Table 9 An assessment of the changes in urine sediments affected by the 90-day oral administration of 23%-GNANA, a test substance to the male and female rats (n=10)

Tests Result Severity Groups (mg/kg/day)a)
Male Female
G1% G2 G3 G4 G1 G2 G3 G4
0 1,250 2,500 5,000 0 1,250 2,500 5,000
RBC - 0 4* 4 4 5 5* 5 5 5
+/- 1 1* 1 1
WBC - 0 5* 5 4 5 5* 5 5 5
Epithelial cell +/- 1 1
- 0 5* 5 5 5 5* 5 5 5
Casts - 0 2* 1 3 4 4* 5 5 4
+/- 1 3* 4 2 1 1* 1
No. of animals 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
" "= no finding *: Represents a significant difference at p <0.05 level compared with the vehicle control. %: Control group (G1), Low-dose group (G2: 1,250 mg/10 mL/day), Medium-dose group (G3: 2,500 mg/10 mL/day), High-dose group (G4: 5,000 mg/10 mL/day)
Grade RBC (mean/field) WBC (mean/field) Epithelial cell Casts (mean/field)
- 0 0 0 / 20 fields 0
+/- ≤4 ≤5 Few / 20 fields 1
1+ 5~8 6~20 Around 1 / few field 2~5