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Wiklund L, Pípal M, Weiss J, Beronius A. Exploring a mechanism-based approach for the identification of endocrine disruptors using Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) : A perfluorooctane sulfonic acid case study. Toxicology 2024; 504:153794. [PMID: 38580097 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2024.153794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Endocrine disruptors (EDs) pose a serious threat to human health and the environment and require a comprehensive evaluation to be identified. The identification of EDs require a substantial amount of data, both in vitro and in vivo, due to the current scientific criteria in the EU. At the same time, the EU strives to reduce animal testing due to concerns regarding animal welfare and sensitivity of animal studies to adequately detect adverse effects relevant for human health. Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) is a persistent organic pollutant that is suspected to be an ED based on academic research, however it is not identified as such from a regulatory perspective. It has previously been shown that PFOS has the potential to cause neurotoxicity as well as affect the thyroid system, and it is known that specific thyroid hormone levels are critical in the development of the brain during. In this work, the aim was to evaluate a mechanism-based approach to identify ED properties of PFOS based on the Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) framework and using New Approach Methods (NAMs), by comparing this approach to an ED assessment based on the currently available guidance document. An AOP network (AOPN) was generated for the thyroid modality, and AOPs leading to developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) were identified. A literature search and screening process based on the AOPN, and systematic review methodology, was performed, followed by a rigorous Weight-of-Evidence (WoE) assessment. Evidence was mapped back onto the AOPN used for the literature search, to identify possible endocrine Modes-of-Action (MoAs) for PFOS and data gaps in the two assessments. It could be concluded that PFOS fulfils the criteria for ED classification in the standard ED assessment, but not in the mechanism-based assessment. The need for quantitative information, such as quantitative AOPs, for the mechanism-based approach is discussed. The possibility of a directly neurotoxic alternative MoA was also highlighted based on available in vitro data. Opportunities and challenges with implementing AOPs and NAMs into the regulatory assessment of EDs, and assessing hazard in the Next Generation Risk Assessment, is discussed. This case study exploring the mechanism-based approach to ED identification represents an important step toward more accurate and predictive assessment of EDs based on AOPs and NAMs, and to the Next Generation Risk Assessment (NGRA) concept.
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- Linus Wiklund
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Minami K, Sato A, Tomiyama N, Ogata K, Kosaka T, Hojo H, Takahashi N, Suto H, Aoyama H, Yamada T. Prenatal test cohort of a modified rat comparative thyroid assay adding brain thyroid hormone measurements and histology but lowering group size appears able to detect disruption by sodium phenobarbital. Curr Res Toxicol 2024; 6:100168. [PMID: 38693933 PMCID: PMC11061706 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2024.100168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024] Open
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The Comparative Thyroid Assay (CTA, USEPA) is a screening test for thyroid hormone (TH) disruption in peripheral blood of dams and offspring. Recently, we began investigating feasible improvements to the CTA by adding examination of offspring brain TH concentrations and brain histopathology. In addition, we hypothesize that the number of animals required could be reduced by 50 % while still maintaining sensitivity to characterize treatment related changes in THs. Previously, we showed that the prenatal test cohort of the modified CTA could detect 1000 ppm sodium phenobarbital (NaPB)-induced suppression of brain T3 (by 9 %) and T4 (by 33 %) with no significant changes in serum T3 and T4 (less than 8 %). In the current study we expanded the dose response in a prenatal test cohort. Pregnant SD rats (N = 10/group) were exposed to 0, 1000 or 1500 ppm NaPB in the diet from gestational days (GD) 6 to GD20. Serum THs concentrations in GD20 dams together with serum/brain THs concentrations and brain histopathology in the GD20 fetuses were examined. NaPB dose-dependently suppressed serum T3 (up to -26 %) and T4 (up to -44 %) in dams, with suppression of T3 in serum (up to -26 %) and brain (up to -18 %) and T4 in serum (up to -26 %) and brain (up to -29 %) of fetuses but without clear dose dependency. There were no remarkable findings that deviated significantly from controls in GD20 fetal brain by qualitative histopathology. Overall, the present study suggests that the prenatal test cohort of this modified CTA is able to detect the expected fetal TH disruptions by prenatal exposure to NaPB, while also reducing the number of animals used by 50 %, consistent with the results of our previous study. These findings add to the suggestion that lowering group sizes and adding endpoints may be a useful alternative to the original CTA design.
