Reaction mass of 1-phenyloctadecane-1,3-dione and phenylicosane-1,3-dione

Repeated dose toxicity: oral

Administrative data

Endpoint:

sub-chronic toxicity: oral

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Reliability:

2 (reliable with restrictions)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: Study conducted before GLP principles (1977). limited information on test conditions and no data on purity of test substance. However, the study is conducted according to scientific principles of guidelines

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

1977

Report date:

1976

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

equivalent or similar to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 409 (Repeated Dose 90-Day Oral Toxicity Study in Non-Rodents)

Deviations:

not specified

GLP compliance:

no

Remarks:

Study before GLP guidelines

Limit test:

no

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Reaction mass of 1-phenyloctadecane-1,3-dione and phenylicosane-1,3-dione

EC Number:

915-316-2

Molecular formula:

C50H80O4

IUPAC Name:

Reaction mass of 1-phenyloctadecane-1,3-dione and phenylicosane-1,3-dione

Test animals

Species:

dog

Strain:

Beagle

Sex:

male/female

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

TEST ANIMALS:
- Source: no data
- Age at study initiation: 10-13 months
- Weight at study initiation: no data
- Fasting period before study: no data
- Housing: two animals were housed per cage
- Food consumption: U.A.R. N°103 dry food given in meal form, ad libitum
- Water consumption: no data
- Acclimation period: no data

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
- Temperature: no data
- Humidity: no data
- Air changes: no data
- Photoperiod: no data

- IN-LIFE DATES: no data
:

Administration / exposure

Route of administration:

oral: feed

Vehicle:

not specified

Details on oral exposure:

PREPARATION OF DOSING SOLUTIONS: no data


DIET PREPARATION
- Rate of preparation of diet (frequency): test substance dietary concentrations in each diet mix were prepared each 2 weeks
- Mixing appropriate amounts with (Type of food): no data
- Storage temperature of food: no data


VEHICLE: no data

Analytical verification of doses or concentrations:

yes

Details on analytical verification of doses or concentrations:

No data but the stability of the test substance was verified in the diet, over one month for both concentrations.

Duration of treatment / exposure:

3 months

Frequency of treatment:

7 days/week

Doses / concentrations

Remarks:

Doses / Concentrations:
6000, 18000 and 54 000 ppm (approx. 150, 450 and 1350 mg/kg bw/day) for both sexes
Basis:
other: Diet mix test substance concentrations confirmed by analysis

No. of animals per sex per dose:

3

Control animals:

yes, plain diet

Details on study design:

-Dose selection rationale: no
-Rationale for animal assignment (if not random): no data
-Rationale for selecting satellite groups: no
-Post-exposure recovery period in satellite groups: no
-Section schedule rationale (if not random): /

Positive control:

No

Examinations

Observations and examinations performed and frequency:

CAGE SIDE OBSERVATIONS: Yes
- Time schedule: daily
- Cage side observations checked in table [No.7.5.1-2] were included.


DETAILED CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS: Yes
- Time schedule: daily


BODY WEIGHT: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: weekly


FOOD CONSUMPTION AND COMPOUND INTAKE (if feeding study):
- Food consumption for each animal determined and mean daily diet consumption calculated as g food/kg body weight/day: Yes
- Compound intake calculated as time-weighted averages from the consumption and body weight gain data: Yes


FOOD EFFICIENCY:
- Body weight gain in kg/food consumption in kg per unit time X 100 calculated as time-weighted averages from the consumption and body weight gain data: No data


OPHTHALMOSCOPIC EXAMINATION: Yes
- Time schedule for examinations: once before treatment, then after 1 and 3 months. Examination by indirect ophthalmoscopy and/or retinoscopy
- Dose groups that were examined: all groups


HAEMATOLOGY: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of blood: 1 week before treatment, 4,8 and 12-weeks after treatment
- Anaesthetic used for blood collection: No data
- Animals fasted: No data
- How many animals: 3 males and 3 females
- Parameters checked in table [No. 7.5.1-3] were examined.


CLINICAL CHEMISTRY: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of blood: 1 week before treatment, 4,8 and 12-weeks after treatment
- Animals fasted: No data
- How many animals: 3 dogs/sex
- Parameters checked in table [No. 7.5.1-3] were examined.


URINALYSIS: Yes
- Time schedule for collection of urine: 1 week before treatment, 4,8 and 12-weeks after treatment
- Metabolism cages used for collection of urine: No data
- Animals fasted: No data
- Parameters checked in table [No.7.5.1-3] were examined.


