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The IL-1 promoter-driven luciferase reporter cell line THP-G1b can efficiently predict skin-sensitising chemicals. Arch Toxicol 2021; 95:1647-1657. [PMID: 33715048 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03022-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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IL-1 functions as an essential pro-inflammatory mediator for the sensitisation of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD). However, studies conducted to date have typically used a limited number of haptens and examined their effects only on murine ACD or murine dendritic cells (DCs). It therefore remains unclear whether IL-1α and/or IL-1β is produced in ACD induced by haptens other than those commonly used in mouse ACD models, and whether they are essential for sensitisation leading to ACD in humans. In addition, it is unclear whether human DCs also produce IL-1α or IL-1β after stimulation by haptens in general. Here, we first demonstrated that 10 haptens (3 extreme, 1 strong, 3 moderate and 3 weak) increased both IL-1α mRNA and IL-1β mRNA expression by the human monocyte cell line THP-1, a commonly used surrogate of DCs in in vitro skin sensitisation tests. Next, we constructed an in vitro skin sensitisation test using a stable IL-1β reporter cell line, THP-G1b, and evaluated whether 88 haptens and 34 non-haptens increase IL-1β reporter activity. We found that 94% of 77 haptens evaluated after considering their applicability domain and solubility in the chosen media stimulated reporter activity. These studies demonstrated that most haptens, irrespective of their potency, increased IL-1β mRNA expression by THP-1 cells, confirming that human DCs also produce IL-1β after stimulation by most haptens. The luciferase assay using THP-G1b cells is thus another skin sensitisation test based on the adverse outcome pathway with reasonable performance.
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Marigliani B, Sehn FP, Silva JVMA, Balottin LBL, Augusto EDFP, Buehler AM. The Overt and Hidden Use of Animal-Derived Products in Alternative Methods for Skin Sensitisation: A Systematic Review. Altern Lab Anim 2020; 47:174-195. [PMID: 31902222 DOI: 10.1177/0261192919896361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In vitro methods that can replace animal testing in the identification of skin sensitisers are now a reality. However, as cell culture and related techniques usually rely on animal-derived products, these methods may be failing to address the complete replacement of animals in safety assessment. The objective of this study was to identify the animal-derived products that are used as part of in vitro methods for skin sensitisation testing. Thus, a systematic review of 156 articles featuring 83 different in vitro methods was carried out and, from this review, the use of several animal-derived products from different species was identified, with the use of fetal bovine serum being cited in most of the methods (78%). The use of sera from other animals, monoclonal antibodies and animal proteins were also variously mentioned. While non-animal alternatives are available and methods free of animal-derived products are emerging, most of the current methods reported used at least one animal-derived product, which raises ethical and technical concerns. Therefore, to deliver technically and ethically better in vitro methods for the safety assessment of chemicals, more effort should be made to replace products of animal origin in existing methods and to avoid their use in the development of new method protocols.
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- Bianca Marigliani
- Department of Research and Toxicology, Humane Society International (HSI), Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Ribeirão Preto Dental School, University of São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Tissue Bioengineering, National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (Inmetro), Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Science and Technology, Science and Technology Institute, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Basketter D, Pease C, Kasting G, Kimber I, Casati S, Cronin M, Diembeck W, Gerberick F, Hadgraft J, Hartung T, Marty JP, Nikolaidis E, Patlewicz G, Roberts D, Roggen E, Rovida C, van de Sandt J. Skin Sensitisation and Epidermal Disposition: The Relevance of Epidermal Disposition for Sensitisation Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment. Altern Lab Anim 2019; 35:137-54. [PMID: 17411362 DOI: 10.1177/026119290703500124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- David Basketter
- Unilever Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Bedfordshire, UK
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Kimber I, Agius R, Basketter DA, Corsini E, Cullinan P, Dearman RJ, Gimenez-Arnau E, Greenwell L, Hartung T, Kuper F, Maestrelli P, Roggen E, Rovida C. Chemical Respiratory Allergy: Opportunities for Hazard Identification and Characterisation. Altern Lab Anim 2019; 35:243-65. [PMID: 17559314 DOI: 10.1177/026119290703500212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Ian Kimber
- Syngenta Central Toxicology Laboratory, Macclesfield, UK.
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Basketter D, Casati S, Gerberick GF, Griem P, Philips B, Worth A. 3.4. Skin Sensitisation. Altern Lab Anim 2019; 33 Suppl 1:83-103. [PMID: 16194142 DOI: 10.1177/026119290503301s10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- David Basketter
- SEAC, Unilever Colworth Laboratory, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, MK44 1LQ, UK
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Goebel C, Diepgen TL, Blömeke B, Gaspari AA, Schnuch A, Fuchs A, Schlotmann K, Krasteva M, Kimber I. Skin sensitization quantitative risk assessment for occupational exposure of hairdressers to hair dye ingredients. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2018.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Zanoni TB, Pedrosa TN, Catarino CM, Spiekstra SW, de Oliveira DP, Den Hartog G, Bast A, Hagemann G, Gibbs S, de Moraes Barros SB, Maria-Engler SS. Allergens of permanent hair dyes induces epidermal damage, skin barrier loss and IL-1 α increase in epidermal in vitro model. Food Chem Toxicol 2017; 112:265-272. [PMID: 29273420 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2017.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 12/17/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Allergic and irritant skin reactions caused by topical exposure to permanent hair dyes are a common problem. For regulatory and ethnical purposes, it is required to perform chemical safety assessment following the replacement, reduction, and refinement of animal testing (3Rs). Permanent hair dyes are formed by a mixture of ingredients that vary from low to extreme skin sensitizing potency and that inter-react to form unknown by-products. Because of the complex reaction, this cytotoxic mechanism has not yet been elucidated and is the subject of this study. Here, we topically exposed p-phenylenediamine (PPD), Resorcinol (RES), Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) alone or as a mixture to RhE and evaluated parameters related to skin irritation such as epidermal viability, keratinocytes damage, barrier loss and IL-1 α. Our data indicates that ingredients tested alone did not lead to an increase of cytotoxic parameters related to skin irritation. However, when the mixture of PPD/H2O2/RES and PPD/H2O2 was applied to the RhE, some of the parameters such as morphological changes including the presence of apoptotic cells, barrier loss and increased IL- 1 α release were observed. The results indicate that the mixture of ingredients used in permanent hair dyes have an irritant effect in RhE while the ingredients alone not.
