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An adverse outcome pathway (AOP) is a sequence of key events from a molecular-level initiating event and an ensuing cascade of steps to an adverse outcome with population level significance To implement a predictive strategy for ecotoxicology the multiscale nature of an AOP requires computational models to link salient processes (e g in chemical uptake toxicokinetics to toxicodynamic and population dynamics) A case study with domoic acid was used to demonstrate strategies and enable generic recommendations for developing computational models in an effort to move toward a toxicity testing paradigm focused on toxicity pathway perturbations applicable to ecological risk assessment Domoic acid an algal toxin with adverse effects on both wildlife and humans is a potent agonise for kainate receptors (ionotropic glutamate receptors whose activation leads to the influx of Na(+) and Ca(2+)) Increased Ca(2+) concentrations result in neuronal excitotoxicity and cell death primarily in the hippocampus which produces seizures impairs learning and memory and alters behavior in some species Altered neuronal Ca(2+) is a key process in domoic acid toxicity which can be evaluated in vitro Furthermore results of these assays would be amenable to mechanistic modeling for identifying domoic acid concentrations and Ca(2+) perturbations that are normal adaptive or clearly toxic In vitro assays with outputs amenable to measurement in exposed populations can link in vitro to in vivo conditions and toxicokinetic information will aid in linking in vitro results to the individual organism Development of an AOP required an iterative process with three important outcomes a crit
- 出版日期2011-1
