Análise de métodos alternativos ao uso de animais para a classificação da irritação ocular induzida por corantes têxteis
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2015-05-29
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
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The evaluation of the toxicity of chemicals still involves the use of animals. However, due to animal welfare and ethical values, research laboratories and regulatory agencies are working together to develop scientifically valid alternative methods. Currently, the Bovine Cornea Opacity and Permeability Test (BCOP) can be used as an alternative methodology to the Draize Test in the determination of ocular irritation and corrosion. In addition, recent data from the literature show that the association between alternative methods represents a useful tool in the evaluation of these parameters. In this context, the objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the BCOP test and the Short-Term Exposure Test (STE) in determining the ocular irritation of Reactive Orange 16 (RO16) and Reactive Green 19 (RG19) based on the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification (UN GHS) and in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS), as Category 2A (eye irritant), using the in vivo test from Draize. The STE test (OECD 491) was used to evaluate cytotoxicity in SIRC cells and the BCOP (OECD 437) assay for opacity, permeability and bovine cornea histopathology. According to the STE test, the RO16 dye obtained cell viability of 47% at 5% concentration and 51% of cell viability at the concentration of 0.05%. The corange RG19 presented cell viability of 41.5% in the concentration of 5% and 44% of cell viability in the concentration of 0.05%. Thus, the dyes were classified as Category 1 of the GHS. The BCOP assay, however, classified only RG19 dye as GHS Category 1 with IVIS: 112,760. The RO16 dye resulted in an IVIS: 12.027, not being classified by this method. To complement this assay, histopathological analyzes were performed, which allowed the observation of significant loss of epithelial cells, intense cytoplasmic vacuolization and damage to the epithelial structure of the corneas exposed to RG19 dye. Although not classified by the BCOP, the corneas exposed to RO16 showed surface coating losses and cytoplasmic vacuolization. Therefore, the STE test alone was not sufficient to define the categorization of the ocular irritation potential of the dyes in relation to the GHS system, but its association with the BCOP test added by the histomorphometric analysis may be an alternative for the prediction of this effect, investigation of other dyes to confirm this fact.
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DUCAS, R. N. Análise de métodos alternativos ao uso de animais para a classificação da irritação ocular induzida por corantes têxteis. 2015. 52 f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas) - Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, 2015.