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Species extrapolation for the 21st century

Celander, Malin C., Goldstone, Jared V., Denslow, Nancy, Iguchi, Taisen, Kille, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6023-5221, Meyerhoff, Roger, Smith, Ben, Hutchinson, Thomas and Wheeler, James 2011. Species extrapolation for the 21st century. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30 (1) , pp. 52-63. 10.1002/etc.382

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Abstract

Safety factors are used in ecological risk assessments to extrapolate from the toxic responses of laboratory test species to all species representing that group in the environment. More accurate extrapolation of species responses is important. Advances in understanding the mechanistic basis for toxicological responses and identifying molecular response pathways can provide a basis for extrapolation across species and, in part, an explanation for the variability in whole organism responses to toxicants. We highlight potential short- and medium-term development goals to meet our long-term aspiration of truly predictive in silico extrapolation across wildlife species' response to toxicants. A conceptual approach for considering cross-species extrapolation is presented. Critical information is required to establish evidence-based species extrapolation, including identification of critical molecular pathways and regulatory networks that are linked to the biological mode of action and species' homologies. A case study is presented that examines steroidogenesis inhibition in fish after exposure to fadrozole or prochloraz. Similar effects for each compound among fathead minnow, medaka, and zebrafish were attributed to similar inhibitor pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic distributions and sequences of cytochrome P45019A1/2 (CYP19A1/2). Rapid advances in homology modeling allow the prediction of interactions of chemicals with enzymes, for example, CYP19 aromatase, which would eventually allow a prediction of potential aromatase toxicity of new compounds across a range of species. Eventually, predictive models will be developed to extrapolate across species, although substantial research is still required. Knowledge gaps requiring research include defining differences in life histories (e.g., reproductive strategies), understanding tissue-specific gene expression, and defining the role of metabolism on toxic responses and how these collectively affect the power of interspecies extrapolation methods.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Uncontrolled Keywords: species extrapolation; in silico; predictive ecotoxicology; aromatase; cytochrome P45019
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISSN: 0730-7268
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2022 08:33
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/18170

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