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Toxicological information

Repeated dose toxicity: oral

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
short-term repeated dose toxicity: oral
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
From 2015-02-04 to 2015-08-21
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2015
Report date:
2015

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 407 (Repeated Dose 28-Day Oral Toxicity Study in Rodents)
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.7 (Repeated Dose (28 Days) Toxicity (Oral))
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]stearamide monoacetate
EC Number:
236-291-8
EC Name:
N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]stearamide monoacetate
Cas Number:
13282-70-7
Molecular formula:
C23H48N2O.C2H4O2
IUPAC Name:
N-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]stearamide monoacetate

Test animals

Species:
rat
Strain:
Crj: CD(SD)
Details on species / strain selection:
The Crl:CD(SD) rat was selected based on consistently acceptable health status and on extensive experience with this strain at DuPont Haskell.
Sex:
male/female
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source:Charles River Laboratories International, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
- Females (if applicable) nulliparous and non-pregnant: [yes] 55
- Age at study initiation: 7 weeks
- Weight at study initiation:
- Fasting period before study:
- Housing:housed in pairs in solid-bottom caging with bedding and appropriate species- specific enrichment.
- Diet (e.g. ad libitum): PMI® Nutrition International LLC Certified Rodent LabDiet® 5002 ad libitum, except during the neurobehavioral evaluations.
- Water (e.g. ad libitum):tap water ad libitum
- Acclimation period: 8 days

DETAILS OF FOOD AND WATER QUALITY:
-Water samples are analyzed for total bacterial counts, and the presence of coliforms, lead, and other contaminants.
-Samples from freshly washed cages and cage racks are analyzed to ensure adequate sanitation by the cagewashers.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C):20-26°C
- Humidity (%):30-70%
- Air changes (per hr): n/a
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light):12-hour light/dark cycle

IN-LIFE DATES: From: 19 February 2015 To: 20 March 2015

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:
oral: gavage
Vehicle:
water
Remarks:
0.1% Tween 80 in deionized water
Details on oral exposure:
PREPARATION OF DOSING SOLUTIONS:

DIET PREPARATION
- Rate of preparation of diet (frequency):n/a
- Mixing appropriate amounts with (Type of food):n/a
- Storage temperature of food:n/a

VEHICLE
- Justification for use and choice of vehicle (if other than water): n/a
- Concentration in vehicle: 0.1% tween 80 in deionised water
- Amount of vehicle (if gavage): n/a
- Lot/batch no. (if required): n/a
- Purity:n/a
Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
yes
Details on analytical verification of doses or concentrations:
The analytical results show that the test substance was at the targeted concentrations for all dose levels and stable in the gavage vehicle when stored at room temperature in the concentration range from 1 to 50 mg/mL for up to 16 days.
The test substance was not detected in the gavage vehicle.
Duration of treatment / exposure:
28 days.
Frequency of treatment:
daily
Doses / concentrationsopen allclose all
Dose / conc.:
0 mg/kg bw (total dose)
Remarks:
Control
Dose / conc.:
5 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
Remarks:
group 2
Dose / conc.:
25 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
Remarks:
group 3
Dose / conc.:
100 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
Remarks:
group 4
Dose / conc.:
250 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
Remarks:
group 5
No. of animals per sex per dose:
10
Control animals:
yes
Details on study design:
- Dose selection rationale: n/a
- Rationale for animal assignment (if not random):n/a
- Fasting period before blood sampling for clinical biochemistry:
- Rationale for selecting satellite groups: n/a
- Post-exposure recovery period in satellite groups: n/a
- Section schedule rationale (if not random):n/a
- Dose range finding studies:n/a
- Other:n/a

Examinations

Observations and examinations performed and frequency:
CAGE SIDE OBSERVATIONS: Yes
- Time schedule: twice daily. An additional cage-site evaluation was conducted daily at approximately 2 hours (± 1 hour) post- dosing to detect acute clinical signs of systemic toxicity. Exceptions to the time range did not impact the integrity of the study.

DETAILED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS: Yes
- Time schedule: day 1 and weekly thereafter.

BODY WEIGHT: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: Day 1 and weekly thereafter.

FOOD CONSUMPTION AND COMPOUND INTAKE (if feeding study):
- Food consumption for each animal determined and mean daily diet consumption calculated as g food/kg body weight/day: Yes; Food consumption was statistically significantly increased in the 25 and 100 mg/kg/day female groups. These increases were observed during weeks 1, 2, 3 (test days 1-8, 8-15, 15-22) and overall (test days 1-28).

