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Corton JC, Ledbetter V, Cohen SM, Atlas E, Yauk CL, Liu J. A transcriptomic biomarker predictive of cell proliferation for use in adverse outcome pathway-informed testing and assessment. Toxicol Sci 2024; 201:174-189. [PMID: 39137154 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfae102] [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] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
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High-throughput transcriptomics (HTTr) is increasingly being used to identify molecular targets of chemicals that can be linked to adverse outcomes. Cell proliferation (CP) is an important key event in chemical carcinogenesis. Here, we describe the construction and characterization of a gene expression biomarker that is predictive of the CP status in human and rodent tissues. The biomarker was constructed from 30 genes known to be increased in expression in prostate cancers relative to surrounding tissues and in cycling human MCF-7 cells after estrogen receptor (ER) agonist exposure. Using a large compendium of gene expression profiles to test utility, the biomarker could identify increases in CP in (i) 308 out of 367 tumor vs. normal surrounding tissue comparisons from 6 human organs, (ii) MCF-7 cells after activation of ER, (iii) after partial hepatectomy in mice and rats, and (iv) the livers of mice and rats after exposure to nongenotoxic hepatocarcinogens. The biomarker identified suppression of CP (i) under conditions of p53 activation by DNA damaging agents in human cells, (ii) in human A549 lung cells exposed to therapeutic anticancer kinase inhibitors (dasatinib, nilotnib), and (iii) in the mouse liver when comparing high levels of CP at birth to the low background levels in the adult. The responses using the biomarker were similar to those observed using conventional markers of CP including PCNA, Ki67, and BrdU labeling. The CP biomarker will be a useful tool for interpretation of HTTr data streams to identify CP status after exposure to chemicals in human cells or in rodent tissues.
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- J Christopher Corton
- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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- Department of Pathology and Microbiology and Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 69198-3135, United States
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch (HECSB) Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K2K 0K9, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, United States
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Morgan SE, DeLouise LA. Assessing bioactivity of environmental water samples filtered using nanomembrane technology and mammalian cell lines. ECO-ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH 2024; 3:347-354. [PMID: 39281073 PMCID: PMC11400607 DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2024.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 09/18/2024]
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This project reports on the use of a novel nanomembrane filtering technology to isolate and analyze the bioactivity of microplastic (MP)-containing debris from Lake Ontario water samples. Environmental MPs are a complex mixture of polymers and sorbed chemicals that are persistent and can exhibit a wide range of toxic effects. Since human exposure to MPs is unavoidable, it is necessary to characterize their bioactivity to assess potential health risks. This work seeks to quantify MP presence in the nearshore waters of Lake Ontario and begin to characterize the bioactivity of the filtrate containing MPs. We utilized silicon nitride (SiN) nanomembrane technology to isolate debris sized between 8 and 20 μm from lake water samples collected at various times and locations. MPs were identified with Nile red staining. Cell-based assays were conducted directly on the filtered debris to test for cell viability, aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) activity, and interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels as a measure of proinflammatory response. All samples contained MPs. None of the isolated debris impacted cell viability. However, AhR activity and IL-6 levels varied over time. Additionally, no associations were observed between the amount of plastic and bioactivity. Observed differences in activity are likely due to variations in the physiochemical properties of debris between samples. Our results highlight the need for increased sampling to fully characterize the bioactivity of MPs in human cells and to elucidate the role that sample physiochemical and spatiotemporal properties play in this activity.
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- Sarah E Morgan
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Lake Ontario Center for Microplastics and Human Health in a Changing Environment, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
- Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
- Lake Ontario Center for Microplastics and Human Health in a Changing Environment, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Henriquez JE, Badwaik VD, Bianchi E, Chen W, Corvaro M, LaRocca J, Lunsman TD, Zu C, Johnson KJ. From Pipeline to Plant Protection Products: Using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Agrochemical Safety Assessment. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2024; 72:10710-10724. [PMID: 38688008 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.4c00958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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The human population will be approximately 9.7 billion by 2050, and food security has been identified as one of the key issues facing the global population. Agrochemicals are an important tool available to farmers that enable high crop yields and continued access to healthy foods, but the average new agrochemical active ingredient takes more than ten years, 350 million dollars, and 20,000 animals to develop and register. The time, monetary, and animal costs incentivize the use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in early-stage screening to prioritize chemical candidates. This review outlines NAMs that are currently available or can be adapted for use in early-stage screening agrochemical programs. It covers new in vitro screens that are on the horizon in key areas of regulatory concern. Overall, early-stage screening with NAMs enables the prioritization of development for agrochemicals without human and environmental health concerns through a more directed, agile, and iterative development program before animal-based regulatory testing is even considered.
