Alternative toxicity methods are being developed to replace animal testing. Some alternatives include in vitro tests using cell and tissue cultures, computer modeling like QSAR, and organ-on-chip microfluidic devices containing human cells. These alternative methods aim to reduce and refine animal use in toxicity testing by providing human-relevant data without using live animals.
Alternative methods to animals testing are the development and implementation of test method that avoid use of live animals or use of less animals in method.
The council directive on protection of animals used for experiments and scientific purpose in article 23
“The commission and member states should encourage
research into development and validation of alternative methods which could provide the same level of information as that obtained in experiment using animals but which involves less animal”.
Alternative methods able to do:
Reduce Refine Replace
collectively called as “The 3Rs Principle”.
Needs for alternative methods
Because in laboratory animals may be:
Poisoned.
Deprived of food water and sleep.
Applied with skin and eye irritants.
Subjected to psychological stress.
Deliberately infected with the infected disease.
This presentation enlists all the studies which are required before submission of IND. It include IND introduction , time period of study ,flowchart showing preclinical studies...
Alternative methods to animals testing are the development and implementation of test method that avoid use of live animals or use of less animals in method.
The council directive on protection of animals used for experiments and scientific purpose in article 23
“The commission and member states should encourage
research into development and validation of alternative methods which could provide the same level of information as that obtained in experiment using animals but which involves less animal”.
Alternative methods able to do:
Reduce Refine Replace
collectively called as “The 3Rs Principle”.
Needs for alternative methods
Because in laboratory animals may be:
Poisoned.
Deprived of food water and sleep.
Applied with skin and eye irritants.
Subjected to psychological stress.
Deliberately infected with the infected disease.
This presentation enlists all the studies which are required before submission of IND. It include IND introduction , time period of study ,flowchart showing preclinical studies...
Safety pharmacology is a branch of pharmacology with its aim to predict the potential clinical risk profile of new chemical entities (NCEs).
It has the ability to predict the potential off-target drug effects on major organ systems which are associated with exposure in the therapeutic range and above.
As an essential part of the spectrum of drug discovery and development, safety pharmacology studies are generally conducted to determine the relative drug effect on main organs, including respiratory system, central nervous system, and cardiovascular system.Safety pharmacology is an essential part of the drug development process that aims to identify and predict adverse effects prior to clinical trials.
SP studies are described in the international conference on harmonization (ICH) S7A and S7B Guidelines.
Safety pharmacology is a branch of pharmacology with its aim to predict the potential clinical risk profile of new chemical entities (NCEs).
It has the ability to predict the potential off-target drug effects on major organ systems which are associated with exposure in the therapeutic range and above.
As an essential part of the spectrum of drug discovery and development, safety pharmacology studies are generally conducted to determine the relative drug effect on main organs, including respiratory system, central nervous system, and cardiovascular system.Safety pharmacology is an essential part of the drug development process that aims to identify and predict adverse effects prior to clinical trials.
SP studies are described in the international conference on harmonization (ICH) S7A and S7B Guidelines.
Today there exists a wide spectrum of views on this subject, ranging from those concerned with animal 'rights' to those who view animals only as a resource to be exploited.
All of thThe five freedoms were originally developed from a UK Government report on livestock husbandry in 1965 (Prof.Roger Brambell) then by Farm Animal Welfare Council (FAWC) In July 1979
Freedom from hunger or thirst by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour .
Freedom from discomfort by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area .
Freedom from pain, injury or disease by prevention or rapid diagnosis and treatment.
Freedom to express (most) normal behaviour by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal's own kind.
Freedom from fear and distress by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering.
Alternatives to animal studies in Pharmaceutical research has been explained on the basis of replacement, reduction and refinement. Also newer pre-clinical animal models like use of genetically modified animals were presented.
In vivo is the Latin word which means with in the living body.
When effects of various biological entities are tested on whole, living organism or cells, usually animals including humans and plants.
Animal testing and clinical trials are major elements of in-vivo research.
In vivo testing is often employed over in vitro because it is better suited for observing the overall effects of an experiment on a living subject in drug discovery.
example, verification of efficacy in vivo is crucial, because in vitro assays can sometimes yield misleading results with drug.
Harry Smith found that sterile filtrates of serum from animals infected with Bacillus anthracis were lethal for other animals, whereas extracts of culture fluid from the same organism grown in vitro were not.
In microbiology Once cells are disrupted and individual parts are tested or analyzed, this is known as in vitro.
In vitro studies within the glass, i.e., in a laboratory environment using test tubes, petri dishes, etc. Examples of investigations in vivo include: the pathogenesis of disease.
In vitro toxicology:-
The bridge exists between new drug discovery and drug development.-
Provide information on mechanism of action of a drug
Provides an early indication of the potential for some kinds of toxic effects, allowing a decision to terminate or to proceed further.
