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2534 CUTANEOUS WOUND HEALING IN THE EPIDERM-FT<br />

FULL-THICKNESS IN VITRO HUMAN SKIN MODEL.<br />

P. J. Hayden, A. Armento, C. Cooney, G. Stolper, M. Li, H. Kandarova and<br />

M. Klausner. MatTek Corporation, Ashland, MA.<br />

Cutaneous wound healing involves interactions between dermal fibroblasts (FB)<br />

and epidermal keratinocytes (KC) as well as cell-extracellular matrix interactions.<br />

<strong>The</strong> current study describes wound healing experiments conducted in a full thickness<br />

in vitro human skin model (EpiDerm-FT). <strong>The</strong> model exhibits stratified epidermal<br />

components, a well developed basement membrane and in vivo-like barrier<br />

function. Small epidermal-only wounds (3mm biopsy punch) or full-thickness<br />

wounds (cauterizer burns) were induced in the model and cultures were processed<br />

for histological evaluation at various time points to observe the healing process.<br />

H&E stained sections <strong>of</strong> burn wounds showed necrotic epithelium and denatured<br />

collagen matrix immediately following burning. Beginning at day 1, matrix degradation<br />

and KC migration into the wounded area was observed. Over the course <strong>of</strong><br />

7 days, migrating KC covered the wounded area and FB were observed repairing<br />

the dermal matrix. Biopsy wound experiments were conducted in growth factor<br />

free medium or medium supplemented with 2% human serum (HS). Wounded tissues<br />

cultured without growth factors had a reduced healing rate where KC did not<br />

cover the entire wound within 6 days. Wounded tissues cultured in 2% HS had a<br />

significant increased healing rate with complete wound coverage by day 6.<br />

Increased FB proliferation in dermal areas directly adjacent to epidermal wounds<br />

was observed in cultures supplemented with 2% HS. Gene expression pr<strong>of</strong>iling <strong>of</strong><br />

the wounded area showed temporally regulated changes in mRNA expression <strong>of</strong><br />

basement membrane components, collagens and genes involved in extracellular<br />

matrix remodeling. FB proliferation and epidermal healing in tissues cultured in<br />

2% HS was severely impaired in the presence <strong>of</strong> an EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor<br />

or a TGFα neutralizing antibody. <strong>The</strong>se results demonstrate that EpiDerm−FT is a<br />

useful in vitro skin model for investigating dermal−epidermal interactions during<br />

wound healing and evaluation <strong>of</strong> the role <strong>of</strong> growth factors or new therapeutics in<br />

the cutaneous wound healing process.<br />

2535 EVALUATION OF EPISKIN AND EPIDERM SKIN<br />

IRRITATION METHODS FOR TESTING SILICON-<br />

BASED MATERIALS.<br />

M. L. Jovanovic, J. Arthurton and P. Jean. Dow Corning, Auburn, MI.<br />

In vitro skin irritation test methods have been formally validated and adopted<br />

within the European Union as an OECD Test guideline. Since silicone-based materials<br />

were not included in the validation effort, it is necessary to assess the methods<br />

and outcome as it relates to silicon-based materials with properties that may prove<br />

difficult to use in the existing protocols. <strong>The</strong> assay is based on the reduction <strong>of</strong> cell<br />

viability in treated tissues, measured by enzymatic conversion <strong>of</strong> the vital dye MTT<br />

into a blue formazon salt, and expressed as a percentage <strong>of</strong> the negative control. <strong>The</strong><br />

cut-<strong>of</strong>f value <strong>of</strong> percentage cell viability distinguishing irritant from non-irritant is<br />

50%. In vitro data are compared to the in vivo irritation score obtained in rabbits<br />

(Draize test). Fifteen silicone materials (12 non- irritants and 3 irritants by Globally<br />

Harmonized System classification) from seven different chemical classes (siloxane,<br />

polysiloxane, polysiloxane/copolymer, organosilane, silicone resin, silazane and microemulsion)<br />

were selected to evaluate the ability <strong>of</strong> the test method employing reconstituted<br />

human epidermis (RhE) models, EpiSkin and EpiDerm, to reliably discriminate<br />

skin irritants from non-irritants. However, the lack <strong>of</strong> silicon-based<br />

materials with known irritation potential resulted in an unbalanced distribution <strong>of</strong><br />

irritation categories. We found that the EpiSkin model under-predicted irritants<br />

(33% sensitivity), while the EpiDerm model showed a lower accuracy when identifying<br />

non-irritants (58% specificity). <strong>The</strong> overall accuracy obtained with EpiSkin<br />

and EpiDerm was 87% and 67%, respectively. <strong>The</strong> work presented here provides a<br />

platform for further mechanistic and validation efforts and emphasizes the need to<br />

test additional silicon-based material irritants to afford a balanced determination <strong>of</strong><br />

the predictive capacity <strong>of</strong> these in vitro test methods.<br />

2536 COMPARISON OF FCM AND ELISA IN THE<br />

EVALUATION OF THE OF SKIN SENSITIZATION BY<br />

NON-RADIOACTIVE MURINE LOCAL LYMPH NODE<br />

ASSAY USING BROMODEOXYURIDINE.<br />

Y. Yum 1 , Y. Lee1 , K. Jung2 , K. Lim2 , J. Park1 , H. Park1 , J. Kim1 , J. Yang1 , S.<br />

Sohn1 , J. Chung3 and S. Han1 . 1Toxioclogical Evaluation and Research Department,<br />

