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ReviewTrends in pharmacological sciences2025

Developmental toxicity: artificial intelligence-powered assessments.

Tong Wang, Xuelian Jia, Lauren M Aleksunes, Hui Shen, Hong-Wen Deng, Hao Zhu

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Review in Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2025. 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

6 authors.

Tong WangCenter for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA.
Xuelian JiaCenter for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA.
Lauren M AleksunesDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, USA.
Hui ShenCenter for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Hong-Wen DengCenter for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
Hao ZhuCenter for Biomedical Informatics and Genomics, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, USA. Electronic address: hzhu10@tulane.edu.

Funding

Translational Research Support CoreP30ES005022 · NIEHS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI BRIAN T BUCKLEY · 1988 to 2026
$47.4M
NJ ACTS: A Platform for Translational Science in New JerseyUM1TR004789 · NCATS · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Reynold Alexander Panettieri · 2024 to 2026
$16.8M
Discovering Chemical Activity Networks-Predicting Bioactivity Based on StructureR35ES031709 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Robyn L Tanguay · 2021 to 2026
$5.2M
Integrated Transporter Elucidation CenterUC2HD113039 · NICHD · RUTGERS BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Lauren M Aleksunes, Dongeun Huh · 2023 to 2026
$4.5M
Placental Responses to Environmental Chemicals - Diversity Supplement 2R01ES029275 · NIEHS · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI ALEKSUNES, LAUREN M, BARRETT, EMILY S · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Mechanism-Driven Virtual Adverse Outcome Pathway Modeling for HepatotoxicityR01ES031080 · NIEHS · TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA · PI ZHU, HAO · 2020 to 2024
$2.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004789NICHD NIH HHS UC2 HD113039NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005022NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES029275NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES031080NIEHS NIH HHS R35 ES031709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory agencies require comprehensive toxicity testing for prenatal drug exposure, including new drugs in development, to reduce concerns about developmental toxicity, that is, drug-induced toxicity and adverse effects in pregnant women and fetuses. However, defining developmental toxicity endpoints and optimal analysis of associated public big data remain challenging. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI) approaches have had a critical role in analyzing complex, high-dimensional data, uncovering subtle relationships between chemical exposures and associated developmental risks. Here, we present an overview of major big data resources and data-driven models that focus on predicting various toxicity endpoints. We also highlight emerging, interpretable AI models that integrate multimodal data and domain knowledge to reveal toxic mechanisms underlying complex endpoints, and outline a potential framework that leverages multiple interpretable models to comprehensively evaluate chemical-induced developmental toxicity.

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Artificial IntelligenceDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsAnimalsBig DataFemaleHumansPregnancyToxicity Testsartificial intelligencecomputational toxicologydevelopmental toxicityinterpretable modelingmultimodal data

Identifiers

PMID40374415
PMCPMC12145233

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