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- Thalita Boldrin Zanoni
- Skin Biology Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, (FCF/USP), Av. Lineu Prestes, 580, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Skin Biology Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, (FCF/USP), Av. Lineu Prestes, 580, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Skin Biology Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, (FCF/USP), Av. Lineu Prestes, 580, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, VU University Medical Centre, O/2 Building, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil
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- Toxicology, Research Institute NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Toxicology, Research Institute NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Toxicology, Research Institute NUTRIM, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, VU University Medical Centre, O/2 Building, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Oral Cell Biology, Academic Center for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), University of Amsterdam and Vrij Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Skin Biology Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, (FCF/USP), Av. Lineu Prestes, 580, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Skin Biology Group, Department of Clinical Chemistry & Toxicology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, (FCF/USP), Av. Lineu Prestes, 580, CEP 05508-900 São Paulo, Brazil.
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Lidén C, Yazar K, Johansen JD, Karlberg AT, Uter W, White IR. Comparative sensitizing potencies of fragrances, preservatives, and hair dyes. Contact Dermatitis 2017; 75:265-275. [PMID: 27633650 DOI: 10.1111/cod.12683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 07/31/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The local lymph node assay (LLNA) is used for assessing sensitizing potential in hazard identification and risk assessment for regulatory purposes. Sensitizing potency on the basis of the LLNA is categorized into extreme (EC3 value of ≤0.2%), strong (>0.2% to ≤2%), and moderate (>2%). To compare the sensitizing potencies of fragrance substances, preservatives, and hair dye substances, which are skin sensitizers that frequently come into contact with the skin of consumers and workers, LLNA results and EC3 values for 72 fragrance substances, 25 preservatives and 107 hair dye substances were obtained from two published compilations of LLNA data and opinions by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety and its predecessors. The median EC3 values of fragrances (n = 61), preservatives (n = 19) and hair dyes (n = 59) were 5.9%, 0.9%, and 1.3%, respectively. The majority of sensitizing preservatives and hair dyes are thus strong or extreme sensitizers (EC3 value of ≤2%), and fragrances are mostly moderate sensitizers. Although fragrances are typically moderate sensitizers, they are among the most frequent causes of contact allergy. This indicates that factors other than potency need to be addressed more rigorously in risk assessment and risk management.
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- Carola Lidén
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Dermato-Allergology, National Allergy Research Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, Dermatochemistry, University of Gothenburg, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen/Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Cutaneous Allergy, St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK
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Ramadan Q, Ting FCW. In vitro micro-physiological immune-competent model of the human skin. LAB ON A CHIP 2016; 16:1899-908. [PMID: 27098052 DOI: 10.1039/c6lc00229c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Skin allergy, in particular, allergic contact dermatitis and irritant contact dermatitis, are common occupational and environmental health problems affecting the quality of life of a significant proportion of the world population. Since all new ingredients to be incorporated into a product are potential skin allergens, it is essential that these ingredients be first tested for their allergenic potential. However, despite the considerable effort using animal models to understand the underlying mechanism of skin sensitization, to date, the molecular and cellular responses due to skin contact with sensitizers are still not fully understood. To replace animal testing and to improve the prediction of skin sensitization, significant attention has been directed to the use of reconstructed organotypic in vitro models of human skin. Here we describe a miniaturized immune competent in vitro model of human skin based on 3D co-culture of immortalized human keratinocytes (HaCaT) as a model of the epidermis barrier and human leukemic monocyte lymphoma cell line (U937) as a model of human dendritic cells. The biological model was fitted in a microfluidic-based cell culture system that provides a dynamic cellular environment that mimics the in vivo environment of skin. The dynamic perfusion of culture media significantly improved the tight junction formation as evidenced by measuring higher values of TEER compared to static culture. This setting also maintained the high viability of cells over extended periods of time up to 17 days. The perfusion-based culture also allows growth of the cells at the air-liquid interface by exposing the apical side of the cells to air while providing the cell nutrients through a basolateral fluidic compartment. The microsystem has been evaluated to investigate the effect of the chemical and physical (UV irradiation) stimulation on the skin barrier (i.e. the TJ integrity). Three-tiered culture differential stimulation allowed the investigation of the role of the keratinocyte layer as a protection barrier to chemical/biological hazards.
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- Qasem Ramadan
- Department of Bioelectronics, Institute of Microelectronics, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore.
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A novel method to generate monocyte-derived dendritic cells during coculture with HaCaT facilitates detection of weak contact allergens in cosmetics. Arch Toxicol 2016; 91:339-350. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1722-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Curtis A, Morton J, Fraser S, Harding AH, Prideaux B, Clench M, Warren ND, Evans GS. Can the KG1 cell line be used as a model of dendritic cells and discriminate the sensitising potential of chemicals? Toxicol Lett 2015; 239:32-40. [PMID: 26260117 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The KG1 myeloid leukaemia was used as source of dendritic cells (DC) to discriminate between respiratory and contact sensitising chemicals. A cocktail of cytokines was used to differentiate KG1 to dendritic like cells (termed dKG1) and the effects of nine chemicals (respiratory and contact sensitisers) and an irritant control on surface marker expression, 'antigen presenting' function and cytokine expression investigated. The stability of these chemicals when dissolved was characterised using MALDI ToF MS. A Hill plot model was used with the cellular viability data to quantify the lethal dose 50% (LD50) and a maximum sub toxic concentration of each chemical defined. Cytokine expression by the treated dKG1 was quantified using multiplex immunobead analysis. Whilst dKG1 cells were morphologically similar to DCs, expression of specific surface markers was not typical for DCs derived from healthy precursor cells. When the chemicals were applied at defined sub toxic doses no effects on dKG1 phenotype, function, or cytokine expression, attributable to the sensitisation properties were discriminated. However, dKG1 cells were much more sensitive to the toxic effects of these chemicals compared to the parent KG1 cells. Only 4 of the 9 chemicals tested were stable when dissolved indicating that the effect of sensitising chemicals on antigen presenting cells may be related to species other than the parent compound.
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- Angela Curtis
- Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK
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- Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK
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- Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK
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- Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
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- Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus, Howard Street, Sheffield S1 1WB, UK
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- Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK
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- Health and Safety Laboratory, Harpur Hill, Buxton, Derbyshire SK17 9JN, UK.
