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commercial applications, and have been found to be both ubiquitous and highly<br />
persistent in the environment. Previous studies have indicated robust developmental<br />
toxicity associated with exposure to PFOS, PFOA, and PFNA individually in<br />
laboratory rodent models. However, multiple PFAAs are present in the environment<br />
and detectable to varying extent in humans. Hence, effects <strong>of</strong> these chemicals<br />
in mixtures must be taken into consideration for their health risk assessment. <strong>The</strong><br />
current study examines the developmental effects <strong>of</strong> various mixtures <strong>of</strong> PFAAs and<br />
makes comparisons to exposures to individual compounds. Timed-pregnant CD-1<br />
mice were given PFAAs either alone (8 mg PFOA/kg, 12 mg PFOS/kg, 4 mg<br />
PFNA/kg) or in mixtures (4 mg PFOA/kg + 2 mg PFNA/kg; 4 mg PFOA/kg + 6<br />
mg PFOS/kg; or 6 mg PFOS/kg + 2 mg PFNA/kg) by oral gavage daily from gestation<br />
day 1-17; controls received 0.5 % Tween vehicle. PFOS, PFOA and PFNA<br />
singly produced developmental effects as previously reported. In mixtures, PFAAs<br />
appeared to have a dose additive effect on maternal weight gain, pup body weight,<br />
as well as maternal and neonatal liver weights. In contrast, PFAAs in mixtures induced<br />
a less-than- dose additive effect on neonatal mortality. In particular, the<br />
PFOS + PFOA group responded less than PFOS or PFOA alone, where as PFOS +<br />
PFNA had no response at all. <strong>The</strong>se data suggest that prenatal exposure to a mixture<br />
scheme <strong>of</strong> PFAAs with higher carbon-chain length (C-8 and C-9) containing<br />
either a carboxylic or sulfonic functional group produce additive effects on some<br />
endpoints and less-than-additive effects on neonatal mortality in CD-1 mice. This<br />
abstract does not necessarily reflect U.S. EPA policy.<br />
831 MAMMARY GLAND DEVELOPMENT AND RESPONSE<br />
TO PRENATAL ATRAZINE EXPOSURE IN THE<br />
SPRAGUE-DAWLEY AND LONG-EVANS RAT.<br />
C. J. Wolf, J. P. Stanko and S. E. Fenton. Toxicity Assessment Division, U.S. EPA,<br />
ORD, NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC.<br />
Mammary gland (MG) tumor development in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats is increased<br />
by long-term dietary exposure to the chlorotriazine herbicide atrazine<br />
(ATR). ATR is proposed to cause these changes in the adult SD rat by altering hormonally-regulated<br />
estrous cyclicity. In Long-Evans (LE) rats, both puberty and MG<br />
development are delayed by brief prenatal ATR exposure. Prenatal exposure has not<br />
been tested in SD rats. We have observed that dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)<br />
treatment results in a greater incidence <strong>of</strong> MG tumors in LE compared to SD rats<br />
and we hypothesize that this increased susceptibility is due to strain differences in<br />
the rate <strong>of</strong> MG differentiation, and that these differences are compounded by exposure<br />
to ATR. <strong>The</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> this study was to assess the differences in MG development<br />
<strong>of</strong> female <strong>of</strong>fspring <strong>of</strong> vehicle and ATR-exposed LE and SD rats. Timedpregnant<br />
LE and SD rats (n=9/treatment group) were orally gavaged with 0, 12.5,<br />
25, or 50 mg ATR/kg body weight 2x/day on gestational days 15-19. Mammary<br />
glands were collected from female <strong>of</strong>fspring on PNDs 4, 25, 33, and 45 and MG<br />
whole mounts were scored according to previously established developmental criteria.<br />
MG development was delayed by ATR on PND4 and PND25 in the SD rat at<br />
50 mg/kg, and on PND33 in both strains at 25 and 50 mg/kg (p< 0.05). At<br />
PND45, MG differentiation was delayed in both strains at all doses (12.5 mg/kg,<br />
p< 0.01 in LE, p< 0.05 in SD; 25 mg/kg, p< 0.01 in LE, p< 0.001 in SD; 50<br />
mg/kg, p< 0.001 in LE and SD). Additionally, MG <strong>of</strong> SD <strong>of</strong>fspring were much<br />
