PMID- 35622670 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240214 IS - 2305-6304 (Electronic) IS - 2305-6304 (Linking) VI - 10 IP - 5 DP - 2022 May 17 TI - Development of a 96-Well Electrophilic Allergen Screening Assay for Skin Sensitization Using a Measurement Science Approach. LID - 10.3390/toxics10050257 [doi] LID - 257 AB - The Electrophilic Allergen Screening Assay (EASA) has emerged as a promising in chemico method to detect the first key event in the adverse outcome pathway (AOP) for skin sensitization. This assay functions by assessing the depletion of one of two probe molecules (4-nitrobenzenethiol (NBT) and pyridoxylamine (PDA)) in the presence of a test compound (TC). The initial development of EASA utilized a cuvette format resulting in multiple measurement challenges such as low throughput and the inability to include adequate control measurements. In this study, we describe the redesign of EASA into a 96-well plate format that incorporates in-process control measurements to quantify key sources of variability each time the assay is run. The data from the analysis of 67 TCs using the 96-well format had 77% concordance with animal data from the local lymph node assay (LLNA), a result consistent with that for the direct peptide reactivity assay (DPRA), an OECD test guideline (442C) protein binding assay. Overall, the measurement science approach described here provides steps during assay development that can be taken to increase confidence of in chemico assays by attempting to fully characterize the sources of variability and potential biases and incorporate in-process control measurements into the assay. FAU - Petersen, Elijah J AU - Petersen EJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8215-9127 AD - Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA. FAU - Uhl, Richard AU - Uhl R AD - Division of Laboratory Sciences, Chemistry, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. FAU - Toman, Blaza AU - Toman B AD - Statistical Engineering Division, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA. FAU - Elliott, John T AU - Elliott JT AD - Biosystems and Biomaterials Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA. FAU - Strickland, Judy AU - Strickland J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4112-7484 AD - Inotiv-RTP., 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 800, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA. FAU - Truax, James AU - Truax J AD - Inotiv-RTP., 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 800, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA. FAU - Gordon, John AU - Gordon J AD - Division of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. LA - eng GR - HHSN273201500010C/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220517 PL - Switzerland TA - Toxics JT - Toxics JID - 101639637 PMC - PMC9147637 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adverse outcome pathway OT - direct peptide reactivity assay OT - in vitro method OT - measurement science OT - metrology OT - new approach methodology OT - skin sensitization COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/05/28 06:00 MHDA- 2022/05/28 06:01 PMCR- 2022/05/17 CRDT- 2022/05/27 13:03 PHST- 2022/03/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/04/26 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/05/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/05/27 13:03 [entrez] PHST- 2022/05/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/05/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/05/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - toxics10050257 [pii] AID - toxics-10-00257 [pii] AID - 10.3390/toxics10050257 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Toxics. 2022 May 17;10(5):257. doi: 10.3390/toxics10050257.