A safety study on single intravenous dose of tetrachloro-diphenyl glycoluril [iodogen] dissolved in dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO).

Abstract1. Iodogen (tetrachloro-diphenyl glycoluril) dissolved in DMSO (dimethyl sulphoxide) appears indispensable in radioiodination of hypericin for a new anticancer strategy. We studied the safety of intravenously administered iodogen/DMSO in mice (n = 132).2. Median lethal dose (LD50) of iodogen/DMSO was determined with doses of 40.0, 50.0, 55.0, 60.0, 65.0 and 70.0 mg/kg. Next, toxicity of iodogen/DMSO at 30.0 mg/kg was evaluated using saline and DMSO as controls. Changes in behaviour, body weight and serum biochemistry were evaluated. Histopathology of lungs, heart, liver and kidney was performed.3. LD50 values of iodogen/DMSO were 59.5 mg/kg (95% confidence limits (CI): 54.1–65.4 mg/kg) and 61.0 mg/kg (95%CI: 56.2–66.2 mg/kg) for female and male mice, respectively. Similar to that of control groups, no animal deaths were encountered after iodogen/DMSO administration at 30.0 mg/kg. Body weights over 24 h were not altered in all groups, but significantly higher in iodogen/DMSO and DMSO groups (p < 0....