A Guide to Practical Toxicology: Evaluation, Prediction, and Risk, Second Edition

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Pub. Date: 2008-09-22
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Summary

This practical, user-friendly, and informative text surveys basic principles of toxicology. It is an invaluable guide to evaluating toxicity and related data, approaching toxicity testing and interpretation, and understanding the concepts of hazard prediction and risk assessment and management.A Guide to Practical Toxicology :examines how to evaluate various groups of chemicals'”pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and agrochemicals provides insights on toxicity determination, normality and naturality, prediction, and regulationTwo all-new chapters cover:safety pharmacology evaluation of different chemical classes

Author Biography

Adam Woolley is Director and Consultant Toxicologist, ForthTox Limited, Linlithgow, UK

Table of Contents

Prefacep. v
Acknowledgementsp. vii
Introduction to Toxicology: The Necessity of Measurementp. 1
Introductionp. 1
The Beginnings of Toxicological Measurementp. 3
Toxicology and Toxicity Definedp. 7
It is Natural So It Must be Safe-Everyday Toxicological Conundrumsp. 9
Natural Medicines and Poisonsp. 11
General Objectives of Toxicological Studyp. 14
Nature and Outcome of Toxic Reactionsp. 16
Cellular Basis and Consequences of Toxic Changep. 18
Expression of Toxicityp. 22
Target Organ Expression of Toxicityp. 24
The Necessity for Toxicological Assessmentp. 29
Ethics of Toxicological Assessmentp. 30
The Three Rs: Reduce, Refine, and Replacep. 32
Normality: Definition and Maintenancep. 37
Introductionp. 37
What is Normality?p. 38
Normality as a Rangep. 41
Experimental Normalityp. 41
Protocol Design and Procedure as Sources of Abnormalityp. 45
Control Groups as Normalityp. 46
Establishing and Maintaining Normality in Experimental Groupsp. 48
Baseline Data and Historical Controlsp. 50
Determination of Toxicity: The Basic Principlesp. 59
Circumstances of Toxicity Testingp. 59
Effects Sought in Toxicity Studiesp. 61
Basic Principles of Toxicological Investigationp. 61
Toxicokinetic Designp. 76
Regulatory Framework and Influencesp. 77
Regulation of Study Conduct-Good Laboratory Practicep. 80
Determination of Toxicity: In Vitro and Alternativesp. 89
Introductionp. 89
Rationale for In Vitro Toxicologyp. 90
How and When to Use In Vitro or Alternative Techniquesp. 92
Considerations in Screening Program Designp. 93
Areas of Use of In Vitro Toxicologyp. 94
Considerations in the Development of In Vitro Testsp. 95
Validation of In Vitro Methodsp. 96
Test Systems and Endpointsp. 98
Toxicity in Silicop. 101
Computer Prediction Systemsp. 104
Target Organ Toxicityp. 104
Functional Toxicity Testingp. 107
Pharmacology and Safety Pharmacology In Vitrop. 107
Metabolismp. 108
Kineticsp. 108
Toxicity Testingp. 109
Carcinogenicityp. 109
Reproductive Toxicityp. 109
Irritation and Corrosionp. 110
Phototoxicityp. 110
Ecotoxicologyp. 110
Pitfalls in In Vitro Toxicologyp. 111
Future Utilityp. 111
Overviewp. 112
Safety Pharmacologyp. 115
Introductionp. 115
General Principlesp. 116
Tests to be Conductedp. 117
What to Test?p. 119
Designp. 119
Test Systems for Safety Pharmacologyp. 121
Safety Pharmacology in Toxicity Studiesp. 121
Tests and Their Conductp. 122
Pitfalls of Safety Pharmacology Studiesp. 128
Overviewp. 129
Determination: General and Reproductive Toxicologyp. 131
General Toxicologyp. 131
Test Systems for General Toxicologyp. 131
Study Designs in General Toxicologyp. 134
Examinations for Specific Toxicitiesp. 142
Pitfalls in General Toxicologyp. 145
Reproductive Toxicologyp. 147
Study Designs for Reproductive Toxicologyp. 153
Pitfalls in Reproductive Toxicologyp. 158
Determination: Genotoxicity and Carcinogenicityp. 161
Genotoxicityp. 161
Carcinogenicityp. 176
Pitfalls in Carcinogenicity Studiesp. 187
Determination: Dermal Toxicity-Sensitization, Irritation, and Corrosionp. 199
Introductionp. 199
