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Anne E Loccisano1, Elaine Freeman2, Brandy Riffle3
1Exponent Inc, Alexandria, VA, 22314, USA.
Abstract:
Afidopyropen is an insecticide that acts as a transient receptor potential vanilloid subtype (TRPV) channel modulator in chordotonal organs of target insects and has been assessed for a wide range of toxicity endpoints including chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity in rats and mice. The current study evaluates the toxicokinetic properties of afidopyropen and its plasma metabolites in rats at dose levels where the pharmacokinetics (PK) are linear and nonlinear in an attempt to identify a point of inflection. Based on the results of this study and depending on the analysis method used, the kinetically derived maximum dose (KMD) is estimated to be between 2.5 and 12.5 mg/kg bw/d with linearity observed at doses below 2.5 mg/kg bw/d. A defined point of inflection could not be determined. These data demonstrate that consideration of PK is critical for improving the dose-selection in toxicity studies as well as to enhance human relevance of the interpretation of animal toxicity studies. The study also demonstrates the technical difficulty in obtaining a defined point of inflection from in vivo PK data.
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