High-throughput screening to advance in vitro toxicology: Accomplishments, challenges, and future directions

C Lynch, S Sakamuru, M Ooka, R Huang… - Annual review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Traditionally, chemical toxicity is determined by in vivo animal studies, which are low
throughput, expensive, and sometimes fail to predict compound toxicity in humans. Due to …

[HTML][HTML] Neuronal differentiation pathways and compound-induced developmental neurotoxicity in the human neural progenitor cell test (hNPT) revealed by RNA-seq

VC de Leeuw, CTM van Oostrom, PFK Wackers… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
There is an increased awareness that the use of animals for compound-induced
developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) testing has limitations. Animal-free innovations …

Integrated approach for testing and assessment for developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) to prioritize aromatic organophosphorus flame retardants

A Kreutz, OB Oyetade, X Chang, JH Hsieh, M Behl… - Toxics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Organophosphorus flame retardants (OPFRs) are abundant and persistent in the
environment but have limited toxicity information. Their similarity in structure to …

From pixels to connections: exploring in vitro neuron reconstruction software for network graph generation

C Hoffmann, E Cho, A Zalesky, MA Di Biase - Communications Biology, 2024 - nature.com
Digital reconstruction has been instrumental in deciphering how in vitro neuron architecture
shapes information flow. Emerging approaches reconstruct neural systems as networks with …

Measurements of neurite extension and nucleokinesis in an iPSC-derived model system following microtubule perturbation

M Sébastien, AL Paquette, L Ferotin… - Molecular Biology of …, 2025 - molbiolcell.org
In neurons, patterns of different microtubule types are essential for neurite extension and
nucleokinesis. Cellular model systems such as rodent primary cultures and induced …

NeuriteNet: A convolutional neural network for assessing morphological parameters of neurite growth

JT Vecchi, S Mullan, JA Lopez, MR Hansen… - Journal of neuroscience …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background During development or regeneration, neurons extend processes (ie., neurites)
via mechanisms that can be readily analyzed in culture. However, defining the impact of a …

[HTML][HTML] Urinary para-nitrophenol levels of pregnant women and cognitive and motor function of their children aged 2 years: Evidence from the SMBCS (China)

J Zhang, Z Li, Y Dai, J Guo, X Qi, P Liu, S Lv… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Urinary para-nitrophenol (PNP), an exposure biomarker of ethyl parathion (EP)
and methyl parathion (MP) pesticides, was still pervasively detected in the general …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Neurodevelopmental Impact of Fluoxetine, Citalopram, and Paroxetine on Neural Stem Cell-Derived Neurons

K Hosseini, A Cediel-Ulloa, MH Al-Sabri, A Forsby… - Pharmaceuticals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: Many pregnant women globally suffer from depression and are
routinely prescribed selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). These drugs function by …