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ArticleJournal of traditional and complementary medicine2021

Evidence of prenatal toxicity of herbal based indigenous formulations for sex selection in rat models.

Sutapa Bandyopadhyay Neogi, Dilip Kumar Roy, Anand Kamal Sachdeva, Rashmi Sharma, Rakesh Gupta, Abhijit Ganguli

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Sutapa Bandyopadhyay NeogiIndian Institute of Public Health Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, Plot number 47, Sector 44, Gurgaon, 122002, India.
Dilip Kumar RoyVenus Medicine Research Center, Hill Top Industrial Estate, Jharmajri EPIP, Phase-1, (Extn.), Bhatoli Kalan, Baddi, (HP)-173205, India.
Anand Kamal SachdevaVenus Medicine Research Center, Hill Top Industrial Estate, Jharmajri EPIP, Phase-1, (Extn.), Bhatoli Kalan, Baddi, (HP)-173205, India.
Rashmi SharmaScientist E, Science for Equity, Empowerment and Development (SEED) Division, Department of Science and Technology, Delhi, India.
Rakesh GuptaGovernment of Haryana, Haryana, India.
Abhijit GanguliPatiala, Punjab, India.

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Abstract

Indigenous preparations(IPs) for a male child is reported from some parts of India. The present study aims to explore the effects of IPs for sex selection or sex selection drugs (SSDs) on pregnancy outcomes in rat models. SSDs contain

methodsAn experimental design with successfully mated female rats were randomized into control and treatment groups. Phase 1 had 2 interventional arms while phase 2 had 3 interventional arms (12 rats/arm) besides control arm. In phase-1, pregnant females were dosed two SSDs(1000 mg/kg) on gestation days 1-5 whereas, in phase-2, on gestation days 6-19 to correlate the effect of the SSDs (500/1000/1500 mg/kg) consumption during different stages of pregnancy. Pregnant females were observed for clinical signs following treatment. The rats were sacrificed one day before expected day of delivery for evaluation. Pregnancy rate, gestation index, number of corpora lutea, and litter size were assessed. Foetuses were examined for sex, skeletal and soft tissue alterations. DISCUSSION AND

conclusionIn phase 1, no appreciable findings were there with SSD exposure. In phase 2, intrauterine growth and survival of foetuses were affected when SSDs were administered during organogenesis period. Decreased number of live foetuses and increased incidence of early and late resorption, reduced fetal growth with significant alteration in skeleton and viscera were found in treatment groups in a dose-dependent manner. This correlates well with findings from observational studies in pregnant women. However, such treatment at any dose did not effect sex differentiation.

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Animal modelsANOVA, Analysis Of Variance (ANOVA)ARRIVE, Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo ExperimentsCPCSEA, Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on AnimalsGD, Gestation DayGLP, Good Laboratory PracticeHED, Human Equivalent DoseHerbalHPLC, High Performance Liquid ChromatographyIndigenous preparationsIPs, Indigenous PreparationsMRSA, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus AureusOECD, Organisation For Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentPrenatalSARS, Severe Acute Respiratory SyndromeSex selectionSSD, Sex Selection DrugsToxicityVC, Vehicle ControlWEC, Whole Embryo Culture

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PMCPMC7102661

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