Reaction mass of 2,2'-oxybisbutane and 2-methylpropan-2-ol and butan-2-ol and diisopropyl ether

Skin irritation / corrosion

Administrative data

Endpoint:

skin irritation / corrosion

Remarks:

other: newly approved in vitro method

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

21. June 2010 - 05. July 2010

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: Study under GLP, according to international guidelines and with full documentation

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2010

Report date:

2010

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: Commission Regulation (EC) No. 761/2009, Method B.46: “In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed human epidermis model test” adopted 23. July 2009

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals, Draft Proposal for a New Guideline, In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RhE) Test Method, Version 7.6, 9 September 2009

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 3

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: ECVAM international validation study on in vitro tests for acute skin irritation: Report on the validity of the EPISKIN and EpiDerm assays and on the Skin Integrity Func-tion Test (Altern Lab Anim. 2007 Dec; 35 (6): 559-601)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 4

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: Protocol for IN VITRO EpiDermTM SKIN IRRITATION TEST (EPI-200-SIT), Rev. 3/23/2009, MatTek Corporation, Ashland, MA 01721, USA

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Sample 2010

IUPAC Name:

Sample 2010

Details on test material:

- The analysis was performed for the reference sample "Sample 2010" as defined in Section 1.4
- Lot/batch No.: Ref.Nr 10013593
- Expiration date of the lot/batch: March 2011
- Storage condition of test material: For several days, the test item was stored in the test facility at room temperature protected from light and kept under inert gas. As soon as a fridge with explosion prevention was available, the test item was stored at 2 – 8 °C. No relevant changes in composition were detected before and after storage at room temperature (GC chromatograms).

Test animals

Species:

other: human-derived epidermal keratinocytes (EPI-200 tissues)

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

The EpiDermTM tissue consists of normal, human-derived epidermal keratinocytes which have been cultured to form a multi-layered, highly differentiated model of the human epi-dermis. It consists of organized basal, spinous and granular layers, and a multi-layered stratum corneum containing intercellular lamellar lipid layers arranged in patterns analo-gous to those found in vivo. The EpiDermTM tissues are cultured on specially prepared cell cultures inserts.

Origin: Epi-200 tissues were procured from MatTek Corporation in Ashland, USA. Day of delivery: 1. July 2010 batch: 13657

Test system

Type of coverage:

other: nylon mesh

Preparation of test site:

other: pre-incubation of tissues at 37°C and 5% CO2 for one hour; thereafter with fresh assay medium (0.9 mL) at 37°C and 5% CO2 for 18 hours

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Controls:

not required

Amount / concentration applied:

Applied volume: 30 uL of test item

Duration of treatment / exposure:

See "Any other information on materials and methods incl. tables".

Observation period:

See "Any other information on materials and methods incl. tables".

Number of animals:

Not applicable

Results and discussion

In vivo

Results

Irritation parameter:

other: Determination of Skin Irritation Potential for Human Skin Model

Basis:

other: Formazon production

Score:

56.7

Max. score:

100

Any other information on results incl. tables

Table 1: Absorption values for negative control, test item and positive control (mean of 2 measurements, blank value substracted)

Designation	Negative Control	Test Item	Positive Control
Mean – blank (Tissue 1)	2.389	1.348	0.171
Mean – blank (Tissue 2)	2.244	1.240	0.182
Mean – blank (Tissue 3)	2.129	1.244	0.177
Mean of the three Tissues	2.254	1.277	0.177
Relative Standard Deviation of the three tissues	5.8%	4.8%	3.1%

Table 2: % Formazan production for the test item and positive control

Designation	Test Item	Positive Control
% Formazan production (Tissue 1)	59.8%	7.6%
% Formazan production (Tissue 2)	55.0%	8.1%
% Formazan production (Tissue 3)	55.2%	7.9%
% Formazan production Mean	56.7%	7.8%

Assessment

The relative absorbance values were reduced to 56.7% after the treatment. This value is above the threshold for irritation (50%). Therefore, the test item is considered as not irritant.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

not irritating

Remarks:

Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: OECD GHS

Conclusions:

The test item is considered not irritant. After the treatment, the relative absorbance values were decreased to 56.7%. This value is above the threshold for irritation (50%).
The optical density of the negative control was well within the required acceptability crite-rion of 1.0 < mean OD < 2.5. The positive control induced a decrease in the relative ab-sorbance as compared to the negative control to 7.8 % (required: <= 20%) thus ensuring the validity of the test system. Variation within replicates was within the accepted range for negative control, positive control and test item.
For these reasons, the result of the test is considered valid.

Executive summary:

The skin irritation potential of reaction mass of 2,2'-oxybisbutane (DSBE), DIPE, SBA and 2 -methylpropan-2 -ol (TBA) in theHuman Skin Model Test was determined following EU-Method B.46. One valid experiment under GLP was performed. Three tissues of the human skin model EpiDerm^TM were treated with reaction mass of 2,2'-oxybisbutane (DSBE), DIPE, SBA and 2-methylpropan-2-ol (TBA) for 60 minutes.

30 µL of the liquid test item (using a nylon mesh) were applied to each tissue and spread to match the tissue size.

DPBS-buffer was used as negative control, 5% SDS-solution was used as positive control.

After treatment with the negative control, the absorbance values were within the required acceptability criterion of 1.0 < mean OD < 2.5. The positive control showed clear irritating effects. Variation within tissues was acceptable (< 18%).

After the treatment with the test item, the relative absorbance values were reduced to 56.7 %. This value is above the threshold for irritation potential (50%). Therefore, reaction mass of 2,2'-oxybisbutane (DSBE), DIPE, SBA and 2 -methylpropan-2 -ol (TBA) is considered as not irritant in the Human Skin Model Test.