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Toxicological information

Acute Toxicity: other routes

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
acute toxicity: other routes
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: acceptable publication, comparable to guideline studies

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1980

Materials and methods

GLP compliance:
not specified
Limit test:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Indometacin
EC Number:
200-186-5
EC Name:
Indometacin
Cas Number:
53-86-1
Molecular formula:
C19H16ClNO4
IUPAC Name:
2-[1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indol-3-yl]acetic acid

Administration / exposure

Control animals:
no

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

Species (Strain)

Way of administration

Sex

LD50 mg/kg bw

(Confidence Interval)

Lowest toxic dose (mg/kg bw)

Remarks

Mouse (CF 1 W 68)

i.m.

M

18.2 (11.8 – 25.4)

10

Ascites, reddened intestinal mucosa, slight body weight reduction, death within one week after administration

 

s.c.

M

18.3 (12.8 – 18.3)

10

Severe body weight loss, mortality with first week after administration

 

i.p.

M

19.6 (9.7 – 29.8)

10

mortality with first week after administration, symptoms of intoxication as described before

 

 

F

28.5 (18.2 – 72.0)

7

Reddened mucosa, ascites, dark discolored liver and spleen, body weight loss in a part of the animals

Rat (Wistar TNO 75)

i.m.

M

26.3 (19.6 – 35.3)

15

Body weight loss for more than 2 weeks (especially at high doses), severely reddened intestinal mucosa, mucous ascites, no local reactions

 

s.c.

M

25.2 (18.7 – 34.2)

18

Body weight loss (high doses), recovery of body weights in surviving animals of low dose groups only within 3 weeks after administration, at necropsy ascites, distended stomach, mucous secretion in abdominal cavity, no local reaction at administration site

 

i.p.

M

35.1 (23.9 – 49.2)

20

Severe body weight loss, mortality within 2 weeks after administration, ascites

 

i.p.

F

17.3 (14.0 – 21.1)

14

As in males

       (12 weeks old)

i.p.

M

30.9 (0.0 – 57.3)

20

Mortality in the first and second week after administration,

Guinea pig (Pirbright)

i.p.

F

143 (71 – 276)

80

Mortality in the first and second week after administration

Dog (Bastard dogs)

i.v.

M

100 - 200

-

At 100 mg/kg: vomitus, long lasting body weight reduction (> 3 weeks after administration)

At 200 mg/kg: vomitus, stupor, mortality about 6 days after administration; at necropsy brown discolored ascites

 

 

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion