Trimethyl[2-(phosphonooxy)ethyl]ammonium chloride, calcium salt (1:1)

Skin irritation / corrosion

Administrative data

Endpoint:

skin irritation: in vitro / ex vivo

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

February 1, 2017 - February 16, 2017

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2017

Report date:

2017

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 439 (In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Test Method)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU Method B.46 (In Vitro Skin Irritation: Reconstructed Human Epidermis Model Test)

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

calcium tetrahydrate chloride [2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl] phosphate

Cas Number:

72556-74-2

Molecular formula:

C5H21CaClNO8P

IUPAC Name:

calcium tetrahydrate chloride [2-(trimethylazaniumyl)ethyl] phosphate

Test material form:

solid: particulate/powder

Specific details on test material used for the study:

STABILITY AND STORAGE CONDITIONS OF TEST MATERIAL
- Storage condition of test material: room temperature

In vitro test system

Test system:

human skin model

Remarks:

SkinEthic™ RHE model

Source species:

human

Cell type:

non-transformed keratinocytes

Cell source:

foreskin from a single donor

Source strain:

not specified

Justification for test system used:

The SkinEthic™ RHE model has been validated for irritation testing (Validation study based on the original ECVAM Performace Standards (21) in 2008) and its use is recommended by the relevant OECD guideline for irritation testing (OECD No. 439), therefore, it was considered to be suitable for this study.

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Remarks:

The test item was applied as supplied

Details on test system:

RECONSTRUCTED HUMAN EPIDERMIS (RHE) TISSUE
- Model used: SkinEthic™ RHE model
- Tissue batch number(s): 17-RHE-017
- Delivery date: 14 February 2017
- Expiration date: 20 February 2017
- Date of initiation of testing: 14 February 2017

TEMPERATURE USED FOR TEST SYSTEM
- Temperature used during treatment / exposure: room temperature
- Temperature of post-treatment incubation (if applicable): 37ºC

REMOVAL OF TEST MATERIAL AND CONTROLS
-Volume and number of washing steps: 25 x 1 mL of DPBS
- Observable damage in the tissue due to washing: no
- Modifications to validated SOP: no

MTT DYE USED TO MEASURE TISSUE VIABILITY AFTER TREATMENT / EXPOSURE
- MTT concentration: 300 µl of a MTT solution at 1.0 mg/mL
- Incubation time: 3 h at 37ºC, 5% CO2
- Spectrophotometer: ELx800 absorbance microplate reader (BioTek)
- Wavelength: 570 nm
- Linear OD range of spectrophotometer: The linearity range of optical density measured is validated for an optical density between 0 and 2.0.

FUNCTIONAL MODEL CONDITIONS WITH REFERENCE TO HISTORICAL DATA
- Viability: OD = 1.3 (CV=4.1%) specification OD > 0.7. Historical negative control mean OD range = 0.841 - 1.574
- Barrier function: 4.7 h (Specification 4 h < ET50 < 10 h)
- Morphology: 5 cell layers, absence of significant histological abnormalities, well differentiated epidermis (Specification > 4)
- Contamination: no

NUMBER OF REPLICATE TISSUES: 3

CONTROL TISSUES USED IN CASE OF MTT DIRECT INTERFERENCE. no interference

NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT TEST SEQUENCES / EXPERIMENTS TO DERIVE FINAL PREDICTION: 1

PREDICTION MODEL / DECISION CRITERIA (choose relevant statement)
- The test substance is considered to be irritant to skin if the viability after 42 minutes exposure is less than or equal to 50%.
- The test substance is considered to be non-irritant to skin if the viability after 42 minutes exposure is greater than 50%.

Control samples:

yes, concurrent negative control

yes, concurrent positive control

Amount/concentration applied:

TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 16 mg (32 mg/cm2)

NEGATIVE CONTROL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight): 16 µL

POSITIVE CONTROL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight): 16 µL
- Concentration (if solution): 5% SDS

Duration of treatment / exposure:

42 minutes

Duration of post-treatment incubation (if applicable):

42 hours and 35 minutes

Number of replicates:

3

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results

Results 1

Irritation / corrosion parameter:

% tissue viability

Run / experiment:

mean

Value:

ca. 83.2

Vehicle controls validity:

not applicable

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

no indication of irritation

Results 2

Irritation / corrosion parameter:

% tissue viability

Run / experiment:

1

Value:

99.7

Vehicle controls validity:

not applicable

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

no indication of irritation

Results 3

Irritation / corrosion parameter:

% tissue viability

Run / experiment:

2

Value:

73.2

Vehicle controls validity:

not applicable

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

no indication of irritation

Results 4

Irritation / corrosion parameter:

% tissue viability

Run / experiment:

3

Value:

76.8

Vehicle controls validity:

not applicable

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

no indication of irritation

Other effects / acceptance of results:

The mean corrected percent viability of the treated tissues was 83.2%, versus 1.5% in the positive control (5% Sodium Dodecyl sulfate). Therefore, the test item is not irritant to the skin.

