New approach methodologies: A quantitative in vitro to in vivo extrapolation case study with PFASs

Styliani Fragki*, Jochem Louisse, Bas Bokkers, Mirjam Luijten, Ad Peijnenburg, Deborah Rijkers, Aldert H. Piersma, Marco J. Zeilmaker

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Abstract

Per: and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been associated with increased blood lipids in humans. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been also linked with elevated alanine transferase (ALT) serum levels in humans, and in rodents the liver is a main target organ for many PFASs. With the focus on New Approach Methodologies, the chronic oral equivalent effect doses were calculated for PFOA, PFNA (perfluorononanoic acid), PFHxS (perfluorohexanesulfonic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctane sulfonic acid) based on in vitro effects measured in the HepaRG cell line. Selected in vitro readouts were considered biomarkers for lipid disturbances and hepatotoxicity. Concentration-response data obtained from HepaRG cells on triglyceride (TG) accumulation and expression changes of 12 selected genes (some involved in cholesterol homeostasis) were converted into corresponding human dose-response data, using physiologically based kinetic (PBK) model-facilitated reverse dosimetry. Next to this, the biokinetics of the chemicals were studied in the cell system. The current European dietary PFASs exposure overlaps with the calculated oral equivalent effect doses, indicating that the latter may lead to interference with hepatic gene expression and lipid metabolism. These findings illustrate an in vitro-in silico methodology, which can be applied for more PFASs, to select those that should be prioritized for further hazard characterization.

Original languageEnglish
Article number113559
JournalFood and Chemical Toxicology
Volume172
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2023

Keywords

  • HBM4EU
  • HepaRG cells
  • Oral equivalent effect dose
  • PBK modelling
  • PFASs
  • QIVIVE

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