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Herzler M, Abedini J, Allen DG, Germolec D, Gordon J, Ko HS, Matheson J, Reinke E, Strickland J, Thierse HJ, To K, Truax J, Vanselow JT, Kleinstreuer N. Use of human predictive patch test (HPPT) data for the classification of skin sensitization hazard and potency. Arch Toxicol 2024; 98:1253-1269. [PMID: 38483583 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03656-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Since the 1940s, patch tests in healthy volunteers (Human Predictive Patch Tests, HPPTs) have been used to identify chemicals that cause skin sensitization in humans. Recently, we reported the results of a major curation effort to support the development of OECD Guideline 497 on Defined Approaches (DAs) for skin sensitization (OECD in Guideline No. 497: Defined Approaches on Skin Sensitisation, 2021a. https://doi.org/10.1787/b92879a4-en ). In the course of this work, we compiled and published a database of 2277 HPPT results for 1366 unique test substances (Strickland et al. in Arch Toxicol 97:2825-2837, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-023-03530-3 ). Here we report a detailed analysis of the value of HPPT data for classification of chemicals as skin sensitizers under the United Nations' Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). As a result, we propose the dose per skin area (DSA) used for classification by the GHS to be replaced by or complemented with a dose descriptor that may better reflect sensitization incidence [e.g., the DSA causing induction of sensitization in one individual (DSA1+) or the DSA leading to an incidence of induction in 5% of the tested individuals (DSA05)]. We also propose standardized concepts and workflows for assessing individual HPPT results, for integrating multiple HPPT results and for using them in concert with Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) data in a weight of evidence (WoE) assessment. Overall, our findings show that HPPT results are often not sufficient for deriving unambiguous classifications on their own. However, where they are, the resulting classifications are reliable and reproducible and can be integrated well with those from other skin sensitization data, such as the LLNA.
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- Matthias Herzler
- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.
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- Systems Toxicology Branch, Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Rockville, MD, USA
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- United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Inotiv, Inc., Morrisville, NC, USA
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), Predictive Toxicology Branch, Division of Translational Toxicology, NIEHS/NIH, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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van der Zalm AJ, Daniel AB, Raabe HA, Choksi N, Flint Silva T, Breeden-Alemi J, O'Dell L, Kleinstreuer NC, Lowit AB, Allen DG, Clippinger AJ. Defined approaches to classify agrochemical formulations into EPA hazard categories developed using EpiOcular TM reconstructed human corneal epithelium and bovine corneal opacity and permeability assays. Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2024; 43:58-68. [PMID: 37905558 DOI: 10.1080/15569527.2023.2275029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/02/2023]
Abstract
Many sectors have seen complete replacement of the in vivo rabbit eye test with reproducible and relevant in vitro and ex vivo methods to assess the eye corrosion/irritation potential of chemicals. However, the in vivo rabbit eye test remains the standard test used for agrochemical formulations in some countries. Therefore, two defined approaches (DAs) for assessing conventional agrochemical formulations were developed, using the EpiOcularTM Eye Irritation Test (EIT) [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) test guideline (TG) 492] and the Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability (OECD TG 437; BCOP) test with histopathology. Presented here are the results from testing 29 agrochemical formulations, which were evaluated against the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) pesticide classification system, and assessed using orthogonal validation, rather than direct concordance analysis with the historical in vivo rabbit eye data. Scientific confidence was established by evaluating the methods and testing results using an established framework that considers fitness for purpose, human biological relevance, technical characterisation, data integrity and transparency, and independent review. The in vitro and ex vivo methods used in the DAs were demonstrated to be as or more fit for purpose, reliable and relevant than the in vivo rabbit eye test. Overall, there is high scientific confidence in the use of these DAs for assessing the eye corrosion/irritation potential of agrochemical formulations.
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- Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Washington, DC, USA
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NC, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Washington, DC, USA
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Strickland J, Abedini J, Allen DG, Gordon J, Hull V, Kleinstreuer NC, Ko HS, Matheson J, Thierse HJ, Truax J, Vanselow JT, Herzler M. A database of human predictive patch test data for skin sensitization. Arch Toxicol 2023; 97:2825-2837. [PMID: 37615678 PMCID: PMC10504114 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03530-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Critical to the evaluation of non-animal tests are reference data with which to assess their relevance. Animal data are typically used because they are generally standardized and available. However, when regulatory agencies aim to protect human health, human reference data provide the benefit of not having to account for possible interspecies variability. To support the evaluation of non-animal approaches for skin sensitization assessment, we collected data from 2277 human predictive patch tests (HPPTs), i.e., human repeat insult patch tests and human maximization tests, for skin sensitization from 1555 publications. We recorded protocol elements and positive or negative outcomes, developed a scoring system to evaluate each test for reliability, and calculated traditional and non-traditional dose metrics. We also traced each test result back to its original report to remove duplicates. The resulting database, which contains information for 1366 unique substances, was characterized for physicochemical properties, chemical structure categories, and protein binding mechanisms. This database is publicly available on the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods website and in the Integrated Chemical Environment to serve as a resource for additional evaluation of alternative methods and development of new approach methodologies for skin sensitization assessments.
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- United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Division of Translational Toxicology, National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- United States Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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Sharma M, Stucki AO, Verstraelen S, Stedeford TJ, Jacobs A, Maes F, Poelmans D, Van Laer J, Remy S, Frijns E, Allen DG, Clippinger AJ. Human cell-based in vitro systems to assess respiratory toxicity: a case study using silanes. Toxicol Sci 2023; 195:213-230. [PMID: 37498623 PMCID: PMC10535780 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfad074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2023] Open
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Inhalation is a major route by which human exposure to substances can occur. Resources have therefore been dedicated to optimize human-relevant in vitro approaches that can accurately and efficiently predict the toxicity of inhaled chemicals for robust risk assessment and management. In this study-the IN vitro Systems to PredIct REspiratory toxicity Initiative-2 cell-based systems were used to predict the ability of chemicals to cause portal-of-entry effects on the human respiratory tract. A human bronchial epithelial cell line (BEAS-2B) and a reconstructed human tissue model (MucilAir, Epithelix) were exposed to triethoxysilane (TES) and trimethoxysilane (TMS) as vapor (mixed with N2 gas) at the air-liquid interface. Cell viability, cytotoxicity, and secretion of inflammatory markers were assessed in both cell systems and, for MucilAir tissues, morphology, barrier integrity, cilia beating frequency, and recovery after 7 days were also examined. The results show that both cell systems provide valuable information; the BEAS-2B cells were more sensitive in terms of cell viability and inflammatory markers, whereas MucilAir tissues allowed for the assessment of additional cellular effects and time points. As a proof of concept, the data were also used to calculate human equivalent concentrations. As expected, based on chemical properties and existing data, the silanes demonstrated toxicity in both systems with TMS being generally more toxic than TES. Overall, the results demonstrate that these in vitro test systems can provide valuable information relevant to predicting the likelihood of toxicity following inhalation exposure to chemicals in humans.
