Two commonly used methods for calculating 50% endpoint using serial dilutions are Spearman-Karber method and Reed and Muench method. To understand/apply the above formulas, moderate statistical/mathematical skills are...Two commonly used methods for calculating 50% endpoint using serial dilutions are Spearman-Karber method and Reed and Muench method. To understand/apply the above formulas, moderate statistical/mathematical skills are necessary. In this paper, a simple formula/method for calculating 50% endpoints has been proposed. The formula yields essentially similar results as those of the SpearmanKarber method. The formula has been rigorously evaluated with several samples.展开更多
Somina (herbal preparation) prepared by Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan is a mixture of five different medicinal plants, widely prescribed for the treatment of mental illness. For acute toxicity, the Karber arith...Somina (herbal preparation) prepared by Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan is a mixture of five different medicinal plants, widely prescribed for the treatment of mental illness. For acute toxicity, the Karber arithmetic method for the calculation of LD50 and Hodge and Sterner toxicity scale was used. In this study, different doses (10, 100, 285, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 mg/kg) of the extract was administered orally to the different groups of rats and mice. Signs of toxicity and possible death of animals were monitored for 24 hrs to calculate the median lethal dose (LD50) of somina. At the end of the study, all the animals in all the dose groups were sacrificed and the internal organ-body was compared with values from the control group. The LD50 was found to be >10,000 mg/kg body weight upon oral administration in mice and rats as no mortality was observed after single dose administration. According to Hodge and Sterner toxicity scale, the obtained value of LD 50 > 10,000 mg/kg classified the Somina as Practically non-toxic herbal medicine.展开更多
目的比较研究Up and Down法与寇氏法测定破伤风毒素LD50值。方法 NIH小鼠皮下注射破伤风毒素,分别使用寇氏法和Up and Down法计算LD50值。结果同一破伤风毒素经寇氏法计算得LD50值为4.97ng/Kg体重,Up and Down法计算LD50值为4.93 ng/Kg...目的比较研究Up and Down法与寇氏法测定破伤风毒素LD50值。方法 NIH小鼠皮下注射破伤风毒素,分别使用寇氏法和Up and Down法计算LD50值。结果同一破伤风毒素经寇氏法计算得LD50值为4.97ng/Kg体重,Up and Down法计算LD50值为4.93 ng/Kg体重,95%置信区间为(4.71～5.13)ng/Kg体重。结论应用Up and Down法可测出与寇氏法相同结果的LD50值,且动物使用数量仅用8只。展开更多
文摘Two commonly used methods for calculating 50% endpoint using serial dilutions are Spearman-Karber method and Reed and Muench method. To understand/apply the above formulas, moderate statistical/mathematical skills are necessary. In this paper, a simple formula/method for calculating 50% endpoints has been proposed. The formula yields essentially similar results as those of the SpearmanKarber method. The formula has been rigorously evaluated with several samples.
文摘Somina (herbal preparation) prepared by Hamdard Laboratories (Waqf) Pakistan is a mixture of five different medicinal plants, widely prescribed for the treatment of mental illness. For acute toxicity, the Karber arithmetic method for the calculation of LD50 and Hodge and Sterner toxicity scale was used. In this study, different doses (10, 100, 285, 500, 1000, 5000 and 10,000 mg/kg) of the extract was administered orally to the different groups of rats and mice. Signs of toxicity and possible death of animals were monitored for 24 hrs to calculate the median lethal dose (LD50) of somina. At the end of the study, all the animals in all the dose groups were sacrificed and the internal organ-body was compared with values from the control group. The LD50 was found to be >10,000 mg/kg body weight upon oral administration in mice and rats as no mortality was observed after single dose administration. According to Hodge and Sterner toxicity scale, the obtained value of LD 50 > 10,000 mg/kg classified the Somina as Practically non-toxic herbal medicine.
文摘目的比较研究Up and Down法与寇氏法测定破伤风毒素LD50值。方法 NIH小鼠皮下注射破伤风毒素,分别使用寇氏法和Up and Down法计算LD50值。结果同一破伤风毒素经寇氏法计算得LD50值为4.97ng/Kg体重,Up and Down法计算LD50值为4.93 ng/Kg体重,95%置信区间为(4.71～5.13)ng/Kg体重。结论应用Up and Down法可测出与寇氏法相同结果的LD50值,且动物使用数量仅用8只。
