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Skin sensitisation

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Administrative data

Endpoint:
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA)
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Study period:
26 February - 8 April 1976
Reliability:
2 (reliable with restrictions)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: The study is non-GLP, but well described except for ommissions in experimental conditions like temperature and humidity.

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1976

Materials and methods

Principles of method if other than guideline:
Landsteiner and Jacobs Guina pig sensitization procedure. The method included ten sensitizing injections (three times weekly) followed by an eleventh (re-test) injection.
GLP compliance:
no
Type of study:
guinea pig maximisation test
Justification for non-LLNA method:
Result are from a study performed in 1976, i.e. before the LLNA requirement.

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy, C12-C16 (even numbered) alkyl esters
Molecular formula:
C3O2-C12/14/16
IUPAC Name:
Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy, C12-C16 (even numbered) alkyl esters
Constituent 2
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Dodecyl lactate
EC Number:
228-504-8
EC Name:
Dodecyl lactate
Cas Number:
6283-92-7
Molecular formula:
C15H30O3
IUPAC Name:
dodecyl lactate
Constituent 3
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Tetradecyl lactate
EC Number:
215-350-1
EC Name:
Tetradecyl lactate
Cas Number:
1323-03-1
Molecular formula:
C17H34O3
IUPAC Name:
tetradecyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
Constituent 4
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Hexadecyl lactate
EC Number:
252-478-7
EC Name:
Hexadecyl lactate
Cas Number:
35274-05-6
Molecular formula:
C19H38O3
IUPAC Name:
hexadecyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
Test material form:
solid - liquid: suspension
Details on test material:
Ceraphyl 31 (15% active)
Batch # 1441
Received 25 February 1976

In vivo test system

Test animals

Species:
guinea pig
Strain:
not specified
Sex:
male
Details on test animals and environmental conditions:
Body weights: 300-500 grams.
Cages: Commercial rabbit pellets and fed with greens, carrots and water.
No further data on test conditions.

Study design: in vivo (non-LLNA)

Induction
Route:
intradermal
Vehicle:
physiological saline
Concentration / amount:
0.1%
Adequacy of induction:
not specified
Challenge
Route:
intradermal
Vehicle:
physiological saline
Concentration / amount:
0.1%
Adequacy of challenge:
not specified
No. of animals per dose:
10
Details on study design:
Injections were performed three times weekly until a total of ten had been applied. The first injection contained 0.05 ml, while the other nine were each 0.1 ml. An eleventh injection was applied as challenge below the area of the ten sensitization injections. Twenty-four hours after each injection, scorings were performed for the diameter, height and redness of the reactions. A comparison of the reaction following the challenge injection was made with the average score for the sensitizing injections. Substantial increase in response after challenging indicates a possible significant sensitization.
Challenge controls:
0.1 % corn oil in physiological saline was employed as a control.
Positive control substance(s):
no

Results and discussion

In vivo (non-LLNA)

Resultsopen allclose all
Reading:
other: average of ten sensitizing injections
Group:
test chemical
Dose level:
0.1% solution
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Remarks on result:
other: Reading: other: average of ten sensitizing injections. Group: test group. Dose level: 0.1% solution. No with. + reactions: 0.0. Total no. in groups: 10.0.
Reading:
other: reading after eleventh injection
Hours after challenge:
24
Group:
test chemical
Dose level:
0.1% solution
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Remarks on result:
other: Reading: other: reading after eleventh injection. . Hours after challenge: 24.0. Group: test group. Dose level: 0.1% solution. No with. + reactions: 0.0. Total no. in groups: 10.0.
Reading:
other: average of ten sensitizing injections
Hours after challenge:
24
Group:
negative control
Dose level:
0
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Remarks on result:
other: Reading: other: average of ten sensitizing injections. . Hours after challenge: 24.0. Group: negative control. Dose level: 0. No with. + reactions: 0.0. Total no. in groups: 10.0.
Reading:
other: reading after eleventh injection
Hours after challenge:
24
Group:
negative control
Dose level:
0
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Remarks on result:
other: Reading: other: reading after eleventh injection. . Hours after challenge: 24.0. Group: negative control. Dose level: 0. No with. + reactions: 0.0. Total no. in groups: 10.0.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not sensitising
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: other:
Conclusions:
On the challenge injection, none of the test animals exhibited reactions higher than the average of the original scores. Although the test method is not equivalent to the method described in international guidelines, the total lack of response indicates that the test material is not sensitizing.
Executive summary:

Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy, C12-C16 (even numbered) alkyl esters (15% solution) was not a sensitizer to guinea pig skin. Ten white male guinea pigs were treated using intracutaneous injections of 0.1% Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy, C12-C16 (even numbered) alkyl esters (15% active) three times a week for a total of ten injections. The first injection was 0.5 ml and the remaining injections were 0.1 ml. Sterile saline was used as the control and the same amounts as test material were injected. Two weeks following the tenth injection, all animals were challenged with 0.05 ml Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy, C12-C16 (even numbered) alkyl esters (15% solution) on a virgin site. The test sites were scored 24 hours after each injection. No dermal reactions were exhibited during either the induction phase or challenge phase of the study.