Abstract |
The oxidative dyes, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylene sulfate, N'-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-nitro-O-phenylenediamine, N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene, and resorcinol, were evaluated for teratogenic potential. Dyes were administered by gavage to pregnant Sprague-Dawley rats on gestation Days 6 through 15 at doses ranging from 12.5 to 500 mg/kg. No overt signs of toxicity were observed during the treatment period. A significant reduction in mean maternal weight gain was noted during the treatment period at the high dose for 4,4'-diaminodiphenylene sulfate, N'-(2-hydroxyethyl)-4-nitro-O-phenylenediamine, and 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene. The high dose for N,N-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine and resorcinol, which exceeded a 100-fold exaggeration of human exposure, did not produce a significant reduction in maternal weight gain. An evaluation of fetal external, visceral, and skeletal anomalies revealed no statistically significant differences between dye-treated and vehicle control groups. Administration of 100,000 units of vitamin A, the positive control, on Day 9 of gestation resulted in a significant increase in abnormal fetuses.
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Authors | J C DiNardo, J C Picciano, R W Schnetzinger, W E Morris, B A Wolf |
Journal | Toxicology and applied pharmacology
(Toxicol Appl Pharmacol)
Vol. 78
Issue 1
Pg. 163-6
(Mar 30 1985)
ISSN: 0041-008X [Print] United States |
PMID | 4035668
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Hair Dyes
- Hair Preparations
- Phenylenediamines
- Resorcinols
- Teratogens
- dimethyl-4-phenylenediamine
- resorcinol
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Topics |
- Animals
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Hair Dyes
(toxicity)
- Hair Preparations
(toxicity)
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Phenylenediamines
(toxicity)
- Pregnancy
- Rats
- Rats, Inbred Strains
- Resorcinols
(toxicity)
- Teratogens
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