The chronic oral toxicology of the polyethylene glycols
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...Kidney damage was observed when about 4000 mg/kg bw/d were administered via the drinking water Smyth et al. (1955, 1942) PEG-32 Diet, 2 years Rat (n= 5/sex/group) 2%, 4%, 8%, 16%, 24% in diet 4% (about 3000 mg/kg bw/d): no effect Smyth et al. (1955) PEG-32 Diet, 1 years Dog (n= 2) 2% (about 500…...
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...Reproductive toxicity No notable adverse effects on the reproductio ats occurred in oral studies over three genera ith PEG-6-32 and PEG-75 (Smyth et al., 1947, 1955). eproductive parameters were not influenced in s es with PEG-8 when pregnant Sprague–Dawley nd New Zealand White rabbits (10/group) were do etween gestation days 6 and 17 (rats) or 6 and 18 its) by oral gavage (Gupta et al., 1996)....
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...…8%, 16%, 24% in diet 4% (about 3000 mg/kg bw/d): no effect Smyth et al. (1955) PEG-32 Diet, 1 years Dog (n= 2) 2% (about 500 mg/kg bw/d): no effect Smyth et al. (1955) PEG-75 Diet, 2 years Rat (n= 5/sex/group) 2%, 4%, 8%, 16%, 24% in diet 16%: increased kidney weights; 4% (about 3000 mg/kg bw/d):…...
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...…at a level of 2% (about 1000 mg/kg bw/d) Smyth et al. (1955) PEG-8 Diet, 1 year Dog (n= 4) 2% of PEG-400 (about 500 mg/kg bw/d): no adverse effects Smyth et al. (1955) PEG-32 Diet; drinking water, 90 days Rat (n= 5/sex/group) 2%, 4%, 8%, 16%, 24% in diet 4% in diet (about 3000 mg/kg bw/d): No…...
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...No notable adverse effects on the development of rats occurred in oral studies over three generations with PEG-6–32 and PEG-75 (Smyth et al., 1947, 1955)....
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...In chronic oral toxicology studies in the rat, PEG1500 (0.06 g/kg/ day) and PEG4000 (0.02 g/kg/day) did not cause any significant adverse effects after 2 years’ administration (Smyth et al., 1955)....
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...PEGs have a descriptor associated with them that represents the mean molecular weight of the molecule (i.e., PEG200 has a molecular weight of 200) (Smyth et al., 1955)....
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...In chronic toxicology studies in nonrodent species there were no adverse events in dogs that received PEGs ranging from 400 to 4000 molecular weight (2% in diet) for a year (Smyth et al., 1955)....
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...%) to rats, no effects were observed (Smyth et al., 1955)....
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...Experiments with PEG400 showed no effect at doses of 2% in diet, with higher doses showing nonspecific effects on growth and cloudy swellings in the liver (Smyth et al., 1955)....
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...Chronic toxicity studies have been carried out in animals with PEG 1540 and 4000 being mixed in the food over a two year period without any signs of toxicity....
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