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- Kenta Minami
- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-8558, Japan
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- The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan
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- The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan
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- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-8558, Japan
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- The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan
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- The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan
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- The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan
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- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-8558, Japan
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- The Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki 303-0043, Japan
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- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka 554-8558, Japan
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Akane H, Toyoda T, Matsushita K, Morikawa T, Kosaka T, Tajima H, Aoyama H, Ogawa K. Comparison of the sensitivity of histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses and blood hormone levels for early detection of antithyroid effects in rats treated with thyroid peroxidase inhibitors. J Appl Toxicol 2024. [PMID: 38563354 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Although measurements of blood triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4), and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels in rodent toxicity studies are useful for detection of antithyroid substances, assays for these measurements are expensive and can show high variability depending on blood sampling conditions. To develop more efficient methods for detecting thyroid disruptors, we compared histopathological and immunohistochemical findings in the thyroid and pituitary glands with blood hormone levels. Six-week-old male and female Sprague-Dawley rats (five rats per group) were treated with multiple doses of the thyroid peroxidase inhibitors propylthiouracil (PTU) and methimazole by gavage for 28 days. Significant decreases in serum T3 and T4 and increases in TSH were observed in the ≥1 mg/kg PTU and ≥3 mg/kg methimazole groups. An increase in TSH was also detected in male rats in the 0.3 mg/kg PTU group. Histopathological and immunohistochemical analyses revealed that follicular cell hypertrophy and decreased T4 and T3 expressions in the thyroid gland were induced at doses lower than doses at which significant changes in serum hormone levels were observed, suggesting that these findings may be more sensitive than blood hormone levels. Significant increases in thyroid weights, Ki67-positive thyroid follicular cell counts, and TSH-positive areas in the pituitary gland were detected at doses comparable with those at which changes in serum T4 and TSH levels were observed, indicating that these parameters may also be useful for evaluation of antithyroid effects. Combining these parameters may be effective for detecting antithyroid substances without relying on hormone measurements.
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- Hirotoshi Akane
- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Toxicology Division, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Toxicology Division, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Toxicology Division, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Division of Pathology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Kawasaki, Japan
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Silva MH. Investigating open access new approach methods (NAM) to assess biological points of departure: A case study with 4 neurotoxic pesticides. Curr Res Toxicol 2024; 6:100156. [PMID: 38404712 PMCID: PMC10891343 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2024.100156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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Open access new approach methods (NAM) in the US EPA ToxCast program and NTP Integrated Chemical Environment (ICE) were used to investigate activities of four neurotoxic pesticides: endosulfan, fipronil, propyzamide and carbaryl. Concordance of in vivo regulatory points of departure (POD) adjusted for interspecies extrapolation (AdjPOD) to modelled human Administered Equivalent Dose (AEDHuman) was assessed using 3-compartment or Adult/Fetal PBTK in vitro to in vivo extrapolation. Model inputs were from Tier 1 (High throughput transcriptomics: HTTr, high throughput phenotypic profiling: HTPP) and Tier 2 (single target: ToxCast) assays. HTTr identified gene expression signatures associated with potential neurotoxicity for endosulfan, propyzamide and carbaryl in non-neuronal MCF-7 and HepaRG cells. The HTPP assay in U-2 OS cells detected potent effects on DNA endpoints for endosulfan and carbaryl, and mitochondria with fipronil (propyzamide was inactive). The most potent ToxCast assays were concordant with specific components of each chemical mode of action (MOA). Predictive adult IVIVE models produced fold differences (FD) < 10 between the AEDHuman and the measured in vivo AdjPOD. The 3-compartment model was concordant (i.e., smallest FD) for endosulfan, fipronil and carbaryl, and PBTK was concordant for propyzamide. The most potent AEDHuman predictions for each chemical showed HTTr, HTPP and ToxCast were mainly concordant with in vivo AdjPODs but assays were less concordant with MOAs. This was likely due to the cell types used for testing and/or lack of metabolic capabilities and pathways available in vivo. The Fetal PBTK model had larger FDs than adult models and was less predictive overall.
