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Eye irritation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
2018
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2018
Report date:
2018

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 437 (Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying i) Chemicals Inducing Serious Eye Damage and ii) Chemicals Not Requiring Classification for Eye Irritation or Serious Eye Damage)
Version / remarks:
2017
Deviations:
no
GLP compliance:
yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
[Reaction mass of 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 5-amino-3-[[4-[2-[4-[(7-amino-1-hydroxy-3-sulfo-2-naphthalenyl)azo]-2-sulfophenyl]ethenyl]-3-sulfophenyl]azo]-4-hydroxy-, compd. with 2,2',2''-nitrilotris[ethanol] (1:5) and 3,3'-[ethylenebis[(3-sulpho-p-phenylene)azo]]bis[5-amino-4-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulphonic] acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:6) and 3,3'-[vinylenebis[(3-sulpho-p-phenylene)azo]]bis[6-amino-4-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulphonic] acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:4)]
EC Number:
916-899-6
Molecular formula:
not available
IUPAC Name:
[Reaction mass of 2,7-Naphthalenedisulfonic acid, 5-amino-3-[[4-[2-[4-[(7-amino-1-hydroxy-3-sulfo-2-naphthalenyl)azo]-2-sulfophenyl]ethenyl]-3-sulfophenyl]azo]-4-hydroxy-, compd. with 2,2',2''-nitrilotris[ethanol] (1:5) and 3,3'-[ethylenebis[(3-sulpho-p-phenylene)azo]]bis[5-amino-4-hydroxynaphthalene-2,7-disulphonic] acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:6) and 3,3'-[vinylenebis[(3-sulpho-p-phenylene)azo]]bis[6-amino-4-hydroxynaphthalene-2-sulphonic] acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:4)]
Test material form:
liquid

Test animals / tissue source

Species:
cattle
Strain:
not specified
Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
The assay uses isolated corneas obtained as a by-product from animals freshly slaughtered at the abattoir A. Moksel AG, Buchloe, Germany.
On the test day, fresh eyes were collected from the slaughterhouse and were transported in HBSS containing Pen/Strep on ice to the laboratories. Immediately after arrival of the eyes, cornea preparation was initiated.
The eyes were carefully examined for defects and any defective eyes were discarded.
The tissue surrounding the eyeball was carefully pulled away and the cornea was excised leaving a 2 to 3 mm rim of sclera. The isolated corneas were stored in a petri dish containing HBSS. Before the corneas were mounted in corneal holders (Duratec GmbH) with the endothelial side against the O-ring of the posterior chamber, they had been visually examined for defects and any defective cornea had been discarded. The anterior chamber was then positioned on top of the cornea and tightened with screws. The chambers of the corneal holder were then filled with RPMI (without phenol red) containing 1% FBS and 2 mM L-glutamine (complete RPMI). The posterior chamber was always filled first. The corneas were incubated for one hour at 32 +/- 1 °C.

Test system

Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Controls:
yes, concurrent positive control
yes, concurrent negative control
Amount / concentration applied:
750 µL
Duration of treatment / exposure:
10 minutes
Duration of post- treatment incubation (in vitro):
2 hours
Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
3 replicates
Details on study design:
SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF CORNEAS

QUALITY CHECK OF THE ISOLATED CORNEAS

NUMBER OF REPLICATES
3
NEGATIVE CONTROL USED
Physiological saline
POSITIVE CONTROL USED
Ethanol 100%
APPLICATION DOSE AND EXPOSURE TIME
750µL for 10 minutes

POST-INCUBATION PERIOD: yes/ 90 minutes

REMOVAL OF TEST SUBSTANCE
- Number of washing steps after exposure period: at least three
- POST-EXPOSURE INCUBATION: 2 hours

METHODS FOR MEASURED ENDPOINTS:
- Corneal opacity: opacitometer (BASF-OP3.0, Duratec GmbH)
- Corneal permeability: passage of sodium fluorescein dye measured with the aid of [UV/VIS spectrophotometry / microtiter plate reader] (OD490)

SCORING SYSTEM: In Vitro Irritancy Score (IVIS)

DECISION CRITERIA: IVIS = mean opacity value + (15 x mean permeability OD490 value)
IVIS UN GHS
≤ 3 No Category
> 3; ≤ 55 No prediction can be made
> 55 Category 1

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results
Irritation parameter:
in vitro irritation score
Run / experiment:
Test item
Value:
14.71
Vehicle controls validity:
valid
Negative controls validity:
valid
Positive controls validity:
valid
Remarks on result:
not determinable
Other effects / acceptance of results:
OTHER EFFECTS:
All 3 corneas treated with test item showed dark blue stripes due to glued test item residues. It cannot be excluded that the opacity score may be related to the dark blue stripes of the tissue. But the read out of the present study yields no possibility to determine this finding.

ACCEPTANCE OF RESULTS:
The in vitro irritation score obtained with the positive control fell within the two standard deviations of the current historical mean and therefore this assay is considered to be valid.
The negative control responses resulted in opacity and permeability values that are less than the established upper limits for background bovine corneas treated with the respective negative control.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
study cannot be used for classification
Conclusions:
No prediction can be made regarding the classification of the test substance according to the evaluation criteria. Further testing in another suitable method is required.
Executive summary:

The eye irritancy potential of the test item was investigated in the bovine corneal opacity and permeability assay.

All 3 corneas treated with with the test item showed dark blue stripes due to glued test item residues. It cannot be excluded that the opacity score of the test item may be related to the dark blue stripes of the tissue. But the read out of the present study yields no possibility to determine this finding.

The following mean in vitro irritation score was calculated:

14.71

No prediction can be made regarding the classification of the test substance according to the evaluation criteria. Further testing is required.