The local lymph node assay: Results of a final inter‐laboratory validation under field conditions
- 1 June 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Applied Toxicology
- Vol. 12 (3), 217-222
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jat.2550120312
Abstract
The local lymph node assay (LLNA) assesses the sensitizing activity of chemicals by measurement of primary lymphocyte proliferation in lymph nodes draining the site of application. In this final inter‐laboratory stady the consistency of LLNA results between laboratories and with guinea pig maximization test (GPMT) data was examined under ‘field’ conditions. Nine chemicals were evaluated independently by each laboratory according to guidelines for test concentration and vehicle selection developed during previous validation studks to ensure assay optimization. Equivalent predictions of sensitization potential were obtained by all laboratories for eight chemicals. Five of seven chemicals identified as sensitizers in the GPMT were correctly identified in the LLNA—four by all laboratories and 1 (4‐chloroaniline) by one laboratory only—although in this latter case, two other laboratories obtained clear dose responses, suggestive of sensitization. The LLNA identified correctly those chemicals predicted to be extreme or strong sensitizers in the GPMT. The remaining two chemicals were non‐sensitizers in the guinea pig and failed to elicit positive proliferative responses in the LLNA. These data demonstrate that sensitivity and reliability of the LLNA is retained when chemicals are evaluated independently, and that it provides a reliable pre‐screen for the identification of chemicals with significant sensitization potential.Keywords
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