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Forner-Piquer I, Baig AH, Kortenkamp A. Disruption of the thyroid hormone system and patterns of altered thyroid hormones after gestational chemical exposures in rodents - a systematic review. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2024; 14:1323284. [PMID: 38352246 PMCID: PMC10863050 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1323284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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We present a comprehensive overview of changes in thyroxine (T4) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) serum concentrations after pre-gestational, gestational and/or lactation exposures of rodents to various chemicals that affect the thyroid hormone system. We show that T4 and TSH changes consistent with the idealized view of the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) feedback loop (T4 decrements accompanied by TSH increases) are observed with only a relatively small set of chemicals. Most substances affect concentrations of various thyroid hormones without increasing TSH. Studies of altered T4 concentrations after gestational exposures are limited to a relatively small set of chemicals in which pesticides, pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals are under-represented. Our risk-of-bias analysis exposed deficits in T4/TSH analytics as a problem area. By relating patterns of T4 - TSH changes to mode-of-action (MOA) information, we found that chemicals capable of disrupting the HPT feedback frequently affected thyroid hormone synthesis, while substances that produced T4 serum decrements without accompanying TSH increases lacked this ability, but often induced liver enzyme systems responsible for the elimination of TH by glucuronidation. Importantly, a multitude of MOA leads to decrements of serum T4. The current EU approaches for identifying thyroid hormone system-disrupting chemicals, with their reliance on altered TH serum levels as indicators of a hormonal mode of action and thyroid histopathological changes as indicators of adversity, will miss chemicals that produce T4/T3 serum decreases without accompanying TSH increases. This is of concern as it may lead to a disregard for chemicals that produce developmental neurotoxicity by disrupting adequate T4/T3 supply to the brain, but without increasing TSH.
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- Centre for Pollution Research and Policy, Department of Life Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Gilbert ME, O’Shaughnessy KL, Bell KS, Ford JL. Structural Malformations in the Neonatal Rat Brain Accompany Developmental Exposure to Ammonium Perchlorate. TOXICS 2023; 11:1027. [PMID: 38133428 PMCID: PMC10747616 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11121027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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Environmental contaminants are often flagged as thyroid system disruptors due to their actions to reduce serum thyroxine (T4) in rodent models. The presence of a periventricular heterotopia (PVH), a brain malformation resulting from T4 insufficiency, has been described in response to T4 decrements induced by pharmaceuticals that reduce the hormone synthesis enzyme thyroperoxidase. In this report, we extend these observations to the environmental contaminant perchlorate, an agent that interferes with thyroid status by inhibiting iodine uptake into the thyroid gland. Pregnant rat dams were administered perchlorate in their drinking water (0, 30, 100, 300, 1000 ppm) from gestational day (GD) 6 until the weaning of pups on postnatal day (PN) 21. Serum T4 was reduced in dams and fetuses in late gestation and remained lower in lactating dams. Pup serum and brain T4, however, were not reduced beyond PN0, and small PVHs were evident in the brains of offspring when assessed on PN14. To emulate the developmental time window of the brain in humans, a second study was conducted in which pups from perchlorate-exposed dams were administered perchlorate orally from PN0 to PN6. This treatment reduced serum and brain T4 in the pup and resulted in large PVH. A third study extended the period of serum and brain TH suppression in pups by coupling maternal perchlorate exposure with maternal dietary iodine deficiency (ID). No PVHs were evident in the pups from ID dams, small PVHs were observed in the offspring of dams exposed to 300 ppm of perchlorate, and very large PVHs were present in the brains of pups born to dams receiving ID and perchlorate. These findings underscore the importance of the inclusion of serum hormone profiles in pregnant dams and fetuses in in vivo screens for thyroid-system-disrupting chemicals and indicate that chemical-induced decreases in fetal rat serum that resolve in the immediate postnatal period may still harbor considerable concern for neurodevelopment in humans.
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- Mary E. Gilbert
- Centre for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Environmetal Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;
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- Centre for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, Environmetal Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;
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- College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA;
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- National Center for Computational Toxicology, Office of Research and Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;
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Melching-Kollmuss S, Bothe K, Charlton A, Gangadharan B, Ghaffari R, Jacobi S, Marty S, Marxfeld HA, McInnes EF, Sauer UG, Sheets LP, Strupp C, Tinwell H, Wiemann C, Botham PA, van Ravenzwaay B. Towards a science-based testing strategy to identify maternal thyroid hormone imbalance and neurodevelopmental effects in the progeny - Part IV: the ECETOC and CLE Proposal for a Thyroid Function-Related Neurodevelopmental Toxicity Testing and Assessment Scheme (Thyroid-NDT-TAS). Crit Rev Toxicol 2023; 53:339-371. [PMID: 37554099 DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2023.2231033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Following the European Commission Endocrine Disruptor Criteria, substances shall be considered as having endocrine disrupting properties if they (a) elicit adverse effects, (b) have endocrine activity, and (c) the two are linked by an endocrine mode-of-action (MoA) unless the MoA is not relevant for humans. A comprehensive, structured approach to assess whether substances meet the Endocrine Disruptor Criteria for the thyroid modality (EDC-T) is currently unavailable. Here, the European Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of Chemicals Thyroxine Task Force and CropLife Europe propose a Thyroid Function-Related Neurodevelopmental Toxicity Testing and Assessment Scheme (Thyroid-NDT-TAS). In Tier 0, before entering the Thyroid-NDT-TAS, all available in vivo, in vitro and in silico data are submitted to weight-of-evidence (WoE) evaluations to determine whether the substance of interest poses a concern for thyroid disruption. If so, Tier 1 of the Thyroid-NDT-TAS includes an initial MoA and human relevance assessment (structured by the key events of possibly relevant adverse outcome pathways) and the generation of supportive in vitro/in silico data, if relevant. Only if Tier 1 is inconclusive, Tier 2 involves higher-tier testing to generate further thyroid- and/or neurodevelopment-related data. Tier 3 includes the final MoA and human relevance assessment and an overarching WoE evaluation to draw a conclusion on whether, or not, the substance meets the EDC-T. The Thyroid-NDT-TAS is based on the state-of-the-science, and it has been developed to minimise animal testing. To make human safety assessments more accurate, it is recommended to apply the Thyroid-NDT-TAS during future regulatory assessments.