more developed than that <strong>of</strong> LE <strong>of</strong>fspring at respective ages, although age at VO<br />
was not different between strains. In summary, ATR delayed MG development in<br />
both LE and SD with a LOAEL <strong>of</strong> 25 mg/kg/day (12.5 mg/kg/dose), despite the<br />
difference in MG maturity between the strains. <strong>The</strong>se data suggest less developed<br />
MG in the LE may render this strain more susceptible to DMBA-induced tumor<br />
promotion. This abstract does not necessarily reflect EPA policy.<br />
832 DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY EVALUATION IN THE<br />
CYNOMOLGUS MONKEY: VARIABILITY OF<br />
PREGNANCY LOSS AND STATISTICAL GROUP SIZE<br />
CONSIDERATIONS.<br />
G. F. Weinbauer 1 , P. Jarvis 2 , S. Srivastav 1 , E. Vogelwedde 1 , J. Stewart 2 and T.<br />
Mitchard 2 . 1 Covance Laboratories GmbH, Muenster, Germany and 2 AstraZeneca<br />
Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, United Kingdom.<br />
<strong>The</strong> cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) provides the established primate<br />
model for preclinical assessment <strong>of</strong> developmental toxicity. Group sizes are generally<br />
smaller than those used in rodent and rabbit studies. We explored in the monkey<br />
model the pregnancy outcome in control animals from 78 embry<strong>of</strong>etal development<br />
(EFD) studies terminated either on gestational day 100 or 150 and 14<br />
pre-/postnatal development (PPND) studies until day 7 postpartum, comprising<br />
1069 pregnancies during 1981-2000. Neither study type nor route/duration <strong>of</strong><br />
dosing affected pregnancy outcome. Hazard rate was higher pre-1989 (0.3,<br />
104/347) compared to post-1989 (0.13, 94/722). Hazard was greatest in early gestation<br />
(< gestational day 50) and at parturition. Monte-Carlo simulation experiment<br />
results closely correlated to the actual losses indicating that losses within and<br />
between studies were independent. Reference data for the variability and likelihood<br />
<strong>of</strong> pregnancy success could be derived. Systematic data were generated for predicting<br />
pregnancy outcome and hazard detection relative to group size at study initiation.<br />
For example, EFD studies with an initial vehicle group size <strong>of</strong> 16 and 20 will<br />
have 13 and 16 ongoing pregnancies, respectively, at gestational day 100 with 80%<br />
probability. For PPND studies with initial vehicle group sizes <strong>of</strong> 16, 20 and 28, life<br />
infant number at day 7 postpartum will be 9, 11 and 16, respectively, with 80%<br />
likelihood. With regard to statistical power, a PPND study initiated with a group<br />
size <strong>of</strong> 20 could detect a trebling <strong>of</strong> the hazard to live infant outcome. Moreover, the<br />
simulation data provide an objective tool facilitating decisions in ongoing studies<br />
whether supplementation with additional pregnant animals is indicated or not.<br />
833 NEUROPATHY TARGET ESTERASE (NTE) MIGHT BE<br />
PLAYING A RELEVANT ROLE DURING CELL<br />
DIFFERENTIATION.<br />
M. A. Sogorb, D. Pamies, C. Estevan, A. C. Romero and E. Vilanova. Unidad<br />
de Toxicología y Seguridad Química, Instituto de Bioingeniería, Universdad Miguel<br />
Hernández de Elche, Elche, Alicante, Spain.<br />
Neuropathy Target Esterase (NTE) is a protein known because is the target <strong>of</strong> a delayed<br />
polyneuropathy caused by exposure to certain organophosphorus compounds.<br />
However, certain in vivo studies suggest that NTE might be relevant during<br />
the embryonic development because mice deficient in both NTE alleles are not<br />
viable. We have discriminated, using organophosphorus inhibitors, NTE activity<br />
among the pool <strong>of</strong> carboxylesterases found in embryonic stem cells (ESC) from<br />
mouse belonging to D3 line. <strong>The</strong>se cells express an NTE activity <strong>of</strong> 23 nmol phenol/min/mg<br />
<strong>of</strong> protein (0.99 mg phenol/min/106 cells). <strong>The</strong> expression <strong>of</strong> Pnpla 6<br />