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- Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, United States
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Gant TW, Auerbach SS, Von Bergen M, Bouhifd M, Botham PA, Caiment F, Currie RA, Harrill J, Johnson K, Li D, Rouquie D, van Ravenzwaay B, Sistare F, Tralau T, Viant MR, van de Laan JW, Yauk C. Applying genomics in regulatory toxicology: a report of the ECETOC workshop on omics threshold on non-adversity. Arch Toxicol 2023; 97:2291-2302. [PMID: 37296313 PMCID: PMC10322787 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03522-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In a joint effort involving scientists from academia, industry and regulatory agencies, ECETOC's activities in Omics have led to conceptual proposals for: (1) A framework that assures data quality for reporting and inclusion of Omics data in regulatory assessments; and (2) an approach to robustly quantify these data, prior to interpretation for regulatory use. In continuation of these activities this workshop explored and identified areas of need to facilitate robust interpretation of such data in the context of deriving points of departure (POD) for risk assessment and determining an adverse change from normal variation. ECETOC was amongst the first to systematically explore the application of Omics methods, now incorporated into the group of methods known as New Approach Methodologies (NAMs), to regulatory toxicology. This support has been in the form of both projects (primarily with CEFIC/LRI) and workshops. Outputs have led to projects included in the workplan of the Extended Advisory Group on Molecular Screening and Toxicogenomics (EAGMST) group of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and to the drafting of OECD Guidance Documents for Omics data reporting, with potentially more to follow on data transformation and interpretation. The current workshop was the last in a series of technical methods development workshops, with a sub-focus on the derivation of a POD from Omics data. Workshop presentations demonstrated that Omics data developed within robust frameworks for both scientific data generation and analysis can be used to derive a POD. The issue of noise in the data was discussed as an important consideration for identifying robust Omics changes and deriving a POD. Such variability or "noise" can comprise technical or biological variation within a dataset and should clearly be distinguished from homeostatic responses. Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) were considered a useful framework on which to assemble Omics methods, and a number of case examples were presented in illustration of this point. What is apparent is that high dimension data will always be subject to varying processing pipelines and hence interpretation, depending on the context they are used in. Yet, they can provide valuable input for regulatory toxicology, with the pre-condition being robust methods for the collection and processing of data together with a comprehensive description how the data were interpreted, and conclusions reached.
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- Timothy W Gant
- United Kingdom Health Security Agency, Harwell Science Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
- Imperial College London School of Public Health, London, United Kingdom.
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- Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, RTP, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department for Molecular Systems Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Cellular and Molecular Toxicologist, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Durham, NC, USA
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- Predictive Safety Center, Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR, 72079, USA
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- Bayer SAS, Bayer Crop Science, 355 Rue Dostoïevski, CS 90153, 06906, Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Department of Pesticides Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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Amano Y, Yamane M, Honda H. RAID: Regression Analysis–Based Inductive DNA Microarray for Precise Read-Across. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:879907. [PMID: 35935858 PMCID: PMC9354856 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.879907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Chemical structure-based read-across represents a promising method for chemical toxicity evaluation without the need for animal testing; however, a chemical structure is not necessarily related to toxicity. Therefore, in vitro studies were often used for read-across reliability refinement; however, their external validity has been hindered by the gap between in vitro and in vivo conditions. Thus, we developed a virtual DNA microarray, regression analysis–based inductive DNA microarray (RAID), which quantitatively predicts in vivo gene expression profiles based on the chemical structure and/or in vitro transcriptome data. For each gene, elastic-net models were constructed using chemical descriptors and in vitro transcriptome data to predict in vivo data from in vitro data (in vitro to in vivo extrapolation; IVIVE). In feature selection, useful genes for assessing the quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) and IVIVE were identified. Predicted transcriptome data derived from the RAID system reflected the in vivo gene expression profiles of characteristic hepatotoxic substances. Moreover, gene ontology and pathway analysis indicated that nuclear receptor-mediated xenobiotic response and metabolic activation are related to these gene expressions. The identified IVIVE-related genes were associated with fatty acid, xenobiotic, and drug metabolisms, indicating that in vitro studies were effective in evaluating these key events. Furthermore, validation studies revealed that chemical substances associated with these key events could be detected as hepatotoxic biosimilar substances. These results indicated that the RAID system could represent an alternative screening test for a repeated-dose toxicity test and toxicogenomics analyses. Our technology provides a critical solution for IVIVE-based read-across by considering the mode of action and chemical structures.