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- Scientific Consultancy - Animal Welfare, Neubiberg, Germany
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Henderson RG, Lefever TW, Heintz MM, Trexler KR, Borghoff SJ, Bonn-Miller MO. Oral toxicity evaluation of cannabidiol. Food Chem Toxicol 2023; 176:113778. [PMID: 37105391 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.113778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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Use of cannabidiol (CBD) in humans has increased considerably in recent years. While currently available studies suggest that CBD is relatively safe for human consumption, data from publicly available studies on CBD conducted according to modern testing guidelines are lacking. In the current study, the potential for toxicity following repeated oral exposure to hemp-derived CBD isolate was evaluated in male and female Sprague Dawley rats. No adverse treatment-related effects were observed following administration of CBD via oral gavage for 14 and 90 days at concentrations up to 150 and 140 mg/kg-bw/d, respectively. Microscopic liver and adrenal gland changes observed in the 90-day study were determined to be resolved after a 28-day recovery period. CBD was well tolerated at these dose levels, and the results of this study are comparable to findings reported in unpublished studies conducted with other CBD isolates. The current studies were conducted as part of a broader research program to examine the safety of CBD.
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Minami K, Suto H, Sato A, Ogata K, Kosaka T, Hojo H, Takahashi N, Tomiyama N, Fukuda T, Iwashita K, Aoyama H, Yamada T. Feasibility study for a downsized comparative thyroid assay with measurement of brain thyroid hormones and histopathology in rats: Case study with 6-propylthiouracil and sodium phenobarbital at high dose. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2022; 137:105283. [PMID: 36372265 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2022.105283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Concern has been raised that thyroid hormone disruptors (THDs) may potentially interfere with the developing brain, but effects of mild suppression of maternal THs by environmental contaminants on neonatal brain development are not fully understood. The comparative thyroid assay (CTA) is a screening test for offspring THDs, but it requires several animals and is criticized that reliance on serum THs alone as predictive markers of brain malfunction is inadequate. To verify feasibility of the downsized CTA but additional examination of brain THs levels and histopathology, we commenced internal-validation studies. This paper presents the data of the study where 6-propylthiouracil (6-PTU, 10 ppm) and sodium phenobarbital (NaPB, 1000 ppm) were dosed by feeding from gestational days (GD)6-20, and from GD6 to lactation day 21. The modified CTA detected 6-PTU-induced severe (>70%) suppression of serum THs in dams, with >50% suppressed serum/brain TH levels in offspring and brain heterotopia in postnatal day 21 pups. The modified CTA also detected NaPB-induced mild (<35%) suppression of serum THs in dams, with mild (<35%) reduction of serum/brain TH levels in fetuses but not in pups. These findings suggest that the modified CTA may have a potential as a screening test for offspring THDs.
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- Kenta Minami
- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 554-8558, Japan
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- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 554-8558, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki, 303-0043, Japan
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- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 554-8558, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki, 303-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki, 303-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki, 303-0043, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki, 303-0043, Japan
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- Bioscience Research Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98 Kasugade-naka, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 554-8558, Japan
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- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 554-8558, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Toxicology, 4321, Uchimoriya-machi, Joso-shi, Ibaraki, 303-0043, Japan
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- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd., 3-1-98, Kasugade-naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka, 554-8558, Japan.
