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EC number: 232-076-8 | CAS number: 7785-23-1
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Eye irritation
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Study period:
- 2013-01-10
- Reliability:
- 1 (reliable without restriction)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: GLP guideline study reliable without restrictions
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- study report
- Title:
- Unnamed
- Year:
- 2 013
- Report date:
- 2013
Materials and methods
Test guidelineopen allclose all
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- OECD Guideline 437 (Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants)
- Version / remarks:
- adopted 2009-09-07
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- EU method B.47 (Bovine corneal opacity and permeability test method for identifying ocular corrosives and severe irritants)
- Version / remarks:
- , 2010
- Deviations:
- no
- Qualifier:
- according to guideline
- Guideline:
- other: Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability (BCOP) Assay, SOP of Microbiological Associates Ltd., UK, Procedure Details, April 1997
- Deviations:
- no
- GLP compliance:
- yes (incl. QA statement)
- Remarks:
- signed 2009-03-30
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Silver bromide
- EC Number:
- 232-076-8
- EC Name:
- Silver bromide
- Cas Number:
- 7785-23-1
- Molecular formula:
- AgBr
- IUPAC Name:
- silver bromide
- Test material form:
- solid: crystalline
- Details on test material:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Silver bromide
- Physical state: yellow crystals
- Storage condition of test material: at room temperature, protected from light
Constituent 1
Test animals / tissue source
- Details on test animals or tissues and environmental conditions:
- Not applicable - Since this is an in vitro study there is no information on test animals.
Test system
- Vehicle:
- other: 0.9% (w/v) NaCl in deionised water
- Amount / concentration applied:
- TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied (volume or weight with unit): 0.75 mL
Prior to the test the test item was crushed in a mortar with a pistil to improve its consistency. A 20% (w/v) suspension of the test item in the vehicle was prepared using ultrasonic technique. - Duration of treatment / exposure:
- 240 minutes
- Observation period (in vivo):
- not applicable
- Number of animals or in vitro replicates:
- not applicable
- Details on study design:
- COLLECTION OF BOVINE EYES
Freshly isolated bovine eyes from at least 9 month old donor cattle were collected from the abattoir. Excess tissue was removed from the excised eyes. The isolated eyes were transported to the laboratory in Hank’s BSS supplemented with streptomycin / penicillin at ambient temperature. The corneae were isolated on the same day after delivery of the eyes, inserted in pre-cooled preservation medium composed of Medium 199 supplemented with L-glutamine, Na-bicarbonate and Taurine, and stored in the refrigerator at 2 – 8 °C until the following day. Shortly before use, Dextran was added to the medium.
PREPARATION OF CORNEAE
All eyes were carefully examined macroscopically for defects. Those presenting defects such as vascularization, pigmentation, opacity and scratches were discarded. The cornea was carefully removed from the eye using scalpel and rounded scissors.
Each isolated cornea was mounted in a specially designed cornea holder according to the description given in OECD guideline 437, annex III, that consists of anterior and posterior compartments, which interface with the epithelial and endothelial sides of the cornea, respectively. The endothelial side of the cornea was positioned against the sealing ring (O-ring) of the posterior part of the holder. The cornea was gently flattened over the O-ring but stretching was avoided. After the anterior part of the holder was positioned on top of the cornea and fixed in place with screws, both compartments of the holder were filled with complete medium. The posterior compartment was filled first to return the cornea to its natural convex position. Care was taken to assure no air bubbles were present within the compartments.
For equilibration, the corneae in the holder were incubated in a vertical position for about one hour at 32 ± 1 °C in a water-bath.
At the end of the incubation period, the basal opacity was determined (t0). Each cornea with a value of the basal opacity > 7 was discarded and not used in the test.
OUTLINE OF STUDY
The anterior compartment received the test item or negative control (0.9% (w/v) NaCl in deionised water (produced in-house, lot no. 12.12.12)) or positive control (10% (w/v) Benzalkonium chloride (Sigma, 89555 Steinheim, Germany, lot no. 036K0208) in 0.9% (w/v) NaCl in deionised water (produced in-house, lot no. 12.12.12)) at a volume of 0.75 mL each on the surface of the corneae. Since the test item could not be suspended homogeneously, it was taken care that each 0.75 mL of the prepared stock suspension was distributed evenly to the corneae. The test item, positive control and negative control were tested in triplicate.
The anterior compartment was plugged. The corneae were turned into a horizontal position and slightly rotated to ensure uniform covering of the corneae with the test or control items and were incubated in a water-bath in horizontal position at 32 ± 1 °C for 240 minutes.
After the incubation, the test item or control items, respectively, were rinsed off from the application side with 0.9% (w/v) NaCl in deionised water, fresh cMEM was added into the anterior compartment and opacity was measured (t240).
