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A Practical Approach, Second Edition=Ronald D. Ho.pdf

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DEVELOPMENTAL AND REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY STUDY FINDINGS 403Table 9.37Spontaneous malformation rates invarious species aSpecies Mean (%) Range (%) Fetuses (N)Rat 0.33 0–1.6 9643Mouse 1.2 0–3 5207Rabbit 3.2 0–10 4708Dog 5.5 5.3–5.7 167Human 4 3–9 Multiple surveysSource: Data for rat, mouse, rabbit, and dog malformationrates originate from the historical control databaseat WIL Research Laboratories, Inc. Human data wereobtained from the March of Dimes (2003) and personalcommunication from Ken Jones (2003).Table 9.38Selected malformation rates in control fetuses(means of study means)Rat Incidence Rabbit IncidenceMalformation (% per Litter) a (% per Litter) bVentricular septal defect 0.00 0.02Cleft lip or palate 0.02 0.04Abdominal wall defect (including gastroschisis) 0.04 0.06Hydrocephaly 0.03 0.20Spina bifida 0.00 0.17Renal agenesis 0.01 0.02Diaphragmatic hernia 0.00 0.04Retroesophageal aortic arch 0.01 0.01a61 Crl:CD ® (SD)IGS BR rat developmental toxicity studies conducted at WIL (1998 to 2003)b81 Hra:(NZW)SPF rabbit developmental toxicity studies conducted at WIL (1992 to 2003)one fetus, this finding was considered an adverse effect in view of the following: (1) the rare natureof the finding, (2) other clear signals of structural malformation (cleft palate) at the high dose level,and (3) other alterations in fetal thyroid structure, revealing a pattern of insult. The relationship totreatment of a single case of athyrosis occurring independently would have been much less clear.To further illustrate the challenge of discerning the significance of rare event findings, a fewexamples of malformations that have occurred as rare events or low incidence findings in numerousscenarios are listed in Table 9.38. Among the 21,000+ control Crl:CD ® (SD)IGS BR rat fetuses inthe authors’ historical control database, ventricular septal defects, spina bifida, and diaphragmatichernia have never been detected. <strong>Ho</strong>wever, spina bifida and diaphragmatic hernia have beenobserved in treated fetuses. Because any occurrence of a malformation is such a rare event, therelationship between the agent tested and the occurrence of a malformation is difficult to discern.On the other hand, the low background incidence of malformations makes it easier to distinguishsubtle teratogenic events in those cases where the agent causes only a few malformations, givenappropriately rigid and consistent historical control values. In the absence of such standards, thehistorical control database will be of limited use for identification of teratogens, and interpretationof the findings becomes even more confounded and without a reliable basis for comparison.Further complicating matters is the interdependence of endpoints. The developing embryo orfetus, for example, is entirely reliant upon the maternal milieu for proper growth and development.Maternal stress has been shown to cause cleft palate in mice. 70 Antibiotics may produce embryoor fetal lethality and/or cause abortion in rabbits by adversely affecting the maternal gut flora, 75,134and the rat embryo and fetus has been shown to depend upon maternal zinc for proper development.135 Therefore, determining whether a fetal malformation is caused by the maternal condition© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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