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Table 3 Chromosomal aberration assay and relative cell counts of ORSE

From: Genotoxicity evaluation of Oryeong-san water extract using in vitro and in vivo tests

Nominal conc. of ORSE (μg/mL)

S9 mix

Time hours a)

Mean total aberrant metaphases

Mean total aberrations

Mean of PP + ER

Relative cell counts (%)

6 h treatment (+S9)

      

 0

+

6–18

2.0/1.0

2.0/1.0

1.0 + 0.0

100

 1250

+

6–18

0.0/0.0

0.0/0.0

1.0 + 0.5

108

 2500

+

6–18

0.5/0.5

0.5/0.5

0.0 + 0.0

107

 5000

+

6–18

1.5/1.5

1.5/1.5

0.0+ 0.0

103

 CPA 6

+

6–18

25.5/25.5**

36.0/36.0

0.5 + 0.0

78

6 h treatment (-S9)

      

 0

-

6–18

0.0/0.0

0.0/0.0

0.5 + 0.0

100

 1250

-

6–18

0.0/0.0

0.0/0.0

0.0 + 0.0

103

 2500

-

6–18

1.0/1.0

1.0/1.0

0.0 + 0.0

103

 5000

-

6–18

0.5/0.5

0.5/0.5

1.5 + 0.0

93

 EMS 800

-

6–18

28.5/28.5**

36.0/36.0

0.0 + 0.0

64

22 h treatment (-S9)

      

 0

-

22-2

0.0/0.0

0.0/0.0

1.0 + 0.0

100

 1250

-

22-2

0.5/0.5

1.0/1.0

0.0 + 0.0

103

 2500

-

22-2

0.0/0.0

0.0/0.0

0.0 + 0.0

102

 5000

-

22-2

0.0/0.0

0.0/0.0

0.0 + 0.0

70

 EMS 600

-

22-2

33.0/33.0**

46.5/46.5

0.5 + 0.0

58

  1. **Significantly different from the control at P<0.01
  2. a) Treatment time-recovery time