Prevalidation of PCLS was successfully conducted in three laboratories using 20 chemicals.
Intra- and inter-laboratory variabilities showed best consistency and low variability for WST-1 and BCA assays.
Two prediction models were developed for translation of results from in-vitro to in-vivo.
The results can potentially be used to predict starting concentrations of acute inhalation toxicity studies.
Three-dimensional tissue models of the lung provide best correlation to in-vivo data.