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Lamon L, Asturiol D, Richarz A, Joossens E, Graepel R, Aschberger K, Worth A. Grouping of nanomaterials to read-across hazard endpoints: from data collection to assessment of the grouping hypothesis by application of chemoinformatic techniques. Part Fibre Toxicol 2018; 15:37. [PMID: 30249272 PMCID: PMC6154922 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-018-0273-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND An increasing number of manufactured nanomaterials (NMs) are being used in industrial products and need to be registered under the REACH legislation. The hazard characterisation of all these forms is not only technically challenging but resource and time demanding. The use of non-testing strategies like read-across is deemed essential to assure the assessment of all NMs in due time and at lower cost. The fact that read-across is based on the structural similarity of substances represents an additional difficulty for NMs as in general their structure is not unequivocally defined. In such a scenario, the identification of physicochemical properties affecting the hazard potential of NMs is crucial to define a grouping hypothesis and predict the toxicological hazards of similar NMs. In order to promote the read-across of NMs, ECHA has recently published "Recommendations for nanomaterials applicable to the guidance on QSARs and Grouping", but no practical examples were provided in the document. Due to the lack of publicly available data and the inherent difficulties of reading-across NMs, only a few examples of read-across of NMs can be found in the literature. This manuscript presents the first case study of the practical process of grouping and read-across of NMs following the workflow proposed by ECHA. METHODS The workflow proposed by ECHA was used and slightly modified to present the read-across case study. The Read-Across Assessment Framework (RAAF) was used to evaluate the uncertainties of a read-across within NMs. Chemoinformatic techniques were used to support the grouping hypothesis and identify key physicochemical properties. RESULTS A dataset of 6 nanoforms of TiO2 with more than 100 physicochemical properties each was collected. In vitro comet assay result was selected as the endpoint to read-across due to data availability. A correlation between the presence of coating or large amounts of impurities and negative comet assay results was observed. CONCLUSION The workflow proposed by ECHA to read-across NMs was applied successfully. Chemoinformatic techniques were shown to provide key evidence for the assessment of the grouping hypothesis and the definition of similar NMs. The RAAF was found to be applicable to NMs.
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- L Lamon
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy.
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese, Italy
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Affiliation(s)
- L. Lamon
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
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Casati S, Aschberger K, Barroso J, Casey W, Delgado I, Kim TS, Kleinstreuer N, Kojima H, Lee JK, Lowit A, Park HK, Régimbald-Krnel MJ, Strickland J, Whelan M, Yang Y, Zuang V. Standardisation of defined approaches for skin sensitisation testing to support regulatory use and international adoption: position of the International Cooperation on Alternative Test Methods. Arch Toxicol 2018; 92:611-617. [PMID: 29127450 PMCID: PMC5818556 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-017-2097-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Skin sensitisation is the regulatory endpoint that has been at the centre of concerted efforts to replace animal testing in recent years, as demonstrated by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) adoption of five non-animal methods addressing mechanisms under the first three key events of the skin sensitisation adverse outcome pathway. Nevertheless, the currently adopted methods, when used in isolation, are not sufficient to fulfil regulatory requirements on the skin sensitisation potential and potency of chemicals comparable to that provided by the regulatory animal tests. For this reason, a number of defined approaches integrating data from these methods with other relevant information have been proposed and documented by the OECD. With the aim to further enhance regulatory consideration and adoption of defined approaches, the European Union Reference Laboratory for Alternatives to Animal testing in collaboration with the International Cooperation on Alternative Test Methods hosted, on 4-5 October 2016, a workshop on the international regulatory applicability and acceptance of alternative non-animal approaches, i.e., defined approaches, to skin sensitisation assessment of chemicals used in a variety of sectors. The workshop convened representatives from more than 20 regulatory authorities from the European Union, United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and China. There was a general consensus among the workshop participants that to maximise global regulatory acceptance of data generated with defined approaches, international harmonisation and standardisation are needed. Potential assessment criteria were defined for a systematic evaluation of existing defined approaches that would facilitate their translation into international standards, e.g., into a performance-based Test Guideline. Informed by the discussions at the workshop, the ICATM members propose practical ways to further promote the regulatory use and facilitate adoption of defined approaches for skin sensitisation assessments.
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- S Casati
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027, Ispra, Italy
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027, Ispra, Italy
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, NC, 27709, USA
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- BraCVAM, National Institute of Quality Control in Health, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, NC, 27709, USA
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- Japanese Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, 158-8501, Japan
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- Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC, 20460, USA
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- Korean Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Healthy Environments and Consumer Safety Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Integrated Laboratory Systems inc., Research Triangle Park, Morrisville, NC, 27709, USA
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027, Ispra, Italy
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- Institute of Toxicology, Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027, Ispra, Italy.
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Aschberger K, Gottardo S, Amenta V, Arena M, Moniz FB, Bouwmeester H, Brandhoff P, Mech A, Pesudo LQ, Rauscher H, Schoonjans R, Vettori MV, Peters R. Nanomaterials in Food - Current and Future Applications and Regulatory Aspects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/617/1/012032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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