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In vitro/in silico prediction of drug induced steatosis in relation to oral doses and blood concentrations by the Nile Red assay.
Toxicol. Lett. 368, 33-46 (2022)
The accumulation of lipid droplets in hepatocytes is a key feature of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) and can be induced by a subset of hepatotoxic compounds. In the present study, we optimized and evaluated an in vitro technique based on the fluorescent dye Nile Red, further named Nile Red assay to quantify lipid droplets induced by the exposure to chemicals. The Nile Red assay and a cytotoxicity test (CTB assay) were then performed on cells exposed concentration-dependently to 60 different compounds. Of these, 31 were known to induce hepatotoxicity in humans, and 13 were reported to also cause steatosis. In order to compare in vivo relevant blood concentrations, pharmacokinetic models were established for all compounds to simulate the maximal blood concentrations (Cmax) at therapeutic doses. The results showed that several hepatotoxic compounds induced an increase in lipid droplets at sub-cytotoxic concentrations. To compare how well (1) the cytotoxicity test alone, (2) the Nile Red assay alone, and (3) the combination of the cytotoxicity test and the Nile Red assay (based on the lower EC10 of both assays) allow the differentiation between hepatotoxic and non-hepatotoxic compounds, a previously established performance metric, the Toxicity Separation Index (TSI) was calculated. In addition, the Toxicity Estimation Index (TEI) was calculated to determine how well blood concentrations that cause an increased DILI risk can be estimated for hepatotoxic compounds. Our findings indicate that the combination of both assays improved the TSI and TEI compared to each assay alone. In conclusion, the study demonstrates that inclusion of the Nile Red assay into in vitro test batteries may improve the prediction of DILI compounds.
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Publikationstyp
Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Schlagwörter
Alternative Methods ; Dili ; Lipid Droplets ; Nafld ; Steatosis
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0378-4274
e-ISSN
1879-3169
Zeitschrift
Toxicology Letters
Quellenangaben
Band: 368,
Seiten: 33-46
Verlag
Elsevier
Verlagsort
Amsterdam
Nichtpatentliteratur
Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus
Peer reviewed
Institut(e)
Institute of Diabetes and Cancer (IDC)
Förderungen
Horizon 2020
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
EU-ToxRisk
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
EU-ToxRisk