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SkinEthic RHE model performance

20.10.2008

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SkinEthic RHE model: the best relevance (predictive capacity) and reliability (reproducibility within & between laboratories) for the 20 ECVAM reference chemicals

  

Validated modelsModelsPrediction modelSpecificitySensitivity
EpiSkinMTT80.0 %70.0 %
MTT + IL-1alpha80.0 %90.0 %
EpiDermMTT(a)100.0 %44.0 %
MTT + IL-1alpha(b)(b)
Me-too test under validation RHEMTT80.0 %90.0 %
MTT + IL-1alpha80.0 %90.0 %


Table: Predictive capacity- specificity and sensitivity- of EpiSkin, EpiDerm and RHE models. (a): Predictive capacity was established on 19 out of  20 reference test substances (heptanal: not tested). (b): Evaluation of the second endpoint (IL-1α) was performed only by Zebet ‘Laboratory demonstrating that the increase in sensitivity was achieved by severe loss in specificity (Hoffmann S., 2006)




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