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Current Therapeutic Landscape and Safety Roadmap for Targeting the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Inflammatory Gastrointestinal Indications. Cells 2022; 11:cells11101708. [PMID: 35626744 PMCID: PMC9139855 DOI: 10.3390/cells11101708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Target modulation of the AhR for inflammatory gastrointestinal (GI) conditions holds great promise but also the potential for safety liabilities both within and beyond the GI tract. The ubiquitous expression of the AhR across mammalian tissues coupled with its role in diverse signaling pathways makes development of a “clean” AhR therapeutically challenging. Ligand promiscuity and diversity in context-specific AhR activation further complicates targeting the AhR for drug development due to limitations surrounding clinical translatability. Despite these concerns, several approaches to target the AhR have been explored such as small molecules, microbials, PROTACs, and oligonucleotide-based approaches. These various chemical modalities are not without safety liabilities and require unique de-risking strategies to parse out toxicities. Collectively, these programs can benefit from in silico and in vitro methodologies that investigate specific AhR pathway activation and have the potential to implement thresholding parameters to categorize AhR ligands as “high” or “low” risk for sustained AhR activation. Exploration into transcriptomic signatures for AhR safety assessment, incorporation of physiologically-relevant in vitro model systems, and investigation into chronic activation of the AhR by structurally diverse ligands will help address gaps in our understanding regarding AhR-dependent toxicities. Here, we review the role of the AhR within the GI tract, novel therapeutic modality approaches to target the AhR, key AhR-dependent safety liabilities, and relevant strategies that can be implemented to address drug safety concerns. Together, this review discusses the emerging therapeutic landscape of modalities targeting the AhR for inflammatory GI indications and offers a safety roadmap for AhR drug development.
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Liang H, Li T, Fang X, Xing Z, Zhang S, Shi L, Li W, Guo L, Kuang C, Liu H, Yang Q. IDO1/TDO dual inhibitor RY103 targets Kyn-AhR pathway and exhibits preclinical efficacy on pancreatic cancer. Cancer Lett 2021; 522:32-43. [PMID: 34520819 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 08/30/2021] [Accepted: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) catalyzing the conversion of tryptophan (Trp) to kynurenine (Kyn) in kynurenine pathway (KP) is involved in the immunosuppression in pancreatic cancer (PC), but the value of IDO1 as an independent prognostic marker for PC is uncertain. Moreover, the correlation between tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (TDO), an isozyme of IDO1, and PC is largely unknown. Using TCGA database, the correlation between IDO1 and/or TDO expression and PC patients' survival was analyzed. The expressions of IDO1 and TDO in PC cells and PC mice were examined. The effects of IDO1, TDO or dual inhibition on IDO1 and TDO effector pathway (Aryl hydrocarbon receptor, AhR) and on migration and invasion of PC cells were investigated. The block effect of IDO1/TDO dual inhibitor RY103 on KP was evaluated. The preclinical efficacy of RY103 and its immunomodulatory effect on KPIC orthotopic PC mice and Pan02 tumor-bearing mice were explored. Results showed that IDO1/TDO co-expression is an independent prognostic marker for PC. RY103 can significantly block KP and target Kyn-AhR pathway to blunt the migration and invasion of PC cells, exhibit preclinical efficacy and ameliorate IDO1/TDO-mediated immunosuppression in PC mice.