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Evaluation of an optimized protocol using human peripheral blood monocyte derived dendritic cells for the in vitro detection of sensitizers: Results of a ring study in five laboratories. Toxicol In Vitro 2015; 29:976-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2015.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Blömeke B, Pot LM, Coenraads PJ, Hennen J, Kock M, Goebel C. Cross-elicitation responses to 2-methoxymethyl-p-phenylenediamine under hair dye use conditions in p-phenylenediamine-allergic individuals. Br J Dermatol 2015; 172:976-80. [PMID: 25234507 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.13412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND The factors influencing elicitation responses in individuals allergic to p-phenylenediamine (PPD) in hair dyes are not well understood. OBJECTIVES Investigation of the elicitation response to the new, less-sensitizing PPD alternative 2-methoxymethyl-p-phenylenediamine (ME-PPD) under simulated hair dye use conditions. METHODS The cross-elicitation response to ME-PPD (2% in a hair dye test product for 30 min on forearm then rinsing) was analysed at days 2 and 3 in 30 PPD-allergic individuals with diagnostic patch test grades +, ++ or +++ according to the classification of the International Contact Dermatitis Research Group. RESULTS Cross-reactivity to the ME-PPD-containing hair dye test product was elicited in nine of 30 subjects (30%), while 70% were negative. Cross-reactivity was elicited in two of four cases with grade +++, three of 10 with grade ++ and four of 16 with grade +. Under identical conditions, PPD was previously found to elicit a response in 21 of 27 PPD-allergic individuals. In 18 of these 21 individuals, either the strength of the cross-elicitation response to ME-PPD was decreased or no response occurred. CONCLUSIONS Under simulated hair dye use conditions, a significantly lower degree of cross-elicitation to ME-PPD (30%) was observed than previously reported for PPD (32 of 38, 84%). Additionally, a decreased cross-elicitation strength was observed across all three patch test grades, likely reflecting the reduced skin-sensitization properties of ME-PPD. Consequently, careful dermatological evaluation is required to assess cross-reactivity to ME-PPD in patients allergic to hair dyes.
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- B Blömeke
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University Trier, Universitätsring 15,, 54296, Trier, Germany
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Ramadan Q, Gijs MAM. In vitro micro-physiological models for translational immunology. LAB ON A CHIP 2015; 15:614-36. [PMID: 25501670 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc01271b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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The immune system is a source of regulation of the human body and is key for its stable functioning. Animal models have been successfully used for many years to study human immunity and diseases and provided significant contributions to the development of powerful new therapies. However, such models inevitably display differences from the human metabolism and disease state and therefore may correlate poorly with the human conditions. This explains the interest for the use of in vitro models of human cells, which have better potential to assist in understanding the physiological events that characterize the immune response in humans. Microfluidic technologies offer great capabilities to create miniaturized in vivo-like physiological models that mimic tissue-tissue interactions and simulate the body metabolism in both the healthy and diseased states. The micro-scale features of these microfluidic systems allow positioning heterogeneous cellular cultures in close proximity to each other in a dynamic fluidic environment, thereby allowing efficient cell-cell interactions and effectively narrowing the gap between in vivo and in vitro conditions. Due to the relative simplicity of these systems, compared to animal models, it becomes possible to investigate cell signaling by monitoring the metabolites transported from one tissue to another in real time. This allows studying detailed physiological events and in consequence understanding the influence of metabolites on a specific tissue/organ function as well as on the healthy/diseased state modulation. Numerous in vitro models of human organs have been developed during the last few years, aiming to mimic as closely as possible the in vivo characteristics of such organs. This technology is still in its infancy, but is promised a bright future in industrial and medical applications. Here we review the recent literature, in which functional microphysiological models have been developed to mimic tissues and to explore multi-tissue interactions, focusing in particular on the study of immune reactions, inflammation and the development of diseases. Also, an outlook on the opportunities and issues for further translational development of functional in vitro models in immunology will be presented.
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- Qasem Ramadan
- Bioelectronics Laboratory, Institute of Microelectronics, 11 Science Park II, Singapore 117685.
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Schmidt J, Johansen J, Nielsen M, Zimersson E, Svedman C, Bruze M, Engkilde K, Poulsen S, Geisler C, Bonefeld C. Immune responses to hair dyes containing toluene‐2,5‐diamine. Br J Dermatol 2014; 170:352-9. [DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- J.D. Schmidt
- Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte Denmark
- National Allergy Research Centre Department of Dermato‐Allergology Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte Denmark
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- National Allergy Research Centre Department of Dermato‐Allergology Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte Denmark
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- Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte Denmark
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Malmo University Hospital Malmo Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Malmo University Hospital Malmo Sweden
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology Malmo University Hospital Malmo Sweden
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- National Allergy Research Centre Department of Dermato‐Allergology Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte Denmark
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- Department of International Health Immunology and Microbiology Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte Denmark
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Goebel C, Troutman J, Hennen J, Rothe H, Schlatter H, Gerberick GF, Blömeke B. Introduction of a methoxymethyl side chain into p-phenylenediamine attenuates its sensitizing potency and reduces the risk of allergy induction. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2013; 274:480-7. [PMID: 24333256 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 11/04/2013] [Accepted: 11/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The strong sensitizing potencies of the most important primary intermediates of oxidative hair dyes, p-phenylenediamine (PPD) and p-toluylenediamine (PTD, i.e. 2-methyl-PPD) are well established. They are considered as the key sensitizers in hair dye allergic contact dermatitis. While modification of their molecular structure is expected to alter their sensitizing properties, it may also impair their color performance. With introduction of a methoxymethyl side chain we found the primary intermediate 2-methoxymethyl-p-phenylenediamine (ME-PPD) with excellent hair coloring performance but significantly reduced sensitizing properties compared to PPD and PTD: In vitro, ME-PPD showed an attenuated innate immune response when analyzed for its protein reactivity and dendritic cell activation potential. In vivo, the effective concentration of ME-PPD necessary to induce an immune response 3-fold above vehicle control (EC3 value) in the local lymph node assay (LLNA) was 4.3%, indicating a moderate skin sensitizing potency compared to values of 0.1 and 0.17% for PPD and PTD, respectively. Finally, assessing the skin sensitizing potency of ME-PPD under consumer hair dye usage conditions through a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) indicated an allergy induction risk negligible compared to PPD or PTD.
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- Carsten Goebel
- The Procter & Gamble Co., Central Product Safety and Communications, Darmstadt, Germany.