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- Monita Sharma
- PETA Science Consortium International e.V., 70499 Stuttgart, Germany
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- PETA Science Consortium International e.V., 70499 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Sustainable HEALTH Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), BE-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Sustainable HEALTH Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), BE-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Sustainable HEALTH Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), BE-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Sustainable HEALTH Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), BE-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Sustainable HEALTH Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), BE-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Sustainable HEALTH Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), BE-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Sustainable HEALTH Unit, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), BE-2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Inotiv, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27560, USA
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- PETA Science Consortium International e.V., 70499 Stuttgart, Germany
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Strickland J, Haugabrooks E, Allen DG, Balottin LB, Hirabayashi Y, Kleinstreuer NC, Kojima H, Nishizawa C, Prieto P, Ratzlaff DE, Jeong J, Lee J, Yang Y, Lin P, Sullivan K, Casey W. International regulatory uses of acute systemic toxicity data and integration of new approach methodologies. Crit Rev Toxicol 2023; 53:385-411. [PMID: 37646804 PMCID: PMC10592330 DOI: 10.1080/10408444.2023.2240852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Chemical regulatory authorities around the world require systemic toxicity data from acute exposures via the oral, dermal, and inhalation routes for human health risk assessment. To identify opportunities for regulatory uses of non-animal replacements for these tests, we reviewed acute systemic toxicity testing requirements for jurisdictions that participate in the International Cooperation on Alternative Test Methods (ICATM): Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and the USA. The chemical sectors included in our review of each jurisdiction were cosmetics, consumer products, industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and pesticides. We found acute systemic toxicity data were most often required for hazard assessment, classification, and labeling, and to a lesser extent quantitative risk assessment. Where animal methods were required, animal reduction methods were typically recommended. For many jurisdictions and chemical sectors, non-animal alternatives are not accepted, but several jurisdictions provide guidance to support the use of test waivers to reduce animal use for specific applications. An understanding of international regulatory requirements for acute systemic toxicity testing will inform ICATM's strategy for the development, acceptance, and implementation of non-animal alternatives to assess the health hazards and risks associated with acute toxicity.
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- Judy Strickland
- Inotiv, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20016, USA
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- Inotiv, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO), Av. Nossa Senhora das Graças, no. 50, 22250-020, Duque de Caxias, RJ, Brazil
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- Center for Biological Safety and Research, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-9501, Japan
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki 210-9501, Japan
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- Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA), Setor de Indústria e Abastecimento (SIA) - Trecho 5, Área Especial 57, Lote 200, 71205-050 - Brasilia /DF, Brazil
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
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- New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9 Canada
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- Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2(i)-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdoek-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28159, Korea
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- Toxicological Evaluation and Research Department, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, 187 Osongsaengmyeong 2(i)-ro, Osong-eup, Heungdoek-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28159, Korea
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- Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qunxian Road 160, Panyu strict, Guangzhou, China 510430
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- National Health Research Institutes, No. 35, Keyan Road, Zhunan Town, Miaoli County 350, Taiwan
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- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, 5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20016, USA
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Strickland J, Allen DG, Germolec D, Kleinstreuer N, Johnson VJ, Gulledge T, Truax J, Lowit A, Dole T, McMahon T, Panger M, Facey J, Savage S. Application of Defined Approaches to Assess Skin Sensitization Potency of Isothiazolinone Compounds. Appl In Vitro Toxicol 2022; 8:117-128. [PMID: 36647556 PMCID: PMC9814110 DOI: 10.1089/aivt.2022.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Isothiazolinones (ITs) are widely used as antimicrobial preservatives in cosmetics and as additives for preservation of consumer and industrial products to control bacteria, fungi, and algae. Although they are effective biocides, they have the potential to produce skin irritation and sensitization, which poses a human health hazard. In this project, we evaluated nonanimal defined approaches (DAs) for skin sensitization that can provide point-of-departure estimates for use in quantitative risk assessment for ITs. MATERIALS AND METHODS The skin sensitization potential of six ITs was evaluated using three internationally harmonized nonanimal test methods: the direct peptide reactivity assay, KeratinoSens™, and the human cell line activation test. Results from these test methods were then applied to two versions of the Shiseido Artificial Neural Network DA. RESULTS Sensitization hazard or potency predictions were compared with those of the in vivo murine local lymph node assay (LLNA). The nonanimal methods produced skin sensitization hazard and potency classifications concordant with those of the LLNA. EC3 values (the estimated concentration needed to produce a stimulation index of three, the threshold positive response) generated by the DAs had less variability than LLNA EC3 values, and confidence limits from the DAs overlapped those of the LLNA EC3 for most substances. CONCLUSION The application of in silico models to in chemico and in vitro skin sensitization data is a promising data integration procedure for DAs to support hazard and potency classification and quantitative risk assessment.
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- Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Burleson Research Technologies, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
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- Burleson Research Technologies, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
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- Inotiv, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Min H, Yang B, Allen DG, Grandey AA, Liu M. Wisdom from the crowd: Can recommender systems predict employee turnover and its destinations? Personnel Psychology 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/peps.12551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Hanyi Min
- The Pennsylvania State University State College Pennsylvania USA
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- Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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Yu KYT, Dineen BR, Allen DG, Klotz AC. Winning applicants and influencing job seekers: An introduction to the special issue on employer branding and talent acquisition. Human Resource Management 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/hrm.22140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Krannert School of Management Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA
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- Neely School of Business Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas USA
- Warwick Business School University of Warwick Coventry UK
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Allen DG. The spatial distribution of glycogen and glycogen consumption in muscle cells. J Gen Physiol 2022; 154:213402. [PMID: 35976153 PMCID: PMC9388224 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.202213238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
David G. Allen looks at new research from the Nielsen lab.
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- David G. Allen
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia,Correspondence to David G. Allen:
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Bilgili TV, Bilgili H, Allen DG, Loncarich H, Kedia BL, Johnson JL. Friends, foes, or “frenemies”: Intercountry relations and cross‐border acquisitions. Global Strategy Journal 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/gsj.1460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Department of Management Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA
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- Management, Entrepreneurship and Leadership Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas USA
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- Department of Management Kansas State University Manhattan Kansas USA
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- Department of Management University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USA
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- Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Venture Innovation University of Arkansas Fayetteville Arkansas USA
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Porter CM, Hancock J, Allen DG, Snyder GP. The multiple roles of network ties in the employee job search process. Human Resource Management 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/hrm.22135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Caitlin M. Porter
- Fogelman College of Business and Economics University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USA
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- G. Brint Ryan College of Business University of North Texas Denton Texas USA
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- Neeley School of Business Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas USA
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- Department of Psychology University of Houston Houston Texas USA
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Rogers B, Brown J, Allen DG, Casey W, Clippinger AJ. Replacement of in vivo leptospirosis vaccine potency testing in the United States. Biologicals 2022; 78:36-44. [PMID: 35753962 DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2022.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 05/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates the potency testing of leptospirosis vaccines, which are administered to animals to protect against infection by Leptospira bacteria. Despite the long-term availability of in vitro test methods for assessing batch potency, the use of hamsters in lethal in vivo batch potency testing persists to varying degrees across leptospirosis vaccine manufacturers. For all manufacturers of these products, data collected from public USDA records show an estimated 40% decline in the annual use of hamsters from 2014 to 2020, with an estimated 55% decrease in the number of hamsters expected to have been used in leptospirosis vaccine potency tests (i.e., those in USDA Category E). An estimated 49,000 hamsters were used in 2020, with about 15,000 hamsters in Category E specifically. Based on this assessment, additional efforts are needed to fully implement in vitro batch potency testing as a replacement for the in vivo batch potency test. We propose steps that can be taken collaboratively by the USDA Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB), manufacturers of leptospirosis vaccines, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations to accelerate broader use of the in vitro approach.
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- Bridget Rogers
- PETA Science Consortium International e.V, Friolzheimer Str. 3, 70499, Stuttgart, Germany.
