title: Developmental toxicity of N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone in rats following inhalation exposure.
abstract: The developmental toxicity of inhaled N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) was studied in Sprague-Dawley rats. Pregnant rats were exposed whole body to NMP vapours at concentrations of 0, 30, 60 and 120 ppm, 6 h/day, on gestational days (GD) 6 through 20. Maternal body weight gain was significantly decreased at 60 and 120 ppm on GD 6-13 and maternal food consumption was reduced at 120 ppm on GD 13-21. No significant difference in the gestational weight change corrected for the weight of the gravid uterus was observed, whatever NMP concentration. There were no adverse effects on embryo/fetal viability or evidence of teratogenicity at any concentration tested. Fetal toxicity indicated by reduced fetal weight was observed at 120 ppm. Thus, the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL) for maternal and developmental toxicity was 30 and 60 ppm, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Avenue de Bourgogne, BP No 27, 54501 Vandoeuvre, France. anne-marie.saillenfait@inrs.fr
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Saillenfait
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gallissot
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morel
mesh_terms: D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000002:abnormalities; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004435:Eating / Q000187:drug effects; D010064:Embryo Implantation / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects; D005333:Fetus / Q000473:pathology; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D019055:No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; D011247:Pregnancy; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013723:Teratogens / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D011760:Pyrrolidinones; D013723:Teratogens; C038678:N-methylpyrrolidone