- OTHER EFFECTS:
- Visible damage on test system: No
- Direct-MTT reduction: A colourless solution was observed after 3 hours of incubation between 36.9ºC and 37.8ºC, 5% CO2. Therefore, there is no direct interaction between the test item and MTT.
- Colour interference with MTT:
In water: A colourless solutionat the bottom of the well was obtained after 3 hours of incubation between 36.3ºC and 37.8ºC, 5% CO2.
In isopropanol: A A colourless solution was obtained after 2 hours of incubation at room temperature. Therefore, the test item will not interfere with the MTT assay and there is no need to add nonspecific coloration controls to the study.

DEMONSTRATION OF TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY: yes, a full demonstration of proficiency was performed with Episkin-SM model, plus a reduced validation with SkinEthic RHE model. Adequate results were obtained for the evaluated chemicals. Summary of proficiency chemicals tested according to OECD 439 criteria included in the report.

ACCEPTANCE OF RESULTS:
- Acceptance criteria met for negative control: Yes, the standard deviation of the negative control group was 1.1%, the acceptability criteria is SD ≤ 18%, OD mean of negative control is 0.819 and the acceptability criteria is OD>0.6x<1.5
- Acceptance criteria met for positive control: Yes
- Acceptance criteria met for variability between replicate measurements: Yes

Any other information on results incl. tables

The results were expressed as a viability percentage compared with the negative control:

 

Viability %= OD_{test item}/ OD_{negative control}x 100

 

The OD values obtained for each test simple were used to calculate a percentage of viability relative to the negative control, which was arbitrarily set at 100%.

 

Table 1. Individual and average values of OD after 42 minutes exposure

 

	Skin	OD	Mean OD / disc (#)	Mean OD / product	Viability %	Mean viability %	SD	Conclusion
Negative control	1	0.827	0.811	0.819	99.0	100.0	1.1
		0.800
		0.806
	2	0.789	0.829		101.2
		0.843
		0.857
	3	0.812	0.818		99.8
		0.823
		0.820
Positive control	4	0.015	0.015	0.013	1.8	1.5	0.3	Irritant
		0.015
		0.015
	5	0.012	0.011		1.3
		0.012
		0.011
	6	0.012	0.012		1.5
		0.013
		0.012
Test item PH-16/0669	22	0.888	0.817	0.682	99.7	83.2	14.4	Non irritant
		0.786
		0.777
	23	0.644	0.600		73.2
		0.590
		0.566
	24	0.609	0.629		76.8
		0.626
		0.654

# mean of 3 values (triplicate of the same extract)

OD: optival density

The optical density was measured after a 1:2 dilution of the formazan extracts in isopropanol.

Acceptability criteria: SD≤18%.

The acceptance criteria were met.

 

Notes:

-         If the viability obtained for the test item is greater than 50%, the test item has to be considered as non irritant.

-         If the viability obtained for the test item is less than or equal to 50%, the test item has to be considered as irritant.

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

GHS criteria not met

Conclusions:

The mean corrected percent viability of the treated tissues was 83.2% versus 1.5% in the positive control (5% Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate). Therefore, the test item has to be considered as non-irritant to skin.

Executive summary:

The evaluation of the possible irritating effects of the test item has been tested after topical application on in vitro human reconstructed epidermis (SkinEthic™ RHE model) in accordance with OECD 439 and EU method B.46, following GLP. The test item was applied, as supplied, at a dose of 16 mg to 3 living reconstructed Human epidermis during 42 minutes, followed by a rinse with 25 mL of DPBS and a 42 h and 35 min post-incubation period at 37ºC, 5% CO2. Cell viability was measured by enzymatic conversion of the vital dye MTT into a blue formazan salt that was quantitatively measured after extraction from tissues. Positive and negative control were run in parallel. All acceptability criteria were met. The percent viability of the three replicates was 99.7, 73.2 and 76.8%. The mean corrected percent viability of the treated tissues was 83.2%, versus 1.5% in the positive control (5% Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate). Therefore, the test item has to be considered as non-irritant to skin.