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- PETA Science Consortium International e.V, Friolzheimer Str. 3, 70499, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Inotiv Inc, PO Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Predictive Toxicology Branch, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, PO Box 12233, MD:K2-16, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- PETA Science Consortium International e.V, Friolzheimer Str. 3, 70499, Stuttgart, Germany
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Sedykh A, Choksi NY, Allen DG, Casey WM, Shah R, Kleinstreuer NC. Mixtures-Inclusive In Silico Models of Ocular Toxicity Based on United States and International Hazard Categories. Chem Res Toxicol 2022; 35:992-1000. [PMID: 35549170 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.1c00443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Computational modeling grounded in reliable experimental data can help design effective non-animal approaches to predict the eye irritation and corrosion potential of chemicals. The National Toxicology Program (NTP) Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM) has compiled and curated a database of in vivo eye irritation studies from the scientific literature and from stakeholder-provided data. The database contains 810 annotated records of 593 unique substances, including mixtures, categorized according to UN GHS and US EPA hazard classifications. This study reports a set of in silico models to predict EPA and GHS hazard classifications for chemicals and mixtures, accounting for purity by setting thresholds of 100% and 10% concentration. We used two approaches to predict classification of mixtures: conventional and mixture-based. Conventional models evaluated substances based on the chemical structure of its major component. These models achieved balanced accuracy in the range of 68-80% and 87-96% for the 100% and 10% test concentration thresholds, respectively. Mixture-based models, which accounted for all known components in the substance by weighted feature averaging, showed similar or slightly higher accuracy of 72-79% and 89-94% for the respective thresholds. We also noted a strong trend between the pH feature metric calculated for each substance and its activity. Across all the models, the calculated pH of inactive substances was within one log10 unit of neutral pH, on average, while for active substances, pH varied from neutral by at least 2 log10 units. This pH dependency is especially important for complex mixtures. Additional evaluation on an external test set of 673 substances obtained from ECHA dossiers achieved balanced accuracies of 64-71%, which suggests that these models can be useful in screening compounds for ocular irritation potential. Negative predictive value was particularly high and indicates the potential application of these models in a bottom-up approach to identify nonirritant substances.
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- Alexander Sedykh
- Sciome LLC, 1920 E NC 54 Hwy, Suite 510, Durham, North Carolina 27713, United States
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems Inc, 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 200, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, United States
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems Inc, 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 200, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, United States
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- NIH/NIEHS/DNTP/NICEATM, 530 Davis Drive, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, United States
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- Sciome LLC, 1920 E NC 54 Hwy, Suite 510, Durham, North Carolina 27713, United States
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- NIH/NIEHS/DNTP/NICEATM, 530 Davis Drive, Morrisville, North Carolina 27560, United States
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Strickland J, Truax J, Corvaro M, Settivari R, Henriquez J, McFadden J, Gulledge T, Johnson V, Gehen S, Germolec D, Allen DG, Kleinstreuer N. Application of Defined Approaches for Skin Sensitization to Agrochemical Products. Front Toxicol 2022; 4:852856. [PMID: 35586187 PMCID: PMC9108145 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2022.852856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Skin sensitization testing is a regulatory requirement for safety evaluations of pesticides in multiple countries. Globally harmonized test guidelines that include in chemico and in vitro methods reduce animal use, but no single assay is recommended as a complete replacement for animal tests. Defined approaches (DAs) that integrate data from multiple non-animal methods are accepted; however, the methods that comprise them have been evaluated using monoconstituent substances rather than mixtures or formulations. To address this data gap, we tested 27 agrochemical formulations in the direct peptide reactivity assay (DPRA), the KeratinoSens™ assay, and the human cell line activation test (h-CLAT). These data were used as inputs to evaluate three DAs for hazard classification of skin sensitization potential and two DAs for potency categorization. When compared to historical animal results, balanced accuracy for the DAs for predicting in vivo skin sensitization hazard (i.e., sensitizer vs. nonsensitizer) ranged from 56 to 78%. The best performing DA was the “2 out of 3 (2o3)” DA, in which the hazard classification was based on two concordant results from the DPRA, KeratinoSens, or h-CLAT. The KE 3/1 sequential testing strategy (STS), which uses h-CLAT and DPRA results, and the integrated testing strategy (ITSv2), which uses h-CLAT, DPRA, and an in silico hazard prediction from OECD QSAR Toolbox, had balanced accuracies of 56–57% for hazard classification. Of the individual test methods, KeratinoSens had the best performance for predicting in vivo hazard outcomes. Its balanced accuracy of 81% was similar to that of the 2o3 DA (78%). For predicting potency categories defined by the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS), the correct classification rate of the STS was 52% and that of the ITSv2 was 43%. These results demonstrate that non-animal test methods have utility for evaluating the skin sensitization potential of agrochemical formulations as compared to animal reference data. While additional data generation is needed, testing strategies such as DAs anchored to human biology and mechanistic information provide a promising approach for agrochemical formulation testing.
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- Judy Strickland
- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
- *Correspondence: Judy Strickland,
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Regulatory Sciences R&D, Rome, Italy
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- Corteva Agriscience, General, Genetic, and Molecular Toxicology, Newark, DE, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Regulatory Toxicology and Risk Group, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Regulatory Toxicology and Risk Group, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Burleson Research Technologies, Inc., Morrisville, NC, United States
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- Burleson Research Technologies, Inc., Morrisville, NC, United States
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- Corteva Agriscience, Regulatory Toxicology and Risk Group, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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- Systems Toxicology Branch, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States
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Chang X, Tan YM, Allen DG, Bell S, Brown PC, Browning L, Ceger P, Gearhart J, Hakkinen PJ, Kabadi SV, Kleinstreuer NC, Lumen A, Matheson J, Paini A, Pangburn HA, Petersen EJ, Reinke EN, Ribeiro AJS, Sipes N, Sweeney LM, Wambaugh JF, Wange R, Wetmore BA, Mumtaz M. IVIVE: Facilitating the Use of In Vitro Toxicity Data in Risk Assessment and Decision Making. Toxics 2022; 10:232. [PMID: 35622645 PMCID: PMC9143724 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10050232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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During the past few decades, the science of toxicology has been undergoing a transformation from observational to predictive science. New approach methodologies (NAMs), including in vitro assays, in silico models, read-across, and in vitro to in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE), are being developed to reduce, refine, or replace whole animal testing, encouraging the judicious use of time and resources. Some of these methods have advanced past the exploratory research stage and are beginning to gain acceptance for the risk assessment of chemicals. A review of the recent literature reveals a burst of IVIVE publications over the past decade. In this review, we propose operational definitions for IVIVE, present literature examples for several common toxicity endpoints, and highlight their implications in decision-making processes across various federal agencies, as well as international organizations, including those in the European Union (EU). The current challenges and future needs are also summarized for IVIVE. In addition to refining and reducing the number of animals in traditional toxicity testing protocols and being used for prioritizing chemical testing, the goal to use IVIVE to facilitate the replacement of animal models can be achieved through their continued evolution and development, including a strategic plan to qualify IVIVE methods for regulatory acceptance.
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- Xiaoqing Chang
- Inotiv-RTP, 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 200, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA; (X.C.); (D.G.A.); (S.B.); (L.B.); (P.C.)
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Durham, NC 27709, USA;
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- Inotiv-RTP, 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 200, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA; (X.C.); (D.G.A.); (S.B.); (L.B.); (P.C.)
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- Inotiv-RTP, 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 200, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA; (X.C.); (D.G.A.); (S.B.); (L.B.); (P.C.)
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20903, USA; (P.C.B.); (A.J.S.R.); (R.W.)
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- Inotiv-RTP, 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 200, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA; (X.C.); (D.G.A.); (S.B.); (L.B.); (P.C.)
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- Inotiv-RTP, 601 Keystone Park Drive, Suite 200, Morrisville, NC 27560, USA; (X.C.); (D.G.A.); (S.B.); (L.B.); (P.C.)
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- The Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Air Force Research Laboratory, 711 Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433, USA;
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- National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA;
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Additive Safety, 5001 Campus Drive, HFS-275, College Park, MD 20740, USA;
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA;
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA;
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- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Division of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, USA;
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy;
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, 711 Human Performance Wing, 2729 R Street, Area B, Building 837, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433, USA;
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- U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA;
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- U.S. Army Public Health Center, 8252 Blackhawk Rd., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010, USA;
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20903, USA; (P.C.B.); (A.J.S.R.); (R.W.)
