Big data in chemical toxicity research: the use of high-throughput screening assays to identify potential toxicants

H Zhu, J Zhang, MT Kim, A Boison… - Chemical research in …, 2014 - ACS Publications
High-throughput screening (HTS) assays that measure the in vitro toxicity of environmental
compounds have been widely applied as an alternative to in vivo animal tests of chemical …

From cutting edge to guideline: A first step in harmonization of the zebrafish embryotoxicity test (ZET) by describing the most optimal test conditions and morphology …

M Beekhuijzen, C de Koning, ME Flores-Guillén… - Reproductive …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the last couple of years, the interest in the zebrafish embryotoxicity test (ZET) for use in
developmental toxicity assessment has been growing exponentially. This is also evident …

Development of a screening assay to identify teratogenic and embryotoxic chemicals using the zebrafish embryo

IWT Selderslaghs, AR Van Rompay, W De Coen… - Reproductive …, 2009 - Elsevier
We developed and optimized a screening procedure, in which zebrafish embryos were
explored as a model for the evaluation of the specific embryotoxic and teratogenic potential …

[HTML][HTML] Relative embryotoxicity of two classes of chemicals in a modified zebrafish embryotoxicity test and comparison with their in vivo potencies

SAB Hermsen, EJ van den Brandhof, LTM van der Ven… - Toxicology in Vitro, 2011 - Elsevier
The zebrafish embryotoxicity test (ZET) is a fast and simple method to study chemical toxicity
after exposure of the complete vertebrate embryo during embryogenesis in ovo. We …

A roadmap for the development of alternative (non-animal) methods for systemic toxicity testing

D Basketter, H Clewell, I Kimber, A Rossi… - 2012 - wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org
Systemic toxicity testing forms the cornerstone for the safety evaluation of substances.
Pressures to move from traditional animal models to novel technologies arise from various …

[HTML][HTML] Review of current and “omics” methods for assessing the toxicity (genotoxicity, teratogenicity and nephrotoxicity) of herbal medicines and mushrooms

M Ouedraogo, T Baudoux, C Stévigny, J Nortier… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The increasing use of traditional herbal
medicines around the world requires more scientific evidence for their putative …

Shape and steepness of toxicological dose–response relationships of continuous endpoints

W Slob, RW Setzer - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
A re-analysis of a large number of historical dose–response data for continuous endpoints
indicates that an exponential or a Hill model with four parameters adequately describes …

Profiling the activity of environmental chemicals in prenatal developmental toxicity studies using the US EPA's ToxRefDB

TB Knudsen, MT Martin, RJ Kavlock, RS Judson… - Reproductive …, 2009 - Elsevier
As the primary source for regulatory developmental toxicity information, prenatal studies
characterize maternal effects and fetal endpoints including malformations, resorptions, and …

Comparison of the mouse Embryonic Stem cell Test, the rat Whole Embryo Culture and the Zebrafish Embryotoxicity Test as alternative methods for developmental …

E de Jong, M Barenys, SAB Hermsen, A Verhoef… - Toxicology and applied …, 2011 - Elsevier
The relatively high experimental animal use in developmental toxicity testing has stimulated
the search for alternatives that are less animal intensive. Three widely studied alternative …

High-throughput screening for analysis of in vitro toxicity

WG Schoonen, WM Westerink, GJ Horbach - Exs, 2009 - Springer
The influence of combinatorial chemistry and high-throughput screening (HTS) technologies
in the pharmaceutical industry during the last 10 years has been enormous. However, the …