Comparative metabolism and disposition of ethyl carbamate (urethane) in male Fischer 344 rats and male B6C3F1 mice

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
A A NomeirH B Matthews

Abstract

The metabolism, disposition, and excretion of ethyl carbamate (EC) was investigated following oral or iv administration of a wide range of doses to male rats and mice. At a low dose, 4.75 mg/kg, administered iv, approximately 98% was exhaled as CO2 within 8 or 12 hr by mice or rats, respectively. However, as the dose increased, the percentage of dose eliminated as CO2 decreased in a dose-dependent manner which was much more pronounced in rats than mice. At all doses studied, mice eliminated EC as CO2 (as % dose) more rapidly than rats. Evidence of saturation of metabolism and elimination was observed at doses greater than 4.75 mg/kg in rats and greater than 47.5 mg/kg in mice. Following iv administration of 47.5 or 475 mg/kg, EC was initially evenly distributed in all tissues of each species except fat. After the initial time point (15 min), rat tissues contained higher concentrations of 14C compared to tissues of mice receiving the same dose. The disappearance of 14C from blood and various tissues followed monoexponential kinetics with rates dependent upon the species and the dose but independent of the tissue. Following oral administration, EC was completely absorbed from the gastrointestinal tracts of rats and mice at all do...Continue Reading

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