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, 109 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA; (N.S.); (J.F.W.); (B.A.W.)
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- UES, Inc., 4401 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek, OH 45432, Assigned to Air Force Research Laboratory, 711 Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433, USA;
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, 109 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA; (N.S.); (J.F.W.); (B.A.W.)
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20903, USA; (P.C.B.); (A.J.S.R.); (R.W.)
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure, 109 TW Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA; (N.S.); (J.F.W.); (B.A.W.)
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- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Office of the Associate Director for Science, 1600 Clifton Road, S102-2, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Petersen EJ, Ceger P, Allen DG, Coyle J, Derk R, Garcia-Reyero N, Gordon J, Kleinstreuer NC, Matheson J, McShan D, Nelson BC, Patri AK, Rice P, Rojanasakul L, Sasidharan A, Scarano L, Chang X. U.S. Federal Agency interests and key considerations for new approach methodologies for nanomaterials. ALTEX 2022; 39:183–206. [PMID: 34874455 PMCID: PMC9115850 DOI: 10.14573/altex.2105041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) come in a wide array of shapes, sizes, surface coatings, and compositions, and often possess novel or enhanced properties compared to larger sized particles of the same elemental composition. To ensure the safe commercialization of products containing ENMs, it is important to thoroughly understand their potential risks. Given that ENMs can be created in an almost infinite number of variations, it is not feasible to conduct in vivo testing on each type of ENM. Instead, new approach methodologies (NAMs) such as in vitro or in chemico test methods may be needed, given their capacity for higher throughput testing, lower cost, and ability to provide information on toxicological mechanisms. However, the different behaviors of ENMs compared to dissolved chemicals may challenge safety testing of ENMs using NAMs. In this study, member agencies within the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods were queried about what types of ENMs are of agency interest and whether there is agency-specific guidance for ENM toxicity testing. To support the ability of NAMs to provide robust results in ENM testing, two key issues in the usage of NAMs, namely dosimetry and interference/bias controls, are thoroughly discussed.
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- Elijah J Petersen
- U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV, USA.,Current affiliation: UES, Inc., Dayton, OH, USA
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
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- U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Toxicological Research, Jefferson, AR, USA
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, College Park, MD, USA
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- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Washington, DC, USA
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Washington, DC, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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De Meulenaere K, Allen DG, Kunze F. Age separation and voluntary turnover: asymmetric effects for collective turnover rates and individual turnover intentions depending on age. Personnel Psychology 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/peps.12505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Kim De Meulenaere
- University of Antwerp Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Management & Antwerp Management School Prinsstraat 13 Antwerp 2000 Belgium
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- TCU Neeley School of Business Management and Leadership Fort Worth TX 76129 USA
- Warwick Business School University of Warwick UK
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- University of Konstanz Chair for Organizational Studies Universitätsstraße 10 Konstanz 78464 Germany
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Peltokorpi V, Allen DG, Shipp A. Time to leave? The interaction of temporal focus and turnover intentions in explaining voluntary turnover behavior. Applied Psychology 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/apps.12378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Vesa Peltokorpi
- Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Social Sciences Hiroshima Japan
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- Texas Christian University and University of Warwick, Neeley School of Business Fort Worth Texas
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- Texas Christian , Neeley School of Business University Fort Worth Texas
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Pamies D, Leist M, Coecke S, Bowe G, Allen DG, Gstraunthaler G, Bal-Price A, Pistollato F, de Vries RBM, Hogberg HT, Hartung T, Stacey G. Guidance document on Good Cell and Tissue Culture Practice 2.0 (GCCP 2.0). ALTEX 2021; 39:30-70. [PMID: 34882777 DOI: 10.14573/altex.2111011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Good Cell and Tissue Culture Practice (GCCP) 2.0 is an updated guidance document from GCCP 1.0 (published by ECVAM in 2005), which was developed for practical use in the laboratory to assure the reproducibility of in vitro (cell-based) work. The update in the guidance was essential as cell models have advanced dramatically to more complex culture systems and need more comprehensive quality management to ensure reproducibility and high-quality scientific data. This document describes six main principles to consider when performing cell culture including characterization and maintenance of essential characteristics, quality management, documentation and reporting, safety, education and training, and ethics. The document does not intend to impose detailed procedures but to describe potential quality issues. It is foreseen that the document will require further updates as the science and technologies evolve over time.
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- David Pamies
- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Swiss Centre for Applied Human Toxicology (SCAHT), Basel, Switzerland
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- Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Europe, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
- In vitro Toxicology and Biomedicine, Dept inaugurated by the Doerenkamp-Zbinden Foundation, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
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- European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC., Morrisville, NC, USA
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- European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
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- Evidence-based Toxicology Collaboration, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
- SYRCLE, Department for Health Evidence, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) Europe, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
- Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT), Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- International Stem Cell Banking Initiative, Barley, Herts, UK
- National Stem Cell Resource Centre, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Innovation Academy for Stem Cell and Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Feng J, Allen DG, Seibert SE. Once an entrepreneur, always an entrepreneur? Entrepreneurial identity, job characteristics, and voluntary turnover of former entrepreneurs in paid employment. Personnel Psychology 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/peps.12455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Jie Feng
- School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey USA
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- Neeley School of Business Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas USA
- Warwick Business School Coventry UK
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- School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey USA
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Clippinger AJ, Raabe HA, Allen DG, Choksi NY, van der Zalm AJ, Kleinstreuer NC, Barroso J, Lowit AB. Human-relevant approaches to assess eye corrosion/irritation potential of agrochemical formulations. Cutan Ocul Toxicol 2021; 40:145-167. [PMID: 33830843 DOI: 10.1080/15569527.2021.1910291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
There are multiple in vitro and ex vivo eye irritation and corrosion test methods that are available as internationally harmonized test guidelines for regulatory use. Despite their demonstrated usefulness to a broad range of substances through inter-laboratory validation studies, they have not been widely adopted for testing agrochemical formulations due to a lack of concordance with parallel results from the traditional regulatory test method for this endpoint, the rabbit eye test. The inherent variability of the rabbit test, differences in the anatomy of the rabbit and human eyes, and differences in modelling exposures in rabbit eyes relative to human eyes contribute to this lack of concordance. Ultimately, the regulatory purpose for these tests is protection of human health, and, thus, there is a need for a testing approach based on human biology. This paper reviews the available in vivo, in vitro and ex vivo test methods with respect to their relevance to human ocular anatomy, anticipated exposure scenarios, and the mechanisms of eye irritation/corrosion in humans. Each of the in vitro and ex vivo methods described is generally appropriate for identifying non-irritants. To discriminate among eye irritants, the human three-dimensional epithelial and full thickness corneal models provide the most detailed information about the severity of irritation. Consideration of the mechanisms of eye irritation, and the strengths and limitations of the in vivo, in vitro and ex vivo test methods, show that the in vitro/ex vivo methods are as or more reflective of human biology and less variable than the currently used rabbit approach. Suggestions are made for further optimizing the most promising methods to distinguish between severe (corrosive), moderate, mild and non-irritants and provide information about the reversibility of effects. Also considered is the utility of including additional information (e.g. physical chemical properties), consistent with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's guidance document on an integrated approach to testing and assessment of potential eye irritation. Combining structural and functional information about a test substance with test results from human-relevant methods will ensure the best protection of humans following accidental eye exposure to agrochemicals.
