Cited by 153Computational Drug Discovery MethodsAnimal testing and alternativesMachine Learning in Materials Science

Toxicity prediction based on artificial intelligence: A multidisciplinary overview

Pérez Santín, Efrén, Rodríguez Solana, Raquel, González García, Mariano, García Suárez, María Del Mar, Blanco Díaz, Gerardo David, Cima Cabal, María Dolores, Moreno Rojas, José Manuel, López Sánchez, José Ignacio·2021·WIREs Computational Molecular Science

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Abstract The use and production of chemical compounds are subjected to strong legislative pressure. Chemical toxicity and adverse effects derived from exposure to chemicals are key regulatory aspects for a multitude of industries, such as chemical, pharmaceutical, or food, due to direct harm to humans, animals, plants, or the environment. Simultaneously, there are growing demands on the authorities to replace traditional in vivo toxicity tests carried out on laboratory animals (e.g., European Union REACH/3R principles, Tox21 and ToxCast by the U.S. government, etc.) with in silica computational models. This is not only for ethical aspects, but also because of its greater economic and time efficiency, as well as more recently because of their superior reliability and robustness than in vivo tests, mainly since the entry into the scene of artificial intelligence (AI)‐based models, promoting and setting the necessary requirements that these new in silico methodologies must meet. This review offers a multidisciplinary overview of the state of the art in the application of AI‐based methodologies for the fulfillment of regulatory‐related toxicological issues. This article is categorized under: Data Science > Chemoinformatics Data Science > Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

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  • ML trained on large databases of known toxic and non-toxic compounds has made significant contributions to prevent the toxicity of potential drug compounds.

    “Significant contributions to prevent the toxicity of potential drug compounds, employing intensive training using large databases of known toxic and non-toxic compounds for ML, have also been published [17].”

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Pérez Santín, E., Rodríguez Solana, R., González García, M., García Suárez, M. D. M., Blanco Díaz, G. D., Cima Cabal, M. D., Moreno Rojas, J. M., & López Sánchez, J. I.
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  • Escuela Superior de Ingeniería y Tecnología (ESIT) Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR) Logroño Spain
  • Department of Food Science and Health Andalusian Institute of Agricultural and Fisheries Research and Training (IFAPA), Alameda del Obispo Avda Córdoba, Andalucía Spain
Venue
WIREs Computational Molecular Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2021-02
Volume
11
Issue
5
ISSN
  • 1759-0876 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-0884
OpenAlex
W3127020663
Cited by
153
References
200
Citations by year
2026: 30 · 2025: 34 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 3
FWCI
11.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science (publishedVersion)
  • Re-Unir (International University of La Rioja) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computational Theory and Mathematics › Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal testing and alternatives
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Machine Learning in Materials Science
Keywords
chemical toxicity prediction, artificial intelligence, machine learning, 3Rs, animal-free testing, regulatory toxicology, REACH regulation, Tox21, ToxCast, cheminformatics, chemical safety assessment

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