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Marty MS, Sauer UG, Charlton A, Ghaffari R, Guignard D, Hallmark N, Hannas BR, Jacobi S, Marxfeld HA, Melching-Kollmuss S, Sheets LP, Urbisch D, Botham PA, van Ravenzwaay B. Towards a science-based testing strategy to identify maternal thyroid hormone imbalance and neurodevelopmental effects in the progeny-part III: how is substance-mediated thyroid hormone imbalance in pregnant/lactating rats or their progeny related to neurodevelopmental effects? Crit Rev Toxicol 2022; 52:546-617. [PMID: 36519295 DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2022.2130166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review investigated which patterns of thyroid- and brain-related effects are seen in rats upon gestational/lactational exposure to 14 substances causing thyroid hormone imbalance by four different modes-of-action (inhibition of thyroid peroxidase, sodium-iodide symporter and deiodinase activities, enhancement of thyroid hormone clearance) or to dietary iodine deficiency. Brain-related parameters included motor activity, cognitive function, acoustic startle response, hearing function, periventricular heterotopia, electrophysiology and brain gene expression. Specific modes-of-action were not related to specific patterns of brain-related effects. Based upon the rat data reviewed, maternal serum thyroid hormone levels do not show a causal relationship with statistically significant neurodevelopmental effects. Offspring serum thyroxine together with offspring serum triiodothyronine and thyroid stimulating hormone appear relevant to predict the likelihood for neurodevelopmental effects. Based upon the collated database, thresholds of ≥60%/≥50% offspring serum thyroxine reduction and ≥20% and statistically significant offspring serum triiodothyronine reduction indicate an increased likelihood for statistically significant neurodevelopmental effects; accuracies: 83% and 67% when excluding electrophysiology (and gene expression). Measurements of brain thyroid hormone levels are likely relevant, too. The extent of substance-mediated thyroid hormone imbalance appears more important than substance mode-of-action to predict neurodevelopmental impairment in rats. Pertinent research needs were identified, e.g. to determine whether the phenomenological offspring thyroid hormone thresholds are relevant for regulatory toxicity testing. The insight from this review shall be used to suggest a tiered testing strategy to determine whether gestational/lactational substance exposure may elicit thyroid hormone imbalance and potentially also neurodevelopmental effects.
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- Scientific Consultancy-Animal Welfare, Neubiberg, Germany
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Zhang X, Malik B, Young C, Zhang H, Larkin D, Liao XH, Refetoff S, Liu M, Arvan P. Maintaining the thyroid gland in mutant thyroglobulin-induced hypothyroidism requires thyroid cell proliferation that must continue in adulthood. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102066. [PMID: 35618019 PMCID: PMC9213252 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Congenital hypothyroidism with biallelic thyroglobulin (Tg protein, encoded by the TG gene) mutation is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) storage disease. Many patients (and animal models) grow an enlarged thyroid (goiter), yet some do not. In adulthood, hypothyroid TGcog/cog mice (bearing a Tg-L2263P mutation) exhibit a large goiter, whereas adult WIC rats bearing the TGrdw/rdw mutation (Tg-G2298R) exhibit a hypoplastic thyroid. Homozygous TG mutation has been linked to thyroid cell death, and cytotoxicity of the Tg-G2298R protein was previously thought to explain the lack of goiter in WIC-TGrdw/rdw rats. However, recent studies revealed that TGcog/cog mice also exhibit widespread ER stress–mediated thyrocyte death, yet under continuous feedback stimulation, thyroid cells proliferate in excess of their demise. Here, to examine the relative proteotoxicity of the Tg-G2298R protein, we have used CRISPR–CRISPR-associated protein 9 technology to generate homozygous TGrdw/rdw knock-in mice in a strain background identical to that of TGcog/cog mice. TGrdw/rdw mice exhibit similar phenotypes of defective Tg protein folding, thyroid histological abnormalities, hypothyroidism, and growth retardation. TGrdw/rdw mice do not show evidence of greater ER stress response or stress-mediated cell death than TGcog/cog mice, and both mouse models exhibit sustained thyrocyte proliferation, with comparable goiter growth. In contrast, in WIC-TGrdw/rdw rats, as a function of aging, the thyrocyte proliferation rate declines precipitously. We conclude that the mutant Tg-G2298R protein is not intrinsically more proteotoxic than Tg-L2263P; rather, aging-dependent difference in maintenance of cell proliferation is the limiting factor, which accounts for the absence of goiter in adult WIC-TGrdw/rdw rats.
