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Endpoint summary

Description of key information

LLNA: Skin sensitiser (OECD 429, GLP, K, Rel. 1)

Key value for chemical safety assessment

Skin sensitisation

Link to relevant study records

Reference

Endpoint:

skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA)

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

From March 13 to April 01, 2014

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Remarks:

Study performed according to OECD test guideline No. 429 and in compliance with GLP.

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)

Version / remarks:

2010

Deviations:

no

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)

Deviations:

no

Principles of method if other than guideline:

Not applicable

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Remarks:

UK GLP Compliance Programme (inspected on July 10, 2012/ signed on November 30, 2012)

Type of study:

mouse local lymph node assay (LLNA)

Species:

mouse

Strain:

other: CBA/Ca (CBA/CaOlaHsd)

Sex:

female

Details on test animals and environmental conditions:

TEST ANIMALS
- Source: Harlan Laboratories UK Limited, Oxon, UK.
- Age at study initiation: 8-12 weeks
- Weight at study initiation: 15-23 g
- Housing: Animals were individually housed in suspended solid-floor polypropylene cages furnished with softwood woodflakes.
- Diet: Food (2014 Teklad Global Rodent diet supplied by Harlan Laboratories UK Ltd., Oxon, UK), ad libitum
- Water: Mains tap water, ad libitum
- Acclimation period: 5 days

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS
- Temperature: 19-25 °C
- Humidity: 30-70 %
- Air changes: Approximately 15 changes/h
- Photoperiod: 12 h dark / 12 h light


IN-LIFE DATES: From: March 13, 2014 To: April 01, 2014

Vehicle:

acetone/olive oil (4:1 v/v)

Concentration:

Main test: 25 and 50 % v/v in acetone/olive oil 4:1 and undiluted test item (100 % )

No. of animals per dose:

5

Details on study design:

RANGE FINDING TESTS:
- Compound solubility: Undiluted test item was used (100 %)
- Irritation: No signs of systemic toxicity, local irritation or irritation indicated by ≥25% increase in mean ear thickness noted.
Based on this information the undiluted test item and the test item at concentrations of 25 and 50 % v/v in acetone/olive oil 4:1 were selected for the main test.

MAIN STUDY
ANIMAL ASSIGNMENT AND TREATMENT
- Name of test method: Individual approach, using tritiated (3H)-methyl thymidine, according to the OECD 429 test guideline.
- Additional investigation: Measurement of ear thickness - The ear thickness of each ear was measured using a Mitutoyo 547-300S gauge (Mitutoyo Corporation) pre-dose and 1 hour post dose on Day 1, 1 hour post dose on Days 2 and 3 and on Days 4 to 6. Any changes in the ear thickness were noted. Mean ear thickness changes were calculated between time periods Days 1 and 3 and Days 1 and 6. A mean ear thickness increase of equal to or greater than 25% was considered to indicate excessive irritation and limited biological relevance to the endpoint of sensitisation.
- Criteria used to consider a positive response: The test item will be regarded as a sensitiser if at least one concentration of the test item results in a threefold or greater increase in 3HTdR incorporation compared to control values. Any test item failing to produce a threefold or greater increase in 3HTdR incorporation will be classified as a "non-sensitiser."

TREATMENT PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION:
All formulations were used within two hours of preparation and assumed to be stable for this period. The concentration and homogeneity of the formulations were not determined by analysis.

Positive control substance(s):

hexyl cinnamic aldehyde (CAS No 101-86-0)

Statistics:

Data was processed to give group mean values for disintegrations per minute and standard deviations where appropriate. Individual and group mean disintegrations per minute values were assessed for dose response relationships by analysis of homogeneity of variance followed by one way analysis of variance (ANOVA). In the event of a significant result from the ANOVA, pairwise comparisons were performed between control and treated groups. For homogenous datasets Dunnett’s Multiple Comparison test was used and for non-homogenous datasets Dunnett’s T3 Multiple Comparison Method was used.
Probability values (p) were presented as follows:
P<0.001 ***
P<0.01 **
P<0.05 *
P≥0.05 (not significant)

Positive control results:

A group of five animals was treated with 50 µl (25 µl per ear) of α-Hexylcinnamaldehyde, tech., 85% as a solution in acetone/olive oil 4:1 at a concentration of 25 % v/v. A further control group of five animals was treated with acetone/olive oil 4:1 alone. With a SI = 8.42, α-Hexylcinnamaldehyde, tech., 85% was considered to be a sensitiser under the conditions of the test.

Key result

Parameter:

EC3

Value:

22

Key result

Parameter:

SI

Value:

3.31

Test group / Remarks:

25%

Key result

Parameter:

SI

Value:

5.31

Test group / Remarks:

50%

Key result

Parameter:

SI

Value:

10.12

Test group / Remarks:

100%

Cellular proliferation data / Observations:

CELLULAR PROLIFERATION DATA
Mean DPM / animal for vehicle, 25, 50 and 100 % were 2412.28, 7988.01, 12805.09 and 24413.20, respectively.
Stimulation index for 25, 50 and 100 % were 3.31, 5.31 and 10.12, respectively.