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- Heng Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Siping Road 1239, Shanghai, 200092, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Zhangheng Road 826, Shanghai, 201203, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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Glaab WE, Holder D, He YD, Bailey WJ, Gerhold DL, Beare C, Erdos Z, Lane P, Michna L, Muniappa N, Lawrence JW, Tanis KQ, Sina JF, Skopek TR, Sistare FD. Universal Toxicity Gene Signatures for Early Identification of Drug-Induced Tissue Injuries in Rats. Toxicol Sci 2021; 181:148-159. [PMID: 33837425 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfab038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A new safety testing paradigm that relies on gene expression biomarker panels was developed to easily and quickly identify drug-induced injuries across tissues in rats prior to drug candidate selection. Here, we describe the development, qualification, and implementation of gene expression signatures that diagnose tissue degeneration/necrosis for use in early rat safety studies. Approximately 400 differentially expressed genes were first identified that were consistently regulated across 4 prioritized tissues (liver, kidney, heart, and skeletal muscle), following injuries induced by known toxicants. Hundred of these "universal" genes were chosen for quantitative PCR, and the most consistent and robustly responding transcripts selected, resulting in a final 22-gene set from which unique sets of 12 genes were chosen as optimal for each tissue. The approach was extended across 4 additional tissues (pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, bladder, and testes) where toxicities are less common. Mathematical algorithms were generated to convert each tissue's 12-gene expression values to a single metric, scaled between 0 and 1, and a positive threshold set. For liver, kidney, heart, and skeletal muscle, this was established using a training set of 22 compounds and performance determined by testing a set of approximately 100 additional compounds, resulting in 74%-94% sensitivity and 94%-100% specificity for liver, kidney, and skeletal muscle, and 54%-62% sensitivity and 95%-98% specificity for heart. Similar performance was observed across a set of 15 studies for pancreas, gastrointestinal tract, bladder, and testes. Bundled together, we have incorporated these tissue signatures into a 4-day rat study, providing a rapid assessment of commonly seen compound liabilities to guide selection of lead candidates without the necessity to perform time-consuming histopathologic analyses.
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- Warren E Glaab
- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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- Safety Assessment and Laboratory Animal Resources, Merck & Co., Inc, West Point, Pennsylvania 19486, USA
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Sheng Y, Yang H, Wu T, Zhu L, Liu L, Liu X. Alterations of Cytochrome P450s and UDP-Glucuronosyltransferases in Brain Under Diseases and Their Clinical Significances. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:650027. [PMID: 33967789 PMCID: PMC8097730 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.650027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Cytochrome P450s (CYPs) and UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) are both greatly important metabolic enzymes in various tissues, including brain. Although expressions of brain CYPs and UGTs and their contributions to drug disposition are much less than liver, both CYPs and UGTs also mediate metabolism of endogenous substances including dopamine and serotonin as well as some drugs such as morphine in brain, demonstrating their important roles in maintenance of brain homeostasis or pharmacological activity of drugs. Some diseases such as epilepsy, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease are often associated with the alterations of CYPs and UGTs in brain, which may be involved in processes of these diseases via disturbing metabolism of endogenous substances or resisting drugs. This article reviewed the alterations of CYPs and UGTs in brain, the effects on endogenous substances and drugs and their clinical significances. Understanding the roles of CYPs and UGTs in brain provides some new strategies for the treatment of central nervous system diseases.