NEUROBEHAVIOURAL EXAMINATION: No
- Time schedule for examinations: /
- Dose groups that were examined: /
- Battery of functions tested: sensory activity / grip strength / motor activity / other: /


OTHER:

Sacrifice and pathology:

GROSS PATHOLOGY: Yes (see table 7.5.1-4)
HISTOPATHOLOGY: Yes (see table 7.5.1-4)

- included organ examination for tongue, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, pancreas, salivary glands, trachea, lungs, heart, aorta, spleen, mesenteric and popliteal lymph nodes, thymus, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenals, pituitary, striated muscle, kidneys, bladder, gonads, epididymis, prostate, uterine horns, brain, spinal cord, eyes and optic nerves.
- included organ weight for liver, lungs, thyroid, adrenals, heart, spleen, kidneys, prostate, brain, gonads and uterine horns.

Statistics:

Analysis of variance followed by Student's "t" test or analysis of covariance for the mean absolute organ weight.

Results and discussion

Results of examinations

Clinical signs:

no effects observed

Mortality:

no mortality observed

Body weight and weight changes:

no effects observed

Food consumption and compound intake (if feeding study):

no effects observed

Food efficiency:

not specified

Water consumption and compound intake (if drinking water study):

not examined

Ophthalmological findings:

no effects observed

Haematological findings:

no effects observed

Clinical biochemistry findings:

no effects observed

Urinalysis findings:

no effects observed

Behaviour (functional findings):

not examined

Organ weight findings including organ / body weight ratios:

no effects observed

Gross pathological findings:

no effects observed

Histopathological findings: non-neoplastic:

no effects observed

Details on results:

CLINICAL SIGNS AND MORTALITY: no deaths were observed and all animals showed a normal appearance and behaviour through out the treatment period.


BODY WEIGHT AND WEIGHT GAIN: no effects by comparison with negative control animals


FOOD CONSUMPTION AND COMPOUND INTAKE (if feeding study): no abnormality was observed


FOOD EFFICIENCY: no data


WATER CONSUMPTION AND COMPOUND INTAKE (if drinking water study): not applicable


OPHTHALMOSCOPIC EXAMINATION: no abnormality was observed


HAEMATOLOGY: no significant abnormality was observed


CLINICAL CHEMISTRY: no significant abnormality was observed


URINALYSIS: no abnormality was observed


NEUROBEHAVIOUR: not examined


ORGAN WEIGHTS: a slight but significant (P=0.05) increase in absolute liver weights in the 2 highest dose treated dogs as compared with controls. This was not associated with any abnormality on histological examination.


GROSS PATHOLOGY: no effects related with the test substance administration at both doses


HISTOPATHOLOGY: NON-NEOPLASTIC: no abnormality was observed. In particular, the hepatic parenchyma of those animals showing increase liver weights, was histologically normal.


HISTOPATHOLOGY: NEOPLASTIC (if applicable): /


HISTORICAL CONTROL DATA (if applicable)


OTHER FINDINGS

Effect levels

Dose descriptor:

NOAEL

Effect level:

>= 1 350 mg/kg bw/day (actual dose received)

Sex:

male/female

Target system / organ toxicity

Critical effects observed:

not specified

Any other information on results incl. tables

Table 7.5.1 -5:   Mean food consumption (in g/day)

Conditions	Negative control	Low dose 6000 ppm	Mid dose 18 000 ppm	High dose 54 000 ppm
Before treatment
Week 3 (or 2*)	250	250	250	250
Week 1	250	250	250	250
During treatment
Week 1	250	250	250	250
Week 2	250	250	250	245
Week 3	250	250	250	250
Week 4	250	250	250	248
Week 5	250	250	250	243
Week 6	250	250	250	241
Week 7	250	250	250	245
Week 8	250	250	250	248
Week 9	250	250	250	250
Week 10	250	250	250	250
Week 11	250	250	250	250
Week 12	250	250	250	250

*Significantly different (p 0.05) from the control

**Significantly different (p 0.01) from the control

Table 7.5.1 -6:   Mean bodyweights (in kg)

Conditions	Negative control	Low dose 6000 ppm	Mid dose 18 000 ppm	High dose 54 000 ppm
Before treatment
Week 3	10	8.9	9.3	9.7
Week 1	10.1	8.8	9.3	9.7
During treatment
Week 1	10.2	8.8	9.5	9.8
Week 2	9.2	8.7	9.2	9.5
Week 3	9.9	8.7	9.3	9.4
Week 4	10.0	8.9	9.3	9.5
Week 5	10.1	8.9	9.4	9.4
Week 6	10.1	9.0	9.4	9.6
Week 7	10.4	9.1	9.5	9.8
Week 8	10.4	9.3	10.0	9.9
Week 9	10.8	9.4	10.2	10.1
Week 10	10.6	9.5	10.3	10.3
Week 11	10.9	9.2	10.3	10.3
Week 12	10.7	9.2	10.2	10.2

