Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-08DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105927
Martin van den Berg Prof. Dr. ((Co)Editor-in-Chief)
{"title":"The dangerous precedent of silencing government science","authors":"Martin van den Berg Prof. Dr. ((Co)Editor-in-Chief)","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105927","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105927","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105927"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144817412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-05DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105917
Bhavesh C. Variya , Anita K. Bakrania , Prem Madan , Snehal S. Patel
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Acute and 28-days repeated dose sub-acute toxicity study of gallic acid in albino mice” [Regulat. Toxicol. Pharmacol. RTP 101 (2019) 71–78]","authors":"Bhavesh C. Variya , Anita K. Bakrania , Prem Madan , Snehal S. Patel","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105917","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105917"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144776056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Since adverse health outcomes of parabens added in children's cosmetics have been reported, it is important to investigate preliminary risk characteristic assessment of parabens preservatives in children's cosmetics. This study aimed to calculate exposure parameters using a combination experimental data and an exposure assessment tool to make safety assessment for parabens in children's cosmetics. The paraben concentration of different formulation types of 63 products of children's cosmetic products were measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Based on product usage, paraben concentrations, exposure factors, behavioral patterns and exposure routes, the exposure parameters of parabens in children's cosmetics were calculated by mathematical mode from ConsExpo Web. A margin of safety (MoS) was calculated for safety evaluations. Results showed that 4-hydroxybenzoate methyl (MP) was the most commonly used paraben, which was used in 30.2 % of products, followed by propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (PP) (12.7 %), ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (EP) and butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (BP) both in 1.6 % of products. The concentrations of parabens in the cosmetic products were all within the safety limits required by the SCCS. The exposure to parabens decreased with increasing age in accordance with a published data. The MoS of parabens in children's cosmetics were all more than 100, indicating parabens to be of manageable risk and safe for use.
{"title":"Preliminary safety risk assessment of parabens in children's cosmetics sold in China","authors":"Ren Wang, Cen Chen, Qiaoyuan Cheng, Yuanyang Wu, Linqi Yan, Zhen Xie, Zehua Li, Shanshan Liu, Yongjun Lou","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105935","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105935","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Since adverse health outcomes of parabens added in children's cosmetics have been reported, it is important to investigate preliminary risk characteristic assessment of parabens preservatives in children's cosmetics. This study aimed to calculate exposure parameters using a combination experimental data and an exposure assessment tool to make safety assessment for parabens in children's cosmetics. The paraben concentration of different formulation types of 63 products of children's cosmetic products were measured by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Based on product usage, paraben concentrations, exposure factors, behavioral patterns and exposure routes, the exposure parameters of parabens in children's cosmetics were calculated by mathematical mode from ConsExpo Web. A margin of safety (MoS) was calculated for safety evaluations. Results showed that 4-hydroxybenzoate methyl (MP) was the most commonly used paraben, which was used in 30.2 % of products, followed by propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (PP) (12.7 %), ethyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (EP) and butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (BP) both in 1.6 % of products. The concentrations of parabens in the cosmetic products were all within the safety limits required by the SCCS. The exposure to parabens decreased with increasing age in accordance with a published data. The MoS of parabens in children's cosmetics were all more than 100, indicating parabens to be of manageable risk and safe for use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105935"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-09-15DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105942
Hualing Zhang , Yue Jing , Lan Guan , Jianlan Luo , Ming Zeng
Currently, liver diseases are considered to be one of the most prevalent diseases that jeopardize people's health. Existing studies have found that heavy metal cadmium (Cadmium, Cd) exposure is associated with liver disease, but the results of studies on the risk of cadmium on liver disease are inconsistent. In order to further investigate the relationship between cadmium exposure and the risk of early liver disease in the population, this study was conducted by searching PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI and Wanfang databases and performing meta-analysis of the relevant literature, so as to systematically evaluate the effect of cadmium exposure on the risk of liver disease. A total of 5201 relevant articles were retrieved. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 25 articles were included in the meta-analysis. Review Manager 5.4 was used for quality assessment, with most studies rated as low risk of bias. Heterogeneity testing showed significant results (P < 0.05). Meta-analysis showed that cadmium exposure increased the risk of elevated liver enzymes (OR = 1.38, 95 % CI: 1.27–1.50), MAFLD (OR = 1.14, 95 % CI: 1.07–1.22) and liver fibrosis (OR = 1.39, 95 % CI: 1.14–1.70). Sensitivity analysis and publication bias detection indicated that the results were reliable. Therefore, the conclusion of this study is that environmental cadmium exposure increases the risk of liver disease, and the extent and dose of cadmium exposure in the population should be further controlled.