In the second step of the assay, permeability of the cornea was determined. 1 mL of a Na-fluorescein solution, 0.5% (w/v) dissolved in HBSS (Hank’s buffered salt solution), was placed in the anterior compartment, replacing the cMEM. Corneae were incubated again in a horizontal position for an additional 90 minutes at 32 ± 1 °C in the water-bath. The optical density of an aliquot of the mixed complete medium from the posterior chamber was measured spectrophotometrically at 490 nm (OD490).
CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATION OF A VALID TEST
The test was acceptable if the in vitro irritation score of the positive control was ≥ 30 and the in vitro irritation score of the negative control was ≤ 3.
EVALUATION OF RESULTS
- Opacity: the change of opacity value of each treated cornea or positive and negative control corneae was calculated by subtracting the initial basal opacity from the post treatment opacity reading (t240 – t0), for each individual cornea. The average change in opacity of the negative control corneae was calculated and this value was subtracted from the change in opacity of each treated cornea or positive control to obtain a corrected opacity.
- Permeability: the corrected OD490 value of each cornea treated with positive control and test item was calculated by subtracting the average negative control cornea value from the original permeability value for each cornea.
IN VITRO IRRITATION SCORE CALCULATION
The following formula was used to determine the in vitro irritation score of the negative control:
In vitro Irritation Score = opacity value + (15 x OD490 value)
The following formula was used to determine the in vitro irritation score of the positive control and the test item:
In vitro Irritation Score = (opacity value – opacity value mean negative control) + (15 x corrected OD490 value)
The in vitro irritation score was calculated for each individual treatment and positive control cornea. The mean in vitro irritation score irritation value of each treated group was calculated from the individual in vitro irritation score values. Depending on the score obtained, the test item was classified into the following category according to OECD guideline 437 (table 1 in the field "Any other information on materials and methods incl. tables" below).
Results and discussion
In vivo
Results
- Irritation parameter:
- other: in vitro irritation score
- Basis:
- mean
- Time point:
- other: 240 minutes
- Score:
- 3.03
- Irritant / corrosive response data:
- Relative to the negative control, exposure of the test item silver bromide to the corneae did not cause any increase of the corneal permeability. Only a very slight increase of the opacity values occurred. The calculated mean in vitro irritation score was 3.03 (threshold for corrosivity / severe irritancy: ≥ 55.1). According to OECD guideline 437 the test item is not classified as corrosive / severe irritant to the eye.
Any other information on results incl. tables
Table 1: Results after 240 minutes incubation time
Test group |
Opacity value = Difference (t240 – t0) of opacity |
Permeability at 490 nm (OD490) |
In vitro irritation score |
Mean in vitro irritation score |
Proposed in vitro irritation scale |
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|
Mean |
|
Mean |
|
|
|
Negative control |
1 |
0.33 |
0.048 |
0.046 |
1.72 |
1.02 |
Non corrosive / non severe irritant |
0 |
0.044 |
0.66 |
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0 |
0.046 |
0.69 |
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Positive control |
147.67* |
0.003* |
147.71 |
155.24 |
Corrosive / severe irritant |
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162.67* |
0.022* |
163.00 |
|||||
154.67* |
0.023* |
155.01 |
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Silver bromide |
3.67* |
0.023* |
4.01 |
3.03 |
Non corrosive / non severe irritant |
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3.67* |
0.020* |
3.97 |
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0.67* |
0.030* |
1.12 |
*corrected values
- With the negative control (0.9% (w/v) NaCl in deionised water) neither an increase of opacity nor permeability of the corneae could be observed (mean in vitro irritation score 1.02).
- The positive control (10% (w/v) Benzalkonium chloride in 0.9% (w/v) NaCl in deionised water) induced clear opacity of the corneae (mean in vitro irritation score 155.24) corresponding to a classification as corrosive /severe irritant to the eye (CLP/EPA/GHS (Cat 1)).
Table 2: Historical data
|
Positive control |
Negative control |
Mean in vitro Irritation Score |
176.71 |
1.78 |
Standard Deviation |
42.65 |
0.75 |
Range of in vitro irritation scores | 99.4 - 292.3 | 0.41 - 2.99 |
Values of 138 studies with solid test items performed until November 2012
Applicant's summary and conclusion
- Interpretation of results:
- other: not corrosive / not severely irritating to the eye
- Remarks:
- Criteria used for interpretation of results: EU
- Conclusions:
- In conclusion, according to the current study and under the experimental conditions reported, the test item silver bromide is not corrosive / not severely irritating to the eye (CLP/EPA/GHS (Cat 1)).
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