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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-3-6
pubmed:abstractText
p,p'-Dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (DDS) is used as a starting material in the production of polysulfones and polyethersufones, a family of thermoplastics. DDS was studied because of its high production volume and use. In toxicology studies, 10 Fischer 344 rats and 10 B6C3F1 mice/sex/group were fed diets containing 0, 30, 100, 300, 1,000 or 3,000 ppm DDS for 14 weeks. All animals survived until the end of the studies. Mean body weights of groups exposed to 300 ppm or greater were significantly decreased. Liver and kidney in rats and liver in mice were the major target organs of DDS toxicity. Dose-related increases in liver weights and incidences of centrilobular hepatocyte hypertrophy were observed in DDS-exposed groups. Nephropathy was seen in male and female rats only at and above 300 ppm. Neurotoxicity evaluations were negative in DDS-treated animals. Clinical chemistry and hematology parameters were minimally affected. In the 2-year toxicity and carcinogenicity studies, 50 rats and 50 mice/sex/group were fed diets containing 0, 10 (male rats), 30, 100, or 300 ppm DDS for 104 to 105 weeks. Survival of exposed groups was not affected. There were no clinical signs of toxicity related to DDS exposure. Final mean body weights were 2-17% lower in DDS-treated groups. Liver was the only target organ of DDS-induced toxicity. The incidence of centrilobular hepatocyte hypertrophy in mice and rats, and the incidence of bile duct hyperplasia and centrilobular degeneration in female rats was significantly greater than in controls. A no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) of 30 ppm DDS in the diet (1.5 mg/kg body weight) was established for rats. DDS was not carcinogenic in these studies.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1096-6080
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
60
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
28-37
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Body Weight, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Carcinogenicity Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Carcinogens, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Chemistry, Clinical, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Diet, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Female, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Hematologic Tests, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Kidney, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Liver, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Mice, Inbred Strains, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Neurologic Examination, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Rats, Inbred F344, pubmed-meshheading:11222870-Sulfones
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of p,p'-dichlorodiphenyl sulfone in rats and mice.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. chhabrar@niehs.nih.gov
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article