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Skin irritation / corrosion

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
skin corrosion: in vitro / ex vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
weight of evidence
Study period:
From 2017-07-11 to 2017-07-14
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study
Remarks:
Well documented GLP study performed according to OECD guideline 431 and EU method B.40 BIS. There were no deviations from the study plan.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2017
Report date:
2017

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 431 (In Vitro Skin Corrosion: Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE) Test Method)
Deviations:
no
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: Commission regulation (EC) No. 440/2008, Part B: Methods for the Determination of Toxicity and other health effects, Guideline B.40 BIS: "In Vitro Skin Corrosion: Human Skin Model Test". Official Journal of the European Union No. L142, 31 May 2008
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
4-nitrobenzenesulphonyl chloride
EC Number:
202-697-9
EC Name:
4-nitrobenzenesulphonyl chloride
Cas Number:
98-74-8
Molecular formula:
C6H4ClNO4S
IUPAC Name:
4-nitrobenzenesulphonyl chloride
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Details on test material:
- Name of test material (as cited in study reports): JNJ-39722280-AAA (4-Nitrobenzene-1-sulfonyl chloride)
- Physical state: solid (powder)
- Appearance: Slightly yellow to yellowish brown crystalline powder
Specific details on test material used for the study:
SOURCE OF TEST MATERIAL
- Source and lot/batch No.of test material: M16LB4523
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: 2017-12-01 (retest date)
- Purity test date: no data

STABILITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: At room temperature

TREATMENT OF TEST MATERIAL PRIOR TO TESTING
- Treatment of test material prior to testing: The solid test item was applied neat directly on top of the skin tissue.




In vitro test system

Test system:
human skin model
Remarks:
model of human-derived epidermal keratinocytes
Source species:
human
Cell type:
non-transformed keratinocytes
Source strain:
other: not applicable
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Details on test system:
RECONSTRUCTED HUMAN EPIDERMIS (RHE) TISSUE
- Model used: EpiDerm Skin Model (EPI-200) supplied by MatTek Corporation, Ashland MA, U.S.A
- Tissue batch number(s): Lot no.: 26490 Kit L and K
- The model consists of normal, human-derived epidermal keratinocytes which have been cultured to form a multilayered, highly differentiated model of the human epidermis. It consists of organized basal, spinous and granular layers, and a multi-layered stratum corneum containing intercellular lamellar lipid layers arranged in patterns analogous to those found in vivo. The EpiDerm tissues (surface 0.6 cm²) were cultured on polycarbonate membranes of 10 mm cell culture inserts.
- On the day of receipt the tissues were kept on agarose and stored in the refrigerator. On the next day, at least one hour before starting the assay the tissues were transferred to 6-well plates with 0.9 mL DMEM medium (Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium) (supplemented DMEM medium, serum-free supplied by MatTek Corporation) per well. The level of the DMEM medium was just beneath the tissue. The plates were incubated for at least 1 hour at 37.0 ± 1.0ºC. The medium was replaced with fresh DMEM medium just before the test item was applied.

TEMPERATURE USED FOR TEST SYSTEM
- Temperature used during treatment / exposure: room temperature during 3-minute exposure and 37°C during 1-hour exposure
- Temperature of post-treatment incubation (if applicable): 37°C
- All incubations, with the exception of the test item incubation of 3 minutes at room temperature, were carried out in a controlled environment, in which optimal conditions were a humid atmosphere of 80 - 100% (actual range 72 - 90%), containing 5.0 ± 0.5% CO2 in air in the dark at 37.0 ± 1.0°C (actual range 36.8 - 37.5°C).
- Temperature and humidity were continuously monitored throughout the experiment. The CO2 percentage was monitored once on each working day. Temporary deviations from the temperature, humidity and CO2 percentage may occur due to opening and closing of the incubator door. Based on laboratory historical data these deviations are considered not to affect the study integrity.

REMOVAL OF TEST MATERIAL AND CONTROLS
- After the exposure period, the tissues were washed with phosphate buffered saline (PBS) (Invitrogen Corporation, Breda, The Netherlands) to remove residual test item. Rinsed tissues were kept in 24 well plates on 300 µL DMEM medium until 6 tissues (= one application time) were dosed and rinsed.

MTT DYE USED TO MEASURE TISSUE VIABILITY AFTER TREATMENT / EXPOSURE
- MTT medium: MTT concentrate (5 mg/mL) diluted (1:5) with MTT diluent (supplemented DMEM). Both supplied by MatTek Corporation.
- The DMEM medium was replaced by 300 µL MTT-medium and tissues were incubated for 3 hours at 37°C in air containing 5% CO2. After incubation the tissues were washed with phosphate buffered saline and formazan was extracted with 2 mL isopropanol (MatTek corporation) over night at room temperature. The amount of extracted formazan was determined spectrophotometrically at 570 nm in triplicate with the TECAN Infinite® M200 Pro Plate Reader.
- Cell viability was calculated for each tissue as percentage of the mean of the negative control tissues. Skin corrosion potential of the test item was classified according to remaining cell viability following exposure of the test item with either of the two exposure times.
- Test for the interference with the MTT endpoint: A test item may interfere with the MTT endpoint if it is coloured and/or it is able to directly reduce MTT. The cell viability measurement is affected only if the test item is present on the tissues when the MTT viability test is performed.
- Test for colour interference by the test item: the test item was checked for possible colour interference before the study was started. Some non-coloured test items may change into coloured substances in aqueous conditions and thus stain the skin tissues during the 1-hour exposure. To assess the colour interference, at least 25 mg of the test item or 50 µL Milli-Q water as a negative control were added to 0.3 mL Milli-Q water. The mixture was incubated for approximately 1 hour at 37.0 ± 1.0°C in the dark. At the end of the exposure time the mixture was shaken and it was checked if a blue / purple colour change was observed.
- Test for reduction of MTT by the test item: the test item was checked for possible direct MTT reduction before the study was started. To assess the ability of the test item to reduce MTT, at least 25 mg of the test item was added to 1 mL MTT (Sigma, Zwijndrecht, The Netherlands) solution (1 mg/mL) in phosphate buffered saline. The mixture was incubated for approximately 1 hour at 37.0 ± 1.0ºC. A negative control, sterile Milli-Q water was tested concurrently. At the end of the exposure time it was checked if a blue / purple colour change was observed.