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- The Procter & Gamble Co., Central Product Safety, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Dept. of Environmental Toxicology, Trier University, Trier, Germany
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- The Procter & Gamble Co., Central Product Safety and Communications, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Procter & Gamble Co., Central Product Safety and Communications, Darmstadt, Germany
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- The Procter & Gamble Co., Central Product Safety, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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Applicability of a keratinocyte gene signature to predict skin sensitizing potential. Toxicol In Vitro 2013; 27:314-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2012.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2012] [Revised: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Jung KM, Jang WH, Lee YK, Yum YN, Sohn S, Kim BH, Chung JH, Park YH, Lim KM. B cell increases and ex vivo IL-2 production as secondary endpoints for the detection of sensitizers in non-radioisotopic local lymph node assay using flow cytometry. Toxicol Lett 2012; 209:255-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2011.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 12/22/2011] [Accepted: 12/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Van Den Heuvel RL, Lambrechts N, Verstraelen S, Nelissen IC, Schoeters GER. Chemical sensitization and allergotoxicology. EXPERIENTIA SUPPLEMENTUM (2012) 2012; 101:289-314. [PMID: 22945573 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Chemical sensitization remains an important environmental and occupational health issue. A wide range of substances have been shown to possess the ability to induce skin sensitization or respiratory sensitization. As a consequence, there is a need to have appropriate methods to identify sensitizing agents. Although a considerable investment has been made in exploring opportunities to develop methods for hazard identification and characterization, there are, as yet, no validated nonanimal methods available. A state of the art of the different in vitro approaches to identify contact and respiratory capacity of chemicals is covered in this chapter.
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- Rosette L Van Den Heuvel
- Environmental Risk and Health Unit-Toxicology, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO N.V.), Centre for Advanced R&D on Alternative Methods (CARDAM), Boeretang 200, 2400, Mol, Belgium,
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Sharma NS, Jindal R, Mitra B, Lee S, Li L, Maguire TJ, Schloss R, Yarmush ML. Perspectives on Non-Animal Alternatives for Assessing Sensitization Potential in Allergic Contact Dermatitis. Cell Mol Bioeng 2011; 5:52-72. [PMID: 24741377 DOI: 10.1007/s12195-011-0189-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Skin sensitization remains a major environmental and occupational health hazard. Animal models have been used as the gold standard method of choice for estimating chemical sensitization potential. However, a growing international drive and consensus for minimizing animal usage have prompted the development of in vitro methods to assess chemical sensitivity. In this paper, we examine existing approaches including in silico models, cell and tissue based assays for distinguishing between sensitizers and irritants. The in silico approaches that have been discussed include Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR) and QSAR based expert models that correlate chemical molecular structure with biological activity and mechanism based read-across models that incorporate compound electrophilicity. The cell and tissue based assays rely on an assortment of mono and co-culture cell systems in conjunction with 3D skin models. Given the complexity of allergen induced immune responses, and the limited ability of existing systems to capture the entire gamut of cellular and molecular events associated with these responses, we also introduce a microfabricated platform that can capture all the key steps involved in allergic contact sensitivity. Finally, we describe the development of an integrated testing strategy comprised of two or three tier systems for evaluating sensitization potential of chemicals.
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- Nripen S Sharma
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers University, 599 Taylor Road, 231, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA ; Center for Engineering in Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Rothe H, Sarlo K, Scheffler H, Goebel C. The hair dyes PPD and PTD fail to induce a TH2 immune response following repeated topical application in BALB/c mice. J Immunotoxicol 2011; 8:46-55. [DOI: 10.3109/1547691x.2010.543096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Skazik C, Heise R, Ott H, Czaja K, Marquardt Y, Merk HF, Baron JM. Active transport of contact allergens in human monocyte-derived dendritic cells is mediated by multidrug resistance related proteins. Arch Biochem Biophys 2011; 508:212-6. [PMID: 21284934 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2011.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2010] [Revised: 01/18/2011] [Accepted: 01/18/2011] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The multidrug resistance related proteins (MRPs) function as efflux transporters of a variety of large organic anions or their conjugates. In recent studies we demonstrated that antigen-presenting cells express a specific pattern of MRPs. MRP-mediated efflux activity of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (moDCs) was analyzed using an in vitro transport assay. The efflux transport of radiolabeled contact allergens was inhibited using the specific MRP inhibitor indomethacin. Treatment with indomethacin increased intracellular concentration of [³H] eugenol and [³H] isoeugenol in moDCs. In addition by using MRP1 expressing inside-out membrane vesicles we revealed that the transport of eugenol is mediated by MRP1. Human DCs were employed to assess the sensitizing potential of contact allergens and alters their cytokine gene expression profile. Hence, to survey the functionality of indomethacin after stimulation with contact allergens IL-8 and TRIM16 regulation was measured by a DC-based in vitro assay. Incubation with isoeugenol after pre-treatment with indomethacin leads to increased IL-8 and TRIM16 gene expression. These results strongly support the functional role of MRPs in the active efflux of contact allergens also in antigen-presenting cells like moDCs, a novel mechanism which could possibly play a role in the pathogenesis of contact allergy.
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- Claudia Skazik
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstraße 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany.
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In vitro detection of contact allergens: Development of an optimized protocol using human peripheral blood monocyte-derived dendritic cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2011; 25:315-23. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2010] [Revised: 09/27/2010] [Accepted: 09/28/2010] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Andreas N, Caroline B, Leslie F, Frank G, Kimberly N, Allison H, Heather I, Robert L, Stefan O, Hendrik R, Andreas S, Roger E. The intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility and predictivity of the KeratinoSens assay to predict skin sensitizers in vitro: results of a ring-study in five laboratories. Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 25:733-44. [PMID: 21195160 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Revised: 12/06/2010] [Accepted: 12/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Due to regulatory constraints and ethical considerations, research on alternatives to animal testing to predict the skin sensitization potential of novel chemicals has gained a high priority. Accordingly, different in vitro, in silico and in chemico approaches have been described in the scientific literature to achieve this goal. To replace regulatory approved animal tests, these alternatives need to be transferable to other labs, their within and between laboratory reproducibility must be assured, and their predictivity should be high. The KeratinoSens assay is a cell-based reporter gene assay to screen substances with a full dose-response assessment. It is based on a stable transgenic keratinocyte cell line. The induction of a luciferase gene under the control of the antioxidant response element (ARE) derived from the human AKR1C2 gene is determined. Here we report on the results of a ring-study with five laboratories performing the KeratinoSens assay on a set of 28 test substances. The assay was found to be easily transferable to all laboratories. Overall both the qualitative (sensitizer/non-sensitizer categorization) and the quantitative (concentration for significant gene induction) results were reproducible between laboratories. A detailed analysis of the transferability, the within- and between laboratory reproducibility and the predictivity is presented.