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- Xiaohan Zhang
- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Committee on Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago Illinois, USA
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- Departments of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Committee on Genetics, The University of Chicago, Chicago Illinois, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
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Gilbert ME, O'Shaughnessy KL, Thomas SE, Riutta C, Wood CR, Smith A, Oshiro WO, Ford RL, Hotchkiss MG, Hassan I, Ford JL. Thyroid Disruptors: Extrathyroidal Sites of Chemical Action and Neurodevelopmental Outcome-An Examination Using Triclosan and Perfluorohexane Sulfonate. Toxicol Sci 2021; 183:195-213. [PMID: 34460931 PMCID: PMC9038230 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfab080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Many xenobiotics are identified as potential thyroid disruptors due to their action to reduce circulating levels of thyroid hormone, most notably thyroxine (T4). Developmental neurotoxicity is a primary concern for thyroid disrupting chemicals yet correlating the impact of chemically induced changes in serum T4 to perturbed brain development remains elusive. A number of thyroid-specific neurodevelopmental assays have been proposed, based largely on the model thyroid hormone synthesis inhibitor propylthiouracil (PTU). This study examined whether thyroid disrupting chemicals acting distinct from synthesis inhibition would result in the same alterations in brain as expected with PTU. The perfluoroalkyl substance perfluorohexane sulfonate (50 mg/kg/day) and the antimicrobial Triclosan (300 mg/kg/day) were administered to pregnant rats from gestational day 6 to postnatal day (PN) 21, and a number of PTU-defined assays for neurotoxicity evaluated. Both chemicals reduced serum T4 but did not increase thyroid stimulating hormone. Both chemicals increased expression of hepatic metabolism genes, while thyroid hormone-responsive genes in the liver, thyroid gland, and brain were largely unchanged. Brain tissue T4 was reduced in newborns, but despite persistent T4 reductions in serum, had recovered in the PN6 pup brain. Neither treatment resulted in a low dose PTU-like phenotype in either brain morphology or neurobehavior, raising questions for the interpretation of serum biomarkers in regulatory toxicology. They further suggest that reliance on serum hormones as prescriptive of specific neurodevelopmental outcomes may be too simplistic and to understand thyroid-mediated neurotoxicity we must expand our thinking beyond that which follows thyroid hormone synthesis inhibition.
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- Mary E Gilbert
- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education, Oak Ridge, Tennesse 37830, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education, Oak Ridge, Tennesse 37830, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education, Oak Ridge, Tennesse 37830, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education, Oak Ridge, Tennesse 37830, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Public Health Integrated Toxicology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, Chemical Characterization and Exposure Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Huisinga M, Bertrand L, Chamanza R, Damiani I, Engelhardt J, Francke S, Freyberger A, Harada T, Harleman J, Kaufmann W, Keane K, Köhrle J, Lenz B, Marty MS, Melching-Kollmuss S, Palazzi X, Pohlmeyer-Esch G, Popp A, Rosol TJ, Strauss V, Van den Brink-Knol H, Wood CE, Yoshida M. Adversity Considerations for Thyroid Follicular Cell Hypertrophy and Hyperplasia in Nonclinical Toxicity Studies: Results From the 6th ESTP International Expert Workshop. Toxicol Pathol 2021; 48:920-938. [PMID: 33334259 DOI: 10.1177/0192623320972009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The European Society of Toxicologic Pathology organized an expert workshop in May 2018 to address adversity considerations related to thyroid follicular cell hypertrophy and/or hyperplasia (FCHH), which is a common finding in nonclinical toxicity studies that can have important implications for risk assessment of pharmaceuticals, food additives, and environmental chemicals. The broad goal of the workshop was to facilitate better alignment in toxicologic pathology and regulatory sciences on how to determine adversity of FCHH. Key objectives were to describe common mechanisms leading to thyroid FCHH and potential functional consequences; provide working criteria to assess adversity of FCHH in context of associated findings; and describe additional methods and experimental data that may influence adversity determinations. The workshop panel was comprised of representatives from the European Union, Japan, and the United States. Participants shared case examples illustrating issues related to adversity assessments of thyroid changes. Provided here are summary discussions, key case presentations, and panel recommendations. This information should increase consistency in the interpretation of adverse changes in the thyroid based on pathology findings in nonclinical toxicity studies, help integrate new types of biomarker data into the review process, and facilitate a more systematic approach to communicating adversity determinations in toxicology reports.