DETAILS ON STIMULATION INDEX CALCULATION
For chemicals, where the lowest concentration tested resulted in a stimulation index of greater than 3, an EC3 value is extrapolated from the two lowest doses utilized. The extrapolated EC3 value was calculated by log linear interpolation between the two points on a plane where the α-axis represents the dose level and the γ-axis represents the stimulation index. The point with the higher stimulation index was denoted (a, b) and the point with the lower stimulation index was denoted (c, d). The formula for the extrapolated EC3 value was as follows:
EC3 = 2^ {log2(c) + (3-d)/(b-d) x [log2(a) - log2(c)]}
a = mid concentration giving a stimulation index >3 = 50
b = actual stimulation index caused by ‘a’ = 5.31
c = lowest concentration giving a stimulation index of >3 = 25
d = actual stimulation index caused by ‘c’ = 3.31

EC3 CALCULATION
The concentration of test item expected to cause a 3 fold increase in 3HTdR incorporation (EC3 value) was calculated to be 22 %.

CLINICAL OBSERVATIONS:
There were no deaths. No signs of systemic toxicity were noted in the test or control animals during the test.

BODY WEIGHTS
Body weight change of the test animals between Day 1 and Day 6 were comparable to that observed in the corresponding control group animals over the same period.

See the attached document for information on tables of results

Interpretation of results:

Category 1B (indication of skin sensitising potential) based on GHS criteria

Conclusions:

Under the test conditions, test material is classified as a skin sensitiser Category 1B according to the Regulation EC No. 1272/2008 (CLP) and to the GHS.

Executive summary:

A study was performed to assess the skin sensitisation potential of test material in the CBA/Ca (CBA/CaOlaHsd) strain mouse following topical application to the dorsal surface of the ear. The method was conducted according to the OECD test guideline No 429 and in compliance with GLP.

Following a preliminary screening test in which no clinical signs of toxicity were noted at the concentration (undiluted, 100 %), 100 % was selected as the highest dose to be investigated in the main test.

Three groups, each of five animals, were treated with 50 μl (25 μl per ear) of test material as a solution in acetone/olive oil 4:1 at concentrations of 100 %, 50 % or 25 % v/v for 3 consecutive days. A further group of five animals was treated with acetone/olive oil 4:1 alone. The animals were allowed to rest without dosing on days 4 and 5. On day 6, the proliferation of lymphocytes in the lymph node draining the application site was measured by incorporation of ³H-Methyl Thymidine.

The irritant potential of the test item was assessed in parallel by measurement of ear thickness on days 1 to 6.

The Stimulation Index values expressed as the mean radioactive incorporation for each treatment group divided by the mean radioactive incorporation of the vehicle control group are as follows:

Concentration	Mean dpm/animal	Stimulation Index	Result
Vehicle	2412.28	N/A	N/A
25 %	7988.01	3.31	Positive
50 %	12805.09	5.31	Positive
100 %	24413.20	10.12	Positive

 

The concentration of test material expected to cause a 3 fold increase in 3HTdR incorporation (EC3 value) was calculated to be 22 %.

The historical positive control, α-Hexylcinnamaldehyde, gave a SI of 8.42, when tested at 25 % v/v. The test system was therefore considered to be valid.

There were no deaths. No signs of systemic toxicity were noted in the test or control animals during the test. No visual local skin irritation or excessive irritation indicated by an equal to or greater than 25% increase in mean ear thickness were noted at any dose concentration evaluated. Bodyweight changes of the test animals between Day 1 and Day 6 were comparable to those observed in the corresponding control group animals over the same period.

Under the test conditions, test material is classified as a skin sensitiser Category 1B in the Local Lymph Node Assay according to the Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) and to the GHS.

This study is considered as acceptable and satisfies the requirement for sensitisation endpoint.

Endpoint conclusion

Endpoint conclusion:

adverse effect observed (sensitising)

Additional information:

A key study was identified on the substance (Harlan, 2014). In a Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) performed according to the OECD test guideline No 429 and in compliance with GLP, groups of mice were treated with the test item undiluted (100%) or as a solution in acetone/olive oil 4:1 at concentrations of 50% or 25% v/v. The irritant potential of the test item was assessed in parallel by measurement of ear thickness on days 1 to 6.

The Stimulation Index values were 3.31, 5.31 and 10.12 for the concentrations of 25%, 50% and 100%, respectively.

The concentration of the source substance expected to cause a 3 fold increase in 3HTdR incorporation (EC3 value) was calculated to be 22 %.

The historical positive control, α-Hexylcinnamaldehyde, gave a SI of 8.42, when tested at 25 % v/v. The test system was therefore considered to be valid.

There were no deaths. No signs of systemic toxicity were noted in the test or control animals during the test. No visual local skin irritation or excessive irritation indicated by an equal to or greater than 25% increase in mean ear thickness were noted at any dose concentration evaluated. Bodyweight changes of the test animals between Day 1 and Day 6 were comparable to those observed in the corresponding control group animals over the same period.

Under the test conditions, the source substance is classified as a skin sensitiser.

Respiratory sensitisation

Endpoint conclusion

Endpoint conclusion:

no study available

Justification for classification or non-classification

Harmonised classification:

The substance has no harmonised classification according to the Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP).

Self-classification:

Based on the available data, the substance is classified as Skin Sens. 1B, H317 (May cause an allergic skin reaction) according to the CLP and to the GHS as the EC3 is > 2%.

No data was available regarding respiratory sensitisation.