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- Institute for In Vitro Sciences, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, LLC, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, VA, Italy
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- US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC, USA
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Pineda S, Nikolova-Krstevski V, Leimena C, Atkinson AJ, Altekoester AK, Cox CD, Jacoby A, Huttner IG, Ju YK, Soka M, Ohanian M, Trivedi G, Kalvakuri S, Birker K, Johnson R, Molenaar P, Kuchar D, Allen DG, van Helden DF, Harvey RP, Hill AP, Bodmer R, Vogler G, Dobrzynski H, Ocorr K, Fatkin D. Conserved Role of the Large Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channel, K Ca1.1, in Sinus Node Function and Arrhythmia Risk. Circ Genom Precis Med 2021; 14:e003144. [PMID: 33629867 DOI: 10.1161/circgen.120.003144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND KCNMA1 encodes the α-subunit of the large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel, KCa1.1, and lies within a linkage interval for atrial fibrillation (AF). Insights into the cardiac functions of KCa1.1 are limited, and KCNMA1 has not been investigated as an AF candidate gene. METHODS The KCNMA1 gene was sequenced in 118 patients with familial AF. The role of KCa1.1 in normal cardiac structure and function was evaluated in humans, mice, zebrafish, and fly. A novel KCNMA1 variant was functionally characterized. RESULTS A complex KCNMA1 variant was identified in 1 kindred with AF. To evaluate potential disease mechanisms, we first evaluated the distribution of KCa1.1 in normal hearts using immunostaining and immunogold electron microscopy. KCa1.1 was seen throughout the atria and ventricles in humans and mice, with strong expression in the sinus node. In an ex vivo murine sinoatrial node preparation, addition of the KCa1.1 antagonist, paxilline, blunted the increase in beating rate induced by adrenergic receptor stimulation. Knockdown of the KCa1.1 ortholog, kcnma1b, in zebrafish embryos resulted in sinus bradycardia with dilatation and reduced contraction of the atrium and ventricle. Genetic inactivation of the Drosophila KCa1.1 ortholog, slo, systemically or in adult stages, also slowed the heartbeat and produced fibrillatory cardiac contractions. Electrophysiological characterization of slo-deficient flies revealed bursts of action potentials, reflecting increased events of fibrillatory arrhythmias. Flies with cardiac-specific overexpression of the human KCNMA1 mutant also showed increased heart period and bursts of action potentials, similar to the KCa1.1 loss-of-function models. CONCLUSIONS Our data point to a highly conserved role of KCa1.1 in sinus node function in humans, mice, zebrafish, and fly and suggest that KCa1.1 loss of function may predispose to AF.
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- Santiago Pineda
- Development, Aging & Regeneration Program, Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA (S.P., S.K., K.B., R.B., G.V., K.O.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.).,Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Kensington (V.N.-K., I.G.H., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (A.J.A., H.D.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.).,Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Kensington (V.N.-K., I.G.H., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown (Y.-K.J., D.G.A.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Development, Aging & Regeneration Program, Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA (S.P., S.K., K.B., R.B., G.V., K.O.)
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- Development, Aging & Regeneration Program, Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA (S.P., S.K., K.B., R.B., G.V., K.O.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.).,Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Kensington (V.N.-K., I.G.H., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology (P.M.).,School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (P.M.)
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- Cardiology Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst (D.K., D.F.)
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- Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Camperdown (Y.-K.J., D.G.A.)
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- University of Newcastle and Hunter Medical Research Institute, NSW, Australia (D.F.v.H.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.).,Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Kensington (V.N.-K., I.G.H., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.).,Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Kensington (V.N.-K., I.G.H., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.)
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- Development, Aging & Regeneration Program, Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA (S.P., S.K., K.B., R.B., G.V., K.O.)
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- Development, Aging & Regeneration Program, Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA (S.P., S.K., K.B., R.B., G.V., K.O.)
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (A.J.A., H.D.).,Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland (H.D.)
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- Development, Aging & Regeneration Program, Sanford-Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, CA (S.P., S.K., K.B., R.B., G.V., K.O.)
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- Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, Darlinghurst (V.N.-K., C.L., A.-K.A., C.D.C., A.J., I.G.H., M.S., M.O., G.T., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.).,Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney, Kensington (V.N.-K., I.G.H., R.J., R.P.H., A.P.H., D.F.).,Cardiology Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst (D.K., D.F.)
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Sullivan K, Allen DG, Clippinger AJ, Wilson DM, Edwards SW, Glover K, Mansouri K, Settivari R, Wijeyesakere SJ, Casey W. Mind the gaps: Prioritizing activities to meet regulatory needs for acute systemic lethality. ALTEX 2021; 38:327-335. [PMID: 33511999 DOI: 10.14573/altex.2012121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Efforts are underway to develop and implement nonanimal approaches which can characterize acute systemic lethality. A workshop was held in October 2019 to discuss developments in the prediction of acute oral lethality for chemicals and mixtures, as well as progress and needs in the understanding and modeling of mechanisms of acute lethality. During the workshop, each speaker led the group through a series of charge questions to determine clear next steps to progress the aims of the workshop. Participants concluded that a variety of approaches will be needed and should be applied in a tiered fashion. Non-testing approaches, including waiving tests, computational models for single chemicals, and calculating the acute lethality of mixtures based on the LD50 values of mixture components, could be used for some assessments now, especially in the very toxic or non-toxic classification ranges. Agencies can develop policies indicating contexts under which mathematical approaches for mixtures assessment are acceptable; to expand applicability, poorly predicted mixtures should be examined to understand discrepancies and adapt the approach. Transparency and an understanding of the variability of in vivo approaches are crucial to facilitate regulatory application of new approaches. In a replacement strategy, mechanistically based in vitro or in silico models will be needed to support non-testing approaches especially for highly acutely toxic chemicals. The workshop discussed approaches that can be used in the immediate or near term for some applications and identified remaining actions needed to implement approaches to fully replace the use of animals for acute systemic toxicity testing.
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- Kristie Sullivan
- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Washington, DC, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, Chemical Biological Center, APG, MD, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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- National Toxicology Program, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
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Kim KY, Messersmith JG, Allen DG. Are they worth it? Warmth and competence perceptions influence the investment of slack resources in and the efficacy of HPWS. Personnel Psychology 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/peps.12421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Kyoung Yong Kim
- Department of Management, College of Business City University of Hong Kong Kowloon Hong Kong
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- Neeley School of Business Texas Christian University Fort Worth Texas
- Warwick Business School University of Warwick Coventry UK
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Rubenstein AL, Peltokorpi V, Allen DG. Work-home and home-work conflict and voluntary turnover: A conservation of resources explanation for contrasting moderation effects of on- and off-the-job embeddedness. Journal of Vocational Behavior 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2020.103413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Allen DG. Human muscle performance. J Physiol 2019; 598:613-614. [PMID: 31834947 DOI: 10.1113/jp279364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- David G Allen
- School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
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Allen DG. Calcium sensitivity and muscle disease. J Physiol 2019; 597:4435-4436. [DOI: 10.1113/jp278471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- David G. Allen
- School of Medical SciencesFaculty of MedicineUniversity of Sydney Australia
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Trajanovska S, Ban J, Huang J, Gregorevic P, Morsch M, Allen DG, Phillips WD. Muscle specific kinase protects dystrophic mdx mouse muscles from eccentric contraction-induced loss of force-producing capacity. J Physiol 2019; 597:4831-4850. [PMID: 31340406 DOI: 10.1113/jp277839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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KEY POINTS Adeno-associated viral vector was used to elevate the expression of muscle specific kinase (MuSK) and rapsyn (a cytoplasmic MuSK effector protein) in the tibialis anterior muscle of wild-type and dystrophic (mdx) mice. In mdx mice, enhanced expression of either MuSK or rapsyn ameliorated the acute loss of muscle force associated with strain injury. Increases in sarcolemmal immunolabelling for utrophin and β-dystroglycan suggest a mechanism for the protective effect of MuSK in mdx muscles. MuSK also caused subtle changes to the structure and function of the neuromuscular junction, suggesting novel roles for MuSK in muscle physiology and pathophysiology. ABSTRACT Muscle specific kinase (MuSK) has a well-defined role in stabilizing the developing mammalian neuromuscular junction, but MuSK might also be protective in some neuromuscular diseases. In the dystrophin-deficient mdx mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, limb muscles are especially fragile. We injected the tibialis anterior muscle of 8-week-old mdx and wild-type (C57BL10) mice with adeno-associated viral vectors encoding either MuSK or rapsyn (a cytoplasmic MuSK effector protein) fused to green fluorescent protein (MuSK-GFP and rapsyn-GFP, respectively). Contralateral muscles injected with empty vector served as controls. One month later mice were anaesthetized with isoflurane and isometric force-producing capacity was recorded from the distal tendon. MuSK-GFP caused an unexpected decay in nerve-evoked tetanic force, both in wild-type and mdx muscles, without affecting contraction elicited by direct electrical stimulation of the muscle. Muscle fragility was probed by challenging muscles with a strain injury protocol consisting of a series of four strain-producing eccentric contractions in vivo. When applied to muscles of mdx mice, eccentric contraction produced an acute 27% reduction in directly evoked muscle force output, affirming the susceptibility of mdx muscles to strain injury. mdx muscles overexpressing MuSK-GFP or rapsyn-GFP exhibited significantly milder force deficits after the eccentric contraction challenge (15% and 14%, respectively). The protective effect of MuSK-GFP in muscles of mdx mice was associated with increased immunolabelling for utrophin and β-dystroglycan in the sarcolemma. Elevating the expression of MuSK or rapsyn revealed several distinct synaptic and extrasynaptic effects, suggesting novel roles for MuSK signalling in muscle physiology and pathophysiology.
