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Evaluating Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions with Computational Models in Supporting Cumulative Risk Assessment

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  • Yu-Mei Tan

    (National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711, USA)

  • Harvey Clewell

    (Center for Human Health Assessment, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, 6 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Jerry Campbell

    (Center for Human Health Assessment, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, 6 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

  • Melvin Andersen

    (Center for Human Health Assessment, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences, 6 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA)

Abstract

Simultaneous or sequential exposure to multiple chemicals may cause interactions in the pharmacokinetics (PK) and/or pharmacodynamics (PD) of the individual chemicals. Such interactions can cause modification of the internal or target dose/response of one chemical in the mixture by other chemical(s), resulting in a change in the toxicity from that predicted from the summation of the effects of the single chemicals using dose additivity. In such cases, conducting quantitative cumulative risk assessment for chemicals present as a mixture is difficult. The uncertainties that arise from PK interactions can be addressed by developing physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) models to describe the disposition of chemical mixtures. Further, PK models can be developed to describe mechanisms of action and tissue responses. In this article, PBPK/PD modeling efforts conducted to investigate chemical interactions at the PK and PD levels are reviewed to demonstrate the use of this predictive modeling framework in assessing health risks associated with exposures to complex chemical mixtures.

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  • Yu-Mei Tan & Harvey Clewell & Jerry Campbell & Melvin Andersen, 2011. "Evaluating Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Interactions with Computational Models in Supporting Cumulative Risk Assessment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 8(5), pages 1-18, May.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:8:y:2011:i:5:p:1613-1630:d:12454
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    1. LeAnna G. Stork & Chris Gennings & Richard A. Carchman & Walter H. Carter & Joel Pounds & Moiz Mumtaz, 2006. "Testing for Additivity at Select Mixture Groups of Interest Based on Statistical Equivalence Testing Methods," Risk Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 26(6), pages 1601-1612, December.
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    1. Susan C. Wason & Thomas J. Smith & Melissa J. Perry & Jonathan I. Levy, 2012. "Using Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Models to Incorporate Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors into Cumulative Risk Assessment: A Case Study of Pesticide Exposures," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 9(5), pages 1-13, May.

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