Teratogenicity of 3,3-dimethyl-1-phenyltriazene in the rat: gross malformations including micrognathism.

Abstract

3,3-Dimethyl-1-phenyltriazene (DMPT), an alkylating agent, has been reported to be teratogenic in chickens, mice, and rats. One of the most commonly affected structures is the mandible; however, a complete description and incidence rates of all malformations produced have not been published. Rats were treated on day 12 of gestation (day 0 = sperm in vaginal smear) with a single intraperitoneal injection of 30 mg DMPT/kg. Fetuses were examined on each subsequent day of gestation for external and skeletal abnormalities. Standard soft tissue examinations were performed on day-20 fetuses. A high percentage (greater than or equal to 80%) of treated litters contained numerous fetuses with micrognathism, cleft palates, syndactyly, adactyly, and misshapen digits and limbs. Lordosis, cerebellar and cerebral hypoplasia, decreased fetal size, and generalized delayed ossification were also observed. Dams exposed to DMPT had decreased food consumption and weight gains, although clinicopathologic and histopathologic evaluations failed to indicate other evidence of maternal toxicity. DMPT caused numerous permanent structural alterations that were not attributed to maternal toxicity.

• Authors: A A Frank, D J Thompson, E A Kazacos
• Journal: Teratology (Teratology) Vol. 39 Issue 1 Pg. 53-61 (Jan 1989) ISSN: 0040-3709 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2718140 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Triazenes
• 1-phenyl-3,3-dimethyltriazene

Topics

• Abnormalities, Drug-Induced (etiology)
• Animals
• Bone and Bones (abnormalities)
• Female
• Maternal-Fetal Exchange
• Micrognathism (chemically induced)
• Pregnancy
• Rats
• Rats, Inbred Strains
• Triazenes (toxicity)