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- S Trajanovska
- Physiology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Physiology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Physiology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Neurology, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Physiology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Physiology and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Patlewicz G, Lizarraga LE, Rua D, Allen DG, Daniel AB, Fitzpatrick SC, Garcia-Reyero N, Gordon J, Hakkinen P, Howard AS, Karmaus A, Matheson J, Mumtaz M, Richarz AN, Ruiz P, Scarano L, Yamada T, Kleinstreuer N. Exploring current read-across applications and needs among selected U.S. Federal Agencies. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 106:197-209. [PMID: 31078681 PMCID: PMC6814248 DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Read-across is a well-established data gap-filling technique applied for regulatory purposes. In US Environmental Protection Agency's New Chemicals Program under TSCA, read-across has been used extensively for decades, however the extent of application and acceptance of read-across among U.S. federal agencies is less clear. In an effort to build read-across capacity, raise awareness of the state of the science, and work towards a harmonization of read-across approaches across U.S. agencies, a new read-across workgroup was established under the Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM). This is one of several ad hoc groups ICCVAM has convened to implement the ICCVAM Strategic Roadmap. In this article, we outline the charge and scope of the workgroup and summarize the current applications, tools used, and needs of the agencies represented on the workgroup for read-across. Of the agencies surveyed, the Environmental Protection Agency had the greatest experience in using read-across whereas other agencies indicated that they would benefit from gaining a perspective of the landscape of the tools and available guidance. Two practical case studies are also described to illustrate how the read-across approaches applied by two agencies vary on account of decision context.
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- Grace Patlewicz
- (a)National Center for Computational Toxicology, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
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- (b)National Center for Environmental Assessment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 West Martin Luther King Drive, Cincinnati, OH, 45268, USA
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- Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, 20993, USA
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- ILS, P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- ILS, P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park, MD, 20740, USA
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- Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Developmental Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Rd., Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA
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- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- National Library of Medicine, 6707 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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- ILS, P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD, 20850, USA
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- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd., Chamblee, GA, 30341, USA
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- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Rd., Chamblee, GA, 30341, USA
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- Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20460, USA
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- Division of Risk Assessment, Biological Safety Research Center, National Institute of Health Sciences, 3-25-26, Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 210-9501, Japan
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA
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Porter CM, Woo SE, Allen DG, Keith MG. How do instrumental and expressive network positions relate to turnover? A meta-analytic investigation. Journal of Applied Psychology 2019; 104:511-536. [DOI: 10.1037/apl0000351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Michel JW, Tews MJ, Allen DG. Fun in the workplace: A review and expanded theoretical perspective. Human Resource Management Review 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2018.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Kleinstreuer NC, Karmaus A, Mansouri K, Allen DG, Fitzpatrick JM, Patlewicz G. Predictive Models for Acute Oral Systemic Toxicity: A Workshop to Bridge the Gap from Research to Regulation. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 8:21-24. [PMID: 30320239 DOI: 10.1016/j.comtox.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In early 2018, the Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM) published the "Strategic Roadmap for Establishing New Approaches to Evaluate the Safety of Chemicals and Medical Products in the United States" (ICCVAM 2018). Cross-agency federal workgroups have been established to implement this roadmap for various toxicological testing endpoints, with an initial focus on acute toxicity testing. The ICCVAM acute toxicity workgroup (ATWG) helped organize a global collaboration to build predictive in silico models for acute oral systemic toxicity, based on a large dataset of rodent studies and targeted towards regulatory needs identified across federal agencies. Thirty-two international groups across government, industry, and academia participated in the project, culminating in a workshop in April 2018 held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At the workshop, computational modelers and regulatory decision makers met to discuss the feasibility of using predictive model outputs for regulatory use in lieu of acute oral systemic toxicity testing. The models were combined to yield consensus predictions which demonstrated excellent performance when compared to the animal data, and workshop outcomes and follow-up activities to make these tools available and put them into practice are discussed here.
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- Nicole C Kleinstreuer
- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27560, United States
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27560, United States
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27560, United States
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- National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT), Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC 27711, USA
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- National Center for Computational Toxicology (NCCT), Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander Dr, Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC 27711, USA
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Casey WM, Chang X, Allen DG, Ceger PC, Choksi NY, Hsieh JH, Wetmore BA, Ferguson SS, DeVito MJ, Sprankle CS, Kleinstreuer NC. Evaluation and Optimization of Pharmacokinetic Models for in Vitro to in Vivo Extrapolation of Estrogenic Activity for Environmental Chemicals. Environ Health Perspect 2018; 126:97001. [PMID: 30192161 PMCID: PMC6375436 DOI: 10.1289/ehp1655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND To effectively incorporate in vitro data into regulatory use, confidence must be established in the quantitative extrapolation of in vitro activity to relevant end points in animals or humans. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to evaluate and optimize in vitro to in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) approaches using in vitro estrogen receptor (ER) activity to predict estrogenic effects measured in rodent uterotrophic studies. METHODS We evaluated three pharmacokinetic (PK) models with varying complexities to extrapolate in vitro to in vivo dosimetry for a group of 29 ER agonists, using data from validated in vitro [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) ToxCast™ ER model] and in vivo (uterotrophic) methods. In vitro activity values were adjusted using mass-balance equations to estimate intracellular exposure via an enrichment factor (EF), and steady-state model calculations were adjusted using fraction of unbound chemical in the plasma ([Formula: see text]) to approximate bioavailability. Accuracy of each model-adjustment combination was assessed by comparing model predictions with lowest effect levels (LELs) from guideline uterotrophic studies. RESULTS We found little difference in model predictive performance based on complexity or route-specific modifications. Simple adjustments, applied to account for in vitro intracellular exposure (EF) or chemical bioavailability ([Formula: see text]), resulted in significant improvements in the predictive performance of all models. CONCLUSION Computational IVIVE approaches accurately estimate chemical exposure levels that elicit positive responses in the rodent uterotrophic bioassay. The simplest model had the best overall performance for predicting both oral (PPK_EF) and injection (PPK_[Formula: see text]) LELs from guideline uterotrophic studies, is freely available, and can be parameterized entirely using freely available in silico tools. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1655.