- Compound intake calculated as time-weighted averages from the consumption and body weight gain data: Yes
250 mg/kg/day female group during week 4 (test days 22-28)

FOOD EFFICIENCY:
- Body weight gain in kg/food consumption in kg per unit time X 100 calculated as time-weighted averages from the consumption and body weight gain data: Yes; This difference correlated with lower body weight gains during the same period; however, overall food consumption was similar to the control and not statistically significant. Therefore, lower food consumption in females may be test substance-related but not adverse.
Overall food consumption (days 1-28) in females dosed with 5, 25, 100 or 250 mg/kg/day was 104, 108, 107, and 95% of the control group, respectively.

Food efficiency was statistically significantly lower in males dosed with 250 mg/kg/day during week 4 and overall. Overall food efficiency (days 1-28) in males dosed with 5, 25, 100 or 250 mg/kg/day was 100, 92, 84, and 68% of the control group, respectively.

WATER CONSUMPTION AND COMPOUND INTAKE (if drinking water study): Yes
- Time schedule for examinations:n/a

OPHTHALMOSCOPIC EXAMINATION: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: Pre-test and approximately week 4.
- Dose groups that were examined: all groups.

HAEMATOLOGY: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of blood:end of the study: end of the study
- Anaesthetic used for blood collection: Yes (identity), isoflurane.
- Animals fasted: Yes, for 15 hours with access to water.
- How many animals:all animal.

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of blood: 1 day before the end of the study.
- Animals fasted: Yes for 15 hours.
- How many animals:all

PLASMA/SERUM HORMONES/LIPIDS: Yes
- Time of blood sample collection: 1 day before the end of the study.
- Animals fasted: Yes, for 15 hours.
- How many animals: all.

URINALYSIS: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of urine: 1 day before the end of the study.
- Metabolism cages used for collection of urine: Yes
- Animals fasted: Yes, 15 hours.

NEUROBEHAVIOURAL EXAMINATION: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations:during acclimatisation period and on week 4, on all surviving animals.
- Dose groups that were examined: all groups
- Battery of functions tested: sensory activity / grip strength / motor activity / other:

IMMUNOLOGY: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: a day before the end of the study.
- How many animals: all
- Dose groups that were examined: all

OTHER: n/a
Sacrifice and pathology:
GROSS PATHOLOGY: Yes (see table)
Rats sacrificed by design (scheduled sacrifice) were fasted at least 15 hours.

HISTOPATHOLOGY: Yes (see table)
Statistics:
Significance was judged at p < 0.05. Separate analyses were performed on the data collected for each sex.

