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Toxicological information

Specific investigations: other studies

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
cytotoxicity
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
supporting study
Study period:
1985
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Study well documented, meets generally accepted scientific principles, acceptable for assessment. This study was performed for developing an alternative in vitro test system for the detection of an eye irritating potential.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
publication
Title:
Toxicity monitored with a correlated set of cell-culture assays
Author:
Borenfreund E & Shopsis C
Year:
1985
Bibliographic source:
Xenobiotica 15, 705-711

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
no guideline followed
Principles of method if other than guideline:
One test was an assessment of the highest concentration of the test substance, which caused minimal morphological alterations in cell cultures (3T3 and HepG2 cells), followed by a determination of the amount of neutral red dye uptake by the cells.
In a second test a 50 % inhibition of uptake of [3H]uridine after incubation of the cell cultures (3T3 and WI-38 cells) was determined.
GLP compliance:
no
Type of method:
in vitro

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Chlorhexidine
EC Number:
200-238-7
EC Name:
Chlorhexidine
Cas Number:
55-56-1
Molecular formula:
C22H30Cl2N10
IUPAC Name:
N',N'''''-hexane-1,6-diylbis[N-(4-chlorophenyl)(imidodicarbonimidic diamide)]
Details on test material:
-Name of test material (as cited in study report): Chlorhexidine

Test animals

Species:
other: in vitro

Results and discussion

Any other information on results incl. tables

HTD (ug/mL) at 24 hrs

UI 50 (ug/mL) at 4 hrs

3T3

Hep G2

WI-38

3T3

0.5

1.0

0.3

3

HTD: highest tolerated dose; UI 50: concentration inducing 50 % inhibition in the uptake of [3H]uridine

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Executive summary:

This study was performed for developing an alternative in vitro test system for the detection of an eye irritating potential. The authors concluded that these in vitro results showed a good correlation with the in vivo data from Draize rabbit eye irritancy tests.