Phosphorus acid, alkyl substituted [1,1'-biphenyl]-2,2'-diyl-tetra-aryl ester

Eye irritation

Administrative data

Endpoint:

eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

key study

Study period:

From 2013-09-26 to 2013-11-13

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

other: Study conducted in accordance with OECD guidelines and GLP.

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2013

Report date:

2013

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Test guideline 1

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 437 (Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants)

Deviations:

no

Test guideline 2

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

EU method B.47 (Bovine corneal opacity and permeability test method for identifying ocular corrosives and severe irritants)

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Test material form:

solid: particulate/powder

Remarks:

migrated information: powder

Details on test material:

Batch: 110801
Purity: 99.8%
Test substance storage: At room temperature in the dark under nitrogen
Stable under storage conditions until 26 August 2018 (expiry date)
Reactivity: reactive to oxygen
pH (1% in water, indicative range) 8.0 – 9.0

Test animals / tissue source

Species:

other: Bovine eyes

Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:

Preparation of corneas
All eyes were carefully examined for defects by holding the eyes submersed in physiological saline. Those exhibiting unacceptable defects, such as opacity, scratches, pigmentation and neovascularization were discarded.
The isolated corneas were stored at 32 ± 1°C in a petri dish with cMEM (Eagle’s Minimum Essential Medium (Invitrogen Corporation, Breda, The Netherlands) containing 1% (v/v) L-glutamine (Invitrogen Corporation) and 1% (v/v) Foetal Bovine Serum (Invitrogen Corporation)).
The isolated corneas were mounted in a corneal holder (one cornea per holder) of MC2 (Clermont, France) with the endothelial side against the O-ring of the posterior half of the holder. The anterior half of the holder was positioned on top of the cornea and tightened with screws.
The compartments of the corneal holder were filled with cMEM of 32 ± 1°C. The corneas were incubated for the minimum of 1 hour at 32 ± 1°C.

Test system

Vehicle:

physiological saline

Controls:

yes, concurrent vehicle

Amount / concentration applied:

326 to 391 mg (A4N3 was applied directly on the corneas in such a way that the cornea was completely covered).

Duration of treatment / exposure:

240+/-10 minutes

Number of animals or in vitro replicates:

Three eyes for the test substance, negative control and positive control substance.

Details on study design:

Treatment of corneas and opacity measurement
The medium from the anterior compartment was removed and 750 μl of the negative control and 20% (w/v) Imidazole solution (positive control) were introduced onto the epithelium of the cornea. A4N3 was weighed in a bottle and applied directly on the corneas in such a way that the cornea was completely covered (326 to 391 mg).The holder was slightly rotated, with the corneas maintained in a horizontal position, to ensure uniform distribution of the solutions over the entire cornea. Corneas were incubated in a horizontal position for 240 ± 10 minutes at 32 ± 1°C. After the incubation the solutions and the test compound were removed and the epithelium was washed at least three times with MEM with phenol red (Eagle’s Minimum Essential Medium, Invitrogen Corporation). Possible pH effects of the test substance on the corneas were recorded. The anterior and the posterior compartment were refilled with fresh cMEM and an opacity determination was performed without any further incubation. After the completion of the incubation period each cornea were inspected visually for dissimilar opacity patterns and the opacity determination was performed.

Opacity measurement
The opacitometer determined the difference in the light transmission between each control or treated cornea and an air filled chamber. The numerical opacity value (arbitrary unit) was displayed and recorded. The change in opacity for each individual cornea (including the negative control) was calculated by subtracting the initial opacity reading from the final post-treatment reading. The corrected opacity for each positive control or test substance treated cornea was calculated by subtracting the average change in opacity of the negative control corneas from the change in opacity of each positive control or test substance treated cornea.
The mean opacity value of each treatment group was calculated by averaging the corrected opacity values of the treated corneas for each treatment group.

Permeability determination
After the incubation period, the medium in the posterior compartment of each holder was removed and placed into a sampling tube labelled according to holder number. 360 μl of the medium from each sampling tube was transferred to a 96-well plate. The optical density at 490 nm (OD490) of each sampling tube was measured in triplicate using a microplate reader (TECAN Infinite® M200 Pro Plate Reader. Any OD490 that was 1.500 or higher was diluted to bring the OD490 into the acceptable range (linearity up to OD490 of 1.500 was verified before the start of the experiment). OD490 values of less than 1.500 were used in the permeability calculation.
The mean OD490 for each treatment was calculated using cMEM corrected OD490 values. If a dilution was performed, the OD490 of each reading was corrected for the mean negative control OD490 before the dilution factor was applied to the readings.

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results

Results 1

Irritation parameter:

in vitro irritation score

Run / experiment:

1

Value:

0.3

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

no indication of irritation

Results 2

Irritation parameter:

in vitro irritation score

Run / experiment:

2

Value:

-0.1

Vehicle controls validity:

not applicable

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

no indication of irritation

Results 3

Irritation parameter:

in vitro irritation score

Run / experiment:

3

Value:

-2

Vehicle controls validity:

not applicable

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

no indication of irritation

In vivo

Irritant / corrosive response data:

The individual in vitro irritancy scores for the negative controls was 0.0 for all three corneas. The individual positive control in vitro irritancy scores ranged from 103 to 133. The corneas treated with the positive control were turbid after the 240 minutes of treatment.
The corneas treated with A4N3 showed opacity values ranging from -2 to 0 and permeability values ranging from -0.005 to 0.022. The corneas were clear after the 240 minutes of treatment with A4N3. No pH effect of the test substance was observed on the rinsing medium. Hence, the in vitro irritancy scores ranged from -2.0 to 0.3 after 240 minutes of treatment with A4N3.

Any other information on results incl. tables

Summary of opacity, permeability and in vitro scores

 Treatment Mean Opacity Mean Permeability Mean In vitro Irritation Score Negative control 00.000  0.0 Positive control 1001.400  121 The test substance -10.005-0.9 

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

not irritating

Remarks:

Migrated information Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU

Conclusions:

Since the test substance induced an IVIS ≤ 3, no classification is required for eye irritation or serious eye damage.