Subchronic inhalation exposure of dearomatized white spirit and C10-C11 isoparaffinic hydrocarbon in Sprague-Dawley rats. 1984

R D Phillips, and G F Egan

Groups of 35 male and 35 female Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to either Dearomatized White Spirit (DAWS) vapor at concentrations of 1.97 and 5.61 g/m3 or C10-C11 Isoparaffinic Hydrocarbon (IPH) vapor at concentrations of 1.91 and 5.62 g/m3. These concentrations were targeted for the recommended occupational exposure limits and three times that value, respectively. Exposures were 6 hr-day, 5 days/week for 12 weeks. Following Weeks 4, 8, and 12 of exposure, a total of 10, 10, and 15 rats, respectively, from each group were sacrificed. Clinical chemistry and hematology parameters were measured in blood samples taken immediately prior to sacrifice, and selected organs were removed and weighted. Twenty-three organs and tissues from each animal were examined microscopically. There were no deaths during the course of this study related to either DAWS or IPH. Mean body weights were significantly lower than controls in male rats following exposure to 5.61 g/m3 DAWS, and 5.62 or 1.91 g/m3 IPH. Body weights were not affected in females. The primary effects from DAWS or IPH exposure were observed in the kidneys of male rats only from both exposure groups beginning at Week 4. Evidence of mild tubular toxicity, such as regenerative tubular epithelia and dilated tubules containing proteinaceous casts, was observed at the corticomedullary junction. The incidence and severity appeared to increase with increasing concentration and exposure duration. There were scattered instances of statistically significant increases in liver and kidney weights in both males and females. With the exception of the mild male rat tubular nephrotoxicity, other significant toxic effects were not observed at levels tested.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D008297 Male Males
D009929 Organ Size The measurement of an organ in volume, mass, or heaviness. Organ Volume,Organ Weight,Size, Organ,Weight, Organ
D011919 Rats, Inbred Strains Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. This also includes animals with a long history of closed colony breeding. August Rats,Inbred Rat Strains,Inbred Strain of Rat,Inbred Strain of Rats,Inbred Strains of Rats,Rat, Inbred Strain,August Rat,Inbred Rat Strain,Inbred Strain Rat,Inbred Strain Rats,Inbred Strains Rat,Inbred Strains Rats,Rat Inbred Strain,Rat Inbred Strains,Rat Strain, Inbred,Rat Strains, Inbred,Rat, August,Rat, Inbred Strains,Rats Inbred Strain,Rats Inbred Strains,Rats, August,Rats, Inbred Strain,Strain Rat, Inbred,Strain Rats, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Rat,Strains, Inbred Rat
D001769 Blood The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (BLOOD VESSELS). Whole blood includes PLASMA and BLOOD CELLS.
D001774 Blood Chemical Analysis An examination of chemicals in the blood. Analysis, Blood Chemical,Chemical Analysis, Blood,Analyses, Blood Chemical,Blood Chemical Analyses,Chemical Analyses, Blood
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D005260 Female Females
D006838 Hydrocarbons Organic compounds that primarily contain carbon and hydrogen atoms with the carbon atoms forming a linear or circular structure. Hydrocarbon,Saturated Hydrocarbons,Unsaturated Hydrocarbons,Hydrocarbons, Saturated,Hydrocarbons, Unsaturated
D000473 Alkanes The generic name for the group of aliphatic hydrocarbons Cn-H2n+2. They are denoted by the suffix -ane. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Alkane

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