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- Natsch Andreas
- Givaudan Schweiz AG, Ueberlandstrasse 138, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland.
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Aeby P, Ashikaga T, Bessou-Touya S, Schepky A, Gerberick F, Kern P, Marrec-Fairley M, Maxwell G, Ovigne JM, Sakaguchi H, Reisinger K, Tailhardat M, Martinozzi-Teissier S, Winkler P. Identifying and characterizing chemical skin sensitizers without animal testing: Colipa’s research and method development program. Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 24:1465-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2010] [Revised: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 07/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Identification of PDL-1 as a novel biomarker of sensitizer exposure in dendritic-like cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 24:1727-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Classification of sensitizing and irritative potential in a combined in-vitro assay. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2010; 245:211-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2010.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/26/2010] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Vandebriel RJ, Loveren HV. Non-animal sensitization testing: State-of-the-art. Crit Rev Toxicol 2010; 40:389-404. [DOI: 10.3109/10408440903524262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Szameit S, Weber E, Noehammer C. DNA microarrays provide new options for allergen testing. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2010; 9:843-50. [PMID: 19895229 DOI: 10.1586/erm.09.63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Microarray studies are increasingly used for toxicological research and even for the development of new toxicological test methods. Since gene-expression changes in cultured cells can be conveniently measured with microarrays, this method might be of use for in vitro toxicity testing, for example, in the field of contact sensitization. Allergic contact dermatitis, the clinical manifestation of contact sensitization, may occur when sensitizing chemicals enter the skin and get in contact with epidermal and dermal antigen-presenting cells. The resulting maturation process in these cells can be measured by employing gene-expression analysis. Biomarkers currently known seem to be insufficient to identify all kinds of contact sensitizers, which may partly activate different signaling pathways (e.g., metal or organic sensitizers). Therefore, genome-wide screenings using whole-genome DNA microarrays and extensive data analysis can be performed in order to identify additional genes. Ultimately, marker genes detected in whole-genome experiments can be included in small-scale-targeted microarrays in order to establish the final test method.
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- Sandra Szameit
- Toxicology, Seibersdorf Labor GmbH, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria.
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Ade N, Martinozzi-Teissier S, Pallardy M, Rousset F. Activation of U937 cells by contact sensitizers: CD86 expression is independent of apoptosis. J Immunotoxicol 2009; 3:189-97. [PMID: 18958700 DOI: 10.1080/15476910600978038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Among the different phenotypic changes induced by contact sensitizers in dendritic cells and myeloid cell lines, CD86 appears to be a consensus marker, since constantly described as systematically up-regulated. To evaluate the robustness of this marker, interference of cytotoxicity on CD86 expression was investigated in U937 myelomonocytic cell line. In this study, cytotoxicity observed at 48 hr (reading-time for CD86 expression) after treatment with DNCB, NiSO(4) and pPD was shown to result from apoptosis taking place at earlier time points. This allergen-induced apoptosis was at least partly caspase-dependent as demonstrated by caspase-3 activation in response to DNCB and NiSO(4) and inhibition of DNCB-induced apoptosis by Z-VAD-fmk. Inhibition of apoptosis did not modify the stimulation index of CD86 expression in DNCB-treated cells, indicating that apoptosis did not interfere with up-regulation of CD86 expression. In addition, similar CD86 expression level was found in DNCB-treated cells whether calculated from the whole non-necrotic cell population including apoptotic cells or from viable non-apoptotic cell population only. Altogether, these results brought evidence that the presence of cells engaged in death process are not a confusing factor for CD86 expression in response to contact sensitizers. They also pointed out apoptosis as another possible key marker of cellular response to contact sensitizers.
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- Nadege Ade
- L'Oreal Recherche, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France
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Blömeke B, Brans R, Coenraads PJ, Dickel H, Bruckner T, Hein DW, Heesen M, Merk HF, Kawakubo Y. Para-phenylenediamine and allergic sensitization: risk modification by N-acetyltransferase 1 and 2 genotypes. Br J Dermatol 2009; 161:1130-5. [PMID: 19663877 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09352.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Para-phenylenediamine (PPD) is a common contact sensitizer causing allergic contact dermatitis, a major skin problem. As PPD may need activation to become immunogenic, the balance between activation and/or detoxification processes may influence an individual's susceptibility. PPD is acetylated and the metabolites do not activate dendritic-like cells and T cells of PPD-sensitized individuals. OBJECTIVES To investigate whether PPD can be acetylated in vitro by the two N-acetyltransferases 1 (NAT1) and 2 (NAT2). Based on the assumption that N-acetylation by NAT1 or NAT2 is a detoxification reaction with respect to sensitization, we examined whether NAT1 and NAT2 genotypes are different between PPD-sensitized individuals and matched controls. METHODS Genotyping for NAT1 and NAT2 polymorphisms was performed in 147 PPD-sensitized individuals and 200 age- and gender-matched controls. Results Both PPD and monoacetyl-PPD were N-acetylated in vitro by recombinant human NAT1 and to a lesser extent by NAT2. Genotyping for NAT1*3, NAT1*4, NAT1*10, NAT1*11 and NAT1*14 showed that genotypes containing the rapid acetylator NAT1*10 allele were under-represented in PPD-sensitized cases (adjusted odds ratio 0.72, 95% confidence interval 0.45-1.16). For NAT2, NAT2*4, NAT2*5AB, NAT2*5C, NAT2*6A and NAT2*7B alleles were genotyped. Individuals homozygous for the rapid acetylator allele NAT2*4 were under-represented in cases compared with controls (4.3% vs. 9.4%), but this trend was not significant. CONCLUSIONS With respect to data indicating that NAT1 but not NAT2 is present in human skin, we conclude that NAT1 genotypes containing the rapid acetylator NAT1*10 allele are potentially associated with reduced susceptibility to PPD sensitization.
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- B Blömeke
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University Trier, 54296 Trier, Germany.
