A comprehensive review of regulatory test methods for endocrine adverse health effects

MK Manibusan, LW Touart - Critical reviews in toxicology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
MK Manibusan, LW Touart
Critical reviews in toxicology, 2017Taylor & Francis
Abstract Development of new endocrine disruption-relevant test methods has been the
subject of intensive research efforts for the past several decades, prompted in part by
mandates in the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). While scientific understanding
and test methods have advanced, questions remain on whether current scientific methods
are capable of adequately addressing the complexities of the endocrine system for
regulatory health and ecological risk assessments. The specific objective of this article is to …
Abstract
Development of new endocrine disruption-relevant test methods has been the subject of intensive research efforts for the past several decades, prompted in part by mandates in the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). While scientific understanding and test methods have advanced, questions remain on whether current scientific methods are capable of adequately addressing the complexities of the endocrine system for regulatory health and ecological risk assessments. The specific objective of this article is to perform a comprehensive, detailed evaluation of the adequacy of current test methods to inform regulatory risk assessments of whether a substance has the potential to perturb endocrine-related pathways resulting in human adverse effects. To that end, approximately 42 existing test guidelines (TGs) were considered in the evaluation of coverage for endocrine-related adverse effects. In addition to evaluations of whether test methods are adequate to capture endocrine-related effects, considerations of further enhancements to current test methods, along with the need to develop novel test methods to address existing test method gaps are described. From this specific evaluation, up to 35 test methods are capable of informing whether a chemical substance perturbs known endocrine related biological pathways. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that current validated test methods are adequate to discern substances that may perturb the endocrine system, resulting in an adverse health effect. Together, these test methods predominantly form the core data requirements of a typical food-use pesticide registration submission. It is recognized, however, that the current state of science is rapidly advancing and there is a need to update current test methods to include added enhancements to ensure continued coverage and public health and environmental protection.
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