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- Yun Sheng
- Center of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Center of Pharmacokinetics and Metabolism, School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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Udompornpitak K, Bhunyakarnjanarat T, Charoensappakit A, Dang CP, Saisorn W, Leelahavanichkul A. Lipopolysaccharide-Enhanced Responses against Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in FcgRIIb-Deficient Macrophages, a Profound Impact of an Environmental Toxin on a Lupus-Like Mouse Model. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22084199. [PMID: 33919603 PMCID: PMC8073880 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22084199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Fc gamma receptor IIb (FcgRIIb) is the only inhibitory-FcgR in the FcgR family, and FcgRIIb-deficient (FcgRIIb−/−) mice develop a lupus-like condition with hyper-responsiveness against several stimulations. The activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (Ahr), a cellular environmental sensor, might aggravate activity of the lupus-like condition. As such, 1,4-chrysenequinone (1,4-CQ), an Ahr-activator, alone did not induce supernatant cytokines from macrophages, while the 24 h pre-treatment by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a representative inflammatory activator, prior to 1,4-CQ activation (LPS/1,4-CQ) predominantly induced macrophage pro-inflammatory responses. Additionally, the responses from FcgRIIb−/− macrophages were more prominent than wild-type (WT) cells as determined by (i) supernatant cytokines (TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10), (ii) expression of the inflammation associated genes (NF-κB, aryl hydrocarbon receptor, iNOS, IL-1β and activating-FcgRIV) and cell-surface CD-86 (a biomarker of M1 macrophage polarization), and (iii) cell apoptosis (Annexin V), with the lower inhibitory-FcgRIIb expression. Moreover, 8-week-administration of 1,4-CQ in 8 week old FcgRIIb−/− mice, a genetic-prone lupus-like model, enhanced lupus characteristics as indicated by anti-dsDNA, serum creatinine, proteinuria, endotoxemia, gut-leakage (FITC-dextran), and glomerular immunoglobulin deposition. In conclusion, an Ahr activation worsened the disease severity in FcgRIIb−/− mice possibly through the enhanced inflammatory responses. The deficiency of inhibitory-FcgRIIb in these mice, at least in part, prominently enhanced the pro-inflammatory responses. Our data suggest that patients with lupus might be more vulnerable to environmental pollutants.
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- Kanyarat Udompornpitak
- Medical Microbiology, Interdisciplinary and International Program, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand;
- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (T.B.); (A.C.); (C.P.D.); (W.S.)
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- Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (T.B.); (A.C.); (C.P.D.); (W.S.)
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- Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (T.B.); (A.C.); (C.P.D.); (W.S.)
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- Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (T.B.); (A.C.); (C.P.D.); (W.S.)
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- Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (T.B.); (A.C.); (C.P.D.); (W.S.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
- Translational Research in Inflammation and Immunology Research Unit (TRIRU), Department of Microbiology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; (T.B.); (A.C.); (C.P.D.); (W.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +66-2-256-4251; Fax: +66-2-252-6920
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Guzmán A, Encina G, Fernández de Henestrosa AR, Vila C, Tortajada A, Marín AP. Twenty six-week repeat dose oral rat toxicity study of cizolirtine, a substance-P and calcitonin gene-related peptide release modulator. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 122:104916. [PMID: 33711392 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2021.104916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
Cizolirtine, a substance-P and calcitonin gene-related peptide release modulator developed for the treatment of pain and urinary incontinence, was orally administered for 26-weeks to rats at dosages of 20, 60 and 200 mg/kg/day. Clinical signs were limited to post-dosing salivation and brown staining on head and muzzle. There were slight decreases in bodyweight gain and slight increases in water consumption among cizolirtine-treated animals. Slight increases in plasma alkaline phosphatase activity, and cholesterol and phospholipid concentrations were observed in mid- and/or high-dose animals. Low urinary volume, pH and sodium and potassium outputs were observed after 12-weeks, and low urinary pH, low sodium and high potassium outputs at end of treatment. Increased relative (to bodyweight) liver weight was observed in high-dose animals. Treated males and high-dose females showed a dose-related increase in the incidence and severity of periacinar hepatocytic hypertrophy and midzonal/periacinar hepatocytic fat vacuolization. Increased incidences of hepatic clear cell foci were observed in all cizolirtine-treated male groups and, to a lesser extent, in treated females. Ovaries of treated females showed a dose-dependent increased incidence of absent corpora lutea and, occasionally, follicular cysts. The dosages of 20 and 60 mg/kg/day were considered as the No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Levels for males and females, respectively.
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- Antonio Guzmán
- Toxicology Department, Welab Barcelona and Toxicology Department Esteve Pharmaceuticals, Spain.