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Ott H, Bergström MA, Heise R, Skazik C, Zwadlo-Klarwasser G, Merk HF, Baron JM, Karlberg AT. Cutaneous Metabolic Activation of Carvoxime, a Self-Activating, Skin-Sensitizing Prohapten. Chem Res Toxicol 2009; 22:399-405. [DOI: 10.1021/tx8003642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Hagen Ott
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology and Interdisciplinary Centre for Clinical Research (IZKF) BIOMAT, RWTH Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany, and Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, SE-412 96, Göteborg, Sweden
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Schäfer-Korting M, Mahmoud A, Lombardi Borgia S, Brüggener B, Kleuser B, Schreiber S, Mehnert W. Reconstructed epidermis and full-thickness skin for absorption testing: influence of the vehicles used on steroid permeation. Altern Lab Anim 2008; 36:441-52. [PMID: 18826333 DOI: 10.1177/026119290803600405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A protocol for percutaneous absorption studies has been validated, based on the use of reconstructed human epidermis (RHE) and aqueous solutions of test substances. However, it is often the case that it is more-complex formulations of drugs or chemicals which will make contact with the skin surface. To investigate whether RHE and the reconstructed full-thickness skin model (FT-model) can be used to predict uptake from formulations, we compared the permeation of hydrocortisone and testosterone when applied in emulsion form and as a solution containing the penetration enhancer, ethanol. Human and pig skin and a non-cornified alveolar model served as references. The results were compared with steroid release from the formulations. The permeation rates of the steroids were ranked as: alveolar model >> RHE > FT-model, pig skin > human skin. In accordance with the rapid hydrocortisone release from the formulations, the permeation rates of this steroid exceeded those of testosterone. Only minor differences were observed when comparing the testosterone formulations, in terms of release and permeation. However, the ranking of the permeation of the hydrocortisone formulations was: solution > w/o emulsion > o/w emulsion, which permitted the elucidation of penetration enhancing effects, which is not possible with drug release studies. Differences in penetration were most obvious with native skin and reconstructed tissues, which exhibited a well-developed penetration barrier. In conclusion, RHE and skin preparations may be useful in the development of topical dermatics, and in the framework of hazard analysis of toxic compounds and their various formulations.
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- Monika Schäfer-Korting
- Freie Universtät Berlin, Institut für Pharmazie (Pharmakologie & Toxikologie), Königin-Luise-Strasse 2-4, Berlin, Germany.
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Burns-Naas LA, Dearman RJ, Germolec DR, Kaminski NE, Kimber I, Ladics GS, Luebke RW, Pfau JC, Pruett SB. “Omics” Technologies and the Immune System. Toxicol Mech Methods 2008; 16:101-19. [DOI: 10.1080/15376520600558424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Germolec D, Burns-Naas L, Gerberick G, Ladics G, Ryan C, Pruett S, Yucesoy B, Luebke R. Immunotoxicogenomics. Genomics 2008. [DOI: 10.3109/9781420067064-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Natsch A, Emter R, Ellis G. Filling the Concept with Data: Integrating Data from Different In Vitro and In Silico Assays on Skin Sensitizers to Explore the Battery Approach for Animal-Free Skin Sensitization Testing. Toxicol Sci 2008; 107:106-21. [DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfn204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Aeby P, Sieber T, Beck H, Gerberick GF, Goebel C. Skin sensitization to p-phenylenediamine: the diverging roles of oxidation and N-acetylation for dendritic cell activation and the immune response. J Invest Dermatol 2008; 129:99-109. [PMID: 18704111 DOI: 10.1038/jid.2008.209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Skin is a target of allergic reactions to aromatic amine hair dye precursors, such as p-phenylenediamine (PPD). As conversion of PPD on or in the skin is expected to be required for the induction of allergic contact dermatitis, we analyzed the role of oxidation and N-acetylation as major transformation steps. PPD and its oxidative and N-acetylated derivatives were tested for their sensitizing potential in vitro using a dendritic cell (DC) activation assay and in vivo using the local lymph node assay (LLNA). PPD did not induce relevant DC activation but induced a positive LLNA response. In contrast, DC activation was obtained when PPD was chemically pre-oxidized or after air oxygen exposure. Under both conditions, the potent sensitizing PPD oxidation product Bandrowski's base was identified along with other di- and trimeric species, indicating that PPD oxidation products provide an effective immune stimulation (danger signal). In contrast mono- and diacetylated PPD did not induce DC activation or a positive LLNA response. We conclude that dermal N-acetylation of PPD competes with the formation of oxidized PPD whereas skin exposure conditions allowing auto-oxidation, as in the LLNA, provide an effective danger signal necessary to induce skin sensitization to PPD.
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- Pierre Aeby
- Procter and Gamble Co., Wella-Cosmital, Marly, Switzerland
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Schäfer-Korting M, Bock U, Diembeck W, Düsing HJ, Gamer A, Haltner-Ukomadu E, Hoffmann C, Kaca M, Kamp H, Kersen S, Kietzmann M, Korting HC, Krächter HU, Lehr CM, Liebsch M, Mehling A, Müller-Goymann C, Netzlaff F, Niedorf F, Rübbelke MK, Schäfer U, Schmidt E, Schreiber S, Spielmann H, Vuia A, Weimer M. The use of reconstructed human epidermis for skin absorption testing: Results of the validation study. Altern Lab Anim 2008; 36:161-87. [PMID: 18522484 DOI: 10.1177/026119290803600207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A formal validation study was performed, in order to investigate whether the commercially-available reconstructed human epidermis (RHE) models, EPISKIN, EpiDerm and SkinEthic, are suitable for in vitro skin absorption testing. The skin types currently recommended in the OECD Test Guideline 428, namely, ex vivo human epidermis and pig skin, were used as references. Based on the promising outcome of the prevalidation study, the panel of test substances was enlarged to nine substances, covering a wider spectrum of physicochemical properties. The substances were tested under both infinite-dose and finite-dose conditions, in ten laboratories, under strictly controlled conditions. The data were subjected to independent statistical analyses. Intra-laboratory and inter-laboratory variability contributed almost equally to the total variability, which was in the same range as that in preceding studies. In general, permeation of the RHE models exceeded that of human epidermis and pig skin (the SkinEthic RHE was found to be the most permeable), yet the ranking of substance permeation through the three tested RHE models and the pig skin reflected the permeation through human epidermis. In addition, both infinite-dose and finite-dose experiments are feasible with RHE models. The RHE models did not show the expected significantly better reproducibility, as compared to excised skin, despite a tendency toward lower variability of the data. Importantly, however, the permeation data showed a sufficient correlation between all the preparations examined. Thus, the RHE models, EPISKIN, EpiDerm and SkinEthic, are appropriate alternatives to human and pig skin, for the in vitro assessment of the permeation and penetration of substances when applied as aqueous solutions.
