Hexane, 1,6-diisocyanato-, homopolymer, 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-blocked

Genetic toxicity: in vitro

Administrative data

Endpoint:

in vitro gene mutation study in mammalian cells

Remarks:

Type of genotoxicity: gene mutation

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: GLP guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2013

Report date:

2013

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 476 (In Vitro Mammalian Cell Gene Mutation Test)

Version / remarks:

(1997)

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Type of assay:

mammalian cell gene mutation assay

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

N-(6-{3-[6-(3-{6-[3,5-bis({6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl})-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl]hexyl}-5-{6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl}-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl)hexyl]-5-{6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl}-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl}hexyl)-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide; N-[6-(3-{6-[3,5-bis({6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl})-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl]hexyl}-5-{6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl}-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl)hexyl]-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide; N-{6-[3,5-bis({6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl})-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl]hexyl}-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide

EC Number:

605-318-9

Cas Number:

163206-31-3

Molecular formula:

Not applicable (UVCB substance)

IUPAC Name:

N-(6-{3-[6-(3-{6-[3,5-bis({6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl})-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl]hexyl}-5-{6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl}-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl)hexyl]-5-{6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl}-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl}hexyl)-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide; N-[6-(3-{6-[3,5-bis({6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl})-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl]hexyl}-5-{6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl}-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl)hexyl]-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide; N-{6-[3,5-bis({6-[(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carbonyl)amino]hexyl})-2,4,6-trioxo-1,3,5-triazinan-1-yl]hexyl}-3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboxamide

Test material form:

solid: compact

Method

Target gene:

HPRT locus

Species / strain

Species / strain / cell type:

Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts (V79)

Details on mammalian cell type (if applicable):

- Type and identity of media: MEM supplemented with 10 % FCS, neomycin (5 µg/mL) and amphotericin B (1 %); for the selection of mutant cells the complete medium was supplemented with 11 µg/mL 6-thioguanine.
- Periodically checked for Mycoplasma contamination: yes
- Periodically checked for karyotype stability: yes
- Periodically "cleansed" against high spontaneous background: yes

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Metabolic activation system:

S9-Mix from the liver of Phenobarbital/beta-naphthoflavone induced male Wistar rats.

Test concentrations with justification for top dose:

Experiment I: without and with S9-mix 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, 40.0, and 80.0 µg/mL
Experiment II: without and with S9-mix 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, 40.0, and 80.0 µg/mL

Vehicle / solvent:

- Vehicle(s)/solvent(s) used: DMSO
- Justification for choice of solvent/vehicle: The solvent was chosen to its solubility properties and its relative non-toxicity to the cell cultures.

Controls

Untreated negative controls:

no

Negative solvent / vehicle controls:

yes

Remarks:

DMSO

True negative controls:

no

Positive controls:

yes

Positive control substance:

7,12-dimethylbenzanthracene

ethylmethanesulphonate

Remarks:

ethylmethanesulphonate (1.2 mM) used without metabolic activation, 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (4.3 µM) used with metabolic activation

Details on test system and experimental conditions:

A pre-test was performed in order to determine the concentration range for the mutagenicity experiments. In this pre-test the colony forming ability of approximately 500 single cells (duplicate cultures per concentration level) after treatment with the test item was observed and compared to the controls. Toxicity of the test item is indicated by a reduction of the cloning efficiency (CE). The highest used concentration in the pre-test was 2500 µg/mL limited by the solubility of the test item in DMSO and aqueous medium. The pre-test was performed in a concentration range from 19.5 and 2500 µg/mL to evaluate toxicity in the presence (4 hours treatment) and absence (4 hours and 24 hours treatment) of metabolic activation.

The main test was performed in two independent experiments, using two parallel cultures each. The first main experiment was performed with and without liver microsomal activation and a treatment period of 4 hours. The second experiment was performed with a treatment time of 4 hours with and 24 hours without metabolic activation.

METHOD OF APPLICATION: in medium; all cultures were incubated at 37 °C in a humidified atmosphere with 1.5 % CO2 (98.5 % air).

Treatment Protocol without Metabolic Activation: Approximately 1.5 x 10exp6 (single culture) and 5 x 10exp2 cells (in duplicate) were seeded in plastic culture flasks. The cells were grown for 24 hours prior to treatment. After 24 hours the medium was replaced with serum-free medium containing the test item, either without S9 mix or with 50 µL/mL S9 mix. Concurrent solvent and positive controls were treated in parallel. After 4 hours this medium was replaced with complete medium following two washing steps. In the second experiment the cells were exposed to the test item for 24 hours in complete medium, supplemented with 10 % FBS, in the absence of metabolic activation. The colonies used to determine the cloning efficiency (survival) were fixed and stained approx. 7 days after treatment as described below. Three or four days after treatment 1.5 x 10exp6 cells per experimental point were sub-cultivated in 175 cm² flasks containing 30 mL medium. Following the expression time of 7 days five 80 cm² cell culture flasks were seeded with about 3 - 5 x 10exp5 cells each in medium containing 6-TG. Two additional 25 cm² flasks were seeded with approx. 500 cells each in non-selective medium to determine the viability.
The cultures were incubated at 37 °C in a humidified atmosphere with 1.5 % CO2 for about 8 days. The colonies were stained with 10 % methylene blue in 0.01 % KOH solution.
The stained colonies with more than 50 cells were counted. In doubt the colony size was checked with a preparation microscope.

