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ReviewArchives of toxicology2017

Adverse outcome pathways: a concise introduction for toxicologists.

Mathieu Vinken, Dries Knapen, Lucia Vergauwen, Jan G Hengstler, Michelle Angrish, Maurice Whelan

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Review in Archives of toxicology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 151 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Mathieu VinkenDepartment of In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090, Brussels, Belgium. mvinken@vub.ac.be.
Dries KnapenZebrafishlab, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Lucia VergauwenZebrafishlab, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Jan G HengstlerLeibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo), Technical University of Dortmund, 44139, Dortmund, Germany.
Michelle AngrishNational Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27709, USA.
Maurice WhelanEuropean Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy.
University of Antwerp · BEEnvironmental Protection Agency · USJoint Research Centre · ITLeibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors · DEVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

European Chemical Industry Council Cefic Long-range Research Initiative project LRI-ECO20.2European Research Council 335476Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek grants G009514N, G010214N and G051117NH2020 European Research Council ERC Starting Grant 335476Vrije Universiteit Brussel Willy Gepts Fonds UZ-VUB
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) are designed to provide a clear-cut mechanistic representation of critical toxicological effects that propagate over different layers of biological organization from the initial interaction of a chemical with a molecular target to an adverse outcome at the individual or population level. Adverse outcome pathways are currently gaining momentum, especially in view of their many potential applications as pragmatic tools in the fields of human toxicology, ecotoxicology, and risk assessment. A number of guidance documents, issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, as well as landmark papers, outlining best practices to develop, assess and use AOPs, have been published in the last few years. The present paper provides a synopsis of the main principles related to the AOP framework for the toxicologist less familiar with this area, followed by two case studies relevant for human toxicology and ecotoxicology.

Indexed as

Adverse Outcome PathwaysAnimalsAromatase InhibitorsEcotoxicologyHumansProteinsRisk AssessmentSkinAromatase InhibitorsProteinsAdverse outcome pathwayEcotoxicologyRisk assessmentToxicology

Identifiers

PMID28660287
PMCPMC5805086
OpenAlexW2725822996

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