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http://dx.doi.org/10.15269/JKSOEH.2019.29.2.141

Adverse Outcome Pathways for Prediction of Chemical Toxicity at Work: Their Applications and Prospects  

Rim, Kyung-Taek (Chemicals Research Bureau, Occupational Safety&Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety&Health Agency)
Choi, Heung-Koo (Chemicals Research Bureau, Occupational Safety&Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety&Health Agency)
Lee, In-Seop (Chemicals Research Bureau, Occupational Safety&Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety&Health Agency)
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Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene / v.29, no.2, 2019 , pp. 141-158 More about this Journal
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Objectives: An adverse outcome pathway is a biological pathway that disturbs homeostasis and causes toxicity. It is a conceptual framework for organizing existing biological knowledge and consists of the molecular initiating event, key event, and adverse output. The AOP concept provides intuitive risk identification that can be helpful in evaluating the carcinogenicity of chemicals and in the prevention of cancer through the assessment of chemical carcinogenicity predictions. Methods: We reviewed various papers and books related to the application of AOPs for the prevention of occupational cancer. We mainly used the internet to search for the necessary research data and information, such as via Google scholar(http://scholar.google.com), ScienceDirect(www.sciencedirect.com), Scopus(www.scopus. com), NDSL(http: //www.ndsl.kr/index.do) and PubMed(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed). The key terms searched were "adverse outcome pathway," "toxicology," "risk assessment," "human exposure," "worker," "nanoparticle," "applications," and "occupational safety and health," among others. Results: Since it focused on the current state of AOP for the prediction of toxicity from chemical exposure at work and prospects for industrial health in the context of the AOP concept, respiratory and nanomaterial hazard assessments. AOP provides an intuitive understanding of the toxicity of chemicals as a conceptual means, and it works toward accurately predicting chemical toxicity. The AOP technique has emerged as a future-oriented alternative to the existing paradigm of chemical hazard and risk assessment. AOP can be applied to the assessment of chemical carcinogenicity along with efforts to understand the effects of chronic toxic chemicals in workplaces. Based on these predictive tools, it could be possible to bring about a breakthrough in the prevention of occupational and environmental cancer. Conclusions: The AOP tool has emerged as a future-oriented alternative to the existing paradigm of chemical hazard and risk assessment and has been widely used in the field of chemical risk assessment and the evaluation of carcinogenicity at work. It will be a useful tool for prediction, and it is possible that it can help bring about a breakthrough in the prevention of occupational and environmental cancer.
Keywords
Adverse outcome pathways; applications; prediction of chemical toxicity; prospects; workers;
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