Results and discussion

Results of examinations

Clinical signs:
effects observed, treatment-related
Description (incidence and severity):
Test substance–related clinical signs observed in the 100 or 250 mg/kg/day male and female groups included labored breathing, lung noise, diarrhea, gasping, brown/red skin discoloration, swollen abdomen, and fast breathing. Other clinical signs were either typical for the animals age and strain or did not occur in a dose-related manner and were not considered test substance- related.
Mortality:
mortality observed, treatment-related
Description (incidence):
Only one male died.
One male in the 250 mg/kg/day group (#509) was euthanized on test day 12. Gross and microscopic evaluation indicated lesions compatible with exposure to the test compound (gastrointestinal distension with gas).
Body weight and weight changes:
effects observed, treatment-related
Description (incidence and severity):
Adverse, test substance-related effects on body weight and body weight gain were observed at 100 and 250 mg/kg/day in male rats. Statistically significant differences on group mean body weight in these male groups were noted at test days 8 (not significant at 100 mg/kg/day), 15, 22, and 28. At test day 28, body weight differences were 10 and 17% below the control for male rats in the 100 or 250 mg/kg/day groups, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences on body weight in females at any dose level.
Variable statistically significant differences on mean body weight gain were observed in male rats at 100 and 250 mg/kg/day throughout the study. Overall body weight gains (days 1-28) in males dosed with 5, 25, 100 or 250 mg/kg/day were 97, 90, 80, and 60% of the control group (statistically significant at 100 and 250 mg/kg/day). There were no adverse effects on body weight gain in females at any dose level. A statistically significant decrease in body weight gain was observed in females at 250 mg/kg/day during week 4. This lower body weight gain was related to decreased food consumption and may have been test substance-related but not adverse as there were no significant changes in body weight. Overall body weight gains (days 1-28) in females dosed with 5, 25, 100 or 250 mg/kg/day were 109, 116, 111, and 88% of the control group, not statistically significant.
Food consumption and compound intake (if feeding study):
effects observed, treatment-related
Description (incidence and severity):
Food consumption was statistically significantly increased in the 25 and 100 mg/kg/day female groups. These increases were observed during weeks 1, 2, 3 (test days 1-8, 8-15, 15-22) and overall (test days 1-28). Statistically significantly lower food consumption was observed in the 250 mg/kg/day female group during week 4 (test days 22-28). This difference correlated with lower body weight gains during the same period; however, overall food consumption was similar to the control and not statistically significant. Therefore, lower food consumption in females may be test substance-related but not adverse. Overall food consumption (days 1-28) in females dosed with 5, 25, 100 or 250 mg/kg/day was 104, 108, 107, and 95% of the control group, respectively.
Food efficiency:
effects observed, treatment-related
Description (incidence and severity):
Adverse, test substance-related effects on food consumption and food efficiency were observed at 250 mg/kg/day in male rats.
Food efficiency was statistically significantly lower in males dosed with 250 mg/kg/day during week 4 and overall. Overall food efficiency (days 1-28) in males dosed with 5, 25, 100 or 250 mg/kg/day was 100, 92, 84, and 68% of the control group, respectively.
There were no statistically significant differences in food efficiency in females at any dose level. Overall food efficiency (days 1-28) in females dosed with 5, 25, 100 or 250 mg/kg/day was 104, 107, 104, and 92% of the control group, respectively.
Water consumption and compound intake (if drinking water study):
no effects observed
Ophthalmological findings:
no effects observed
Description (incidence and severity):
No test substance-related ophthalmological lesions were observed. At the end of the study, retinal degeneration was observed in one male at 5 mg/kg/day and one female in each 25 and 250 mg/kg/day groups and retinal hemorrhage in one female at 25 mg/kg/day. This observation was considered to be spurious, as the finding only occurred in one animal, and there was no dose response relationship. During the baseline ophthalmology evaluation, one female rat was observed with ophthalmology abnormalities and was not placed on study.
Haematological findings:
effects observed, treatment-related
Description (incidence and severity):
Absolute neutrophil count (ANEU) was statistically significantly higher in males and females at 250 mg/kg/day (76% and 146% above control, respectively). These changes were considered to be test substance related and were likely a response to adverse changes—reflux rhinitis— observed in the nose of male and female rats at this dose level.
Red blood cell mass parameters (red blood cell [RBC], hemoglobin [HGB], and hematocrit [HCT]) were minimally higher in male rats exposed to 250 mg/kg/day. Decrements in body weight were also observed in this group, and these minimally higher red cell mass parameters were likely the result of hemoconcentration (dehydration), a common secondary effect associated with body weight decrements in rats.
All other statistically significant hematology changes were considered unrelated to exposure and/or non-adverse
Clinical biochemistry findings:
no effects observed
Description (incidence and severity):
There were no adverse effects on clinical chemistry parameters in male or female animals. The statistically significant differences in mean clinical chemistry parameters were not adverse or not related to exposure to the test substance.
Endocrine findings:
no effects observed
Urinalysis findings:
no effects observed
Description (incidence and severity):
There were no treatment-related or adverse effects on urinalysis parameters in male or female animals. Statistically significant differences were limited to higher urine volume and lower urine specific gravity in the 25 mg/kg/day male group, and were considered to be unrelated to treatment and non-adverse because they did not occur in a dose-related pattern.
Immunological findings:
effects observed, treatment-related
Organ weight findings including organ / body weight ratios:
effects observed, treatment-related
Description (incidence and severity):
Organ weight effects considered secondary to stress associated with reflux rhinitis (see below under Microscopic Findings) were observed at 250 mg/kg/day in male and female rats. These included increased adrenal weights and decreased weights of lymphoid organs (thymus and spleen). Decreases in weight parameters for the thymus (both sexes) and the spleen (males only) correlated with histological observations of lymphoid depletion in both organs.
All other individual and mean organ weight differences were not associated with any test substance-related gross or microscopic findings
Gross pathological findings:
no effects observed
Description (incidence and severity):
There were no adverse changes in clinical pathology parameters in male or female rats administered the test substance at doses of ≤ 100 mg/kg/day.
Neuropathological findings:
no effects observed
Description (incidence and severity):
Test substance-related decreases in duration of movement and number of ambulatory movements were observed in both sexes at 250 mg/kg/day and in males at 100 mg/kg/day; the motor activity decreases were considered secondary to systemic toxicity. There were no test substance-related effects on motor activity in males at ≤25 mg/kg/day or in females at ≤100 mg/kg/day. There were no test substance related effects on any other neurobehavioral parameter evaluated in males or females at any dose level.
Histopathological findings: non-neoplastic:
no effects observed
Description (incidence and severity):
Animals 509, 510, 551 and 556 had correlative histological lesions within their gastrointestinal tracts, including crypt hyperplasia within the jejunum and/or duodenum. Animal 509 also had vesicle formation with inflammation within the forestomach. The small thymus from animal 560 had histologically evident lymphoid depletion. All of the above lesions were test substance-associated.
Histopathological findings: neoplastic:
no effects observed

