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Potential Genitourinary Toxicity and Lithogenic Effect of Ractopamine

Wen-Chi Chen, Yu-Chi Wang, Jui-Lung Shen, Huey-Yi Chen, Chiao-Hui Chang, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Wei-Yong Lin, Yung-Hsiang Chen

Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2015, 3(10), 670-674 doi:10.12691/jfnr-3-10-9
  • Figure 1. Effect of ractopamine on cell viability in (A) HK-2, MBT-2, MDCK, (B) SV40 MES 13, and SV-HUC-1 cells. Cells were incubated with medium alone (control) or various concentrations of ractopamine for 24 h, and the cell viability was measured using the MTT assay. Data are means ± S.D. from 3 independent experiments. *P < 0.05 vs. control condition
  • Figure 2. EG- and ractopamine-induced crystal deposition in the Malpighian tubules of Drosophila. (A) The images show representative polarized microscopy for the flies with 0.5% EG- and 10 ppb ractopamine-induced crystal formation in Malpighian tubules. (B) Rates of crystal formation in control, 0.5% EG-, and 10 ppb ractopamine-treated Drosophila (n ≅ 150 for each group). **P < 0.001, *P < 0.05, compared to the control group
  • Figure 3. Ractopamine inhibited geotaxis climbing behavior. Climbing behavior were measured in ractopamine-treated flies on day 21. Ractopamine induced a decrease in fly geotaxis climbing ability. Climbing ability was impaired at non-lethal ractopamine concentration on day 21. *P < 0.05, compared to the control group
  • Figure 4. Lifespan of control and ractopamine-treated flies. Cumulative survival distributions by administration of 10 ppb ractopamine. Flies treated with ractopamine showed significant life-span reduction compared with control group (n ≅ 150 for each group, P < 0.05 from log-rank test)