTechnology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’sRepublic of China[7]Reproductive Medicine Center,Tongji Medical College, HuazhongUniversity of Science and Technology,Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic ofChina[*1]Family Planning Research Institute, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 13 Hangkong Road, Wuhan 430030, Hubei, People’s Republic of China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Hu Li-Xia,Hu Shi-Fu,Rao Meng,et al.Studies of acute and subchronic systemic toxicity associated with a copper/low-density polyethylene nanocomposite intrauterine device[J].INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE.2018,13:4913-4926.doi:10.2147/IJN.S169114.
APA:
Hu, Li-Xia,Hu, Shi-Fu,Rao, Meng,Yang, Jing,Lei, Hui...&Zhu, Changhong.(2018).Studies of acute and subchronic systemic toxicity associated with a copper/low-density polyethylene nanocomposite intrauterine device.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE,13,
MLA:
Hu, Li-Xia,et al."Studies of acute and subchronic systemic toxicity associated with a copper/low-density polyethylene nanocomposite intrauterine device".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NANOMEDICINE 13.(2018):4913-4926