{"title":"The association between cadmium exposure and the risk of early liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Hualing Zhang , Yue Jing , Lan Guan , Jianlan Luo , Ming Zeng","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105942","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105942","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Currently, liver diseases are considered to be one of the most prevalent diseases that jeopardize people's health. Existing studies have found that heavy metal cadmium (Cadmium, Cd) exposure is associated with liver disease, but the results of studies on the risk of cadmium on liver disease are inconsistent. In order to further investigate the relationship between cadmium exposure and the risk of early liver disease in the population, this study was conducted by searching PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI and Wanfang databases and performing meta-analysis of the relevant literature, so as to systematically evaluate the effect of cadmium exposure on the risk of liver disease. A total of 5201 relevant articles were retrieved. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 25 articles were included in the meta-analysis. Review Manager 5.4 was used for quality assessment, with most studies rated as low risk of bias. Heterogeneity testing showed significant results (<em>P</em> < 0.05). Meta-analysis showed that cadmium exposure increased the risk of elevated liver enzymes (OR = 1.38, 95 % CI: 1.27–1.50), MAFLD (OR = 1.14, 95 % CI: 1.07–1.22) and liver fibrosis (OR = 1.39, 95 % CI: 1.14–1.70). Sensitivity analysis and publication bias detection indicated that the results were reliable. Therefore, the conclusion of this study is that environmental cadmium exposure increases the risk of liver disease, and the extent and dose of cadmium exposure in the population should be further controlled.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105942"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145081476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The in vitro percutaneous absorption assay is standardized, but the common use of 50 % ethanol in the receptor compartment for lipophilic compounds is questioned. In parallel, the demand for animal-free methodologies is driving the application of synthetic membranes without standardization guidelines. To address these issues, this study investigated the permeation of the lipophilic compound chlorpyrifos using different ethanol-containing receptor fluids with human and pig skin ex vivo, and silicone and STRAT-M® membranes. The results considered several factors, particularly chlorpyrifos solubility and the contact angles between skin models and receptor fluids. Original experimental approaches demonstrated that ethanol from the receptor rapidly crosses to the donor compartment increasing chlorpyrifos diffusivity. Compared to the described in vivo dermal absorption, human skin and STRAT-M® yielded the best predictive permeation parameters. However, high percentage of ethanol in the receptor fluid can lead to an overestimation of percutaneous absorption. Summing up, it is important to carefully determine the concentration of ethanol to be used in the receptor fluid of lipophilic compounds’ assays while further research with synthetic membranes is needed prior to their wider adoption.
{"title":"Permeation studies of chlorpyrifos through skin and synthetic membranes to improve the in vitro dermal absorption assay of lipophilic compounds with ethanolic receptors","authors":"Dorinda Marques-da-Silva , Margarida Franco , Cristiana Violante , Ricardo Lagoa","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105931","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105931","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The <em>in vitro</em> percutaneous absorption assay is standardized, but the common use of 50 % ethanol in the receptor compartment for lipophilic compounds is questioned. In parallel, the demand for animal-free methodologies is driving the application of synthetic membranes without standardization guidelines. To address these issues, this study investigated the permeation of the lipophilic compound chlorpyrifos using different ethanol-containing receptor fluids with human and pig skin <em>ex vivo</em>, and silicone and STRAT-M® membranes. The results considered several factors, particularly chlorpyrifos solubility and the contact angles between skin models and receptor fluids. Original experimental approaches demonstrated that ethanol from the receptor rapidly crosses to the donor compartment increasing chlorpyrifos diffusivity. Compared to the described <em>in vivo</em> dermal absorption, human skin and STRAT-M® yielded the best predictive permeation parameters. However, high percentage of ethanol in the receptor fluid can lead to an overestimation of percutaneous absorption. Summing up, it is important to carefully determine the concentration of ethanol to be used in the receptor fluid of lipophilic compounds’ assays while further research with synthetic membranes is needed prior to their wider adoption.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105931"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144919993","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-09-11DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105938
