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The enhancement of ozone injury in animals by activity during exposure to ozone has been the most striking demonstration of all. The lethal outcome of otherwise noninjurious concentrations of ozone results undoubtedly from a multiplicity of factors in addition to that of the more obvious reactions associated with activity such as increased respiration and circulation rates. Hormonal releases, for example, in the form of catechol amines, epinephrine, and norepinephrine, as well as in certain adrenocorticosteroids (compounds B and F) have been reported in tumbled rats (9), a condition not completely unrelated to that in cage-activated rats, especially during the terminal phases on the exposure. How much of a role these hormones play in these experiments, however, still remains to be determined. 

The microdialysis sampling process which allows the monitoring of small molecules in circulation within an animal, is an example. An artificial capillary is placed in the tissue region of interest, and a sample is coUected via dialysis. In the case of a laboratory animal such as a rat, a probe is placed in the jugular vein under anesthesia. Elow rates ate of the order of 1 p.L/min. 

Six male Wistar rats inhaled HCN at 55 ppm for 30 min (Bhattacharya et al. 1984). HCN was generated by reaction of KCN with sulfuric acid and circulated through the chamber at the rate of 1 L/min. The rats were fitted with a lung mechanics analyzer (Buxco Electronic Inc.), and changes in air flow, transthoracic pressure, tidal volume, compliance, resistance, respiratory rate, and minute volume were determined every 10 min. Animals were sacrificed immediately following the exposure, and lungs were excised and analyzed for phospholipids (surfactant). 

In addition to more rapid absorption of lipids in animals fed casein, another mechanism that may be operative is decreased clearance of circulating lipids. Rabbits fed a casein-based semipurified diet excreted significantly less cholesterol but more bile acids in their feces than animals fed a commercial diet (18). The total sterol excretion in feces of the animals fed the casein diet was half that of the rabbits fed the stock diet. Huff and Carroll (19) found that rabbits fed soy protein had a much faster turnover rate of cholesterol and a significantly reduced rapidly exchangeable cholesterol pool compared with rabbits fed casein. Similar studies performed in our laboratory revealed that the mean transit time for cholesterol was 18.4 days in rabbits fed soy protein, 36.8 days in rabbits fed casein, 33.7 days in rabbits fed soy plus lysine, and 36.3 days in rabbits fed casein plus arginine. These data suggest that addition of lysine to soy protein... 

Toxicological studies have suggested that the species specificity for induction of ovarian tumors (produced in mice but not rats) occurs because the blood level of the ovotoxic VCH metabolite VCH-1,2-epoxide is dramatically higher in VCH-treated female mice compared with rats. VCH has been shown to be metabolized by the liver of mice to the ovotoxic metabolite (VCH-1,2-epoxide), which circulates in blood and is delivered to the ovary, where it destroys small oocytes. This destruction of small oocytes is considered to be an early event in carcinogenesis. Species difference in epoxidation of VCH by hepatic micro-somes correlates well with the differences observed in the blood concentration of VCH-1,2-epoxide and VCH ovarian toxicity. Further in vitro studies have found that the rate of VCH epoxidation in humans by human hepatic microsomes was 13- and 2-fold lower than epoxidation by mouse and rat systems respec-tively. Therefore, if the rate of hepatic VCH epoxidation is the main factor that determines the ovotoxicity of VCH, rats may be a more appropriate animal model for humans. 

Once a chemical is in systemic circulation, the next concern is how rapidly it is cleared from the body. Under the assumption of steady-state exposure, the clearance rate drives the steady-state concentration in the blood and other tissues, which in turn will help determine what types of specific molecular activity can be expected. Chemicals are processed through the liver, where a variety of biotransformation reactions occur, for instance, making the chemical more water soluble or tagging it for active transport. The chemical can then be actively or passively partitioned for excretion based largely on the physicochemical properties of the parent compound and the resulting metabolites. Whole animal pharmacokinetic studies can be carried out to determine partitioning, metabolic fate, and routes and extent of excretion, but these studies are extremely laborious and expensive, and are often difficult to extrapolate to humans. To complement these studies, and in some cases to replace them, physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models can be constructed [32, 33]. These are typically compartment-based models that are parameterized for particular... 

The extent to which a sulfonamide is acetylated depends upon the drug administered and the animal species. Acetylsulfathiazole is the principal metabolite found in the urine of cattle, sheep, and swine after enteral or parenteral administration of sulfathiazole. However, sheep can acetylate only 10% of the dose, while cattle can acetylate 32%, and swine 39%. When sulfamethazine was administered intravenously or orally to cattle, the animals eliminated 11% or 25% of the dose, respectively, in urine as N" -acetylsulfamethazine. The increased acetylation that occurred following tlie oral administration may be related to the increased exposure of sulfamethazine to liver enzymes following its absorption into the portal circulation. The acetylation rate may also be affected by the health status of an animal. Tims, cows suffering from ketosis in cows acetylate sulfonamides at much lower extent. 

Several factors are involved in the wide variation in tumor inhibitory activity of asparaginases from different sources (98). One obvious possibility is the rate of clearance of the enzyme from the circulation of the host animal, and Broome (26) was the first to obtain evidence implicating half-life as a factor in antitumor effectiveness. Guinea pig serum asparaginase, for example, has a half-life time of 11-19 hr, while a partially purified yeast asparaginase preparation without antilymphoma activity is almost completely cleared within 30 min. Differences in half-life alone cannot explain the differences in antitumor activity in all cases, however and the question still remains as to what structural features are responsible for rapid or slow clearance. Mashburn and Landin (85) have suggested that differences in half-life time may be related to the isoelectric point of the enzyme, and evidence also exists to support the idea that the tumor inhibitory activity of some asparaginases is related to their K, values (59, 67). 

This is directed particularly towards Fe11,976 the substrate with the highest Vm and the lowest Km values. Ceruloplasmin-catalyzed oxidation of Fe is 10-100 times faster than the non-enzymatic reaction, and ceruloplasmin appears to be the only effective ferrooxidase in human serum. This is linked to the control of iron mobilization by ceruloplasmin. Iron is released as Fe from ferritin, and the rate at which it is converted to circulating Fem2-transferrin is dependent upon ceruloplasmin. This explains why Cu-deficient animals develop anaemia. 

All animals should be dosed with the test chemical throughout the week, (i.e., for 7 days). This should continue for 14 or 28 days as scheduled. Signs of toxicity should be recorded when they become evident. This record should include, the time of onset, degree or intensity, and duration. Besides these, cage-side observations should be recorded, such as, changes in fur, eye or mucous membrane color respiration rate, circulation, autonomous and CNS, somatomotor activity, and behavioral patterns. 

Brown et al., 1997). This is in line with the general notion that animals with a smaller body size have a faster heart rate. The circulation time (between any two points of the body) is shorter in infants and children than in adults, owing to small body size coupled with faster heart rate. Heart rate falls gradually as a function of age between birth and adolescence (Shock, 1944 Iliff Lee, 1952), with no apparent sex difference until the age of 10. Quantitative descriptions of the relationship between cardiac output and body surface area and body height have been established for infants, children, and adults (Cayler et al., 1963 Krovetz et al., 1969). 

When this implant is placed under the skin of an animal, estradiol is released and enters into systemic circulation. This stimulates the animal s pituitary gland to produce more growth hormone and causes the animal to gain weight at a greater rate. At the end of the growing period, the implant can be easily removed to allow a withdrawal period before slaughter. 

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