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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2023

The VEGA Tool to Check the Applicability Domain Gives Greater Confidence in the Prediction of In Silico Models.

Alberto Danieli, Erika Colombo, Giuseppa Raitano, Anna Lombardo, Alessandra Roncaglioni, Alberto Manganaro, Alessio Sommovigo, Edoardo Carnesecchi, Jean-Lou C M Dorne, Emilio Benfenati

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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10 authors.

Alberto DanieliDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Science, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy.
Erika ColomboLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, 20156 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2310-1352
Giuseppa RaitanoLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, 20156 Milano, Italy.
Anna LombardoLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, 20156 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8364-4797
Alessandra RoncaglioniLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, 20156 Milano, Italy.
Alberto ManganaroKODE Srl, Via Nino Pisano 14, 56122 Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0280-7401
Alessio SommovigoKODE Srl, Via Nino Pisano 14, 56122 Pisa, Italy.
Edoardo CarnesecchiEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43126 Parma, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4370-5516
Jean-Lou C M DorneEuropean Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43126 Parma, Italy.
Emilio BenfenatiLaboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, 20156 Milano, Italy.

Funding

European Commission LIFE17 GIE/IT/000461
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A sound assessment of in silico models and their applicability domain can support the use of new approach methodologies (NAMs) in chemical risk assessment and requires increasing the users' confidence in this approach. Several approaches have been proposed to evaluate the applicability domain of such models, but their prediction power still needs a thorough assessment. In this context, the VEGA tool capable of assessing the applicability domain of in silico models is examined for a range of toxicological endpoints. The VEGA tool evaluates chemical structures and other features related to the predicted endpoints and is efficient in measuring applicability domain, enabling the user to identify less accurate predictions. This is demonstrated with many models addressing different endpoints, towards toxicity of relevance to human health, ecotoxicological endpoints, environmental fate, physicochemical and toxicokinetic properties, for both regression models and classifiers.

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EcotoxicologyComputer SimulationHumansRisk Assessmentapplicability domain (AD)in silico modelsnew approach methodologies (NAMs)toxicological endpointsVEGA tool

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PMID37373049
PMCPMC10298077

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