TABLE 4

Cumene-derived radioactivity in all surveyed tissues 24 h after single or repeat dosing (consecutive daily dosing) of 14 mg/kg to male rats and 150 mg/kg to female mice

Each values represents the mean ± S.D. of four animals per treatment group.

TissueMale RatFemale Mouse
1 Dose3 Doses7 Doses1 Dose3 Doses7 Doses
Conc.T/BConc.T/BConc.T/BConc.T/BConc.T/BConc.T/B
nmol-Eq/gnmol-Eq/gnmol-Eq/gnmol-Eq/gnmol-Eq/gnmol-Eq/g
Adipose12 ± 73.1 ± 1.714 ± 92.6 ± 2.09.0 ± 7.41.3 ± 0.61.4 ± 0.50.89 ± 0.562.9 ± 1.10.52 ± 0.233.6 ± 2.10.41 ± 0.32
Urinary Bladder72 ± 3819 ± 12971 ± 1126152 ± 154106 ± 8114 ± 101.8 ± 0.31.1 ± 0.311 ± 102.1 ± 2.126 ± 353.3 ± 5.0
Blood3.8 ± 0.3Unity5.8 ± 1.1*Unity6.3 ± 2.7Unity1.8 ± 0.5Unity5.7 ± 0.7*Unity9.5 ± 2.2*#Unity
Brain1.4 ± 0.20.37 ± 0.043.2 ± 1.20.56 ± 0.252.1 ± 1.00.34 ± 0.031.1 ± 0.40.65 ± 0.222.3 ± 0.3*0.41 ± 0.053.0 ± 0.6*0.33 ± 0.11
Heart2.4 ± 0.30.63 ± 0.064.0 ± 1.20.69 ± 0.104.0 ± 1.60.63 ± 0.031.4 ± 0.10.85 ± 0.233.7 ± 0.7*0.65 ± 0.095.3 ± 0.7*#0.58 ± 0.
Kidney33 ± 38.6 ± 1.760 ± 2710 ± 457 ± 199.5 ± 1.84.0 ± 0.92.3 ± 0.416 ± 2*2.8 ± 0.220 ± 2*#2.2 ± 0.6
Liver22 ± 35.9 ± 1.431 ± 95.4 ± 1.132 ± 214.8 ± 1.27.6 ± 1.74.7 ± 2.126 ± 4*4.6 ± 0.928 ± 5*3.0 ± 0.2
Lung6.1 ± 2.61.6 ± 0.66.6 ± 1.81.1 ± 0.17.4 ± 2.31.3 ± 0.47.9 ± 1.24.6 ± 0.819 ± 1*3.4 ± 0.431 ± 7*#3.4 ± 1.1
Muscle1.0 ± 0.50.27 ± 0.132.8 ± 0.1*0.49 ± 0.071.9 ± 1.40.29 ± 0.160.87 ± 0.120.51 ± 0.132.4 ± 0.4*0.43 ± 0.072.8 ± 0.9*0.30 ± 0.05
Skin2.5 ± 0.50.66 ± 0.175.8 ± 1.8*1.0 ± 0.37.3 ± 2.9*1.2 ± 0.54.7 ± 2.92.5 ± 1.17.7 ± 2.01.4 ± 0.423 ± 132.7 ± 2.2
Spleen2.4 ± 0.80.62 ± 0.175.4 ± 1.4*0.94 ± 0.235.7 ± 3.20.91 ± 0.351.6 ± 0.30.94 ± 0.124.1 ± 0.4*0.72 ± 0.126.2 ± 1.6*0.70 ± 0.32
Thyroid0.0 ± 6.50.1 ± 1.83.8 ± 1.90.63 ± 0.222.9 ± 2.90.49 ± 0.618.9 ± 7.05.3 ± 3.5N.DN.A.N.DN.A.
Testes1.3 ± 0.40.33 ± 0.129.1 ± 7.01.6 ± 1.31.8 ± 1.10.28 ± 0.051.3 ± 0.00.78 ± 0.214.4 ± 2.70.90 ± 0.5415 ± 222.5 ± 3.2
  • T/B, tissue/blood ratio; N.D., not detected: the average concentration was <0 after background correction; N.A., not applicable.

  • * Statistically higher (p ≤ 0.05) in the same tissues from three or seven dose studies versus the single-dose study.

  • # Statistically higher (p ≤ 0.05) in the same tissues from the seven-dose study versus the three-dose study.