NTP Technical Report on the Toxicity Studies of Wy-14643 Administered in Feed

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NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM
Toxicity Report Series
Number 62
NTP Technical Report

on the Toxicity Studies of

Wy-14,643

(CAS No. 50892-23-4)
Administered in Feed

to Sprague-Dawley Rats, B6C3F Mice,

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and Syrian Hamsters

October, 2007

National Institutes of Health

Public Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM

Toxicity Report Series
Number 62
NTP Technical Report
on the Toxicity Studies of
Wy-14,643

(CAS No. 50892-23-4)
Administered in Feed

to Sprague-Dawley Rats, B6C3F Mice,

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and Syrian Hamsters

Michael L. Cunningham, Ph.D., Study Scientist

National Toxicology Program

Post Office Box 12233

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

NIH Publication No. 08-4419
National Institutes of Health

Public Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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CONTRIBUTORS

National Toxicology Program NTP Pathology Working Group
Evaluated and interpreted results and reported findings Evaluated slides and prepared pathology report
(September 24, 1998)
M.L. Cunningham, Ph.D., Study Scientist
J.R. Bucher, Ph.D. M.P. Jokinen, D.V.M., Chairperson
L.T. Burka, Ph.D. Pathology Associates International
R.S. Chhabra, Ph.D. K.J. Brenneman, D.V.M., Observer
A.P. King-Herbert, D.V.M. North Carolina State University
G.E. Kissling, Ph.D. S. Botts, M.S., D.V.M., Ph.D.
D.E. Malarkey, D.V.M., Ph.D. Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
J. Mahler, D.V.M. J. Everitt, D.V.M.
D.P. Orzech, M.S. Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
C.S. Smith, Ph.D. R.A. Herbert, D.V.M., Ph.D.
G.S. Travlos, D.V.M. National Toxicology Program
M.K. Vallant, B.S., M.T. J. Mahler, D.V.M.
K.L. Witt, M.S. National Toxicology Program
A. Nyska, D.V.M.
Battelle Columbus Laboratories
National Toxicology Program
Conducted studies and evaluated pathology findings
Evaluated slides and prepared special pathology report
M.R. Hejtmancik, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
(January 25, 2005)
P.J. Kurtz, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
L.R. Goodchild, D.V.M. J.C. Turnier, V.M.D., Chairperson
A.G. Manus Pathology Associates, A Charles River Company
P.W. Mellick, D.V.M., Ph.D. J.R. Hailey, D.V.M.
T.A. Peace, D.V.M. National Toxicology Program
A.W. Singer, D.V.M. R.A. Herbert, D.V.M., Ph.D.
J.T. Yarrington, D.V.M., Ph.D. National Toxicology Program
D.E. Malarkey, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
National Toxicology Program
Provided pathology review R.R. Maronpot, D.V.M.
J.F. Hardisty, D.V.M., Principal Investigator National Toxicology Program
G. Pearse, B.V.M. & S.
S. Botts, M.S., D.V.M., Ph.D.
G.E. Marrs, Jr., D.V.M., M.S. Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Inc.
G. Pearse, B.V.M. & S. Dynamac Corporation
Environmental Health Research Prepared quality assurance audits
and Testing, Inc. S. Brecher, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
Provided sperm motility evaluations
Biotechnical Services, Inc.
T. Cocanougher, B.A.
Prepared Toxicity Study Report
D.K. Gulati, Ph.D.
S. Russell, B.A. S.R. Gunnels, M.A., Principal Investigator
M.P. Barker, B.A.
Constella Group, Inc. B.F. Hall, M.S.
Provided statistical analyses L.M. Harper, B.S.
D.C. Serbus, Ph.D.
P.W. Crockett, Ph.D., Principal Investigator
W.D. Sharp, B.A., B.S.
L.J. Betz, M.S.
R.A. Willis, B.A., B.S.
K.P. McGowan, M.B.A.
J.T. Scott, M.S.
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PEER REVIEW

