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Update on JaCVAM(28.June / 2010 updated)

Classification Test name
Validation study Peer review Regulatory acceptance Recommendation
to government
OECD
Collaboration
01
Corrosivity test
(1)Reconstructed human tissue test made in Japan: Vitrolife-Skin
Feb-09 Jun-08 Jun-08 Aug-08 Guideline No.431
JSAAE
02
Phototoxicity test
(1)3T3-NRU
BfR Nov-04     Guideline No.432
 
(2)Yeast growth inhibition phototoxicity assay and the red blood cell photohemolysis assay
Jan-08 May-09 on going    
JSAAE
03
Skin sensitization test
(1)LLNA-DA
Jun-07 Feb--08 Oct-08 Nov-08 Draft test
guideline
JSAAE
(2)LLNA-BrdU
Aug-08 Feb-09 Aug-09 start soon Draft test
guideline
JSAAE
(3)h-CLAT
on going        
 
(4)LLNA
  ICCVAM peer review     Guideline No.429
 
(5)rLLNA
ECVAM,
ICCVAM
Oct-09     Draft test
guideline
ICCVAM
04
Skin irritation test
(1)Reconstructed human tissue test
ECVAM Oct-09 start soon Draft test
guideline
ECVAM
(2)Reconstructed human tissue test made in Japan
Jun-09 Dec-09      
JSAAE
05
Ocular irritation test
(1)BCOP, ICE
ECVAM,
ICCVAM
Mar-09 Dec-09 start soon Guideline No.437,438
 
(2)Cytotoxicity(STE)
Jun-09        
JSAAE
(3)Cytotoxicity in Japan
Japan on going      
 
06
Genotoxicity test Comet assay
(1)in vitro
on going        
JEMS
(2)in vivo
on going        
JEMS
07
Genotoxicity test
(1)in vivo
        Several Guidelines
 
08
Skin absorption test
(1)in vitro
    on going   Guideline No.426
 
09
Acute oral toxicity test
(1)in vitro
ECVAM,
ICCVAM
on going      
 
10
Endcrine disrupter screening
(1)STTA(agonist assay)
Japan OECD peer review     Guideline No.455
OECD
ECVAM
(2)STTA(antaagonist assay)
on going        
MHLW, METI
(3)Lumi-cell assay
Feb-10        
MHLW
11
Cell transformation assay
(1)Bhras assay
on going        
NEDO
12
Pyrogen screening
(1)in vitro
ECVAM Feb-10      
 

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