Effect levels

open allclose all
Dose descriptor:
LOAEL
Effect level:
25 mg/kg diet
Based on:
test mat.
Sex:
male/female
Basis for effect level:
clinical signs
Key result
Dose descriptor:
NOAEL
Effect level:
5 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)
Based on:
test mat.
Sex:
male/female
Remarks on result:
not determinable due to absence of adverse toxic effects

Target system / organ toxicity

Critical effects observed:
no

Any other information on results incl. tables

Table: Haematology, urinalysis and clinical chemistry parameters (checked (X) examined at end of study period)
































































































































































































































































Laboratory parameters determined



Haematology:



 



Red blood cells



 



White blood cells



 



Clotting Potential



x



Erythrocyte count (RBC)



 



Total leukocyte count



 



Prothrombine time



x



Hemoglobin (Hb)



x



Neutrophils (differential)



 



Thrombocyte count



x



Hematocrit (Ht)



 



Eosinophils (differential)



x



Thromboplastin time (PT)



x



Mean corp. volume (MCV)



 



Basophils (differential)



 



Clotting time



x



Mean corp. hemoglobin (MCH)



 



Lymphocytes (differential)



x



 Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)



x



Mean corp. Hb. conc. (MCHC)



 



Monocytes  (differential)



 



 



 



Reticulocytes



 



 



 



 



x



Platelets



 



 



 



 



Clinical chemistry:



 



Electrolytes



 



Metabolites and Proteins



 



Enzymes:



 



Hormones:



x



Calcium



 x



Albumin



 x



Alanine aminotransferase (ALAT)



 



 T3



x



Chloride (Cl)



 



A/G ratio



 x



Aspartate aminotransferase (ASAT)



 



 T4



x



Phosphorus (inorganic)



 x



Bilirubin (total)



 x



Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)



 



 TSH



x



Potassium (K)



 



Cholesterol (total)



x



g-glutamyl transpeptidase (g-GT)



 



 Other hormonesa



x



Sodium (Na)



 x



Creatinine



 



Cholinesterase (ChE)



 



 



 



Magnesium



 



Globulins



x



Creatine phosphokinase



 



 



 



 


xGlucose

 



Lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH)



 



 



 



 



 



Protein (total)



 



Sorbitol dehydrogenase



 



 



 



 



x



Triglycerides



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



Urea nitrogen



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



Serum protein electrophoresis



 



 



 



 



Urinalysis:



 



Quantitative parameters:



 



Semiquantitative parameters



 x



Urine volume



 



Bilirubin



 



Leukocytes



 x



Relative density



 



Ocult blood



 



Protein



 



 



 



Color and appearance



x



pH-value



 



 



 



Glucose



x



Urobilinogen



 



 



 



Ketones



 



Sediment (microscopical exam.)