FUNCTIONAL MODEL CONDITIONS WITH REFERENCE TO HISTORICAL DATA
- Viability (OD (540-570 nm)<1.0-3.0>): 2.032 +/-0.114
- Barrier function (ET-50 <4.77-8.72 hrs>): 7.17 hrs
- Sterility: Long term antibiotic and antimiycotic free culture: sterile

NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT TEST SEQUENCES / EXPERIMENTS TO DERIVE FINAL PREDICTION: 1

DECISION CRITERIA
A test item is considered corrosive in the skin corrosion test if:
a) The relative mean tissue viability obtained after the 3-minute treatment compared to the negative control tissues is decreased below 50%.
b) In addition, a test item considered non-corrosive (viability ≥ 50%) after the 3-minute treatment is considered corrosive if the relative tissue viability after 1-hour treatment with the test item is decreased below 15%.

A test item is considered non-corrosive in the in vitro skin corrosion test if:
a) The relative mean tissue viability obtained after the 3-minute treatment compared to the negative control tissues is not decreased below 50%.
b) In addition, the relative tissue viability after the 1-hour treatment is not decreased below 15%.
Control samples:
yes, concurrent negative control
yes, concurrent positive control
Amount/concentration applied:
TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 28.5 to 37.1 mg

NEGATIVE CONTROL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight): 50 µL

POSITIVE CONTROL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight): 50 µL
Duration of treatment / exposure:
3 minutes and 1 hour
Duration of post-treatment incubation (if applicable):
3 hours
Number of replicates:
4 replicates per test item, negative control and positive control: 2 for the 3-minute exposure and 2 for the 1-hour exposure

Results and discussion

In vitro

Resultsopen allclose all
Irritation / corrosion parameter:
% tissue viability
Remarks:
mean tissue viability
Run / experiment:
3-minute application
Value:
91
Vehicle controls validity:
not applicable
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Remarks on result:
other: individual values: 92 and 90
Irritation / corrosion parameter:
% tissue viability
Remarks:
mean tissue viability
Run / experiment:
1-hour application
Value:
99
Vehicle controls validity:
not applicable
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Remarks on result:
other: individual values: 102 and 96
Irritation / corrosion parameter:
other: optical denisty
Run / experiment:
3-minute application
Value:
1.56
Vehicle controls validity:
not applicable
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Remarks on result:
other: individual values: 1.573 and 1.548
Irritation / corrosion parameter:
other: optical density
Run / experiment:
1-hour application
Value:
1.478
Vehicle controls validity:
not applicable
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Remarks on result:
other: individual values: 1.523 and 1.433
Irritation / corrosion parameter:
other: coefficient of variation
Run / experiment:
3-minute application
Value:
1.6
Vehicle controls validity:
not applicable
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Irritation / corrosion parameter:
other: coefficient of variation
Run / experiment:
1-hour application
Value:
5.9
Vehicle controls validity:
not applicable
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Other effects / acceptance of results:
POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE CONTROLS
3-minute application:
- viability (percentage of control) (range):
negative control: 100 (100 and 100)
positive control: 6.5 (6.7 and 6.3)
- coefficient of variation between tissue replicates
negative control: 0.6
positive control: 6.5
- mean optical density:
negative control: 1.718
positive control: 0.112

1-hour application:
- viability (percentage of control) (range):
negative control: 100 (88 and 112)
positive control: 11 (11 and 12)
- coefficient of variation between tissue replicates
negative control: 22
positive control: 13
- mean optical density:
negative control: 1.490
positive control: 0.169


Results:
The test item was checked for colour interference in aqueous conditions and possible direct MTT reduction by adding the test item to MTT medium. Because the solutions did not turn blue / purple and a blue / purple precipitate was not observed it was concluded that the test item did not interfere with the MTT endpoint.

The relative mean tissue viability obtained after the 3-minute and 1-hour treatments with the test item compared to the negative control tissues was 91% (92 and 90%) and 99% (102 and 96%) respectively. Because the mean relative tissue viability for the test item was not below 50% after 3 minutes treatment and not below 15% after 1 hour treatment the test item is considered to be not corrosive.

The absolute mean OD570 (optical density at 570 nm) of the negative control tissues was within the laboratory historical control data range. The mean relative tissue viability following 3-minute exposure to the positive control was 6.5% (6.7 and 6.3%) and 11% (11 and 12%) after 1 hour exposure. In the range of 20 - 100% viability the Coefficient of Variation between tissue replicates was ≤ 22%, indicating that the test system functioned properly.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Conclusions:
It is concluded that this test is valid and that the test item is not corrosive in the in vitro skin corrosion test under the experimental conditions described in the report.