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. 2020 Jan 28;30(1):33–49. doi: 10.1089/nat.2019.0796

Table 1.

Revusiran-Related Microscopic Findings Across Toxicology Species

Tissues/microscopic findings Species
Rat
Monkey
Mouse
Duration
Acute
6-Week
26-Week
2-Year rat carcinogenicity
Acutea
6-Week
39-Week
8-Week
Doses (mg/kg)
30, 100, 300
30, 100, 300
15, 30, 100
10, 30, 100 or AD-59206b
300
30, 100, 300
15, 75, 200
30, 100, 300
NOAEL (mg/kg)
300 mg/kg 30 mg/kg 30 mg/kg N/A 300 mg/kg 300 mg/kg 200 mg/kg 300 mg/kg
Adrenal gland No findings No findings Increased vacuolation, cortex ≥30 mg/kg w/full recovery No findings No findings No findings Decreased vacuolation, cortex ≥15 mg/kg w/full recovery No findings
Injection sites Hemorrhage, mixed cell and/or mononuclear cell infiltrates ≥30 mg/kg Inflammatory infiltrates and vacuolation, macrophages ≥30 mg/kg w/full recovery Vacuolation, macrophages ≥15 mg/kg w/full recovery No findings No findings Vacuolation, macrophages 300 mg/kg w/full recovery No findings Vacuolation, macrophages ≥30 mg/kg
Kidney No findings Basophilic granules, tubules ≥30 mg/kg w/partial recovery Basophilic granules, tubules ≥30 mg/kg w/partial recovery Basophilic granules ≥10 mg/kg and tubule cell hypertrophy ≥10 mg/kg and AD-59206 No findings No findings No findings No findings
Liver No findings Hepatocellular vacuolation ≥30 mg/kg w/partial recovery Hepatocellular vacuolation ≥15 mg/kg and pigmented, KC at ≥30 mg/kg w/partial recovery Hepatocellular vacuolation ≥10 mg/kg No findings Vacuolation, KC at ≥100 mg/kg w/partial recovery Vacuolation, KC at ≥75 mg/kg w/full recovery Hepatocellular vacuolation and mixed cell infiltrates ≥30 mg/kg
Lymph nodesc No findings Vacuolation, macrophages ≥30 mg/kg w/full recovery Vacuolation, macrophages ≥15 mg/kg w/full recovery No findings No findings Vacuolation, macrophages ≥30 mg/kg w/partial recovery Vacuolation, macrophages ≥15 mg/kg w/partial recovery No findings
Pancreas No findings No findings No findings No findings No findings No findings Depletion, zymogen in males 200 mg/kg w/partial recovery No findings
Spleen Necrosis; follicles ≥100 mg/kg and vacuolation ≥30 mg/kg No findings No findings No findings No findings No findings No findings No findings
a

No microscopic examination performed.

b

Rat-active surrogate at 30 mg/kg.

c

Includes axillary, mandibular, mesenteric, and/or inguinal lymph nodes.

KC, Kupffer cell(s); N/A, not applicable; NOAEL, no observed adverse effect level.