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- Warren M Casey
- National Toxicology Program Division, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina, USA
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- Kelly Government Solutions, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- National Toxicology Program Division, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- National Toxicology Program Division, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- National Toxicology Program Division, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Allen DG. Why do older humans fatigue more quickly? J Physiol 2018; 596:3815. [PMID: 29893046 DOI: 10.1113/jp276465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- David G Allen
- School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Allen DG. Cooling muscles following exercise. J Physiol 2017; 595:7269. [PMID: 29063623 DOI: 10.1113/jp275370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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- David G Allen
- Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Bell SM, Chang X, Wambaugh JF, Allen DG, Bartels M, Brouwer KLR, Casey WM, Choksi N, Ferguson SS, Fraczkiewicz G, Jarabek AM, Ke A, Lumen A, Lynn SG, Paini A, Price PS, Ring C, Simon TW, Sipes NS, Sprankle CS, Strickland J, Troutman J, Wetmore BA, Kleinstreuer NC. In vitro to in vivo extrapolation for high throughput prioritization and decision making. Toxicol In Vitro 2017; 47:213-227. [PMID: 29203341 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2017.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 11/28/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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In vitro chemical safety testing methods offer the potential for efficient and economical tools to provide relevant assessments of human health risk. To realize this potential, methods are needed to relate in vitro effects to in vivo responses, i.e., in vitro to in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE). Currently available IVIVE approaches need to be refined before they can be utilized for regulatory decision-making. To explore the capabilities and limitations of IVIVE within this context, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development and the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods co-organized a workshop and webinar series. Here, we integrate content from the webinars and workshop to discuss activities and resources that would promote inclusion of IVIVE in regulatory decision-making. We discuss properties of models that successfully generate predictions of in vivo doses from effective in vitro concentration, including the experimental systems that provide input parameters for these models, areas of success, and areas for improvement to reduce model uncertainty. Finally, we provide case studies on the uses of IVIVE in safety assessments, which highlight the respective differences, information requirements, and outcomes across various approaches when applied for decision-making.
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- Shannon M Bell
- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Campus Box 7569, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Simcyp Limited (a Certara company), John Street, Sheffield, S2 4SU, United Kingdom.
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- National Center for Toxicological Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 3900 NCTR Road, Jefferson, AR 72079, USA.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, William Jefferson Clinton Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, USA.
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Directorate Health, Consumers and Reference Materials, Chemical Safety and Alternative Methods Unit incorporating EURL ECVAM, Via E. Fermi 2749, Ispra, Varese 20127, Italy.
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- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, P.O. Box 2008, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA.
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- Ted Simon LLC, 4184 Johnston Road, Winston, GA 30187, USA.
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- National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- Central Product Safety, The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA.
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- ScitoVation LLC, 6 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, P.O. Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Azimi Y, Liu Y, Tan TC, Allen DG, Farnood RR. The tail of two models: Impact of circularity and biomass non-homogeneity on UV disinfection of wastewater flocs. Water Res 2017; 126:70-78. [PMID: 28918080 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 08/23/2017] [Accepted: 09/04/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effects of floc structural characteristics, i.e. shape and dense biomass distribution, were evaluated on ultraviolet (UV) disinfection resistance, represented by the tailing level of the UV dose response curve (DRC). Ellipsoid-shaped flocs of similar volume and different projected circularities were constructed in-silico and a mathematical model was developed to compare their UV DRC tailing levels (indicative of UV-resistance). It was found that floc shape can significantly influence tailing level, and rounder flocs (i.e. flocs with higher circularity) were more UV-resistant. This result was confirmed experimentally by obtaining UV DRCs of two 75-90 μm floc populations with different percentages (20% vs. 30%) of flocs with circularities higher than 0.5. The population enriched in less circular flocs (i.e. 20% flocs with circularities >0.5) had a lower tailing level (at least by 1-log) compared to the other population. The second model was developed to describe variations in UV disinfection kinetics observed in flocs with transverse vs. radial biomass non-homogeneity, indicative of biofilm-originated vs. suspended flocs. The varied-density hemispheres model and shell-core model were developed to simulate transverse and radial non-homogeneity, respectively. The UV DRCs were mathematically constructed and biofilm-originated flocs showed higher UV resistance compared to suspended flocs. The calculated UV DRCs agreed well with the experimental data collected from activated sludge and trickling filter flocs (no fitting parameters were used). These findings provide useful information in terms of designing/modifying upstream processes for reducing UV disinfection energy demand.
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- Y Azimi
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3E5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Western University, 1510 Richmond Street, London, Ontario, N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3E5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3E5, Canada
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3E5, Canada.
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Theuws J, Allen DG. Effect of treatment choices for cervical adenocarcinoma in situ on rates of residual disease, recurrence and progression. Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/20742835.2017.1402434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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- Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Melbourne, Australia
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The flow of human capital into and out of organizations is a crucial aspect of organizational functioning. Recruitment is the primary mechanism for attracting human capital to the organization, whereas retention involves keeping desired employees in the fold once they are employed. Although extensive research explores and informs recruitment and retention, the bulk of the theory and research in major organizational psychology and organizational behavior journals adopts a US-centric perspective. This narrow perspective may be misleading, particularly in an increasingly globalized work context. We systematically analyze studies on the flow of people into and out of organizations in a variety of cultural contexts and especially in organizations managing talent across national borders. In so doing, we seek to create a coherent platform for future research by identifying key themes in the literature and using these themes to summarize what we know and indicate where we need to go in studying recruitment and retention across cultures.
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- David G. Allen
- School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, Livingston Campus, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
- Warwick Business School, The University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Management and Information Systems, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762
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Hancock JI, Allen DG, Soelberg C. Collective turnover: An expanded meta-analytic exploration and comparison. Human Resource Management Review 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hrmr.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zang Q, Mansouri K, Williams AJ, Judson RS, Allen DG, Casey WM, Kleinstreuer NC. In Silico Prediction of Physicochemical Properties of Environmental Chemicals Using Molecular Fingerprints and Machine Learning. J Chem Inf Model 2017; 57:36-49. [PMID: 28006899 PMCID: PMC6131700 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.6b00625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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There are little available toxicity data on the vast majority of chemicals in commerce. High-throughput screening (HTS) studies, such as those being carried out by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ToxCast program in partnership with the federal Tox21 research program, can generate biological data to inform models for predicting potential toxicity. However, physicochemical properties are also needed to model environmental fate and transport, as well as exposure potential. The purpose of the present study was to generate an open-source quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) workflow to predict a variety of physicochemical properties that would have cross-platform compatibility to integrate into existing cheminformatics workflows. In this effort, decades-old experimental property data sets available within the EPA EPI Suite were reanalyzed using modern cheminformatics workflows to develop updated QSPR models capable of supplying computationally efficient, open, and transparent HTS property predictions in support of environmental modeling efforts. Models were built using updated EPI Suite data sets for the prediction of six physicochemical properties: octanol-water partition coefficient (logP), water solubility (logS), boiling point (BP), melting point (MP), vapor pressure (logVP), and bioconcentration factor (logBCF). The coefficient of determination (R2) between the estimated values and experimental data for the six predicted properties ranged from 0.826 (MP) to 0.965 (BP), with model performance for five of the six properties exceeding those from the original EPI Suite models. The newly derived models can be employed for rapid estimation of physicochemical properties within an open-source HTS workflow to inform fate and toxicity prediction models of environmental chemicals.