The draft report on the toxicity studies of Wy-14,643 was evaluated by the reviewers listed below. These
reviewers serve as independent scientists, not as representatives of any institution, company, or governmental
agency. In this capacity, reviewers determine if the design and conditions of these NTP studies are appropriate and
ensure that this Toxicity Study Report presents the experimental results and conclusions fully and clearly.
Prescott L. Deininger, Ph.D. Jack Vanden Heuvel, B.S., Ph.D.
Tulane University Medical Center Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences
New Orleans, LA Center for Molecular Toxicology and Carcinogenesis
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
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CONTENTS

ABSTRACT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Carcinogenicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Genetic Toxicity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

NIEHS Extramural Mechanistic Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Study Rationale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

MATERIALS AND METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Procurement and Characterization of Wy-14,643 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Preparation and Analysis of Dose Formulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2-Week Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

3-Month Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Statistical Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Quality Assurance Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Genetic Toxicology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

RESULTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Rats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Mice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Hamsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Toxicokinetic Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Genetic Toxicology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

DISCUSSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

REFERENCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

APPENDIXES
Appendix A Summary of Nonneoplastic Lesions in Rats, Mice, and Hamsters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Appendix B Clinical Pathology Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Appendix C Determinations of Wy-14,643 in Plasma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Appendix D Organ Weights and Organ-Weight-to-Body-Weight Ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

Appendix E Reproductive Tissue Evaluations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Appendix F Cell Proliferation Indices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

Appendix G Peroxisomal Enzyme Analysis Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1

Appendix H Genetic Toxicology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H-1

Appendix I Chemical Characterization and Dose Formulation Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I-1

Appendix J Toxicokinetic Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J-1

Appendix K NIEHS Extramural Mechanistic Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-1
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SUMMARY
Background
Wyeth-14,643 is a chemical that was developed by the pharmaceutical industry to lower serum cholesterol. It is
not used in clinical applications. We studied the effects of Wyeth-14,643 on rats, mice, and hamsters because it
was known that this chemical promotes the production of peroxisomes, organelles that contain a variety of
enzymes involved in metabolism of lipids and cholesterol.
Methods
We gave groups of male rats, mice, and hamsters Wyeth-14,643 mixed in their food for three months. In each
species, groups of 25 animals received either 5, 10, 50, 100, or 500 parts per million (ppm) of Wyeth-14,643 in
feed. Other groups receiving undosed feed served as the control groups. Tissues from 35 sites were examined for
each animal and measures of sperm motility were performed.
Results
All the animals survived until the end of the studies. All of the animal groups exposed to the chemical, except the
groups receiving 5 ppm and the mice receiving 10 ppm, had lower body weights than their control groups although
the feed consumption was generally similar in the various groups of each species. However, the liver weights of
rats, mice, and hamsters fed Wyeth-14,643 were generally greater than those of the controls and liver foci were
observed in three 100 ppm mice and one 500 ppm mouse. In all groups of animals exposed to Wyeth-14,643, there
were significant increases in cytoplasmic alteration of the liver. In the examination of sperm motility, the weights
of the cauda epididymis were decreased in all three species of rodents receiving 500 ppm, and in hamsters the
testis weights and spermatid counts were decreased in all dosed groups.
Conclusions
Exposure to Wyeth-14,643 caused several changes in the livers of male rats, mice, and hamsters, including
increased liver weights, increases in cytoplasmic alteration of the liver, and some liver foci. Wyeth-14,643 also
had effects on the testes of exposed male rodents, decreasing the spermatid counts and the weights of the cauda
epididymis.
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ABSTRACT