Cynthia B. Pestana , Daniela Morais Leme , Enzo Zini Moreira Silva , Sahra Kiessig , James W. Firman , Carsten Kneuer , Philip Marx-Stoelting , Mark T.D. Cronin
The microcystins (MCs) are a family of cyclic oligopeptides toxins expressed in at least 30 cyanobacterial species and are liable to pose significant hazard to human health due to hepatotoxicity. Microcystin-leucine arginine (MC-LR) is the most extensively studied and toxic congener and classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans based on tumor promotion activity in the liver. Given the substantial toxicity data gaps for the MCs, read-across was assessed to evaluate the tumor promotion effects of a series of data-poor MC congeners based on in vivo information for MC-LR as the source molecule. Lines of evidence from in silico estimates of structural similarity, physico-chemical properties, hepatotoxicity, genotoxic and carcinogenicity were compiled to support the filling of data gaps. Uncertainties were evaluated according to scenario 4 of the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA's) Read-Across Assessment Framework (RAAF). The read-across process followed a previously proposed harmonized framework to apply the common principles together with information from new approach methodologies (NAMs). Lines of evidence were consistent across the MC congeners and the uncertainties were found to be acceptable for data gap filling. Read-across strategies, with known caveats and restrictions, were shown to be applicable for large, complex molecules such as the MCs.
{"title":"Challenges and opportunities of read-across for the tumor promotion effects of microcystins","authors":"Cynthia B. Pestana , Daniela Morais Leme , Enzo Zini Moreira Silva , Sahra Kiessig , James W. Firman , Carsten Kneuer , Philip Marx-Stoelting , Mark T.D. Cronin","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105938","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105938","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The microcystins (MCs) are a family of cyclic oligopeptides toxins expressed in at least 30 cyanobacterial species and are liable to pose significant hazard to human health due to hepatotoxicity. Microcystin-leucine arginine (MC-LR) is the most extensively studied and toxic congener and classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans based on tumor promotion activity in the liver. Given the substantial toxicity data gaps for the MCs, read-across was assessed to evaluate the tumor promotion effects of a series of data-poor MC congeners based on <em>in vivo</em> information for MC-LR as the source molecule. Lines of evidence from <em>in silico</em> estimates of structural similarity, physico-chemical properties, hepatotoxicity, genotoxic and carcinogenicity were compiled to support the filling of data gaps. Uncertainties were evaluated according to scenario 4 of the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA's) Read-Across Assessment Framework (RAAF). The read-across process followed a previously proposed harmonized framework to apply the common principles together with information from new approach methodologies (NAMs). Lines of evidence were consistent across the MC congeners and the uncertainties were found to be acceptable for data gap filling. Read-across strategies, with known caveats and restrictions, were shown to be applicable for large, complex molecules such as the MCs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105938"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145058456","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-25DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105930
Chitrang R. Shah , Sudhir R. Patel , Laxit K. Bhatt , Viral I. Rajwadi , Urvit P. Patel , Hitesh Kadu , Jitendra H. Patel , Harilal Patel , Ramchandra K. Ranvir , Rajesh Sundar , Ritu N. Laddha , Mukul R. Jain
These studies examined the effects of repeated intranasal administration of Cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride in rats and dogs. In rats, doses up to 1.05 mg/animal/day over 28 days showed no mortality or toxicity. Body weight, feed intake, ophthalmological and neurobehavioral assessments, and clinical pathology evaluations remained unaffected. Microscopic examinations revealed minimal non-adverse hyperplasia at the administration site in the nasal cavity. No histopathological changes were observed in other organs or tissues, establishing the NOAEL at 1.05 mg/animal/day. In dogs, doses up to 10.5 mg/animal/day over 14 days were well-tolerated, with only mild local irritation observed as nasal itching, which resolved quickly post-dosing. Body weights, food consumption, and comprehensive neurobehavioral assessments, including ECG examinations and reflex tests, showed no adverse effects. Hematological, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis variations were minimal and non-dose-dependent. Microscopic evaluations of the nasal cavity and other anatomical structures showed mild non-adverse changes, with no significant histopathological findings in the olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, or brain. These findings indicate that Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Nasal Spray is well-tolerated with a NOAEL of 1.05 mg/animal/day in rats and ≥10.5 mg/animal/day in dogs, suggesting potential for safe intranasal administration in clinical use.
