Developmental toxicity evaluation of isopropanol by gavage in rats and rabbits. 1994

R W Tyl, and L W Masten, and M C Marr, and C B Myers, and R W Slauter, and T H Gardiner, and D E Strother, and R H McKee, and T R Tyler
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2194.

Timed-pregnant CD (Sprague-Dawley) rats, 25/group, were dosed orally with aqueous isopropanol (IPA; CAS No. 67-63-0) solutions at 0, 400, 800, or 1200 mg/kg/day, once daily on Gestational Days (GD) 6 through 15 at a dosing volume of 5 ml/kg. Artificially inseminated New Zealand white rabbits, 15/group, were dosed orally with IPA at 0, 120, 240, or 480 mg/kg/day once daily on GD 6 through 18 at 2 ml/kg. Maternal body weights, clinical observations, and food consumption were recorded throughout gestation for both species. At scheduled euthanization for both species (GD 20, rats; GD 30, rabbits), fetuses were weighed, sexed, and examined for external, visceral (including craniofacial) and skeletal alterations. For both species, the pregnancy rate was high and equivalent across all groups; no dams or does aborted, delivered early, or were removed from study. In rats, two dams (8%) died at 1200 mg/kg/day and one dam (4%) died at 800 mg/kg/day. Maternal body weights and weight gain were equivalent across all groups, except for statistically significantly reduced gestational weight gain (GD 0-20; 89.9% of control value), associated with statistically significantly reduced gravid uterine weight at 1200 mg/kg/day (89.2% of control value). There were no treatment-related clinical signs or effects on maternal food consumption. All gestational parameters evaluated were equivalent across groups, including pre- and postimplantation loss, fetal sex ratios, and litter size. Twenty-two to 25 litters were examined per group. Fetal body weights per litter were statistically significantly reduced at the two highest doses (97.3 (n.s.), 94.7, and 94.3% of controls at 800 mg/kg/day and 92.1, 91.9, and 95.4% of controls at 1200 mg/kg/day for all fetuses and males and females separately). No evidence of increased teratogenicity was observed at any dose tested in rats. In rabbits, four does (26.7%) died at 480 mg/kg/day. Maternal body weights were statistically significantly reduced during treatment (GD 6-18) at 480 mg/kg/day (45.4% of control value) with a nonsignificant reduction in gestational weight change (GD 0-30; 77.3% of control value) at this dose. Profound clinical signs of toxicity and statistically significantly reduced maternal food consumption were observed at 480 mg/kg/day. All gestational parameters were equivalent across all doses administered. Thirteen to 15 litters were evaluated per group except for the 480 mg/kg/day group with 11 litters (due to maternal deaths). There were no treatment-related effects on pre- or postimplantation loss, fetal sex ratio, litter size, or fetal body weight/litter. Moreover, no evidence was found of increased teratogenicity at any dose tested in rabbits. Therefore, IPA was not teratogenic to CD rats or to NZW rabbits. The NOAELS for both maternal and developmental toxicity were 400 mg/kg/day in rats, and were 240 and 480 mg/kg/day, respectively, in rabbits.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007441 Intubation, Gastrointestinal The insertion of a tube into the stomach, intestines, or other portion of the gastrointestinal tract to allow for the passage of food products, etc. Intubation, Nasogastric,Gastrointestinal Intubation,Gastrointestinal Intubations,Intubations, Gastrointestinal,Intubations, Nasogastric,Nasogastric Intubation,Nasogastric Intubations
D008297 Male Males
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D005260 Female Females
D005313 Fetal Death Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH. Fetal Mummification,Fetal Demise,Death, Fetal,Deaths, Fetal,Demise, Fetal,Fetal Deaths,Mummification, Fetal
D005314 Embryonic and Fetal Development Morphological and physiological development of EMBRYOS or FETUSES. Embryo and Fetal Development,Prenatal Programming,Programming, Prenatal
D000433 1-Propanol A colorless liquid made by oxidation of aliphatic hydrocarbons that is used as a solvent and chemical intermediate. Alcohol, Propyl,Propanol,n-Propanol,Propyl Alcohol
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
D013723 Teratogens An agent that causes the production of physical defects in the developing embryo. Embryotoxins,Fetotoxins,Teratogen

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