The Future of the Teratogenicity Testing

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The purpose of this review is to examine the importance, possible advantages and disadvantages of teratogenicity tests, and their future. For this purpose, numerous sources have been scanned in the field of teratogenicity. Although there are many methods related to teratogenic studies and very important studies have been made in this field, there are still serious deficiencies. There are advantages and disadvantages of in vitro and in vivo classical tests that have been used so far. The current status of in vivo tests is a matter of debate, especially due to the use of experimental animals. However, in vitro tests that do not perform the distribution and metabolism of chemicals also raise doubts in determination of teratogenicity. Despite the modern approaches of molecular biology and genetics and the best diagnostic techniques, the real cause of more than half of congenital diseases is still not understood. In this sense, the importance and necessity of teratogenic tests are understood once again. It is necessary to develop faster, reliable, and inexpensive techniques to replace traditional in vivo tests. It is important to disseminate harmless and reliable imaging techniques such as micro-CT. The use of European Center for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) scientifically validated and approved in vitro tests such as embryonic stem cell test (EST), micro mass test (MM), and whole embryo culture (WEC) tests in routine screening can provide a solution in a shorter time than the classical tests. Improving these tests and developing new tests can help to solve the problem permanently.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:2753

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Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 2753(2024) vom: 29., Seite 143-150

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aydin, Muhsin [VerfasserIn]
Guven Ezer, Banu [VerfasserIn]
Rencuzogullari, Eyyup [VerfasserIn]

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Future of teratology
Journal Article
Review
Teratogenicity tests
Teratogens
Teratology

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Date Completed 30.01.2024

Date Revised 30.01.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/978-1-0716-3625-1_5

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NLM367757443