Immunotoxicogenomics: A potential approach for comprehending toxicity mechanisms and enhancing risk assessment

  • Mehrose Ayoub Bhat
  • , Insha Mushtaq
  • , Weekar Younus Raja
  • , Mehreen Imtiyaz
  • , Wajid Mohammad Sheikh
  • , Indrani Jadhav
  • , Sarafraz Arqum Shah
  • , Shahid Yousuf
  • , Alamgir Ahmad Dar
  • , Shabir Hassan
  • , Asif Iqbal Shawal
  • , Hemant Singh
  • , Showkeen Muzamil

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Abstract

Assessment of xenobiotic-prompted changes in quality articulation as a technique to recognize and group potential poisons is being sought after by industry and administrative organizations around the world. Immunotoxicity can be characterized as the unfavorable impacts of toxicants on the resistant framework. Low-atomic weight synthetic compounds that can prompt sensitivity can be isolated into contact and respiratory sensitizers. Different types of data indicate that contact sensitizer exposure has a significant impact on the oxidative stress response pathway. On the other hand, less prevalent toxicogenomic data suggest that respiratory sensitizer exposure primarily affects the PTEN pathway, which is considered the most significant pathway affected in this case. The contact and respiratory sensitizers may lead to the in vivo observations of preferential Th1 and Th2 responses through the oxidative stress and PTEN pathways, respectively. The contact and respiratory sensitizers may lead to the in vivo observations of preferential Th1 and Th2 responses through the oxidative stress and PTEN pathways. In order to identify respiratory sensitizers, our proposal is to create nonanimal assays using human data. This proposition is also applicable for the risk assessment of respiratory sensitization. Recent advancements in molecular immunology have significantly enhanced the feasibility of conducting mode and mechanism of action studies. In order to advance the field of immunotoxicogenomics, it has been proposed that collaboration between industry, academia, and government should be established to tackle issues related to data gaps, validation, quality assurance, and protocol development.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationImmunotoxicogenomics
Subtitle of host publicationA Multidisciplinary Approach in Systems Toxicology
PublisherElsevier
Pages27-36
Number of pages10
ISBN (Electronic)9780443185021
ISBN (Print)9780443185113
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

  • Immunotoxicogenomics
  • Oxidative stress
  • PTEN
  • Xenobiotic

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