title: Dermal absorption of the insecticide lindane (1 delta, 2 delta, 3 beta, 4 delta, 5 delta, 6 beta-hexachlorocyclohexane) in rats and rhesus monkeys: effect of anatomical site.
abstract: Dermal absorption of the insecticide lindane (1 delta, 2 delta, 3 beta, 4 delta, 5 delta, 6 beta-hexachlorocyclohexane) was determined in rats and rhesus monkeys. Lindane is in widespread use as a 1% cream or lotion scabicide formulation and as a 1% miticide shampoo for body lice control in humans. Results obtained following our in vivo dermal absorption procedure demonstrated that 18 +/- 4.1%, 34 +/- 5.2%, and 54 +/- 26.3% of the applied dose was absorbed following topical applications at a rate of 1.5 micrograms/cm2 (6.2 micrograms/100 microliters of acetone) of the 14C-labeled pesticide to 4.2-cm2 regions of the forearm (n = 8), forehead (n = 7), and palm (n = 4) of rhesus monkeys, respectively. Dose sites were washed with soapy water 24 h posttreatment. Comparative studies in rats (n = 5) dosed middorsally demonstrated 31 +/- 9.5% absorption. Statistical analysis of the 14C excretion kinetics demonstrated slower clearance of lindane from rats than monkey forearm, forehead, or palm. Intramuscular (im) injections of 14C-lindane gave 52 +/- 7.1% recovery in monkey (n = 8) and 64 +/- 5.9% in rats (n = 5), suggesting body storage of this lipophilic chemical.
authors: Department of National Health and Welfare, Environmental Health Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Moody
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ritter
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D000818:Animals; D001415:Back; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes / Q000652:urine; D005542:Forearm; D005546:Forehead; D006225:Hand; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012869:Skin Absorption; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane