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ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Computational molecular science2016

In silico toxicology: computational methods for the prediction of chemical toxicity.

Arwa B Raies, Vladimir B Bajic

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Review in Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Computational molecular science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 230 papers.

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230 citing papers in PubMed.

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2 authors.

Arwa B RaiesKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Computational Bioscience Research Centre (CBRC), Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE) Thuwal Saudi Arabia.
Vladimir B BajicKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Computational Bioscience Research Centre (CBRC), Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division (CEMSE) Thuwal Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Determining the toxicity of chemicals is necessary to identify their harmful effects on humans, animals, plants, or the environment. It is also one of the main steps in drug design. Animal models have been used for a long time for toxicity testing. However, in vivo animal tests are constrained by time, ethical considerations, and financial burden. Therefore, computational methods for estimating the toxicity of chemicals are considered useful. In silico toxicology is one type of toxicity assessment that uses computational methods to analyze, simulate, visualize, or predict the toxicity of chemicals. In silico toxicology aims to complement existing toxicity tests to predict toxicity, prioritize chemicals, guide toxicity tests, and minimize late-stage failures in drugs design. There are various methods for generating models to predict toxicity endpoints. We provide a comprehensive overview, explain, and compare the strengths and weaknesses of the existing modeling methods and algorithms for toxicity prediction with a particular (but not exclusive) emphasis on computational tools that can implement these methods and refer to expert systems that deploy the prediction models. Finally, we briefly review a number of new research directions in in silico toxicology and provide recommendations for designing in silico models.

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