Cineole

Skin irritation / corrosion

Administrative data

Endpoint:

skin irritation: in vitro / ex vivo

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

Between 17 January 2012 and 23 January 2012.

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: GLP guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2012

Report date:

2012

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: EU Guideline Testing of Chemicals B46

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

other: OECD 439

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Eucalyptol

IUPAC Name:

Eucalyptol

Constituent 2

Reference substance name:

Cineole

EC Number:

207-431-5

EC Name:

Cineole

Cas Number:

470-82-6

Molecular formula:

C10H18O

IUPAC Name:

1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo[2.2.2]octane

Details on test material:

Sponsor's identification : Eucalyptol
Description : Clear colourless liquid
Batch number : AX00012448
Purity : Not supplied
Date received : 04 October 2011
Expiry date : 18 September 2012
Storage conditions : Room temperature in the dark

Test animals

Species:

other: reconstituted human epidermis model

Strain:

other: reconstituted human epidermis model

Details on test animals or test system and environmental conditions:

Not applicable

Test system

Type of coverage:

other: Topical

Preparation of test site:

other: Not applicable

Vehicle:

other: Not applicable

Controls:

no

Amount / concentration applied:

TEST ITEM

The test item was applied neat.

Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit):
Approximately 10 µl of the test item was applied to the epidermis surface.

Concentration (if solution):
The test item was used as supplied.

VEHICLE
No vehicle used

Duration of treatment / exposure:

15 minutes & 42 hour post exposure incubation

Observation period:

Not applicable

Number of animals:

Not applicable

Details on study design:

TEST SITE
Area of exposure:
Approximately 10 µl of the test material was applied to the epidermis surface.

% coverage:
The test item was applied topically to the corresponding tissues ensuring uniform covering.

At the end of the exposure period, each tissue was removed from the well using forceps and rinsed using a wash bottle containing PBS with Ca++ and Mg++. Rinsing was achieved by filling and emptying each tissue insert for approximately 40 seconds using a constant soft stream of PBS to gently remove any residual test material.

Time after start of exposure:
15 Minutes post exposure

SCORING SYSTEM
Quantitative MTT Assessment (percentage tissue viability):
For the test material the relative mean tissue viabilities obtained after the 15 minute treatment followed by the 42 hour post-exposure incubation period were compared to the mean of the negative control treated tissues (n=3). The relative mean viabilities were calculated in the following way:

mean OD540 of test material / mean OD540 of negative control x 100 = Relative mean tissue viability (percentage of negative control)

Classification of irritation potential is based upon relative tissue viability following the 15 minute exposure period followed by the 42 hour post-exposure incubation period according to the following:

Mean tissue viability is ≤50% : Irritant (Xi) R38

Mean tissue viability is >50% : Non-Irritant

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results

Irritation / corrosion parameter:

other: other: Viability of cells

Remarks on result:

other:

Remarks:

Basis: mean Viability of cells. Time point: Day 6. Reversibility: other: Not applicable. Remarks: The relative mean viability of the test item treated tissues was 88.9% after a 15 Minute exposure period.. (migrated information)

In vivo

Irritant / corrosive response data:

The relative mean viability of the test item treated tissues was 88.9% after a 15 Minute exposure period.

Other effects:

No

Any other information on results incl. tables

RESULTS

Direct MTT Reduction

The MTT solution containing the test item did not turn blue which indicated that the test item did not directly reduce MTT.

Test Item, Positive Control Item and Negative Control Item

The relative mean viability of the test item treated tissues was 88.9% after a 15-Minute exposure period.

Quality Criteria

The relative mean tissue viability for the positive control treated tissues was 7.7% relative to the negative control treated tissues and the standard deviation value of the percentage viability was 0.7%. The positive control acceptance criterion was therefore satisfied.

The mean OD₅₄₀ for the negative control treated tissues was 0.834 and the standard deviation value of the percentage viability was 4.4%. The negative control acceptance criterion was therefore satisfied.

The standard deviation calculated from individual percentage tissue viabilities of the three identically treated tissues was 3.9%. The test item acceptance criterion was therefore satisfied.

Mean OD₅₄₀ Values and Percentage Viabilities for the Negative Control Item, Positive Control Item and Test Item

Item	OD540 of tissues	Mean OD540 of triplicate tissues	±SDof OD540	Relative individual tissue viability (%)	Relative mean viability (%)	± SD of Relative mean viability (%)
Negative Control Item	0.860	0.834	0.037	103.1	100*	4.4
	0.792			95.0
	0.851			102.0
Positive Control Item	0.063	0.064	0.006	7.6	7.7	0.7
	0.059			7.1
	0.070			8.4
Test Item	0.762	0.742	0.033	91.4	88.9	3.9
	0.704			84.4
	0.759			91.0

SD=    Standard deviation

*=     The mean viability of the negative control tissues is set at 100%

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

not irritating

Remarks:

Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: expert judgment

Conclusions:

The test item was assessed for potential as a skin irritant according to OECD Guideline 429 and B.46 of the Commission Regulation. The test item was considered to be Non-Irritant (NI).

Executive summary:

Introduction:

The purpose of this test was to evaluate the skin irritation potential of the test item using the EPISKIN^TM reconstructed human epidermis model after a treatment period of 15 minutes followed by a post-exposure incubation period of 42 hours. The principle of the assay was based on the measurement of cytotoxicity in reconstructed human epidermal cultures following topical exposure to the test item by means of the colourimetric MTT reduction assay. Cell viability is measured by enzymatic reduction of the yellow MTT tetrazolium salt (3 -[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyl-tetrazolium bromide) to a blue formazan salt (within the mitochondria of viable cells) in the test item treated tissues relative to the negative controls. The concentration of the inflammatory mediator IL-1α in the culture medium retained following the 42 -Hour post-exposure incubation period is also determined for test items which are found to be borderline non-irritant based upon the MTT reduction endpoint. This complimentary end-point will be used to either confirm a non-irritant result or will be used to override the non-irritant result. This method was designed to be compatible with the following:

• OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals No. 439 “In VitroSkin Irritation” (adopted 22 July 2010)
• Method B.46 of Commission Regulation (EC) No. 440/2008/EC

Method: Triplicate tissues were treated with the test item for an exposure period of 15 minutes. At the end of the exposure period each tissue was rinsed before incubating for 42 hours. At the end of the post-exposure incubation period each tissue was taken for MTT-loading. The maintenance medium from beneath each tissue was transferred to pre-labelled micro tubes and stored in a freezer for possible inflammatory mediator determination. After MTT loading a total biopsy of each epidermis was made and placed into micro tubes containing acidified isopropanol for extraction of formazan crystals out of the MTT-loaded tissues. 

At the end of the formazan extraction period each tube was mixed thoroughly and duplicate 200 µl samples were transferred to the appropriate wells of a pre-labelled 96 -well plate. The optical density was measured at 540 nm.

Data are presented in the form of percentage viability (MTT reduction in the test item treated tissues relative to negative control tissues).

Results: The relative mean viability of the test item treated tissues was 88.9% after the 15-Minute exposure period.

Quality criteria: The quality criteria required for acceptance of results in the test were satisfied.

Conclusion: The test item was considered to be Non-Irritant (NI).