 


Table: Gross necropsy and tissue preparation (checked (X) collected (column C), weighed (column W) and 
examined for histopathology (column H with X = all groups, # = control, 0 mg/kg/day and 5250 mg/kg bw/day animals)















































































































































































































































































































Pathology:



C



W



H



 



C



W



H



 



C



W



H



 



x



x



x



Adrenal glands



x



x



x



Liver (2 lobes)



x



 



 



Stomach



x



 



 



Aorta



x



 



 



Lung (2 lobes)



x



x



x



Testis



 



 



 



Bile duct



x



 



 



Lymph nodes#



x



x



x



Thymus



x



x



x



Brain* (3 levels)



x



 



 



Female mammary gland



x



 



 



Thyroid/parathyroid



x



 



 



Bone marrow (FEMUR and STERNUM)



 



 



 



Male mammary gland



 



 



 



Tongue



x



 



 



Caecum



x



 



 



Muscle, skeletal(biceps femoris knee joint sternum)



x



 



 



Trachea



x



 



 



Colon



x



 



 



Nasal cavity (Level I – IV)



x



 



 



Urinary bladder



x



 



 



Duodenum



x



 



 



Nerve, peripheral [sciatic n. optic n. spinl cords (3 levels)]



x



x



x



Uterus 



 



 



 



Epididymides



x



x



x



Ovary and oviduct



x



 



 



Vagina



x



 



 



Esophagus



x



 



 



Pancreas



 



 



 



Others:skin



x



 



 



Eyes (with optic nerve)



x



 



 



Pituitary



x



 



x



Body (exsanguinated)



x



 



 



Femur (with joint)



x



 



 



Pharynx



 



n.a.



 



Vaginal smears 



 



 



 



Gall bladder (mouse)



x



x



x



Prostate



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



Gross lesions/masses



x



 



 



Rectum



 



 



 



 



x



x



 



Heart



x



 



 



Salivary glands (mandibular, sublingual)



 



 



 



 



x



 



 



Ileum



x



x



x



Seminal vesicles (with coagulating glands and fluids)



 



 



 



 



x



 



 



Jejunum



x



 



 



Skin/subcutis



 



 



 



 



x



x



x



Kidneys



x



 



x



Spinal cord (3 levels cervical mid-torachic lumbar)



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



Lachrymal glands



x



x



x



Spleen



 



 



 



 



x



 



 



Larynx (Level I – III)



x



 



 



Sternum



 



 



 



 



 


 


 


 


Incidence and Severity of Stomach and Small Intestine Lesions in Rats (n=10)














































































































































































































Sex



                                      Males



                  Females



Dose (mg/kg/day)



0



5



25



100



250



0



5



25



100



250



 



 



 



 



Stomach



 



 



 



 



 



 



Vesicles, mucosal epithelium



0



0



0



0



2



0



0



0



0



2



Minimal



-



-



-



-



-



-



-



-



-



2



mild



-



-



-



-



1



-



-



-



-



-



Moderate



-



-



-



-



1



-



-



-



-



-



Hyperplasia, mucosal epithelial



0



0



0



0



2



0



0



0



0



0



Mild



-



-



-



-



2



-



-



-



-



-



 



 



 



 



Duodenum



 



 



 



 



 



 



Crypt hyperplasia



0



0



0



0



5



0



0



0



0



5



Minimal



-



-



-



-



5



-



-



-



-



4



Mild



-



-



-



-



-



-



-



-



-



1



 



 



 



 



Jejunum



 



 



 



 



 



 



Crypt hyperplasia



0



0



0



0



4



0



0



0



0



0



minimal



-



-



-



-



4



-



-



-



-



-



 


Incidence and Severity of Reflux Rhinitis-Associated Lesions in Rats (N=10)



















































































































Sex



Males



Females



Dose (mg/kg/day)



0



5



25



100



250



0



5



25



100



250



Rhinitis,


Reflux



0



0



4



7



7



0



0



4



6



8



Minimal



-



-



-



3



1



-



-



3



1



1



Mild



-



-



4



4



2



-



-



1



4



1



Moderate



-



-



-



-



3



-



-



-



1



2



Severe



-



-



-



-



1



-



-



-



-



4



Adhesion



0



0



0



1



3



0



0



0



1



6



present



-



-



-



1



3



-



-



-



1



6



 


Summary of Clinical Observations and Mortality in Male Rats

































































































































































































































































































































































































































Day numbers relative to Start Date



 



0


mg/kg/day



5


mg/kg/day



25


mg/kg/day



100


mg/kg/day



250


mg/kay/day



Scheduled sacrifice



 



