Development of the Concept for Stem Cell-Based Developmental Neurotoxicity Evaluation

Autor: Jördis Klose, Ellen Fritsche, Saskia Wuttke, Laura Nimtz, Marta Barenys, Julia Tigges, Martin Schmuck, Stefan Masjosthusmann
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology. 165(1)
ISSN: 1096-0929
Popis: Human brain development consists of a series of complex spatiotemporal processes that if disturbed by chemical exposure causes irreversible impairments of the nervous system. To evaluate a chemical disturbance in an alternative assay, the concept evolved that the complex procedure of brain development can be disassembled into several neurodevelopmental endpoints which can be represented by a combination of different alternative assays. In this review article, we provide a scientific rationale for the neurodevelopmental endpoints that are currently chosen to establish assays with human stem/and progenitor cells. Assays covering these major neurodevelopmental endpoints are thought to assemble as building blocks of a DNT testing battery.
Databáze: OpenAIRE