Subchronic hepatotoxicity evaluation of 1,2,4-tribromobenzene in Sprague-Dawley rats. 2012

Darol E Dodd, and Linda J Pluta, and Mark A Sochaski, and Kathleen A Funk, and Russell S Thomas
The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.

Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to 1,2,4-tribromobenzene (TBB) by gavage for 5 days, 2, 4, and 13 weeks at 0, 2.5, 5, 10, 25, or 75 mg/kg per d. There were no TBB exposure-related clinical signs of toxicity or changes in body weight. Liver weight increases were dose and exposure time related and statistically significant at ≥10 mg/kg per d. Incidence and severity of centrilobular cytoplasmic alteration and hepatocyte hypertrophy were dose and time related. The 75 mg/kg per d group had minimally increased mitoses within hepatocytes (5 days only). Hepatocyte vacuolation was observed (13 weeks) and was considered TBB exposure related at ≥25 mg/kg per d. Concentrations of blood TBB increased linearly with dose and at 13 weeks, ranged from 0.5 to 17 µg/mL (2.5-75 mg/kg per d). In conclusion, rats administered TBB doses of 10-75 mg/kg per d for 13 weeks had mild liver effects. A no observed adverse effect level of 5 mg/kg per d was selected based on the statistically significant incidence of hepatocyte hypertrophy at doses ≥10 mg/kg per d.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008297 Male Males
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D001969 Bromobenzenes Derivatives of benzene in which one or more hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring are replaced by bromine atoms.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017207 Rats, Sprague-Dawley A strain of albino rat used widely for experimental purposes because of its calmness and ease of handling. It was developed by the Sprague-Dawley Animal Company. Holtzman Rat,Rats, Holtzman,Sprague-Dawley Rat,Rats, Sprague Dawley,Holtzman Rats,Rat, Holtzman,Rat, Sprague-Dawley,Sprague Dawley Rat,Sprague Dawley Rats,Sprague-Dawley Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D059550 Toxicity Tests, Subchronic Experiments designed to determine the potential toxic effects of mid-term (a few months) exposure to a chemical or chemicals. Subchronic Toxicity Tests,Subchronic Toxicity Test,Test, Subchronic Toxicity,Tests, Subchronic Toxicity,Toxicity Test, Subchronic
D019055 No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level The highest dosage administered that does not produce toxic effects. NOAEL,No-Observed-Effect Level,Acceptable Daily Intake,Tolerable Daily Intake,Acceptable Daily Intakes,Daily Intake, Acceptable,Daily Intake, Tolerable,Daily Intakes, Acceptable,Daily Intakes, Tolerable,Intake, Acceptable Daily,Intake, Tolerable Daily,Intakes, Acceptable Daily,Intakes, Tolerable Daily,Level, No-Observed-Adverse-Effect,Level, No-Observed-Effect,Levels, No-Observed-Adverse-Effect,Levels, No-Observed-Effect,No Observed Adverse Effect Level,No Observed Effect Level,No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Levels,No-Observed-Effect Levels,Tolerable Daily Intakes

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