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Predictive modeling of nanomaterial exposure effects in biological systems

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  • BACKGROUND: Predictive modeling of the biological effects of nanomaterials is critical for industry and policymakers to assess the potential hazards resulting from the application of engineered nanomaterials. METHODS: We generated an experimental dataset on the toxic effects experienced by embryonic zebrafish due to exposure to nanomaterials. Several nanomaterials were studied, such as metal nanoparticles, dendrimer, metal oxide, and polymeric materials. The embryonic zebrafish metric (EZ Metric) was used as a screening-level measurement representative of adverse effects. Using the dataset, we developed a data mining approach to model the toxic endpoints and the overall biological impact of nanomaterials. Data mining techniques, such as numerical prediction, can assist analysts in developing risk assessment models for nanomaterials. RESULTS: We found several important attributes that contribute to the 24 hours post-fertilization (hpf) mortality, such as dosage concentration, shell composition, and surface charge. These findings concur with previous studies on nanomaterial toxicity using embryonic zebrafish. We conducted case studies on modeling the overall effect/impact of nanomaterials and the specific toxic endpoints such as mortality, delayed development, and morphological malformations. The results show that we can achieve high prediction accuracy for certain biological effects, such as 24 hpf mortality, 120 hpf mortality, and 120 hpf heart malformation. The results also show that the weighting scheme for individual biological effects has a significant influence on modeling the overall impact of nanomaterials. Sample prediction models can be found at http://neiminer.i-a-i.com/nei_models. CONCLUSION: The EZ Metric-based data mining approach has been shown to have predictive power. The results provide valuable insights into the modeling and understanding of nanomaterial exposure effects.
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  • Keywords: biological response, embryonic zebrafish, toxicity, numerical prediction, data mining, nanomaterial exposure effects
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  • Liu, X., Tang, K., Harper, S., Harper, B., Steevens, J. A., & Xu, R. (2013). Predictive modeling of nanomaterial exposure effects in biological systems. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 8(Suppl 1), 31. doi:10.2147/IJN.S40742
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  • We wish to thank US Army Corps of Engineers for their support under research contract numbers W912HZ-11-P-0009 and W912HZ-12-C-0004; NIEHS grants ES017552-01A2, ES016896-01, and P30 ES03850; and AFRL FA8650-05-1-5041.
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