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- 57146Charles River Laboratories, Saint-Germain-Nuelles, France
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- 50148Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Beerse, Belgium
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- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), 4137US Food and Drug Administration, College Park, MD, USA
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- 72217Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Roche Pharma Research and Development, Basel, Switzerland
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- 540144The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA
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- 6893Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc, Ridgefield, CT, USA
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Marty S, Beekhuijzen M, Charlton A, Hallmark N, Hannas BR, Jacobi S, Melching-Kollmuss S, Sauer UG, Sheets LP, Strauss V, Urbisch D, Botham PA, van Ravenzwaay B. Towards a science-based testing strategy to identify maternal thyroid hormone imbalance and neurodevelopmental effects in the progeny - part II: how can key events of relevant adverse outcome pathways be addressed in toxicological assessments? Crit Rev Toxicol 2021; 51:328-358. [PMID: 34074207 DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2021.1910625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The current understanding of thyroid-related adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in mammals has been reviewed. This served to establish if standard rodent toxicity test methods and in vitro assays allow identifying thyroid-related modes-of-action potentially leading to adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes, and the human relevance of effects - in line with the European Commission's Endocrine Disruptor Criteria. The underlying hypothesis is that an understanding of the key events of relevant AOPs provides insight into differences in incidence, magnitude, or species sensitivity of adverse outcomes. The rodent studies include measurements of serum thyroid hormones, thyroid gland pathology and neurodevelopmental assessments, but do not directly inform on specific modes-of-action. Opportunities to address additional non-routine parameters reflecting critical events of AOPs in toxicological assessments are presented. These parameters appear relevant to support the identification of specific thyroid-related modes-of-action, provided that prevailing technical limitations are overcome. Current understanding of quantitative key event relationships is often weak, but would be needed to determine if the triggering of a molecular initiating event will ultimately result in an adverse outcome. Also, significant species differences in all processes related to thyroid hormone signalling are evident, but the biological implications thereof (including human relevance) are often unknown. In conclusion, careful consideration of the measurement (e.g. timing, method) and interpretation of additional non-routine parameters is warranted. These findings will be used in a subsequent paper to propose a testing strategy to identify if a substance may elicit maternal thyroid hormone imbalance and potentially also neurodevelopmental effects in the progeny.
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- Sue Marty
- The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, USA
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- Scientific Consultancy - Animal Welfare, Neubiberg, Germany
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Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(R, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Nielsen E, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Schwerdtle T, Wallace H, Benford D, Fürst P, Rose M, Ioannidou S, Nikolič M, Bordajandi LR, Vleminckx C. Update of the risk assessment of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in food. EFSA J 2021; 19:e06421. [PMID: 33732387 PMCID: PMC7938899 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The European Commission asked EFSA to update its 2011 risk assessment on hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDDs) in food. HBCDDs, predominantly mixtures of the stereoisomers α-, β- and γ-HBCDD, were widely used additive flame retardants. Concern has been raised because of the occurrence of HBCDDs in the environment, food and in humans. Main targets for toxicity are neurodevelopment, the liver, thyroid hormone homeostasis and the reproductive and immune systems. The CONTAM Panel concluded that the neurodevelopmental effects on behaviour in mice can be considered the critical effects. Based on effects on spontaneous behaviour in mice, the Panel identified a lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL) of 0.9 mg/kg body weight (bw) as the Reference Point, corresponding to a body burden of 0.75 mg/kg bw. The chronic intake that would lead to the same body burden in humans was calculated to be 2.35 μg/kg bw per day. The derivation of a health-based guidance value (HBGV) was not considered appropriate. Instead, the margin of exposure (MOE) approach was applied to assess possible health concerns. Over 6,000 analytical results for HBCDDs in food were used to estimate the exposure across dietary surveys and age groups of the European population. The most important contributors to the chronic dietary LB exposure to HBCDDs were fish meat, eggs, livestock meat and poultry. The CONTAM Panel concluded that the resulting MOE values support the conclusion that current dietary exposure to HBCDDs across European countries does not raise a health concern. An exception is breastfed infants with high milk consumption, for which the lowest MOE values may raise a health concern.
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Rapid, high-throughput method for the quantification of thyroid hormones in rat blood serum using isotope-dilution LC-MS/MS. Bioanalysis 2020; 12:1689-1698. [PMID: 33185465 DOI: 10.4155/bio-2020-0248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Aim: Numerous guideline studies required for regulatory toxicity testing now include the measurement of the thyroid hormones 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) and L-thyroxine (T4) in blood serum from rodents. A rapid, high-throughput method for the determination of the thyroid hormones T4 and T3 is reported. Materials & methods: Sample preparation is done using a 96-well microtiter plate format. Stable isotope analogs of both hormones are used as internal standards for study and quality control samples. Results & conclusion: The validated quantification levels are T3: 10 pg/ml and T4: 1 ng/ml, with CVs of <10% at the limit of quantification and up to 50*limit of quantification. The use of isotope analog internal standards eliminates the need for quantitative transfers and complete evaporations.