In vitro methods are widely used for:-
Screening and ranking chemicals
Get a platform for animal studies for physiological actions
Studying cell, tissue, or target specific effects
Improve subsequent study design
Advantages and Disadvantages:-
Faster than in vivo studies
Less expensive to run
Less predictive of toxicity in intact organisms
In vitro to in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) refers to the qualitative or quantitative transposition of experimental results or observations made in vitro to predict phenomena in vivo, biological organisms.
The problem of transposing in vitro results is particularly acute in areas such as toxicology where animal experiments are being phased out and are increasingly being replaced by alternative tests.
Results obtained from in vitro experiments cannot often be directly applied to predict biological responses of organisms to chemical exposure in vivo.
Therefore, it is extremely important to build a consistent and reliable in vitro to in vivo extrapolation method.
Two solutions are now commonly accepted:
Increasing the complexity of in vitro systems where multiple cells can interact with each other in order recapitulate cell-cell interactions present in tissues (as in "human on chip" systems).
Using mathematical modeling to numerically simulate the behavior of a complex system, whereby in vitro data provides the parameter values for developing a model.
The two approaches can be applied simultaneously allowing in vitro systems to provide adequate data for the development of mathematical models. To comply with push for the development of alternative testing methods.
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3. INTRODUCTION
Alternative methods are being developed to reduce, refine, and replace (3Rs) animals
used in experiments, aimed at protecting animal welfare.
Russell and Burch in 1959 developed the concept of a 3Ralternative that can minimize to
the great extent the use of animals in the area of drug development
Animal models are used to test possibilities that would be difficult or impossible to test
using the target species (Humans). It is mandatory to do extensive toxicological studies in
animals before the candidate drug gets approval for clinical trials in humans. It is not
possible to extrapolate animal data directly to humans due to interspecies variation in
anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry.”
However, techniques can greatly reduce the number of animals needed, and refined
protocols can improve the design efficiency and quality of studies, and lessen the stress
and discomfort experienced by lab animals
4. 3R DEFINATION BASIC UPDATED
REPLACEMENT Avoiding or replacing the use of animals
in areas where they otherwise would
have been used.
Accelerating the development and use of
predictive and robust models and tools,
based on the latest science and
technologies, to address important
scientific questions without the use of
animals.
REDUCTION Minimizing the number of animals used
consistent with scientific aims
Appropriately designed and analyzed
animal experiments that are robust and
reproducible, and truly add to the
knowledge base.
REFINMENT Minimising the pain, suffering, distress or
lasting harm that research animals might
experience
Advancing research animal welfare by
exploiting the latest in vivo technologies
and by improving understanding of the
impact of welfare on scientific outcomes
5. REPLACEMENT
Replacement refers to technologies or approaches which directly replace or avoid
the use of animals in experiments where they would otherwise have been used.
An experiment should not be performed on the animal if other scientifically
satisfactory non-animal methods of obtaining the result sought are available.
.Full replacement refers to methods that avoid the use of animals for research
and testing purposes. It includes the use of human volunteers, tissues, and cells,
mathematical and computer models, and established cell lines – often referred to
collectively as non-animal technologies or NATs. In recent years, the term new
approach methodologies (NAMs) has been adopted by the bioscience sector
specifically to describe non-animal technologies for use in assessing chemical or
drug toxicity.
6. Partial replacement includes the use of some animals that, based on current scientific thinking, are not
considered capable of experiencing suffering. This includes invertebrates1 such as Drosophila, nematode worms,
and social amoebae, and immature forms of vertebrates2. Partial replacement also includes the use of primary
cells (and tissues) taken from animals killed solely for this purpose (i.e., not having been used in a scientific
procedure that causes suffering).
The replacement may be relative where animals are still required to provide cell, tissue, or organ, tissue slices,
tissue culture, and on a cellular and subcellular fraction
7. REDUCTION
Reduction refers to methods that minimize the number of animals used per experiment or study
consistent with the scientific aims
Reduction also includes methods that allow the information gathered per animal in an experiment to be
maximized in order to reduce the use of additional animals. Examples of this include the use of some
imaging modalities which allow longitudinal measurements in the same animal to be taken (rather than
for example culling cohorts of animals at specific time points), or micro sampling of blood, where small
volumes enable repeat sampling in the same animal. In these scenarios, it is important to ensure that
reducing the number of animals used is balanced against any additional suffering that might be caused
by their repeated use.
Sharing data and resources (e.g. animals, tissues, and equipment) between research groups and
organizations can also contribute to reduction.
8. REFINMENT
Refinement refers to methods that minimize the pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm
that may be experienced by research animals, and which improve their welfare.
Refinement applies to all aspects of animal use, from their housing and husbandry to the
scientific procedures performed on them. Examples of refinement include ensuring the
animals are provided with housing that allows the expression of species -specific
behaviors, using appropriate anesthesia and analgesia to minimize pain, and training
animals to cooperate with procedures to minimize any distress.
