Vinyl ethylene carbonate

Skin irritation / corrosion

Administrative data

Endpoint:

skin corrosion: in vitro / ex vivo

Type of information:

experimental study

Adequacy of study:

weight of evidence

Study period:

From 2019-04-01 to 2019-04-05

Reliability:

1 (reliable without restriction)

Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:

guideline study

Remarks:

Study performed to current OECD guidelines with no significant deviations and run in OECD GLP certified lab.

Data source

Reference

Reference Type:

study report

Title:

Unnamed

Year:

2019

Report date:

2019

Materials and methods

Test guideline

Qualifier:

according to guideline

Guideline:

OECD Guideline 431 (In Vitro Skin Corrosion: Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE) Test Method)

Version / remarks:

2016

Deviations:

no

GLP compliance:

yes (incl. QA statement)

Test material

Test material information

Constituent 1

Reference substance name:

Vinyl ethylene carbonate

EC Number:

700-261-7

Cas Number:

4427-96-7

Molecular formula:

C5H6O3

IUPAC Name:

Vinyl ethylene carbonate

Test material form:

liquid

Specific details on test material used for the study:

Batch No.: A03-18-0081
Purity: ≥99.9%

In vitro test system

Test system:

human skin model

Source species:

human

Cell type:

non-transformed keratinocytes

Justification for test system used:

Recommended test system in international guidelines (OECD and EC).

Vehicle:

unchanged (no vehicle)

Details on test system:

RECONSTRUCTED HUMAN EPIDERMIS (RHE) TISSUE
- Model used: EpiDerm Skin Model
- Tissue batch number(s): 30311 Kit F

TEMPERATURE USED FOR TEST SYSTEM
- Temperature: All incubations, with the exception of the test item incubation of 3 minutes at room temperature, were carried out in a controlled environment, in which optimal conditions were a humid atmosphere of 80 - 100% (actual range 36 - 93%), containing 5.0 ± 0.5% CO2 in air in the dark at 37.0 ± 1.0 °C (actual range 36.8 - 37.9 °C).

REMOVAL OF TEST MATERIAL AND CONTROLS : After the exposure period, the tissues washed with phosphate buffered saline to remove residual test item. The skin inserts were carefully dried. Rinsed tissues were kept in 24 well plates on 300 μL DMEM until 6 tissues (= one application time) were dosed and rinsed.

MTT DYE USED TO MEASURE TISSUE VIABILITY AFTER TREATMENT / EXPOSURE
- MTT concentration: MTT concentrate (5 mg/mL) diluted (1:5) with MTT diluent
- Incubation time: 3 h
- Spectrophotometer: TECAN Infinite® M200 Pro Plate Reader
- Wavelength: 570 nm
- Linear OD range of spectrophotometer: 0.8 - 2.8

NUMBER OF REPLICATE TISSUES: two tissues for 3-minute exposure and two for a 1-hour exposure, 2 tissues for the negative and positive controls for both the 3-minute and 1-hour time point

DECISION CRITERIA
- The test substance is considered to be corrosive to skin if [the viability after 3 minutes exposure is less than 50%, or if the viability after 3 minutes exposure is greater than or equal to 50 % and the viability after 1 hour exposure is less than 15%.]
- The test substance is considered to be non-corrosive to skin if [the viability after 3 minutes exposure is greater than or equal to 50% and the viability after 1 hour exposure is greater than or equal to 15%.]

Control samples:

yes, concurrent negative control

yes, concurrent positive control

Amount/concentration applied:

TEST MATERIAL
- Amount(s) applied: applied undiluted (50 μL)

NEGATIVE CONTROL
- Amount(s) applied: 50 μL Milli-Q water

POSITIVE CONTROL
- Amount(s) applied: 50 μL 8N KOH

Duration of treatment / exposure:

3 minutes and 1 hour

Number of replicates:

two tissues for 3-minute exposure and two for a 1-hour exposure, 2 tissues for the negative and positive controls for both the 3-minute and 1-hour time point

Results and discussion

In vitro

Results

Results 1

Irritation / corrosion parameter:

% tissue viability

Value:

84

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

other: The mean relative tissue viability after 3-minute treatment

Results 2

Irritation / corrosion parameter:

% tissue viability

Value:

92

Negative controls validity:

valid

Positive controls validity:

valid

Remarks on result:

other: The mean relative tissue viability after 1-hour treatment

Other effects / acceptance of results:

- OTHER EFFECTS:
- Colour interference with MTT: the test item did not interfere with the MTT endpoint.

ACCEPTANCE OF RESULTS:
- Acceptance criteria met for negative control: The absolute mean OD570 (optical density at 570 nm) of the negative control tissues was within the acceptance limits of OECD 431 (lower acceptance limit ≥ 0.8 and upper acceptance limit ≤ 2.8) and the laboratory historical control data range.
- Acceptance criteria met for positive control: The positive control had a mean relative tissue viability of 9.8% after the 1-hour exposure.
- Acceptance criteria met for variability between replicate measurements: In the range of 20 - 100% viability the Coefficient of Variation between tissue replicates was ≤ 15%

Applicant's summary and conclusion

Interpretation of results:

other: unclassified

Conclusions:

The test item is not corrosive in the in vitro skin corrosion test under the experimental conditions described in this report.

Executive summary:

The objective of this study was to evaluate the test item for its ability to induce skin corrosion on a human three dimensional epidermal model (EpiDerm (EPI-200)) according to OECD Guideline 431 (In Vitro Skin Corrosion: Reconstructed Human Epidermis (RHE) Test Method).

The possible corrosive potential of the test item was tested through topical application for 3 minutes and 1 hour. The test item was applied undiluted (50 μL) directly on top of the skin tissue.

 

The positive control had a mean relative tissue viability of 9.8% after the 1-hour exposure.

The absolute mean OD570 (optical density at 570 nm) of the negative control tissues was within the acceptance limits of OECD 431 (lower acceptance limit ≥0.8 and upper acceptance limit ≤ 2.8) and the laboratory historical control data range. In the range of 20 - 100% viability the Coefficient of Variation between tissue replicates was ≤ 15%, indicating that the test system functioned properly.

Skin corrosion is expressed as the remaining cell viability after exposure to the test item. The relative mean tissue viability obtained after 3-minute and 1-hour treatments with the test item compared to the negative control tissues was 84% and 92%, respectively.

Because the mean relative tissue viability for Vinyl ethylene carbonate was not below 50% after the 3-minute treatment and not below 15% after the 1-hour treatment the test item is considered to be not corrosive.

 

In conclusion, the test item is not corrosive in the in vitro skin corrosion test under the experimental conditions described in this report.