Cl
H
N N
N
CH CH S CH COOH
3 3 2
WY-14,643
CAS No. 50892-23-4
Chemical Formula: C H ClN OS Molecular Weight: 323.79
14 14 3 2
Synonym: [4-Chloro-6-(2,3-xylidino)-2-pyrimidinylthio]acetic acid
Wy-14,643 was selected for inclusion in a series of studies on peroxisome proliferators because it is known to
produce considerable peroxisome proliferation and hepatocarcinogenicity in rats. Male Sprague-Dawley rats were
exposed to Wy-14,643 (greater than 98% pure) in feed for up to 3 months; male B6C3F mice and male Syrian
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hamsters were exposed to Wy-14,643 in feed for 2 weeks or up to 3 months. Animals were evaluated for clinical
pathology, plasma concentrations of Wy-14,643, reproductive system effects, cell proliferation and peroxisomal
enzyme analyses, and histopathology. Single and multiple-dose toxicokinetic studies of Wy-14,643 were conducted
in additional groups of male Sprague-Dawley and Wistar Furth rats, B6C3F mice, and Syrian hamsters. Genetic
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toxicology studies were conducted in vivo in Tg.AC mouse peripheral blood erythrocytes.
In the 2-week studies, groups of five mice were fed diets containing 0, 10, 50, 100, 500, or 1,000 ppm Wy-14,643
(equivalent to average daily doses of approximately 2 to 184 mg Wy-14,643/kg body weight). Groups of five
hamsters were fed diets containing 0, 10, 100, 500, 1,000, or 5,000 ppm Wy-14,643 (equivalent to average daily
doses of approximately 1 to 550 mg/kg). All animals survived to the end of the studies. The mean body weight gain
of 500 ppm mice was significantly less than that of the controls; hamsters exposed to 100 ppm or greater lost weight
during the study. Feed consumption by 500 ppm mice was greater than that by the controls. Liver weights of all
exposed groups of mice and hamsters were generally significantly increased.
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In the 2-week studies, an increase in peroxisomal enzyme activity occurred in 10 ppm mice; increases in peroxisomal
$-oxidation, carnitine acetyltransferase, catalase, and acyl CoA oxidase occurred in all exposed mice compared to
controls. Significantly increased BrdU-labeled hepatocyte percentages occurred in 100 and 1,000 ppm mice and 500
and 5,000 ppm hamsters; peroxisomal $-oxidation of lipids was increased in all exposed groups of mice and
hamsters.
Gross lesions in the 2-week studies included liver foci in one 500 ppm mouse and one 1,000 ppm hamster and
enlarged livers in one hamster in each of the 100 and 500 ppm groups and two 5,000 ppm hamsters. All 500 and
1,000 ppm mice had hepatocyte hypertrophy of the liver, and 1,000 ppm mice also had widespread individual cell
necrosis. Minimal to mild multifocal vacuolation of the liver occurred in hamsters exposed to 500 ppm or greater.
In the 3-month core studies, groups of 10 male rats, mice, or hamsters were fed diets containing 0, 5, 10, 50, 100, or
500 ppm Wy-14,643 (equivalent to average daily doses of approximately 0.3 to 34 mg/kg for rats, 0.9 to 135 mg/kg
for mice, and 0.4 to 42 mg/kg for hamsters). Groups of 15 male rats, mice, or hamsters designated for special studies
received the same concentrations of Wy-14,643 for up to 13 weeks. Groups of six male rats, 36 male mice, or
12 male hamsters designated for plasma concentration studies were fed diets containing 50, 100, or 500 ppm
Wy-14,643 for up to 9 weeks.
All core study animals survived to the end of the studies. Mean body weights were significantly decreased in all
exposed groups except the 5 ppm groups and 10 ppm mice; hamsters in the 100 and 500 ppm groups lost weight
during the study. Feed consumption by exposed rats and mice was generally similar to that by the controls; during
week 14, hamsters exposed to 50 ppm or greater consumed slightly less feed than did the controls. The only clinical
finding of toxicity was thinness of two 50 ppm and five 500 ppm hamsters. At all time points, the liver weights of
exposed groups of core and special study rats, mice, and hamsters were generally significantly greater than those of
the controls. Testis weights were significantly decreased in 500 ppm hamsters on day 34, in hamsters exposed to
5 ppm or greater at week 13 (special study), and in 100 and 500 ppm core study hamsters at the end of the study.
In the sperm motility evaluation, the cauda epididymis weight of 500 ppm rats, epididymis weights of 100 and
500 ppm rats and mice, and the testis weight of 500 ppm mice were significantly less than those of the controls. For
hamsters, cauda epididymis, epididymis, and testis weights; spermatid heads per testis; and spermatid counts were
significantly decreased in all exposed groups evaluated for sperm motility. Epididymal spermatozoal motility and
concentration in the 100 and 500 ppm groups and spermatid heads per gram testis in the 500 ppm group were also
significantly decreased. Serum concentrations of estradiol were significantly decreased in all exposed groups of
hamsters, and concentrations of testosterone and luteinizing hormone were decreased in groups exposed to 50 ppm
or greater.