DURATION
- Exposure duration: 4 hours.
- Expression time (cells in growth medium): 7 days
- Selection time (if incubation with a selection agent): about 8 days, then colonies were stained.

DETERMINATION OF CYTOTOXICITY: cloning efficiency

Evaluation criteria:

A test item is classified as positive if it induces either a concentration-related increase of the mutant frequency or a reproducible and positive response at one of the test points.
A test item producing neither a concentration-related increase of the mutant frequency nor a reproducible positive response at any of the test points is considered non-mutagenic in this system.
A positive response is described as follows:
A test item is classified as mutagenic if it reproducibly induces a mutation frequency that is three times above the spontaneous mutation frequency at least at one of the concentrations in the experiment.
The test item is classified as mutagenic if there is a reproducible concentration-related increase of the mutation frequency. Such evaluation may be considered also in the case that a threefold increase of the mutant frequency is not observed.
However, in a case by case evaluation this decision depends on the level of the corresponding solvent control data. If there is by chance a low spontaneous mutation rate within the laboratory´s historical control data range, a concentration-related increase of the mutations within this range has to be discussed. The variability of the mutation rates of solvent controls within all experiments of this study was also taken into consideration.

Statistics:

A linear regression (least squares) was performed to assess a possible dose dependent increase of mutant frequencies. The number of mutant colonies obtained for the groups treated with the test item were compared to the solvent control groups. A trend is judged as significant whenever the p-value (probability value) is below 0.05. However, both, biological and statistical significance were considered together.

Results and discussion

Test results

Species / strain:

Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts (V79)

Metabolic activation:

with and without

Genotoxicity:

negative

Cytotoxicity / choice of top concentrations:

cytotoxicity

Vehicle controls validity:

valid

Untreated negative controls validity:

not applicable

Positive controls validity:

valid

Additional information on results:

The cell cultures were evaluated at the following concentrations: Exp. I without and with S9-mix 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, 40.0 µg/mL; Exp. II without and with S9-mix 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 20.0, 40.0 µg/mL.

No relevant and reproducible increase in mutant colony numbers/10exp6 cells was observed in the main experiments up to the maximum concentration with and without metabolic activation. The historical solvent control range and the threshold of three times the mutation frequency of the corresponding solvent control was exceeded in the first culture of the first experiment with metabolic activation at 20.0 μg/mL. The isolated increase was judged as biologically irrelevant however, as it was neither reproduced in the parallel culture under identical experimental conditions nor dose dependent as indicated by the lacking statistical significance.
A linear regression analysis (least squares) was performed to assess a possible dose dependent increase of mutant frequencies. No significant dose dependent trend of the mutation frequency indicated by a probability value of <0.05 was determined in any of the experimental groups.
In both experiments of this study (with and without S9 mix) the range of the solvent controls was from 11.7 up to 39.3 mutants per 10exp6 cells; the range of the groups treated with the test item was from 11.0 up to 43.3 mutants per 10exp6 cells. The viability of the solvent control of the first culture of the second experiment with metabolic activation reached but did not exceed the lower limit of 50 %. The data were acceptable however, as the viability of the parallel culture and the mean of both parallel cultures exceeded this limit (0.5 and 0.7, equal to a mean of 0.6). The positive controls used showed a distinct increase in induced mutant colonies.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON CYTOTOXICITY:
Relevant cytotoxic effect indicated by a relative cloning efficiency I and/or relative cell density below 50 % in both parallel cultures occurred at 20.0 μg/mL and above following 24 hours treatment in the absence of metabolic activation.

TEST-SPECIFIC CONFOUNDING FACTORS
- Effects of pH and osmolality: There was no relevant shift of pH and osmolarity of the medium even at the maximum concentration of the test item.
- Precipitation: The test medium was checked for precipitation or phase separation in the beginning and at the end of each treatment period (4 or 24 hours) prior to removal to the test item. Precipitation occurred at 39.1 μg/mL and above in the presence and absence of metabolic activation following 4 and 24 hours treatment.

Remarks on result:

other: strain/cell type: Chinese hamster lung fibroblasts (V79)

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Executive summary:

The substance was tested in an in vitro gene mutation assay (HPRT) in V79 cells according to OECD TG 476. The assay was performed in two independent experiments, using two parallel cultures each. The first main experiment was performed with and without liver microsomal activation and a treatment period of 4 hours. The second experiment was performed with a treatment time of 4 hours with and 24 hours without metabolic activation. The highest applied concentration in the pre-experiment (2500 μg/mL) was limited by the solubility properties of the test item in the vehicle DMSO and aqueous medium. The dose range of the main experiments was limited by precipitation of the test item in aqueous medium.

No substantial and reproducible dose dependent increase of the mutation frequency was observed in both experiments. Appropriate reference mutagens, used as positive controls, induced a distinct increase in mutant colonies and thus, showed the sensitivity of the test system and the activity of the metabolic activation system.

In conclusion it can be stated that under the experimental conditions reported the test item did not induce gene mutations at the HPRT locus in V79 cells.