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- Qingda Zang
- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- National Center for Computational Toxicology, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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- National Center for Computational Toxicology, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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- National Center for Computational Toxicology, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Allen DG, Peltokorpi V, Rubenstein AL. When "embedded" means "stuck": Moderating effects of job embeddedness in adverse work environments. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 101:1670-1686. [PMID: 27559625 DOI: 10.1037/apl0000134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Job embeddedness is predominately assumed to benefit employees, work groups, and organizations (e.g., higher performance, social cohesion, and lower voluntary turnover). Challenging this assumption, we examined the potentially negative outcomes that may occur if employees are embedded in an adverse work environment-feeling "stuck," yet unable to exit a negative situation. More specifically, we considered two factors representing adverse work conditions: abusive supervision and job insecurity. Drawing from conservation of resources theory, we hypothesized that job embeddedness would moderate the relationship between these conditions and outcomes of voluntary turnover, physical health, emotional exhaustion, and sleep quality/quantity, such that employees embedded in more adverse environments would be less likely to quit, but would experience more negative personal outcomes. Results from two independent samples, one in Japan (N = 597) and one in the United States (N = 283), provide support for the hypothesized pattern of interaction effects, thereby highlighting a largely neglected "dark side" of job embeddedness. (PsycINFO Database Record
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- David G Allen
- School of Management & Labor Relations, Rutgers University
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- Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University
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Biggane JE, Allen DG, Amis J, Fugate M, Steinbauer R. Cognitive Appraisal as a Mechanism Linking Negative Organizational Shocks and Intentions to Leave. Journal of Change Management 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2016.1219379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Department of Human Resource Management, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Business School, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Management, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Organizational Behaviour, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship & Ethics, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON, Canada
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Allen DG, Pearse G, Haseman JK, Maronpot RR. Prediction of Rodent Carcinogenesis: An Evaluation of Prechronic Liver Lesions as Forecasters of Liver Tumors in NTP Carcinogenicity Studies. Toxicol Pathol 2016; 32:393-401. [PMID: 15307212 DOI: 10.1080/01926230490440934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The National Toxicology Program (NTP) developed the chronic 2-year bioassay as a mechanism for predicting the carcinogenic potential of chemicals in humans. The cost and duration of these studies has limited their use to small numbers of selected chemicals. Many different short-term methods aimed at increasing predictive accuracy and the number of chemicals evaluated have been developed in attempts to successfully correlate their results with evidence of carcinogenicity (or lack of carcinogenicity). Using NTP studies, the effectiveness of correlating prechronic liver lesions with liver cancer encompassing multiple studies using mice (83 compounds) and rats (87 compounds) was assessed. These lesions include hepatocellular necrosis, hepatocellular hypertrophy, hepatocellular cytomegaly, bile duct hyperplasia, and hepatocellular degeneration, along with increased liver weight. Our results indicate that pooling 3 of these prechronic data points (hepatocellular necrosis, hepatocellular hypertrophy, and hepatocellular cytomegaly) can be very predictive of carcinogenicity in the 2-year study ( p < 0 .05). The inclusion of increased liver weight as an endpoint in the pool of data points increases the number of rodent liver carcinogens that are successfully predicted ( p < 0 .05), but also results in the prediction of increased numbers of noncarcinogenic chemicals as carcinogens. The use of multiple prechronic study endpoints provides supplementary information that enhances the predictivity of identifying chemicals with carcinogenic potential.
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- D G Allen
- A Charles River Company, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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The decision of how many factors to retain is a critical component of exploratory factor analysis. Evidence is presented that parallel analysis is one of the most accurate factor retention methods while also being one of the most underutilized in management and organizational research. Therefore, a step-by-step guide to performing parallel analysis is described, and an example is provided using data from the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire. Recommendations for making factor retention decisions are discussed.
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van Barneveld E, Allen DG, Bekkers RLM, Grant PT. Lymphovascular space invasion in early-stage endometrial cancer: adjuvant treatment and patterns of recurrence. Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/20742835.2016.1175708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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Kleinstreuer NC, Ceger PC, Allen DG, Strickland J, Chang X, Hamm JT, Casey WM. A Curated Database of Rodent Uterotrophic Bioactivity. Environ Health Perspect 2016; 124:556-62. [PMID: 26431337 PMCID: PMC4858395 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1510183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Novel in vitro methods are being developed to identify chemicals that may interfere with estrogen receptor (ER) signaling, but the results are difficult to put into biological context because of reliance on reference chemicals established using results from other in vitro assays and because of the lack of high-quality in vivo reference data. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)-validated rodent uterotrophic bioassay is considered the "gold standard" for identifying potential ER agonists. OBJECTIVES We performed a comprehensive literature review to identify and evaluate data from uterotrophic studies and to analyze study variability. METHODS We reviewed 670 articles with results from 2,615 uterotrophic bioassays using 235 unique chemicals. Study descriptors, such as species/strain, route of administration, dosing regimen, lowest effect level, and test outcome, were captured in a database of uterotrophic results. Studies were assessed for adherence to six criteria that were based on uterotrophic regulatory test guidelines. Studies meeting all six criteria (458 bioassays on 118 unique chemicals) were considered guideline-like (GL) and were subsequently analyzed. RESULTS The immature rat model was used for 76% of the GL studies. Active outcomes were more prevalent across rat models (74% active) than across mouse models (36% active). Of the 70 chemicals with at least two GL studies, 18 (26%) had discordant outcomes and were classified as both active and inactive. Many discordant results were attributable to differences in study design (e.g., injection vs. oral dosing). CONCLUSIONS This uterotrophic database provides a valuable resource for understanding in vivo outcome variability and for evaluating the performance of in vitro assays that measure estrogenic activity. CITATION Kleinstreuer NC, Ceger PC, Allen DG, Strickland J, Chang X, Hamm JT, Casey WM. 2016. A curated database of rodent uterotrophic bioactivity. Environ Health Perspect 124:556-562; http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1510183.
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- Nicole C. Kleinstreuer
- Integrated Laboratory Systems, in support of the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
- Address correspondence to N.C. Kleinstreuer, National Toxicology Program (NTP), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 530 Davis Dr., Keystone Building, Durham, NC 27713 USA. Telephone: (919) 281-1110. E-mail:
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, in support of the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, in support of the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, in support of the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, in support of the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems, in support of the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (NICEATM), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- NICEATM, Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Allen DG, Whitehead NP, Froehner SC. Absence of Dystrophin Disrupts Skeletal Muscle Signaling: Roles of Ca2+, Reactive Oxygen Species, and Nitric Oxide in the Development of Muscular Dystrophy. Physiol Rev 2016; 96:253-305. [PMID: 26676145 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00007.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 272] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Dystrophin is a long rod-shaped protein that connects the subsarcolemmal cytoskeleton to a complex of proteins in the surface membrane (dystrophin protein complex, DPC), with further connections via laminin to other extracellular matrix proteins. Initially considered a structural complex that protected the sarcolemma from mechanical damage, the DPC is now known to serve as a scaffold for numerous signaling proteins. Absence or reduced expression of dystrophin or many of the DPC components cause the muscular dystrophies, a group of inherited diseases in which repeated bouts of muscle damage lead to atrophy and fibrosis, and eventually muscle degeneration. The normal function of dystrophin is poorly defined. In its absence a complex series of changes occur with multiple muscle proteins showing reduced or increased expression or being modified in various ways. In this review, we will consider the various proteins whose expression and function is changed in muscular dystrophies, focusing on Ca(2+)-permeable channels, nitric oxide synthase, NADPH oxidase, and caveolins. Excessive Ca(2+) entry, increased membrane permeability, disordered caveolar function, and increased levels of reactive oxygen species are early changes in the disease, and the hypotheses for these phenomena will be critically considered. The aim of the review is to define the early damage pathways in muscular dystrophy which might be appropriate targets for therapy designed to minimize the muscle degeneration and slow the progression of the disease.
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- David G Allen
- Sydney Medical School & Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Sydney Medical School & Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Sydney Medical School & Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Physiology & Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Zimmerman RD, Swider BW, Woo SE, Allen DG. Who withdraws? Psychological individual differences and employee withdrawal behaviors. Journal of Applied Psychology 2016; 101:498-519. [DOI: 10.1037/apl0000068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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