Systems toxicology: Applications of toxicogenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics in toxicology
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Toxicogenomics can facilitate the identification and characterization of toxicity, as illustrated in this review. Toxicogenomics, the application of the functional genomics technologies (transcriptomics, proteomics and metabolomics) in toxicology enables the study of adverse effects of xenobiotic substances in relation to structure and activity of the genome. The advantages and limitations of the different technologies are evaluated, and the prospects for integration of the technologies into a systems biology or systems toxicology approach are discussed. Applications of toxicogenomics in various laboratories around the world show that the crucial steps and sequence of events at the molecular level can be studied to provide detailed insights into mechanisms of toxic action. Toxicogenomics allowed for more sensitive and earlier detection of adverse effects in (animal) toxicity studies. Furthermore, the effects of exposure to mixtures could be studied in more detail. This review argues that in the (near) future, human health risk assessment will truly benefit from toxicogenomics (systems toxicology). © 2005 Future Drugs Ltd.
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Physiological SciencesGenomicsMetabolomicsProteomicsSystems biologyToxicogenomicsToxicologyTranscriptomicsxenobiotic agentanimal testing reductionanimal testing refinementanimal testing replacementbioinformaticsfunctional genomicshealth hazardinformation processingmetabolomicsproteomicsreviewrisk assessmenttoxicity testingtoxicogeneticstoxicogenomicstranscriptomicsAnimalsHumansProteomicsRisk AssessmentSystems BiologyToxicogeneticsTranscription, GeneticAnimalia
TNO Identifier
238737
ISSN
14789450
Source
Expert Review of Proteomics, 2(5), pp. 767-780.
Pages
767-780
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