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Gilbert ME, O'Shaughnessy KL, Axelstad M. Regulation of Thyroid-disrupting Chemicals to Protect the Developing Brain. Endocrinology 2020; 161:bqaa106. [PMID: 32615585 PMCID: PMC8650774 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Synthetic chemicals with endocrine disrupting properties are pervasive in the environment and are present in the bodies of humans and wildlife. As thyroid hormones (THs) control normal brain development, and maternal hypothyroxinemia is associated with neurological impairments in children, chemicals that interfere with TH signaling are of considerable concern for children's health. However, identifying thyroid-disrupting chemicals (TDCs) in vivo is largely based on measuring serum tetraiodothyronine in rats, which may be inadequate to assess TDCs with disparate mechanisms of action and insufficient to evaluate the potential neurotoxicity of TDCs. In this review 2 neurodevelopmental processes that are dependent on TH action are highlighted, neuronal migration and maturation of gamma amino butyric acid-ergic interneurons. We discuss how interruption of these processes by TDCs may contribute to abnormal brain circuitry following developmental TH insufficiency. Finally, we identify issues in evaluating the developmental neurotoxicity of TDCs and the strengths and limitations of current approaches designed to regulate them. It is clear that an enhanced understanding of how THs affect brain development will lead to refined toxicity testing, reducing uncertainty and improving our ability to protect children's health.
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- Mary E Gilbert
- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
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- Division of Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Schrenk D, Bignami M, Bodin L, Chipman JK, del Mazo J, Grasl‐Kraupp B, Hogstrand C, Hoogenboom L(R, Leblanc J, Nebbia CS, Ntzani E, Petersen A, Sand S, Schwerdtle T, Vleminckx C, Wallace H, Brüschweiler B, Leonards P, Rose M, Binaglia M, Horváth Z, Ramos Bordajandi L, Nielsen E. Risk assessment of chlorinated paraffins in feed and food. EFSA J 2020; 18:e05991. [PMID: 32874241 PMCID: PMC7447893 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.5991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The European Commission asked EFSA for a scientific opinion on the risks for animal and human health related to the presence of chlorinated paraffins in feed and food. The data for experimental animals were reviewed and the CONTAM Panel identified the liver, kidney and thyroid as the target organs for the SCCP and MCCP mixtures tested in repeated dose toxicity studies. Decreased pup survival and subcutaneous haematoma/haemorrhage were also identified as critical effects for an MCCP mixture. For the LCCP mixtures tested, the liver was identified as the target organ. The Panel selected as reference points a BMDL 10 of 2.3 mg/kg bw per day for increased incidence of nephritis in male rats, and of 36 mg/kg bw per day for increased relative kidney weights in male and female rats for SCCPs and MCCPs, respectively. For LCCPs, a reference point relevant for humans could not be identified. Due to the limitations in the toxicokinetic and toxicological database, the Panel concluded that derivation of a health-based guidance value was not appropriate. Only limited data on the occurrence of SCCPs and MCCPs in some fish species were submitted to EFSA. No data were submitted for LCCPs. Thus, a robust exposure assessment and consequently a complete risk characterisation could not be performed. A preliminary risk characterisation based only on the consumption of fish was performed, and the calculated margins of exposure suggested no health concern for this limited scenario. The Panel noted that dietary exposure will be higher due to the contribution of CPs from other foods. The Panel was not able to identify reference points for farm animals, horses and companion animals. No occurrence data for feed were submitted to EFSA. Therefore, no risk characterisation could be performed for any of these animal species.
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Beekhuijzen M, Rijk JCW, Meijer M, de Raaf MA, Pelgrom S. A critical evaluation of thyroid hormone measurements in OECD test guideline studies: Is there any added value? Reprod Toxicol 2019; 88:56-66. [PMID: 31348994 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2019.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Recently several OECD test guidelines were updated to include thyroid hormone measurements for assessing endocrine disruptor potency, which led to an imperative need to align interpretation of these results by the different stakeholders. We therefore evaluated 124 repro screening studies, which showed in 38% of the studies a statistical significant finding for T4 in at least one treatment group, probably due to disturbances of normal homeostasis causing high variation. Consequently, for a thorough evaluation it is extremely important to take the historical control range into account. In conclusion, the current testing approach is not providing specific information needed to assess endocrine disruption, as too often a statistical significant finding is noted and as down-stream adverse effects are not evaluated. Therefore, major modifications are urgently needed. Instead of extending the in vivo experiments, it should be investigated if in vitro assessments will provide more relevant information on human endocrine disruptor potential.
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