Guidelines for Animal Testing in Laboratory Experiments

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What is the main procedure described in the text for conducting the Draize test?

Injecting the substance into one eye and using the other eye as control

How long should the material be left in the eye during the Draize test?

24 hours

What is discouraged when conducting the Draize test according to the text?

Routinely using extra animals to measure irrigation impact

Which of the following is recommended for animal population in regulatory standards according to the text?

<p>Finding a balance with a minimal number of animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of initial reaction to discomfort during instillation according to the text?

<p>It provides insights for future anesthesia use and risk assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the importance of determining reaction reversibility decrease with increasing initial irritating response severity according to the text?

<p>Due to a correlation between initial reaction and overall risk assessment</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which method provides information on health hazards likely to arise from exposure to test substances via intradermal injection and/or epidermal application?

<p>Guinea Pig Maximisation Test</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which test uses animals and should only be conducted as a last resort for animal welfare reasons?

<p>Guinea Pig Maximisation Test</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which test has been shown to be less sensitive than the Guinea Pig Maximisation Test?

<p>Buehler Test</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do both the GPMT and Buehler Tests provide data on?

<p>Skin sensitisation potential and quantitative potency</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should the Buehler and Guinea Pig maximization tests be conducted according to the text?

<p>Only when other skin sensitisation test methods are not applicable</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key difference between the GPMT and Buehler Test mentioned in the text?

<p>The adjuvant used</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many days does the GPMT testing take approximately?

<p>23-25 days</p> Signup and view all the answers

What should be the concentration of test chemicals for each induction exposure in GPMT?

<p>Highest to cause mild-to-moderate skin irritation</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many animals are required in the treatment group for BUEHLER testing?

<p>20 animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should the induction period occur in the BUEHLER testing?

<p>0, 6-8, and 13-15 days prior to topical antigen application</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of a 'closed patch' in BUEHLER testing?

<p>The test duration is shorter compared to GPMT</p> Signup and view all the answers

How long after removing the patch are observations made following challenge exposure in BUEHLER testing?

<p>21 hours and 54 hours</p> Signup and view all the answers

What statistical measure is typically used to express the variability of data from all individual repetitions?

<p>SD</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parameter is used as an average value in the context of the KeratinoSens™ test method?

<p>Imax</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which test method are fold luciferase induction activity and viability values typically tabulated?

<p>LuSens test method</p> Signup and view all the answers

What measure is used to calculate the variability in luminescence readings for the solvent/vehicle/negative control in each experiment?

<p>Coefficient of variation</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does EC1.5 represent in the context of the text provided?

<p>Geometric mean of viability values</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which parameter is typically used to assess the prediction model rating of the test chemical?

<p>IC50</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the recommended ratio for incubating cysteine and lysine peptide solutions with the test chemical?

<p>1:10 for cysteine and 1:50 for lysine</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the incubation temperature specified for the reaction solution?

<p>25±1ºC</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many calibration solutions should be prepared to cover the range for both cysteine and lysine peptides?

<p>6</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum r2 value recommended for suitable calibration curves?

<p>&gt;0.99</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is peptide depletion monitored in the test described?

<p>HPLC coupled with a UV detector</p> Signup and view all the answers

When should a single HPLC analysis be considered sufficient for a test chemical in the Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA)?

<p>When the result is unequivocal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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