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Administrative data

Endpoint:
skin irritation / corrosion
Remarks:
other: in vitro
Type of information:
experimental study
Adequacy of study:
key study
Reliability:
1 (reliable without restriction)
Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
other: Study was performed according to EU-Method B.46 " In vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed human epidermis model test" (23. July 2009)

Data source

Reference
Reference Type:
study report
Title:
Unnamed
Year:
2010
Report date:
2010

Materials and methods

Test guideline
Qualifier:
according to guideline
Guideline:
other: According to Human Skin Model Test EU-Method B.46 adopted 23. July 2009
Deviations:
no
Principles of method if other than guideline:
The in vitro skin irritation test is used to determine the skin irritancy of chemicals by measuring the cell viability in a reconstructed human epidermis (RhE) model after applying the test substance. The RhE model consists of human-derived epidermal keratinocytes, which have been cultured to form a multilayered model of the human epidermis. Irritant chemicals are identified by their ability to decrease cell viability by quantitatively measuring the enzymatic conversion of the vital dye MTT (3-[4,5-dimethyl thiazole 2-yl] 2,5-diphenyl-tetrazoliumbromide) to a blue formazan salt. Skin irritation potential of the test substance is assessed by reducing the formazan production to less than 50% of the negative control.
GLP compliance:
no

Test material

Constituent 1
Reference substance name:
Charcoal
EC Number:
240-383-3
EC Name:
Charcoal
Cas Number:
16291-96-6
IUPAC Name:
Carbón vegetal
Details on test material:
Name: Charcoal (Probe 3: C-Fix = 88.7%)
Batch No.: DP07.2008/1
Appearance: Charcoal typic
CAS-No.: 16291-96-6
EINECS-No.: 240-838-3
Purity: C-Fix = 88.7%
Date of expiry: Dec. 2030
Storage conditions: Room temperature 20 ± 5°C

Test animals

Species:
other: ensayo in vitro
Strain:
other: ensayo in vitro
Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:
no aplica al ser ensayo in vitro

Test system

Type of coverage:
other: ensayo in vitro
Preparation of test site:
other: ensayo in vitro
Vehicle:
unchanged (no vehicle)
Controls:
not required
Amount / concentration applied:
25 mg aprox
Duration of treatment / exposure:
60 min
Observation period:
no aplicable
Number of animals:
no aplicable al ser in vitro
Details on study design:
The human skin model test was performed with commercially available Epi-200-SIT-Kit. The EpiDermTM tissues were produced from MatTek Corporation in Ashland, USA. The day of delivery was the 01. July 2010 batch: 13657

Negative control: Dulbecco’s Phosphate Buffered Saline (DPBS) without CaCl2 and MgCl2
One plate (three tissues) was used as negative control; each tissue was treated with 30 µL DPBS buffer
Positive control: Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), CAS No. 151-21-3, solution in deionised H2O, concentration 50 g/L
One plate (three tissues) was used as positive control; each tissue was treated with 30 µL SDS-solution
Test item: ground charcoal comprised of particles < 100 µm about 25 mg
One plate (three tissues) was used for treatment with the test item

Experimental performance:
After dosing the tissues with negative control, positive control and test item, they were incubated at 37 °C for 35 min. After 60 min a rinsing step and two incubation periods at 37°C over a total period of 42 h followed.
After incubation, a MTT assay was performed and formazan production was measured by a spectral photometer at 570 nm.

Results and discussion

In vivo

Results
Irritation parameter:
other: percentage values of formazan production in comparison to the negative control
Basis:
other: provided on the above section 'any other information on materials and methods incl. tables'
Time point:
other: 60 min
Reversibility:
other: no aplicable
Remarks on result:
other: resultado de no irritante
Irritant / corrosive response data:
The relative absorbance values were reduced to 89.4% after the treatment with charcoal (Probe 3: C-Fix = 88.7%). This value is above the threshold for irritation (50%). Therefore, the test item is considered not irritant. The reduction of the relative absorbance of the positive control was 7.8%.
Other effects:
no aplicable

Any other information on results incl. tables

Comparison of formazan production:

For the test item and the positive control the following percentage values of formazan production were calculated in comparison to the negative control:

% Formazan Production

Designation

Charcoal
(Probe 1: C-Fix = 73.3%)

Positive control

% Formazan production (Tissue 1)

87.3%

7.6%

% Formazan production (Tissue 2)

93.1%

8.1%

% Formazan production (Tissue 3)

87.7%

7.9%

% Formazan production Mean

89.4%

7.8%

 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:
not irritating
Remarks:
Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
Conclusions:
It can be stated that under the experimental conditions reported, charcoal did not exhibit any skin irritating potential.