{"title":"Preclinical safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of a novel cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride nasal spray","authors":"Chitrang R. Shah , Sudhir R. Patel , Laxit K. Bhatt , Viral I. Rajwadi , Urvit P. Patel , Hitesh Kadu , Jitendra H. Patel , Harilal Patel , Ramchandra K. Ranvir , Rajesh Sundar , Ritu N. Laddha , Mukul R. Jain","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105930","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105930","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>These studies examined the effects of repeated intranasal administration of Cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride in rats and dogs. In rats, doses up to 1.05 mg/animal/day over 28 days showed no mortality or toxicity. Body weight, feed intake, ophthalmological and neurobehavioral assessments, and clinical pathology evaluations remained unaffected. Microscopic examinations revealed minimal non-adverse hyperplasia at the administration site in the nasal cavity. No histopathological changes were observed in other organs or tissues, establishing the NOAEL at 1.05 mg/animal/day. In dogs, doses up to 10.5 mg/animal/day over 14 days were well-tolerated, with only mild local irritation observed as nasal itching, which resolved quickly post-dosing. Body weights, food consumption, and comprehensive neurobehavioral assessments, including ECG examinations and reflex tests, showed no adverse effects. Hematological, clinical chemistry, and urinalysis variations were minimal and non-dose-dependent. Microscopic evaluations of the nasal cavity and other anatomical structures showed mild non-adverse changes, with no significant histopathological findings in the olfactory epithelium, olfactory bulb, or brain. These findings indicate that Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride Nasal Spray is well-tolerated with a NOAEL of 1.05 mg/animal/day in rats and ≥10.5 mg/animal/day in dogs, suggesting potential for safe intranasal administration in clinical use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105930"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144916770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-08-30DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105933
Liqiang Gu , Yanping Hu , Yinfang Lai , Sheng Zhang , Haoran Wang , Xiaozhen Xu , Lingfang Chen , Yuhua Shi , Jiechao Chen , Xiaochun Sun , Yuan Zhang , Lingzhi Hu
Bioequivalence test is typically conducted by determining the drug concentration in plasma. However, this is not suitable for brain drugs (like Edaravone) that have targets in CNS. The amount of a drug in target site in the CNS is responsible for its activity in the brain, while the concentration of a drug in the blood has a weak impact on the CNS. In this paper, a new consistency evaluation method for brain drugs was established. 16 rats were divided into two groups. One group was administered the test preparation, and the other group was administered the control preparation. Then, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected. All of the CSF samples were examined by LC-MS. The 90 % confidence interval of the geometric mean ratio of AUC0-t was 90.30–150.59 %, and 91.79–211.06 % for Cmax. In addition, the result indicated that the two preparations were not bioequivalent in the CNS, although the concentration-time profile and pharmacokinetic parameters were quite similar. The results revealed the particularity and complexity of the bioequivalence test for brain drugs that have targets in the CNS. The feasibility of the test was confirmed, and our results provide useful information for the consistency evaluation of brain drugs.
