TABLE 4.
Proliferative Pulmonary Lesionsa
| Finding | Exposureb | Descriptorc | Inhalation + postinhalation periods (months) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 + 0 | 5 + 4 | 5 + 8 | 5 + 13 | 10 + 0 | 10 + 4 | 10 + 8 | 18 + 0 | |||
| All proliferative findings | Sham | Multiplicity | ||||||||
| Mean | 0.342 | 0.743 | 1.250 | 2.139 | 0.720 | 1.000 | 2.139 | 2.139 | ||
| SE | 0.078 | 0.132 | 0.228 | 0.208 | 0.187 | 0.189 | 0.208 | 0.208 | ||
| Incidence (%) | 34 | 54 | 75 | 97 | 48 | 65 | 97 | 97 | ||
| Number of mice | 38 | 35 | 20 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 36 | 36 | ||
| MS-150 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.625 | 1.625 | 2.304 | 3.593 | 1.750 | 3.600 | 3.960 | 3.880 | ||
| SE | 0.145 | 0.294 | 0.374 | 0.382 | 0.234 | 0.336 | 0.398 | 0.418 | ||
| Test | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Incidence (%) | 50 | 75 | 91 | 96 | 86 | 100 | 100 | 96 | ||
| Number of mice | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 25 | ||
| MS-300 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.342 | 1.846 | 2.864 | 5.043 | 1.500 | 3.792 | 6.500 | 5.091 | ||
| SE | 0.087 | 0.174 | 0.485 | 0.493 | 0.267 | 0.307 | 0.475 | 0.405 | ||
| Test | * | * | *# | * | *# | *# | ||||
| Incidence (%) | 32 | 90 | 86 | 100 | 73 | 96 | 100 | 95 | ||
| Number of mice | 38 | 39 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 22 | ||
| Nodular hyperplasia | Sham | Multiplicity | ||||||||
| Mean | 0.158 | 0.057 | 0.100 | 0.389 | 0.040 | 0.043 | 0.389 | 0.389 | ||
| SE | 0.060 | 0.040 | 0.069 | 0.107 | 0.040 | 0.043 | 0.107 | 0.107 | ||
| Incidence (%) | 16 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 31 | ||
| MS-150 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.458 | 0.583 | 0.130 | 0.148 | 0.321 | 0.350 | 0.120 | 0.240 | ||
| SE | 0.134 | 0.146 | 0.072 | 0.088 | 0.116 | 0.109 | 0.066 | 0.105 | ||
| Test | * | * | ||||||||
| Incidence (%) | 38 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 12 | 20 | ||
| MS-300 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.237 | 0.436 | 0.000 | 0.217 | 0.346 | 0.375 | 0.192 | 0.318 | ||
| SE | 0.070 | 0.088 | 0.000 | 0.108 | 0.095 | 0.101 | 0.079 | 0.121 | ||
| Test | * | * | ||||||||
| Incidence (%) | 24 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 38 | 19 | 27 | ||
| Bronchioloalveolar adenoma | Sham | Multiplicity | ||||||||
| Mean | 0.184 | 0.629 | 0.650 | 0.528 | 0.520 | 0.609 | 0.528 | 0.528 | ||
| SE | 0.064 | 0.130 | 0.196 | 0.116 | 0.154 | 0.151 | 0.116 | 0.116 | ||
| Incidence (%) | 18 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 48 | 42 | 42 | ||
| MS-150 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.167 | 0.958 | 1.174 | 1.444 | 1.250 | 2.600 | 1.640 | 2.080 | ||
| SE | 0.078 | 0.213 | 0.215 | 0.241 | 0.222 | 0.343 | 0.215 | 0.310 | ||
| Test | * | * | * | * | * | |||||
| Incidence (%) | 17 | 63 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 90 | 88 | 84 | ||
| MS-300 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.105 | 1.385 | 1.955 | 1.652 | 1.115 | 2.583 | 3.038 | 2.500 | ||
| SE | 0.050 | 0.150 | 0.357 | 0.271 | 0.250 | 0.335 | 0.398 | 0.393 | ||
| Test | * | * | * | * | *# | * | ||||
| Incidence (%) | 11 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 58 | 96 | 96 | 86 | ||
| Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma | Sham | Multiplicity | ||||||||
| Mean | 0.000 | 0.057 | 0.500 | 1.222 | 0.160 | 0.348 | 1.222 | 1.222 | ||
| SE | 0.000 | 0.040 | 0.136 | 0.160 | 0.075 | 0.102 | 0.160 | 0.160 | ||
| Incidence (%) | 0 | 6 | 45 | 78 | 16 | 8 | 78 | 78 | ||
| MS-150 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.000 | 0.083 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0.179 | 0.650 | 2.200 | 1.560 | ||
| SE | 0.000 | 0.058 | 0.199 | 0.354 | 0.090 | 0.196 | 0.351 | 0.283 | ||
| Test | * | |||||||||
| Incidence (%) | 0 | 8 | 74 | 81 | 14 | 13 | 88 | 76 | ||
| MS-300 | Multiplicity | |||||||||
| Mean | 0.000 | 0.026 | 0.909 | 3.174 | 0.038 | 0.833 | 3.269 | 2.273 | ||
| SE | 0.000 | 0.026 | 0.254 | 0.396 | 0.038 | 0.197 | 0.291 | 0.396 | ||
| Test | *# | *# | * | |||||||
| Incidence (%) | 0 | 3 | 55 | 100 | 4 | 20 | 100 | 77 | ||
Note. The sham-exposed mice for the 5 + 13, 10 + 8, and 18 + 0 months of exposure regimens are the same.
aPooled analysis of findings in all lung lobes.
bMS-150 and MS-300: MS at target concentrations of 150 and 300mg TPM/m3, respectively.
cTest: Symbols * and # represent statistically significant difference to sham-exposed or MS-150–exposed mice, respectively.