Subchronic toxicity evaluation of isoeugenyl methyl ether in F344/DuCrj rats by 13-week oral administration. 2019

Jun-Ichi Akagi, and Young-Man Cho, and Yasuko Mizuta, and Chiye Tatebe, and Kyoko Sato, and Kumiko Ogawa
Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.

Isoeugenyl methyl ether (CAS No. 93-16-3) is a food additive used as a nature identical flavoring agent. To determine the toxicity profile and the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL), we performed a subchronic toxicity test in male and female F344/DuCrj rats by intragastric administration of isoeugenyl methyl ether at doses of 8, 40, and 200 mg/kg body weight (BW)/day for 13 weeks. In this study, BW gain in the male 200 mg/kg BW/day group was decreased from week 9. In serum biochemistry, decreased triglycerides were observed in the male 200 mg/kg BW/day group. In organ weights, increases in both absolute and relative liver weights were observed in both sexes in the 200 mg/kg BW/day group. In histopathological examination, hepatocyte hypertrophy was observed in the male 200 mg/kg BW/day group. Based on these results, we concluded that the main target organ of isoeugenyl methyl ether was the liver and that the NOAEL of isoeugenyl methyl ether for both male and female F344/DuCrj rats was estimated to be 40 mg/kg BW/day.

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
D008738 Methyl Ethers A group of compounds that contain the general formula R-OCH3. Ethers, Methyl
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D011916 Rats, Inbred F344 An inbred strain of rat that is used for general BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH purposes. Fischer Rats,Rats, Inbred CDF,Rats, Inbred Fischer 344,Rats, F344,Rats, Inbred Fisher 344,CDF Rat, Inbred,CDF Rats, Inbred,F344 Rat,F344 Rat, Inbred,F344 Rats,F344 Rats, Inbred,Inbred CDF Rat,Inbred CDF Rats,Inbred F344 Rat,Inbred F344 Rats,Rat, F344,Rat, Inbred CDF,Rat, Inbred F344,Rats, Fischer
D005054 Eugenol A cinnamate derivative of the shikimate pathway found in CLOVE OIL and other PLANTS. Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)-
D005260 Female Females
D005503 Food Additives Substances used in the processing or storage of foods or animal feed including ANTIOXIDANTS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; EXCIPIENTS and other similarly used substances. Many of the same substances are used as PHARMACEUTIC AIDS. Additive, Food,Additives, Food,Food Additive
D000284 Administration, Oral The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
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

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