General Toxicology - Antigenicity study

Outline

A skin sensitiser refers to a substance that will lead to an allergic response following repeated skin contact.
Sensitization testing is used to assess the potential of test substance to cause hypersensitivity reaction following exposure.

Test tiem

  • Skin Sensitization-Local Lymph Node Assay : BrdU-ELISA
    Guidelines
    • OECD Guideline 442B(Skin Sensitization : Local Lymph Node Assay: BrdU-ELISA)
    • 국립환경과학원 고시 화학물질의 시험항법에 관한 규정; 제5장 건강영향 시험분야, 제35항 피부과민성시험(국소림프절시험, LLNA: BrdU-ELISA)
    • 농촌진흥청 고시 농약 및 원제의 등록기준; [별표12] 인축 독성 시험기준과 방법, 12-1-23. 피부감작성시험: 국소림프절시험법-BrdU-ELISA(Local Lymph Node Assay- BrdU-ELISA)

Study process

  • Receipt of animal

  • Acclimation

  • Group assignment

  • Administration

  • Observation

  • Excise the
    lymph nodes

  • absorbance
    measure