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ArticleToxics2021

Toxicity Assessment of a Single Dose of Poly(ethylene glycol) Diglycidyl Ether (PEGDE) Administered Subcutaneously in Mice.

Do-Hyun Kim, Jong-Hyeon Han, Hyuk-Cheol Kwon, Su-Jin Lim, Seo-Gu Han, Hyun-Su Jung, Keyong-Ho Lee, Ju-Hee Kang, Sung-Gu Han

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Article in Toxics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Do-Hyun KimToxicology Laboratory, Sanghuh College of Life Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Jong-Hyeon HanToxicology Laboratory, Sanghuh College of Life Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3339-6844
Hyuk-Cheol KwonToxicology Laboratory, Sanghuh College of Life Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6234-2530
Su-Jin LimToxicology Laboratory, Sanghuh College of Life Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Seo-Gu HanToxicology Laboratory, Sanghuh College of Life Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Hyun-Su JungToxicology Laboratory, Sanghuh College of Life Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Korea.
Keyong-Ho LeeR&D Department, Across Co., Ltd., Chuncheon 24398, Korea.
Ju-Hee KangR&D Department, Across Co., Ltd., Chuncheon 24398, Korea.
Sung-Gu HanToxicology Laboratory, Sanghuh College of Life Science, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Seoul 05029, Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1485-861X
Konkuk University · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDE) is widely used to cross-link polymers, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biomaterial sectors. However, the subcutaneous toxicity of PEGDE has not yet been assessed. PEGDE samples (500-40,000 μg/mouse) were subcutaneously injected into the paraspinal dorsum of BALB/c male mice. Cage-side observations were carried out with measurement of organ weight, body weight variation, and feed intake, as well as histopathological characterization on day 28 post-exposure. Mice that received 40,000 μg of PEGDE showed severe toxic response and had to be euthanized. Subcutaneous injection of PEGDE did not alter feed intake and organ weight; however, the body weight variation of mice injected with 20,000 μg of PEGDE was significantly lower than that of the other groups. Exposure to 10,000 and 20,000 μg of PEGDE induced epidermal ulcer formation and hair loss. The histology of skin tissue in mice administered with 20,000 μg of PEGDE showed re-epithelialized or unhealed wounds. However, the liver, spleen, and kidneys were histologically normal. Collectively, PEGDE, particularly above 10,000 μg/mouse, caused subcutaneous toxicity with ulceration, but no toxicity in the other organs. These results may indicate the optimal concentration of subcutaneously injected PEGDE.

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dermal woundepidermal ulcerPoly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ethersubcutaneous toxicity

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PMID34941788
PMCPMC8708792
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