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Title: | An adult stem cell proliferation assay in the flatworm model Macrostomum lignano to predict the carcinogenicity of compounds | Authors: | WILLEMS, Maxime STEVENS, An-Sofie Adriaens, Els PLUSQUIN, Michelle SMEETS, Karen Van Goethem, Freddy Vanparys, Phillippe Janssen, Colin Remon, Jean-Paul |
Issue Date: | 2015 | Source: | Applied in vitro toxicology, 1(3), p. 213-219 | Abstract: | Flatworms possess adult pluripotent stem cells whose dynamics can easily be experimentally assessed in vivo. This feature provides the unique opportunity to be used in a pharmacological context to test the safety of chemicals. The objective of this study was to develop and assess the applicability of an alternative in vivo test with a low-level organism where stem cell proliferation is used as an endpoint to predict the carcinogenicity of chemicals. As a start, to obtain proof of concept with this new test model, we tested 4 known carcinogens (2 DNA-reactive and 2 non-DNA-reactive) and 2 noncarcinogens as negative controls. We evaluated our carcinogenicity prediction model and advocate for its future use in pharmacological safety screenings. | Keywords: | 3R; flatworm; carcinogenicity assay; in vivo; stem cells | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/27367 | ISSN: | 2332-1512 | DOI: | 10.1089/aivt.2015.0011 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | vabb 2020 |
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