(the gen codifying for NTE) increased in D3 ESC immediately after initiated the<br />
differentiation, reaching a maximum <strong>of</strong> expression around 5 or 30 hours after triggered<br />
the differentiation when cells were cultured in monolayer or forming embryonic<br />
bodies, respectively. This maximum <strong>of</strong> Pnpla6 expression also correlated with<br />
a maximum <strong>of</strong> enzymatic activity in monolayer cultures. <strong>The</strong> NTE activity and the<br />
Pnpla6 expression returned to basal levels after 48 hours (in monolayer cultures)<br />
and 10 days (in EBS) <strong>of</strong> differentiation, respectively. <strong>The</strong> changes in the Pnpla6 expression<br />
in D3 embryonic bodies did not correlate with changes noted in the expression<br />
<strong>of</strong> intermediate neur<strong>of</strong>ilament (gene marker <strong>of</strong> neuroectoderm development),<br />
alpha-fetoprotein and Amnionless (both gene markers <strong>of</strong> endoderm<br />
development) and myosin heavy chain and Flk1 (both gene markers for mesoderm<br />
development). <strong>The</strong>se results suggest that NTE may play an important role in the<br />
initial stages <strong>of</strong> cell differentiation and that mouse ESC might be a model for studying<br />
this role. Acknowledgment: This study was supported by Ministry <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Environment <strong>of</strong> the Government <strong>of</strong> Spain (Grant A051/2007/3-14.4).<br />
834 SPECIES DIFFERENCES IN CATALASE AND ALCOHOL<br />
DEHYDROGENASE ACTIVITY IN MICE AND RABBITS.<br />
J. Sweeting 1 and P. G. Wells 1, 2 . 1 Pharmaceutical Sciences, <strong>The</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Toronto,<br />
Toronto, ON, Canada and 2 Pharmacology and <strong>Toxicology</strong>, <strong>The</strong> University <strong>of</strong> Toronto,<br />
Toronto, ON, Canada.<br />
Predictions <strong>of</strong> human risk for methanol (MeOH) developmental toxicity are based<br />
largely on rodent studies. Unlike humans, rodents use catalase rather than alcohol<br />
dehydrogenase (ADH) to metabolize MeOH, and use catalase and a non-saturable<br />
folate pathway for metabolizing the toxic formic acid (FA) metabolite, thereby preventing<br />
its accumulation and the subsequent acute toxicity observed in humans.<br />
However, catalase in both rodents and humans also detoxifies reactive oxygen<br />
species (ROS), which are implicated in the developmental toxicity <strong>of</strong> MeOH in rodents.<br />
Due to this potentially confounding dual role <strong>of</strong> catalase for MeOH in rodents<br />
but not humans, rodents may not constitute a reliable animal model for accurately<br />
assessing the human potential for MeOH teratogenesis. We previously<br />
showed that New Zealand white (NZW) rabbits more closely than mice reflect primate<br />
MeOH and FA disposition, exemplified by slower MeOH clearance and<br />
greater FA accumulation. Herein we report preliminary data for the enzymes responsible<br />
for MeOH and FA metabolism in rabbits. Catalase activity in hepatic tissue<br />
from male NZW rabbits and CD-1 mice was assessed using the Ferrous<br />
Oxidation in Xylenol Orange (FOX) assay. <strong>The</strong> mean catalase activity in mice was<br />
about 3-fold higher than that in rabbits (p < 0.0001), indicating a substantial<br />
species difference. Compared to mice, the hepatic catalase activity <strong>of</strong> rabbits more<br />
closely approximated that reported in primates, providing biochemical evidence<br />
that rabbits may be a more appropriate animal model for assessing the potential teratological<br />
risk <strong>of</strong> MeOH in humans. Studies examining the activity <strong>of</strong> ADH and<br />
other relevant enzymes in adult and fetal mice and rabbits are ongoing, the results<br />
<strong>of</strong> which will permit a more comprehensive assessment <strong>of</strong> these models. (Support:<br />
Methanol Fdn., CIHR)<br />
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