*Significantly different (p 0.05) from the control

**Significantly different (p 0.01) from the control

Table 7.5.1 -7:   Mean rectal temperature (in °C)

Conditions	Negative control	Low dose 6000 ppm	Mid dose 18 000 ppm	High dose 54 000 ppm
Before treatment
Week 3	38.8	38.8	38.7	38.9
Week 1	38.4	38.8	38.7	38.7
During treatment
Week 1	38.4	38.5	38.3	38.5
Week 2	38.4	38.4	38.3	38.5
Week 3	38.3	38.5	38.4	38.5
Week 4	38.8	38.8	38.8	38.7
Week 5	38.7	38.7	38.6	38.7
Week 6	38.7	38.6	38.6	38.7
Week 7	38.7	38.6	38.7	38.7
Week 8	38.7	38.7	38.9	38.8
Week 9	38.6	38.8	38.9	38.7
Week 10	38.6	38.7	38.7	38.7
Week 11	38.4	38.6	38.4	38.7
Week 12	38.7	38.7	38.7	38.7

Haematological analysis was performed up to 12 weeks after treatment. In the absence of abnormalities, only results observed up to 4 weeks after treatment were reported in the following table (but all data were presented in the report).

Table 7.5.1 -8:   Haematological results before (1 week) and after (4weeks) treatment

Conditions	Circulating blood											Platelets	Clotting time
	Hb* (g/100 mL)	mHc* (%)	Erythrocytes (10^6/mm^3)	Leucocytes (10^3/mm^3)	Differential count						R*
					Neutrophils (%)	Eosinophils (%)	Basophils (%)	Monocytes (%)	Lymphocytes (%)	NRC*			Howell time (s)	Quick time (s)	Thrombin time (s)
1 week before treatment
Negative control group	16.2	51	6.59	18.8	61	5	0	4	30	0	1.1	540	1.31	7	17
Low dose group 6000 ppm	16.4	49	6.54	19.3	64	6	0	3	27	0	1.1	556	1.26	7	19
Mid dose group 18 000 ppm	16.1	49	6.45	19.9	65	4	0	3	28	0	1.3	563	1.34	7	19
High dose group 54 000 ppm	15.9	47	6.58	18.9	61	5	0	3	31	0	0.9	545	1.54	7	19
4 weeks after treatment
Negative control group	15.3	45	6.46	14.8	60	8	0	2	30	0	0.9	596	1.32	7	19
Low dose group 6000 ppm	15.3	46	6.85	16.5	64	5	0	2	29	0	0.6	548	1.38	7	18
Mid dose group 18 000 ppm	14.5	45	6.32	16.4	62	4	0	3	31	0	0.9	538	1.31	7	18
High dose group 54 000 ppm	15.4	45	6.49	17.6	59	3	0	3	35	0	0.5	482	1.43	7	18

* Hb: haemoglobin; mHc: microhaematocrit; NRC: Nucleated red cells / 100 leucocytes; R: reticulocytes / 100 erythrocytes

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Conclusions:

NOAEL = 1350 mg/kg b.w./day

Executive summary:

In a subchronic toxicity study conducted before guidelines, Stearoybenzoylmethane (35 558 RP) was administered daily through diet for 90 days to Beagle dogs (3 dogs/sex/dose) at dose levels of 150, 450 and 1350 mg/kg bw/day (corresponding to 6000, 18 000 and 54 000 ppm respectively). Control group (3 dogs/sex) received diet without test substance.
 Examinations for mortality, clinical signs,  food consumption and body weight gain were performed during the 90-day study period once weekly for all groups. All surviving animals were necropsied at the end of observation period. Hematology, blood chemistry, urinalysis and organ weights (absolute and relative) were determined. Gross and histopathologic pathology were conducted.

All animals appeared normal following all dosing during the period of the study. Body weight and food consumption were unaffected by the test substance administration.
Clinical chemistry analysis and gross pathological analysis did not show any abnormalities in all treated dogs by comparison with controls. At the two highest doses, a slight but significant (P=0.05) increase in absolute liver weights in treated dogs as compared with controls. However, this increase was not associated with any abnormality on histological examination.

The NOAEL is equal to or higher than 1350 mg/kg b.w./day.

This subchronic toxicity study in the dog is considered acceptable as an alternative to a subchronic toxicity study in the rat (OECD 408), even if it doesn't satisfy all the guideline requirements for a subchronic oral study in dogs in current OECD 409 guidelines.