NTP Technical Report on the Toxicology and Carcinogenesis Studies of BenzethoniumChloride (CAS No. 121-54-0) in F344/N Rats and B6C3F1 Mice (Dermal Studies)

摘要

Toxicology and carcinogenicity studies were conducted by dermal administration ofbenzethonium chloride to groups of 60 F344/N rats and 60 B6C3F1 mice of each sex at doses of 0, 0.15, 0.5, or 1.5 mg/kg body weight. Benzethonium chloride was administered to rats in ethanol 5 days per week and doses were adjusted weekly according to the average body weights of the groups. Under the conditions of these 2 year dermal studies, there was no evidence of carcinogenic activity of benzethonium chloride in male or female F344/N rats or in male or female B6C3F1 mice. Exposure of rats and mice to benzethonium chloride by dermal application in ethanol for 2 years resulted in epithelial hyperplasia in male and female rats and mice and sebaceous gland hyperplasia and ulcers in female rats at the site of application.