General Principles of Dermal Toxicologyp. 200
Factors in Dermal Toxicityp. 201
Test Systemsp. 203
Study Design and Parameters Measuredp. 204
Sensitizationp. 207
Pitfalls in Irritation and Sensitizationp. 209
Determination: Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicologyp. 213
Introductionp. 213
Relevance of Environmental Assessment to Chemical Developmentp. 214
General Principles of Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicologyp. 215
Pollution, Routes of Entry, and Environmental ADMEp. 216
Factors in Testing for Environmental Effectp. 219
Test Systems and Study Types for Ecotoxicologyp. 220
Environmental Assessment of Agrochemicalsp. 224
Environmental Assessment of Pharmaceuticalsp. 226
Pitfalls in Environmental Toxicologyp. 227
Interpretation: Basic Principlesp. 229
Introductionp. 229
Steps in Interpretationp. 231
Use of Background Data in Interpretationp. 233
Statistics and Significance in Toxicologyp. 234
Assessing Exposurep. 240
The Reality of Difference-The Interpretation of Small Differencesp. 246
The Reproducibility of Differencep. 248
Overview of Interpretationp. 249
Interpretation: Different Data Typesp. 251
Individual Data Setsp. 251
Safety Pharmacologyp. 252
General Toxicologyp. 253
Morphological Pathologyp. 258
Reproductive Toxicologyp. 266
Genotoxicityp. 267
Carcinogenicityp. 271
Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicologyp. 273
Case Studiesp. 282
The Fundamentals of Interpretationp. 287
Prediction of Hazardp. 291
Introductionp. 291
Principles of Predictionp. 294
Steps in the Prediction Processp. 296
Factors for Consideration in Predictionp. 300
Prediction from Minimal Databasesp. 304
Computer Models for Toxicity Predictionp. 305
Prediction for Individualsp. 315
Prediction Summaryp. 316
Background to Risk Due to Toxicityp. 319
Introductionp. 319
Overview of Risk Analysisp. 319
Levels of Risk and Factors That Affect Riskp. 323
Summaryp. 335
Risk Assessment in Practice and Setting Exposure Limitsp. 337
Introductionp. 337
Risk Assessment as a Processp. 338
Data Qualityp. 338
Data Selection for Risk Assessmentp. 339
Single Effect Versus General Risk Assessmentp. 341
Tools and Models in Risk Assessmentp. 342
Target Population, Dose, and Exposurep. 345
Process and Factors in Risk Assessmentp. 349
Setting Safety Factors and Marginsp. 356
Exposure Limitsp. 358
Dose Level Selection for Starting Risk Assessmentp. 360
Setting Exposure Limitsp. 364
Summaryp. 368
Risk Assessment and Management in the Workplacep. 371
Introductionp. 371
The Historical and Regulatory Backgroundp. 372
Classification and Exposure Limitsp. 373
Factors in Workplace Risk Assessmentp. 374
Workplace Risk Assessmentp. 374
Workplace Exposure Assessmentp. 375
Risk Management in the Workplacep. 377
Overviewp. 383
Risk Assessment: Carcinogenicity, The Environment, Evolution, and Overview of Risk Assessmentp. 385
Introductionp. 385
Notes on Risk Assessment and Carcinogenicityp. 385
Notes on Risk Assessment and The Environmentp. 395
International Management of Environmental Risksp. 399
The Evolution of Risk Assessmentp. 399
Overview of Risk Assessmentp. 401
Evaluation of Specific Classes of Chemicalp. 407
Regulatory Influencesp. 409
The Basic Toxicity Test Packagep. 411
Human Pharmaceuticalsp. 411
Veterinary Pharmaceuticalsp. 415
Medical Devicesp. 416
Agrochemicals/Plant Protection Productsp. 419
Biocidesp. 421
Cosmeticsp. 424
General and Industrial Chemicals-Reachp. 426
Overviewp. 431
The Future of Toxicity Testing and Risk Assessmentp. 435
Introductionp. 435
Challenges for Toxicologyp. 436
Challenge for Risk Assessment and Managementp. 437
Influences on Toxicity Testing and Risk Assessmentp. 437
Utility of Animal Experiments in Risk Assessmentp. 439
Development of New Test Methods and Modelsp. 440
In Vitro Toxicology and the Futurep. 442
Toxicology in Silicop. 443
The Future of Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessmentp. 443
Useful Websitesp. 445
Bibliographyp. 447
Select Glossaryp. 449
Indexp. 455
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