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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2019

Optimizing the Use of Zebrafish Feeding Trials for the Safety Evaluation of Genetically Modified Crops.

Isabelle J Gabriëls, Lucia Vergauwen, Marthe De Boevre, Stefan Van Dongen, Ronny Blust, Sarah De Saeger, Mia Eeckhout, Marc De Loose, Dries Knapen

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Isabelle J GabriëlsZebrafishlab, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. isabelle.gabriels@uantwerpen.be.
Lucia VergauwenZebrafishlab, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. lucia.vergauwen@uantwerpen.be.ORCID 0000-0002-6534-7473
Marthe De BoevreCentre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Department of Bioanalysis, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Gent, Belgium. marthe.deboevre@ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0002-6151-5126
Stefan Van DongenEvolutionary Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. stefan.vandongen@uantwerpen.be.ORCID 0000-0001-7998-4871
Ronny BlustSystemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research (SPHERE), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerpen, Belgium. ronny.blust@uantwerpen.be.
Sarah De SaegerCentre of Excellence in Mycotoxicology and Public Health, Department of Bioanalysis, Ghent University, Ottergemsesteenweg 460, 9000 Gent, Belgium. sarah.desaeger@ugent.be.ORCID 0000-0002-2160-7253
Mia EeckhoutDepartment of Food Technology, Food safety and Health, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium. mia.eeckhout@ugent.be.
Marc De LooseTechnology and Food Sciences Unit, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Burg. Van Gansberghelaan 115, 9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. marc.deloose@ilvo.vlaanderen.be.
Dries KnapenZebrafishlab, Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium. dries.knapen@uantwerpen.be.ORCID 0000-0003-0472-8114

Funding

FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu RF 13/6277
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Europe, the toxicological safety of genetically modified (GM) crops is routinely evaluated using rodent feeding trials, originally designed for testing oral toxicity of chemical compounds. We aimed to develop and optimize methods for advancing the use of zebrafish feeding trials for the safety evaluation of GM crops, using maize as a case study. In a first step, we evaluated the effect of different maize substitution levels. Our results demonstrate the need for preliminary testing to assess potential feed component-related effects on the overall nutritional balance. Next, since a potential effect of a GM crop should ideally be interpreted relative to the natural response variation (i.e., the range of biological values that is considered normal for a particular endpoint) in order to assess the toxicological relevance, we established natural response variation datasets for various zebrafish endpoints. We applied equivalence testing to calculate threshold equivalence limits (ELs) based on the natural response variation as a method for quantifying the range within which a GM crop and its control are considered equivalent. Finally, our results illustrate that the use of commercial control diets (CCDs) and null segregant (NS) controls (helpful for assessing potential effects of the transformation process) would be valuable additions to GM safety assessment strategies.

Indexed as

Animal FeedFood, Genetically ModifiedHazard Analysis and Critical Control PointsPlants, Genetically ModifiedZebrafishAnimalsDietary SupplementsFood AnalysisFood SafetyGene Expression ProfilingLiverMaleToxicity TestsZea maysfeeding trialfood safetygenetically modified cropszebrafish

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PMID30909578
PMCPMC6471220

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