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Sensitizing potential in mice, guinea pig and man of the preservative Euxyl K 400 and its ingredient methyldibromo glutaronitrile.
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Contact dermatitis [Contact Dermatitis] 1999 Dec; Vol. 41 (6), pp. 330-8. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- The allergenicity of the preservative Euxyl K 400 and its principal allergen methyldibromo glutaronitrile (MDBGN) (1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane) was investigated using 3 animal models; in mice, the local lymph node assay (LLNA) and in guinea pigs, the guinea pig maximization test (GPMT) and the cumulative contact enhancement test (CCET) with a dose-response protocol included. Previous attempts to define the sensitization capacity of these chemicals have given conflicting results. For comparison, the frequency and causes of positive patch test reactions to Euxyl K 400 and MDBGN were studied in patients referred to an occupational dermatology clinic. This investigation showed that Euxyl K 400 and MDBGN can give rise to contact allergy in man and that the relevant cases found mainly had similar exposure as non-occupational cases. A contact allergenic potential could be detected for MDBGN in 2 animal models, i.e., the CCET and the LLNA, and also for Euxyl K 400 in the LLNA. However, statistical analysis of the results from the GPMT with MDBGN failed to detect the sensitizing potential of this particular allergen. The results indicate that to be able to detect the allergenic potential of Euxyl K 400 and MDBGN, a predictive test method with multiple topical applications at induction is required. It is therefore important that an investigator is aware of the possibility of using various predictive test models for investigation of potential contact allergens.
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- Animals
Disease Models, Animal
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Guinea Pigs
Humans
Lymph Nodes pathology
Mice
Mice, Inbred CBA
Patch Tests
Random Allocation
Allergens adverse effects
Dermatitis, Allergic Contact etiology
Dermatitis, Occupational etiology
Nitriles adverse effects
Preservatives, Pharmaceutical adverse effects
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0105-1873
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Contact dermatitis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 10617214
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0536.1999.tb06182.x