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The roles of drug metabolism in the pathogenesis of T-cell-mediated drug hypersensitivity. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 8:299-307. [DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e3283079c64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hooyberghs J, Schoeters E, Lambrechts N, Nelissen I, Witters H, Schoeters G, Van Den Heuvel R. A cell-based in vitro alternative to identify skin sensitizers by gene expression. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2008; 231:103-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2008.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2008] [Revised: 03/14/2008] [Accepted: 03/17/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Editorial: T cell effector responses to drugs. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2008; 8:287-8. [PMID: 18596582 DOI: 10.1097/aci.0b013e328309ea70] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Blömeke B, Pietzsch T, Merk HF. Elicitation response characteristics to mono- and to N,N'-diacetyl-para-phenylenediamine. Contact Dermatitis 2008; 58:355-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2008.01347.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sakaguchi H, Ashikaga T, Miyazawa M, Kosaka N, Ito Y, Yoneyama K, Sono S, Itagaki H, Toyoda H, Suzuki H. The relationship between CD86/CD54 expression and THP-1 cell viability in an in vitro skin sensitization test – human cell line activation test (h-CLAT). Cell Biol Toxicol 2008; 25:109-26. [DOI: 10.1007/s10565-008-9059-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2007] [Accepted: 01/03/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Karlberg AT, Bergström MA, Börje A, Luthman K, Nilsson JLG. Allergic contact dermatitis--formation, structural requirements, and reactivity of skin sensitizers. Chem Res Toxicol 2007; 21:53-69. [PMID: 18052130 DOI: 10.1021/tx7002239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Contact allergy is caused by a wide range of chemicals after skin contact. Its clinical manifestation, allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), is developed upon repeated contact with the allergen. This perspective focuses on two areas that have yielded new useful information during the last 20 years: (i) structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies of contact allergy based on the concept of hapten-protein binding and (ii) mechanistic investigations regarding activation of nonsensitizing compounds to contact allergens by air oxidation or skin metabolism. The second area is more thoroughly reviewed since the full picture has previously not been published. Prediction of the sensitizing capacity of a chemical is important to avoid outbreaks of ACD in the population. Much research has been devoted to the development of in vitro and in silico predictive testing methods. Today, no method exists that is sensitive enough to detect weak allergens and that is robust enough to be used for routine screening. To cause sensitization, a chemical must bind to macromolecules (proteins) in the skin. Expert systems containing information about the relationship between the chemical structure and the ability of chemicals to haptenate proteins are available. However, few designed SAR studies based on mechanistic investigations of prohaptens have been published. Many compounds are not allergenic themselves but are activated in the skin (e.g., metabolically) or before skin contact (e.g., via air oxidation) to form skin sensitizers. Thus, more basic research is needed on the chemical reactions involved in the antigen formation and the immunological mechanisms. The clinical importance of air oxidation to activate nonallergenic compounds has been demonstrated. Oxidized fragrance terpenes, in contrast to the pure terpenes, gave positive patch test reactions in consecutive dermatitis patients as frequently as the most common standard allergens. This shows the importance of using compounds to which people are exposed when screening for ACD in dermatology clinics.
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- Ann-Therese Karlberg
- Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy and Medical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Götegorg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Schreiner M, Peiser M, Briechle D, Stahlmann R, Zuberbier T, Wanner R. A loose-fit coculture of activated keratinocytes and dendritic cell-related cells for prediction of sensitizing potential. Allergy 2007; 62:1419-28. [PMID: 17983376 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2007.01511.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Protection against contact allergy begins with the collection of reliable data about the sensitizing potential of chemicals. Today, the local lymph node assay (LLNA) in mice is widely used to identify sensitizing substances. For several reasons, an in vitro assay could be preferable to animal experiments. We propose an in vitro test for the detection of a sensitizing potential of a chemical composed of a single layer of human nondifferentiating keratinocytes and of allogenic floating monocytes which are cocultured in serum-free medium in the presence of a cytokine cocktail. Within days, the coculture develops to an allergen- sensitive system consisting of activated keratinocytes and of mobile dendritic cell-related cells (DC-related cell). The sensitizing potential can be determined by analyzing the expression of the dendritic cell maturation marker CD86. For the model contact allergens tested so far [trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS), phenylendiamine, and 4-aminoacetanilide], the strength of the reaction was in concordance with results from the LLNA. Sensitivity of the assay allowed testing at concentrations without general cytotoxicity. Thus, a differentiation between allergens and irritants was possible. Regarding cytokine secretion, the assay distinguished between the allergen TNBS and the Toll-like receptor ligand lipopolysaccharide. The coculture can be set up from cryopreserved cells. The assay is easy to perform and reproducible. Donor-variance is negligible. This in vitro assay based on a loose-fit coculture is a reasonable approach to screen for the sensitizing potential of xenobiotics and might partially replace the LLNA and other animal tests.
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Natsch A, Emter R. Skin sensitizers induce antioxidant response element dependent genes: application to the in vitro testing of the sensitization potential of chemicals. Toxicol Sci 2007; 102:110-9. [PMID: 17932397 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfm259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 150] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Tests for skin sensitization are required prior to the market launch of new cosmetic ingredients and in vitro tests are needed to replace the current animal tests. Protein reactivity is the common feature of skin sensitizers and it is a crucial question whether a cellular in vitro assay can detect protein reactivity of diverse test chemicals. The signaling pathway involving the repressor protein Keap1 and the transcription factor nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2, which binds to the antioxidant response element (ARE) in the promoter of many phase II detoxification genes, is a potential cellular marker because Keap1 had been shown to be covalently modified by electrophiles which leads to activation of ARE-dependent genes. To evaluate whether this regulatory pathway can be used to develop a predictive cellular in vitro test for sensitization, 96 different chemicals of known skin sensitization potential were added to Hepa1C1C7 cells and the induction of the ARE-regulated quinone reductase (QR) activity was determined. In parallel, 102 chemicals were tested on the reporter cell line AREc32, which contains an eightfold repeat of the ARE sequence upstream of a luciferase gene. Among the strong/extreme skin sensitizers 14 out of 15 and 30 out of 34 moderate sensitizers induced the ARE-dependent luciferase activity and in many cases this response was paralleled by an induction of QR activity in Hepa1C1C7 cells. Sixty percent of the weak sensitizers also induced luciferase activity, and the overall accuracy of the assay was 83 percent. Only four of 30 tested nonsensitizers induced low levels of luciferase activity, indicating a high specificity of the assay. Thus, measurement of the induction of this signaling pathway provides an interesting in vitro test to screen for the skin sensitization potential of novel chemicals.