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- Development PK & Bioanalysis Department WeLab Barcelona and Development PK & Bioanalysis Department, Esteve Pharmaceuticals, Spain
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- Toxicology Department, Welab Barcelona and Toxicology Department Esteve Pharmaceuticals, Spain
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- Toxicology Department, Welab Barcelona and Toxicology Department Esteve Pharmaceuticals, Spain
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- Toxicology Department, Welab Barcelona and Toxicology Department Esteve Pharmaceuticals, Spain
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Hill T, Rooney J, Abedini J, El-Masri H, Wood CE, Corton JC. Gene Expression Thresholds Derived From Short-term Exposures Identify Rat Liver Tumorigens. Toxicol Sci 2020; 177:41-59. [PMID: 32603419 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfaa102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
Traditional methods for cancer risk assessment are resource-intensive, retrospective, and not feasible for the vast majority of environmental chemicals. In this study, we investigated whether quantitative genomic data from short-term studies may be used to set protective thresholds for potential tumorigenic effects. We hypothesized that gene expression biomarkers measuring activation of the key early events in established pathways for rodent liver cancer exhibit cross-chemical thresholds for tumorigenesis predictive for liver cancer risk. We defined biomarker thresholds for 6 major liver cancer pathways using training sets of chemicals with short-term genomic data (3-29 days of exposure) from the TG-GATES (n = 77 chemicals) and DrugMatrix (n = 86 chemicals) databases and then tested these thresholds within and between datasets. The 6 pathway biomarkers represented genotoxicity, cytotoxicity, and activation of xenobiotic, steroid, and lipid receptors (aryl hydrocarbon receptor, constitutive activated receptor, estrogen receptor, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α). Thresholds were calculated as the maximum values derived from exposures without detectable liver tumor outcomes. We identified clear response values that were consistent across training and test sets. Thresholds derived from the TG-GATES training set were highly predictive (97%) in a test set of independent chemicals, whereas thresholds derived from the DrugMatrix study were 96%-97% predictive for the TG-GATES study. Threshold values derived from an abridged gene list (2/biomarker) also exhibited high predictive accuracy (91%-94%). These findings support the idea that early genomic changes can be used to establish threshold estimates or "molecular tipping points" that are predictive of later-life health outcomes.
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- Thomas Hill
- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure.,Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), NHEERL, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure.,Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), NHEERL, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711.,Integrated Laboratory Systems, Morrisville, North Carolina
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- Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure.,Integrated Laboratory Systems, Morrisville, NC
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Yauk CL, Harrill AH, Ellinger-Ziegelbauer H, van der Laan JW, Moggs J, Froetschl R, Sistare F, Pettit S. A cross-sector call to improve carcinogenicity risk assessment through use of genomic methodologies. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2020; 110:104526. [PMID: 31726190 PMCID: PMC7891877 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2019.104526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Robust genomic approaches are now available to realize improvements in efficiencies and translational relevance of cancer risk assessments for drugs and chemicals. Mechanistic and pathway data generated via genomics provide opportunities to advance beyond historical reliance on apical endpoints of uncertain human relevance. Published research and regulatory evaluations include many examples for which genomic data have been applied to address cancer risk assessment as a health protection endpoint. The alignment of mature, robust, reproducible, and affordable technologies with increasing demands for reduced animal testing sets the stage for this important transition. We present our shared vision for change from leading scientists from academic, government, nonprofit, and industrial sectors and chemical and pharmaceutical safety applications. This call to action builds upon a 2017 workshop on "Advances and Roadblocks for Use of Genomics in Cancer Risk Assessment." The authors propose a path for implementation of innovative cancer risk assessment including incorporating genomic signatures to assess mechanistic relevance of carcinogenicity and enhanced use of genomics in benchmark dose and point of departure evaluations. Novel opportunities for the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors to combine expertise, resources, and objectives to achieve a common goal of improved human health protection are identified.
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle, Park, NC, 27709, USA.
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- BfArM Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany
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- Health and Environmental Sciences Institute, Washington, DC, USA
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