National Institute <strong>of</strong> Drug and Food Safety Evaluation, Seoul, Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea,<br />

2Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yougin-si, Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea and 3College <strong>of</strong><br />

Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic <strong>of</strong> Korea.<br />

<strong>The</strong> murine local lymph node assay (LLNA) using H3-thymidine has been developed<br />

to detect chemical allergens, replacing the traditional guinea pig maximization<br />

test. Recently, non-radioactive local lymph node assay employing bromod-<br />

eoxyuridine(BrdU) incorporation, LLNA: BrdU-FC method has been developed to<br />

extend its utility further. <strong>The</strong> FCM analysis <strong>of</strong> BrdU incorporation according to<br />

modified MB research’s protocol has good sensitivity, based on measuring <strong>of</strong> individual<br />

cellular level. In 2010, non-radioisotopic LLNA using ELISA method was<br />

adopted by OECD Test Guideline(OECD TG 442B). In this study, we tried to<br />

perform two nonradioactive LLNA tests <strong>of</strong> reference substances including 3 sensitizer<br />

and 1 non-sensitizer, using Balb/c strain mice. We assessed the chemicals in accordance<br />

with the decision criteria for positive sensitizer which are stimulation<br />

index(SI) ≥1.6, in LLNA:BrdU-ELISA and stimulation index(SI) ≥3, in<br />

LLNA:BrdU-FCM.<br />

2537 ADAPTATION OF THE RAT HEPATOCYTES LONG-<br />

TERM CULTURE FOR HIGH-CONTENT IMAGING TO<br />

PREDICT CHRONIC LIVER TOXICITY IN VITRO.<br />

G. Davide, C. Zehnacker, P. Couttet, S. Chibout, O. Grenet, M. Uteng, F.<br />

Pognan, M. Dong and A. Wolf. Translational Sciences/Investigative <strong>Toxicology</strong>,<br />

Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research (NIBR), Basel, Switzerland.<br />

<strong>The</strong> conventional Collagen-sandwich culture with the s<strong>of</strong>t/wet gel proved not to<br />

applicable to the high-content cellular imaging method due to interferences <strong>of</strong> the<br />

collagen with fluorescence dyes. In addition the CellomicsArrayscan® technological<br />

platform requires cells to be evenly distributed and orientated on the same<br />

plane, since it does not work in confocal mode. To overcome these hurdles<br />

MatrigelTM was used instead <strong>of</strong> Collagen as the top layer. Multiple MatrigelTM<br />

administrations were found to be essential to maintain the hepatocyte integrity for<br />

14 days in culture. <strong>The</strong> optimal conditions achieved were three times application <strong>of</strong><br />

MatrigelTM on day 1, 6 and 9 to cells seeded on Collagen I-coated plates. Markers<br />

<strong>of</strong> cellular integrity investigated were morphology, cellular ATP content, LDH release<br />

and the mRNA expression <strong>of</strong> several canalicular/basolateral transporters, cytochrome<br />

enzymes and nuclear receptors. <strong>The</strong> secretion <strong>of</strong> the fluorescent bile acid<br />

Choly-lysyl-fluorescein (CLF) by canalicular bile salt excretion pump (BSEP) was<br />

used as functional marker. CLF secretion rates were stable and similar during 14<br />

days. Inhibition experiments with the BSEP inhibitor Cyclosporine A (CsA) at day<br />

5, 9 or 14 <strong>of</strong> the culture indicated no quantitative differences in terms <strong>of</strong> the inhibitory<br />

CsA concentrations. <strong>The</strong>se results demonstrated that the BSEP kept its<br />

function for 14 days under the current culture conditions. In conclusion, the further<br />

development <strong>of</strong> the rat hepatocyte long term culture allows the application <strong>of</strong><br />

high content microscopy imaging, which may serve as powerful tool to investigate<br />

chronic liver toxic drugs under in vitro long-term incubation conditions.<br />

2538 AN IN SILICO APPROACH FOR COMPUTING<br />

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS OF ORGANIC<br />

SOLVENTS.<br />

M. Debia and K. Krishnan. Département de Santé Environnementale et Santé au<br />

Travail, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.<br />

Health-based occupational exposure limits (OELs) are derived either on the basis <strong>of</strong><br />

human observations or from animal point <strong>of</strong> departures. In the absence <strong>of</strong> relevant<br />

human or animal data for identifying the point <strong>of</strong> departure, it is a real challenge to<br />

derive or propose an OEL. <strong>The</strong> objective <strong>of</strong> this study was to develop an in silico<br />

approach for computing OELs in data-poor situations. Quantitative Property-<br />

Property Relationship (QPPR) approaches were developed using a database <strong>of</strong> 88<br />

solvents which have health-based Time-Weighted Average (TWA) OELs published<br />

by the American Conference <strong>of</strong> Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH).<br />

Three surrogates <strong>of</strong> biotic lipid:air partition coefficients [n-octanol:air (Koa), olive<br />

oil:air (Koila) and fat:air (Kfa)] were selected for evaluating the descriptive/predictive<br />

relationship with OELs for solvents with local modes <strong>of</strong> action. Koa is the most<br />

accurate predictor <strong>of</strong> OELs [OEL (ppm) =10xEXP((-0.45*logKoa)+3.65); n=21;<br />

r^2=0.71; PRESS/SSY=0.36; F=45.5 with p

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