Evidence suggests that pain and suffering can alter an animal’s behavior, physiology, and
immunology. Such changes can lead to variation in experimental results that impairs both
the reliability and repeatability of studies.
9. ALTERNATIVE NON-ANIMAL TEST
In vitro pyrogen test
Embryonic stem cell test [EST]
HET-CAM Test
In silico Test
CADD
CAL
QSAR
ORGAN ON CHIP
10. IN VITRO PYROGEN TEST
A number of alternative cellular assays have developed, such as the Limulus
amoebocyte lysate (LAL) test, monocyte activation test (MAT), etc. replacing the
animal rabbit pyrogen test.
All the test systems are based on the response of human leukocytes(primarily
monocytes )that release inflammatory mediators ( endogenous pyrogen) in
response to pyrogenic contamination (exogenous pyrogen )
11. LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE (LAL)TEST
The principle of the LAL test is that the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) causes extracellular
coagulation of the blood (hemolymph) of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus
Advantage:
More sensitive than pyrogen than rabbit pyrogen test
Disadvantages:
Gives false-negative results with certain products
Does not detect pyrogen other than the bacterial endotoxin (Gram-positive endotoxin),
viruses, and fungi
12. MAT (Monocyte Activation Test )
This test uses human mononuclear cells (e.g. monocytes) obtained from human volunteers
or from the blood bank.
This test detects pro-inflammatory and pyrogenic contaminants not always detected in the
rabbit pyrogen test or in the LAL test
13. EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS
This is used for the detection of embryonic toxicity.
The embryonic stem cell develops spontaneous into contracting myocardium
Diff endpoints of prenatal differentiation of the embryonic stem cell used in
mouse EST are as follows
1.Inhibition of differentiation of the embryonic stem cells into cardiomyocytes
2.Cytotoxic effect on the ES cells & 3T3 fibroblasts
14. Cont….
In the EST, the capacity of the stem cell ( rodent cell line D3) to develop into
specialized contracting heart cell in vitro within 10 days is used to access the
embryonic potential of the test compound by light microscopic evaluation, or
with more objective molecular endpoint
A positive result in EST should be regarded as sufficient evidence of
embryotoxicity to classify a chemical as likely to be hazardous for development
and reproduction
15. HET CAM TEST
The fresh fertile white leghorn eggs are used.
• The eggs are held in optimized incubation conditions.
• On day 10 inner egg membrane is removed, after careful removal the living vascular
ChorioAllantoic-Membrane is exposed. • The test substance is dropped over CAM in a
volume of 0.2- 0.3 ml and irrigated after 20 sec. with 5ml warm water. • The CAM, the
blood vessels, including the capillary system, and albumin are examined and scored for
irritant effects 0.5, 2, 5min after test compound application.
16. IN-SILICO METHODS
Without animal dissection computer-generated stimulation is used to predict the various possible
biological and toxic effects of a chemical or potential drug candidate
VARIOUS TYPES OF SILICO MODELS
Computer-aided molecular drug design [CADD]
Quantitative structure-activity relationship
Computer assisted learning[CAL]
Computer or mathematical analysis
Organ on chips
17. COMPUTERAIDEDDRUG DESIGN[CADD]
It is used to predict the receptor binding site for a potential drug molecule. CADD works to identify the probable binding site
and hence avoid testing of unwanted chemicals having no biological activity. A computational approach to discovering,
developing, and analyzing drugs.
It is used to predict the receptor binding site for a potential drug molecule.
CADD works to identify the probable binding site and hence avoid testing of unwanted chemicals having no biological
activity.
A computational approach to discovering, developing, and analysing drugs.
COMPUTER-ASSISTED LEARNING [CAL]
CAL is an interactive computer-assisted learning program without the
involvement of real experimental tools.
The cost is much less than the traditional laboratory practices.
Two software are currently used in India: Ex- pharm X- cology
QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP
Computer programs can predict the toxicity of new chemicals or drugs based on their similarity to more established
compounds.
The principle is that similar chemicals should have similar biological properties.
QSAR has been widely used in medicinal chemistry as support in drug discovery and development process as well as in the
study of harmful and poisonous substances in toxicological chemistry.
18. COMPUTER OR MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS
Translation of biological effect into a mathematical equation.
Computer design the molecular structure of drugs to target specific receptors. E.g. Protease inhibitors
computers and tested in tissue culture and computer models by passing the animal test.
. ORGAN–ON-CHIPS
Organ-on-chips that contain human cells grown in a state- of the the-art system to mimic the structure
human organ and organ system.
The chips can be used instead of animals in disease research, drug testing and toxicity testing and have
replicate human physiology, diseases and drug responses more accurately than crude animal
MICROFLUIDICCHIPS
Chips 2cm wide and contain a series of tiny chambers each containing a sample of tissuefrom different
Sensors in the chip feed back information for computer analysis.
This can be used to study the disease processand drug metabolism.