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Discrimination of skin sensitizers from non‐sensitizers by interleukin‐1α and interleukin‐6 production on cultured human keratinocytes
Author(s) -
Jung Daun,
Che JeongHwan,
Lim KyungMin,
Chun YoungJin,
Heo Yong,
Seok Seung Hyeok
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of applied toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.784
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1099-1263
pISSN - 0260-437X
DOI - 10.1002/jat.3274
Subject(s) - interleukin 1β , interleukin , immunology , human skin , interleukin 4 , keratinocyte , interleukin 2 , medicine , chemistry , cytokine , biology , in vitro , biochemistry , genetics
In vitro testing methods for classifying sensitizers could be valuable alternatives to in vivo sensitization testing using animal models, such as the murine local lymph node assay (LLNA) and the guinea pig maximization test (GMT), but there remains a need for in vitro methods that are more accurate and simpler to distinguish skin sensitizers from non‐sensitizers. Thus, the aim of our study was to establish an in vitro assay as a screening tool for detecting skin sensitizers using the human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT. HaCaT cells were exposed to 16 relevant skin sensitizers and 6 skin non‐sensitizers. The highest dose used was the dose causing 75% cell viability (CV75) that we determined by an MTT [3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide] assay. The levels of extracellular production of interleukin‐1α (IL‐1α) and IL‐6 were measured. The sensitivity of IL‐1α was 63%, specificity was 83% and accuracy was 68%. In the case of IL‐6, sensitivity: 69%, specificity: 83% and accuracy: 73%. Thus, this study suggests that measuring extracellular production of pro‐inflammatory cytokines IL‐1α and IL‐6 by human HaCaT cells may potentially classify skin sensitizers from non‐sensitizers. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.