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Toxicological information

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
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
guideline study

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
1998
Report date:
1998

Materials and methods

Test guidelineopen allclose all
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation)
GLP compliance:
yes
Type of study:
guinea pig maximisation test
Justification for non-LLNA method:
At the time of testing (1998), the LLNA method was not yet adopted as OECD Guideline and not yet identified as the standard information requirement.
For this reason the use of the guinea pig maximisation test (GPMT) was considered te be acceptable.

Test material

Constituent 1
Chemical structure
Reference substance name:
Aluminium potassium fluoride
Molecular formula:
KAlF4 and K2AlF5 x H2O
IUPAC Name:
Aluminium potassium fluoride
Test material form:
solid: particulate/powder
Details on test material:
Description: white powder
Batch: 2696
Purity: 100%
Test substance storage: At room temperature in the dark

In vivo test system

Test animals

Species:
guinea pig
Strain:
Dunkin-Hartley
Sex:
female
Details on test animals and environmental conditions:
TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Charles River, Germany
- Age at study initiation: 5 weeks old
- Weight at study initiation: <500 g
- Housing: 5 animals/cage
- Diet: ad libitum
- Water: ad libitum
- Acclimation period: at least 5 days before start of the treatment

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature (°C): 21
- Humidity (%): 50
- Air changes (per hr): 15
- Photoperiod (hrs dark / hrs light): 12/12

Study design: in vivo (non-LLNA)

Inductionopen allclose all
Route:
intradermal and epicutaneous
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Concentration / amount:
- Induction:
intradermal injection: 2%
epidermal induction: 50%

- Challenge: 50%
Challengeopen allclose all
Route:
epicutaneous, occlusive
Vehicle:
CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose)
Concentration / amount:
- Induction:
intradermal injection: 2%
epidermal induction: 50%

- Challenge: 50%
No. of animals per dose:
10
Details on study design:
The test substance concentrations selected for the main study were based on the results of a preliminary study.
In the main study, ten experimental animals were intradermally injected with a 2% concentration and epidermally exposed to a 50% concentration (for 48 hours). Five control animals were similarly treated, but with the vehicle (1% aqueous carboxymethyl cellulose) only. Approximately 24 hours before the epidermal induction exposure all animals were treated with 10% SDS. Two weeks after the epidermal application all animals were challenged (epidermal exposure) with a 50% test substance concentration and the vehicle using a dressing (24 hours exposure). At 24 and 48 hours after removal of the dressing, the treated sites were assessed for challenge reactions.

Mortality/viability was checked twice daily.
Toxicity was checked at least once daily.
Body weights were determined prior to start and at termination of the study.
Challenge controls:
yes (negative controls)

Results and discussion

In vivo (non-LLNA)

Resultsopen allclose all
Key result
Reading:
1st reading
Hours after challenge:
24
Group:
test chemical
Dose level:
50%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Key result
Reading:
1st reading
Hours after challenge:
24
Group:
test chemical
Dose level:
0%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Key result
Reading:
1st reading
Hours after challenge:
24
Group:
negative control
Dose level:
50%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
5
Key result
Reading:
1st reading
Hours after challenge:
24
Group:
negative control
Dose level:
0%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
5
Key result
Reading:
2nd reading
Hours after challenge:
48
Group:
test chemical
Dose level:
50%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Key result
Reading:
2nd reading
Hours after challenge:
48
Group:
test chemical
Dose level:
0%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
10
Key result
Reading:
2nd reading
Hours after challenge:
48
Group:
negative control
Dose level:
50%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
5
Key result
Reading:
2nd reading
Hours after challenge:
48
Group:
negative control
Dose level:
0%
No. with + reactions:
0
Total no. in group:
5

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
GHS criteria not met
Executive summary:

In a GLP-compliant OECD Guideline 406 study, skin sensitisation properties of multiconstituent aluminium potassium fluoride were studied in guinea pig.

Test substance concentrations selected for the main study were based on the results of a preliminary study. In the main study, ten experimental animals were intradermally injected with a 2% concentration and epidermally exposed to a 50% concentration. Five control animals were similarly treated, but with the vehicle (1% aqueous carboxymethyl cellulose) only. Approximately 24 hours before the epidermal induction exposure all animals were treated with 10% SDS. Two weeks after epidermal application all animals were challenged with a 50% test substance concentration an the vehicle.

No evidence was obtained that the test substance had caused skin hypersensitivity in the guinea pig, since no responses were observed in the experimental animals in the challenge phase. This result indicates a sensitization rate of 0 per cent.