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- Andreas Natsch
- Givaudan Schweiz AG, Ueberlandstrasse 138, CH-8600 Duebendorf, Switzerland.
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Bergström MA, Ott H, Carlsson A, Neis M, Zwadlo-Klarwasser G, Jonsson CAM, Merk HF, Karlberg AT, Baron JM. A Skin-Like Cytochrome P450 Cocktail Activates Prohaptens to Contact Allergenic Metabolites. J Invest Dermatol 2007; 127:1145-53. [PMID: 17124504 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jid.5700638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Allergic contact dermatitis is a complex syndrome representing immunological responses to cutaneous exposure to protein-reactive chemicals. Although many contact sensitizers directly can elicit this disorder, others (prohaptens) require activation. Knowledge regarding the activating mechanisms remains limited, but one possibility is metabolic activation by cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in the skin. We have, after quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR studies of the CYP content in 18 human skin samples, developed an enriched skin-like recombinant human (rh) CYP cocktail using CYP1A1, 1B1, 2B6, 2E1, and 3A5. To validate the rhCYP cocktail, a prohaptenic conjugated diene ((5R)-5-isopropenyl-2-methyl-1-methylene-2-cyclohexene) was investigated using: the skin-like rhCYP cocktail, a liver-like rhCYP cocktail, single rhCYP enzymes, liver microsomes, keratinocytes, and a dendritic cell (DC) assay. The diene was activated to sensitizing epoxides in all non-cell-based incubations including the skin-like rhCYP cocktail. An exocyclic epoxide metabolite ((7R)-7-isopropenyl-4-methyl-1-oxaspiro[2.5]oct-4-ene) was found to be mainly responsible for the allergenic activity of the diene. This epoxide also induced pronounced DC activation indicated by upregulation of IL-8. The skin-like rhCYP cocktail provides a simplified alternative to using skin tissue preparations in mechanistic studies of CYP-mediated skin metabolism of prohaptens and offers the future possibility of designing in vitro predictive assays for assessment of allergenic activity of prohaptens.
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- Moa Andresen Bergström
- Dermatochemistry and Skin Allergy, Department of Chemistry, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Python F, Goebel C, Aeby P. Assessment of the U937 cell line for the detection of contact allergens. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2007; 220:113-24. [PMID: 17306317 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2006.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2006] [Revised: 12/19/2006] [Accepted: 12/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The human myeloid cell line U937 was evaluated as an in vitro test system to identify contact sensitizers in order to develop alternatives to animal tests for the cosmetic industry. Specific culture conditions (i.e., presence of interleukin-4, IL-4) were applied to obtain a dendritic cell-like phenotype. In the described test protocol, these cells were exposed to test chemicals and then analyzed by flow cytometry for CD86 expression and by quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for IL-1beta and IL-8 gene expressions. Eight sensitizers, three non-sensitizers and five oxidative hair dye precursors were examined after 24-, 48- and 72-h exposure times. Test item-specific modulations of the chosen activation markers (CD86, IL-1beta and IL-8) suggest that this U937 activation test could discriminate test items classified as contact sensitizers or non-sensitizers in the local lymph node assay in mice (LLNA). More specifically, a test item can be considered as a potential sensitizer when it significantly induced the upregulation of the expression of at least two markers. Using this approach, we could correctly evaluate the dendritic cell (DC) activation potential for 15 out of 16 tested chemicals. We conclude that the U937 activation test may represent an useful tool in a future in vitro test battery for predicting sensitizing properties of chemicals.
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- François Python
- Experimental Product Safety, The Procter and Gamble Co., Wella-Cosmital SA, Marly, Switzerland.
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Roggen EL, Soni NK, Verheyen GR. Respiratory immunotoxicity: An in vitro assessment. Toxicol In Vitro 2006; 20:1249-64. [PMID: 16876979 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2006.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2005] [Revised: 03/30/2006] [Accepted: 03/31/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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As yet, in vitro assessment of the immunotoxic potency of respiratory agents is not possible. The complexity of the endpoint and the respiratory tract, and the limited availability of well-documented respiratory agents are the main reasons. The evidence that epithelial cells (ECs) are triggered by compounds to express in vitro surface proteins and soluble mediators, has stimulated their use for developing tests for respiratory immunotoxicity. A variety of airway ECs and EC-lines have been assessed, but the available information seems to point at human alveolar cells (e.g., A549) as the most convenient cell type. EC-based test formats with various degrees of complexity have been assessed. Sofar, promising results were obtained using a 3D model using the human A549 lung cell line. Dendritic cells (DCs) have been subjected to intensive research. However, currently available tests are not well suited to discern among the potency of sensitizers. Potential explanations include the lack of standardised protocols for the generation of DCs, no good standards for estimating the quality of in vitro derived DC-cultures, and limited dynamics of the currently used end-points. Alveolar macrophages (AMs) have so far received less attention. This may proof unjustified as macrophages may link innate responses to adaptive immunity. The observation that ECs, DCs and AMs affect each other, suggests that test formats are required combining at least two of these cell types if ranking of compounds according to their sensitising potency is the aim. In addition, the capacity of compounds to cross a cellular membrane is an important property of an immunotoxic compound, which can be assessed only in 3D reconstituted human tissue models. While promising data have been reported for the skin, immunocompetent 3D reconstituted human lung remains to be evaluated for respiratory immunotoxicity. Obviously, the success of any of these simplified test (as compared to the complexity of the immune response) is highly dependent on the availability of early stage biomarkers (expressed at mucosal barrier level) that are predictive for relevant immunotoxicity mechanisms occurring down-stream of the immune response. As yet, such biomarkers are not yet available.
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- Erwin L Roggen
- Department of Protein Screening, Molecular Biotechnology, Novozymes AS Smoermosevej 11, 2880 Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
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