Number of Observation



10



10



10



10



9



Number of Animals



10



10



10



10



9



Days from – to



29  29



29  29



29  29



29  29



29  29



Unscheduled Sacrifice



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



-



1



Number of Animals



-



-



-



-



1



Days from – to



-



-



-



-



12  12



Breathing – labored



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



1



-



Number of Animals



-



-



-



1



-



Days from – to



-



-



-



6  6



-



Breathing – lung noise



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



1



6



Number of Animals



-



-



-



1



3



Days from – to



-



-



-



28  28



10  28



Diarrhoea



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



-



1



Number of Animals



-



-



-



-



1



Days from – to



-



-



-



-



12  12



Discharge – red



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



1



-



Number of Animals



-



-



-



1



-



Days from – to



-



-



-



6  6



-



Gasping



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



-



4



Number of Animals



-



-



-



-



2



Days from – to



-



-



-



-



10  28



Hair loss



 



Number of Observation



1



1



-



1



-



Number of Animals



1



1



-



1



-



Days from – to



28  28



28  28



-



28  28



-



Scab



 



 



 



 



 



Number of Observation



1



-



-



1



-



Number of Animals



1



-



-



1



-



Days from – to



28  28



-



-



28  28



-



Discoloured skin – brown



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



-



1



Number of Animals



-



-



-



-



1



Days from – to



-



-



-



-



28  28



Discoloured skin – red



 



 



 



 



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



-



1



Number of Animals



-



-



-



-



1



Days from – to



-



-



-



-



12  12



Swollen – abdomen



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



-



2



Number of Animals



-



-



-



-



2



Days from – to



-



-



-



-



12  28



Wound - superficial



 



Number of Observation



-



2



-



-



-



Number of Animals



-



1



-



-



-



Days from – to



-



22  28



-



-



-



Retinal Degeneration



 



Number of Observation



-



1



-



-



-



Number of Animals



-



1



-



-



-



Days from – to



-



23  23



-



-



-



 


Summary of Clinical Observations and Mortality in Female Rats

















































































































































































































































































































Day numbers relative to Start Date



 



0


mg/kg/day



5


mg/kg/day



25


mg/kg/day



100


mg/kg/day



250


mg/kay/day



Scheduled sacrifice



 



Number of Observation



9



10



10



10



10



Number of Animals



9



10



10



10



10



Days from – to



30  30



30  30



30  30



30  30



30  30



Unscheduled Sacrifice



 



Number of Observation



1



-



-



-



-



Number of Animals



1



-



-



-



-



Days from – to



8  8



-



-



-



-



Abnormal gait



 



Number of Observation



2



-



-



-



-



Number of Animals



1



-



-



-



-



Days from – to



7  8



-



-



-



-



Breathing – fast



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



-



3



Number of Animals



-



-



-



-



1



Days from – to



-



-



-



-



15  28



Breathing – lung noise



 



 



 



 



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



1



1



Number of Animals



-



-



-



1



1



Days from – to



-



-



-



28  28



28   28



Discharge - red



 



Number of Observation



1



-



-



-



-



Number of Animals



1



-



-



-



-



Days from – to



8  8



-



-



-



-



Hair loss



 



Number of Observation



-



-



-



1



-



Number of Animals



-



-



-



1



-



Days from – to



-



-



-



28  28



-



Swollen shoulder left



 



Number of Observation



2



-



-



-



-



Number of Animals



1



-



-



-



-



Days from – to



7  8



-



-



-



-



Retinal Degeneration



 



Number of Observation



-



-



1



-



1



Number of Animals



-



-



1



-



1



Days from – to



-



-



23  23



-



23  23



Retinal Hemorrhage



 



 



 



 



 



Number of Observation



-



-



1



-



-



Number of Animals



-



-



1



-



-



Days from – to



-



-



23  23



-



-


Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:
Under the conditions of this study, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) for H-31339 was 5 mg/kg body weight/day for male and female rats based on the adverse anatomic pathology findings (rhinitis due to reflux of the test substance into the nasal cavity) at 25 mg/kg body weight/day and above and test substance-related, adverse microscopic findings in the stomach, duodenum and jejunum (jejunum males only) of male and female rats administered 250 mg/kg body weight /day. Adverse, test substance-related effects on body weight and body weight gain were observed in males dosed with 100 and 250 mg/kg/day and on nutritional parameters in males at 250 mg/kg/day. Additional findings occurring in clinical pathology parameters included increases in absolute neutrophil count which were present in males and females administered 250 mg/kg/day and red cell mass parameters indicative of secondary hemoconcentration were also observed in the 250 mg/kg/day male group.
Executive summary:





































































