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ArticleEnvironmental toxicology and chemistry2018

Adverse outcome pathway networks I: Development and applications.

Dries Knapen, Michelle M Angrish, Marie C Fortin, Ioanna Katsiadaki, Marc Leonard, Luigi Margiotta-Casaluci, Sharon Munn, Jason M O'Brien, Nathan Pollesch, L Cody Smith and 2 more

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Article in Environmental toxicology and chemistry, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 90 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

90 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Dries KnapenZebrafishlab, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium.
Michelle M AngrishNational Center for Environmental Assessment, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA.
Marie C FortinDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA.
Ioanna KatsiadakiCentre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth, United Kingdom.
Marc LeonardL'Oréal Advanced Research, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.
Luigi Margiotta-CasaluciInstitute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University London, London, United Kingdom.
Sharon MunnJoint Research Centre, European Commission, Ispra, Italy.
Jason M O'BrienNational Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Nathan PolleschMid-Continent Ecology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.
L Cody SmithCenter for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Xiaowei ZhangState Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, People's Republic of China.
Daniel L VilleneuveMid-Continent Ecology Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, Minnesota, USA.

Funding

Intramural EPA EPA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Based on the results of a Horizon Scanning exercise sponsored by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry that focused on advancing the adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework, the development of guidance related to AOP network development was identified as a critical need. This not only included questions focusing directly on AOP networks, but also on related topics such as mixture toxicity assessment and the implementation of feedback loops within the AOP framework. A set of two articles has been developed to begin exploring these concepts. In the present article (part I), we consider the derivation of AOP networks in the context of how it differs from the development of individual AOPs. We then propose the use of filters and layers to tailor AOP networks to suit the needs of a given research question or application. We briefly introduce a number of analytical approaches that may be used to characterize the structure of AOP networks. These analytical concepts are further described in a dedicated, complementary article (part II). Finally, we present a number of case studies that illustrate concepts underlying the development, analysis, and application of AOP networks. The concepts described in the present article and in its companion article (which focuses on AOP network analytics) are intended to serve as a starting point for further development of the AOP network concept, and also to catalyze AOP network development and application by the different stakeholder communities. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:1723-1733. © 2018 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of SETAC.

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Adverse Outcome PathwaysAnimalsComputer Communication NetworksEcotoxicologyFatty LiverHumansMetabolic DiseasesThyroid HormonesThyroid HormonesAdverse outcome pathwayAdverse outcome pathway networkNetwork developmentNetwork topologyPredictive toxicologyRisk assessment

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PMID29488651
PMCPMC6004608

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