{"title":"A new method of consistency evaluation of brain drugs: a case study of edaravone","authors":"Liqiang Gu , Yanping Hu , Yinfang Lai , Sheng Zhang , Haoran Wang , Xiaozhen Xu , Lingfang Chen , Yuhua Shi , Jiechao Chen , Xiaochun Sun , Yuan Zhang , Lingzhi Hu","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105933","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105933","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bioequivalence test is typically conducted by determining the drug concentration in plasma. However, this is not suitable for brain drugs (like Edaravone) that have targets in CNS. The amount of a drug in target site in the CNS is responsible for its activity in the brain, while the concentration of a drug in the blood has a weak impact on the CNS. In this paper, a new consistency evaluation method for brain drugs was established. 16 rats were divided into two groups. One group was administered the test preparation, and the other group was administered the control preparation. Then, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples were collected. All of the CSF samples were examined by LC-MS. The 90 % confidence interval of the geometric mean ratio of AUC<sub>0-t</sub> was 90.30–150.59 %, and 91.79–211.06 % for C<sub>max</sub>. In addition, the result indicated that the two preparations were not bioequivalent in the CNS, although the concentration-time profile and pharmacokinetic parameters were quite similar. The results revealed the particularity and complexity of the bioequivalence test for brain drugs that have targets in the CNS. The feasibility of the test was confirmed, and our results provide useful information for the consistency evaluation of brain drugs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105933"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144966519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-09-13DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105944
Amaia Irizar , Hans Bender , James W. Bridges , Peter Griem , Andreas Natsch , Matthias Vey , Ian Kimber
The development of a Reference Chemical Potency List (RCPL), and its purpose, has been described previously. That original RCPL comprised 33 chemicals, of varying skin sensitising activity, for each of which a discrete Potency Value (PV) was derived, based upon the best available human and/or animal (local lymph node assay) data. The purpose of the RCPL was to provide a reliable tool that would facilitate evaluation of the ability of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to measure skin sensitising potency. We here report the construction of an extended RCPL with 77 additional chemicals by applying the weight of evidence framework used previously. This extended RCPL adheres to the salient features of the original database. These comprise a focus largely on fragrance chemicals, provision of a wide range of chemical structures and of skin sensitising potency, the inclusion of both direct and indirect (pre- and pro-) haptens, the exclusion of NAMs data for the derivation of PVs, and avoidance of the use of potency categories for the classification of chemicals. It is anticipated that this extended RCPL will provide a more powerful database with which to assess the strengths and weakness of recently developed NAMs in the measurement of skin sensitising potency.
{"title":"An extended Reference Chemical Potency List (RCPL) for characterising the performance of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in measuring the skin sensitisation potency of fragrance chemicals","authors":"Amaia Irizar , Hans Bender , James W. Bridges , Peter Griem , Andreas Natsch , Matthias Vey , Ian Kimber","doi":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105944","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105944","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The development of a Reference Chemical Potency List (RCPL), and its purpose, has been described previously. That original RCPL comprised 33 chemicals, of varying skin sensitising activity, for each of which a discrete Potency Value (PV) was derived, based upon the best available human and/or animal (local lymph node assay) data. The purpose of the RCPL was to provide a reliable tool that would facilitate evaluation of the ability of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) to measure skin sensitising potency. We here report the construction of an extended RCPL with 77 additional chemicals by applying the weight of evidence framework used previously. This extended RCPL adheres to the salient features of the original database. These comprise a focus largely on fragrance chemicals, provision of a wide range of chemical structures and of skin sensitising potency, the inclusion of both direct and indirect (pre- and pro-) haptens, the exclusion of NAMs data for the derivation of PVs, and avoidance of the use of potency categories for the classification of chemicals. It is anticipated that this extended RCPL will provide a more powerful database with which to assess the strengths and weakness of recently developed NAMs in the measurement of skin sensitising potency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":20852,"journal":{"name":"Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 105944"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145070352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-12-01Epub Date: 2025-07-26DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2025.105914
Jordan N Smith, Kimberly J Tyrrell, Karl K Weitz, Willem Faber
We developed a physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model in rats and humans for the isobutyl metabolic series, which includes isobutyl acetate, isobutanol, isobutyraldehyde, and isobutyric acid. Given chemical similarities, we used a previously developed PBPK model for the propyl metabolic series as a framework to create the isobutyl PBPK model. To support model development, we measured in vitro metabolism of isobutyl acetate in rat and human blood and liver S9 fractions. Our findings indicated that humans exhibited faster isobutyl acetate hydrolysis in liver S9 fractions compared to rats, while hydrolysis rates in blood were similar between the two species. Experiments involving closed chamber exposures of rats to isobutyl acetate or isobutanol revealed higher isobutanol concentrations in blood compared to other isobutyl compounds. Using these data to parameterize the model, the PBPK model accurately simulated available time-course concentrations of isobutyl compounds in blood of rats and humans. The isobutyl PBPK model enables comparisons of internal dose metrics across various isobutyl compound exposures and species and allows for calculation of equivalent external exposures that result in the same dose metric. Regulators can employ this PBPK model to predict and align internal dose metrics of isobutyl compounds for risk assessment purposes.
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