The objective of this study was to assess the potential repeated-dose oral toxicity of H-31339 in male and female rats. Five groups of young adult male and female Crl:CD(SD) rats (10/sex/group) were dosed by oral gavage for 28 days. Rats were dosed at 0, 5, 25, 100, or
250 mg/kg body weight/day H-31339. The analytical results showed that the test substance was at the target concentrations for all analyzed levels in the gavage vehicle. All rats received evaluations of weekly body weight and nutritional parameters, daily and weekly clinical observations, baseline and end of study ophthalmology and neurobehavioral parameters. Clinical pathology parameters (hematology, coagulation, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis) and anatomic pathology parameters (organ weights, gross and microscopic pathology) were evaluated at the end of the study.


One test substance-related death occurred in a male administered 250 mg/kg/day. One control group female was euthanized on test day 8 due to a dosing accident. All other animals survived to the scheduled necropsy. Test substance–related clinical signs observed in the 100 or
250 mg/kg/day male and female groups included labored breathing, lung noise, diarrhea, gasping, brown/red skin discoloration, swollen abdomen, and fast breathing.


Adverse, test substance-related reductions on body weight and body weight gain were observed in males dosed with 100 and 250 mg/kg/day H-31339. Adverse, test substance-related reductions in nutritional parameters were observed in males at 250 mg/kg/day. No adverse effects on body weight, body weight gain, food consumption or food efficiency were observed in females at any dose level.


Test substance-related decreases in duration of movement and number of ambulatory movements were observed in both sexes at 250 mg/kg/day and in males at 100 mg/kg/day; the motor activity decreases were considered secondary to systemic toxicity. There were no test substance-related effects on motor activity in males at ≤25 mg/kg/day or in females at ≤100 mg/kg/day. There were no test substance related effects on any other neurobehavioral parameter evaluated in males or females at any dose level.


Adverse, test substance-related increases in absolute neutrophil count were present in males and females administered 250 mg/kg/day of the test substance. These changes are indicative of an inflammatory response and were likely correlative to reflux rhinitis observed microscopically. Minimal increases in red cell mass parameters indicative of secondary hemoconcentration were also observed in the 250 mg/kg/day male group. There were no adverse changes in clinical pathology parameters in male or female rats administered the test substance at doses of


≤ 100 mg/kg/day.


There were no adverse effects on ophthalmology in male or female rats at any dose level.


Test substance-related and adverse changes were present in the nose of male and female rats administered 25 mg/kg/day and above and were characteristic of rhinitis due to reflux of test substance into the nasal cavity. Laryngeal lesions indicative of reflux were also present in some male and female rats administered 250 mg/kg/day. Test substance-related and adverse





microscopic findings were also present in the stomach, duodenum and jejunum (jejunum in males only) of male and female rats administered 250 mg/kg/day and included mucosal epithelial vesicle formation with associated mucosal hyperplasia and inflammation (forestomach) and crypt hyperplasia (duodenum and jejunum). Mesenteric lymph nodes from male and female rats administered 250 mg/kg/day had histiocytosis. In addition, changes in lymphoid organs, largely considered stress-related findings occurring secondary to severe nasal lesions, were observed in males and females at 250 mg/kg/day and in males at 100 mg/kg/day. Gross lesions consistent with the microscopic changes observed in the stomach, small intestine and thymus were present in animals administered 250 mg/kg/day. Organ weight changes (adrenals and lymphoid organs) considered secondary to stress associated with reflux rhinitis occurred in males and females administered 250 mg/kg/day. No test substance-related microscopic changes were present in males or females administered 5 mg/kg/day.


Under the conditions of this study, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) for H-31339 was 5 mg/kg body weight/day for male and female rats based on the adverse anatomic pathology findings (rhinitis due to reflux of the test substance into the nasal cavity) at 25 mg/kg body weight/day and above and test substance-related, adverse microscopic findings in the stomach, duodenum and jejunum (jejunum males only) of male and female rats administered 250 mg/kg body weight /day. Adverse, test substance-related effects on body weight and body weight gain were observed in males dosed with 100 and 250 mg/kg/day and on nutritional parameters in males at 250 mg/kg/day. Additional findings in clinical pathology parameters included increases in absolute neutrophil count, in males and females administered 250 mg/kg/day and increased red cell mass parameters indicative of secondary hemoconcentration in the 250 mg/kg/day male group.