Adverse outcome pathway (AOP) networks are versatile tools in toxicology and risk assessment that capture and visualize mechanisms driving toxicity originating from various data sources. They share a common structure consisting of a set of molecular initiating events and key events, connected by key
Last updated on: 20-02-2024 - 09:27
Contact: Cannot be disclosed
Organisation: Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
The method is about infection of human epidermis in culture by anthropophilic dermatophytes of Trichophyton rubrum species.
Last updated on: 19-12-2023 - 19:21
Contact: Yves Poumay
Organisation: Université de Namur (UNamur)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
Method to culture human epidermal keratinocytes and seed them for tissue reconstruction at the air-liquid interface over a polycarbonate porous membrane.
Last updated on: 19-12-2023 - 19:19
Contact: Yves Poumay
Organisation: Université de Namur (UNamur)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
More than 3 million deaths worldwide are linked to excessive alcohol consumption. Alcohol abuse associated gut barrier dysfunction is thought to play an important role in the development of alcohol-associated liver disease. Although some aspects that contribute to this process have been elucidated,
Last updated on: 30-10-2023 - 10:05
Contact: Ami Gloria Toulehohoun
Organisation: Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Partners: UCLouvain, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCLouvain
Status: Still in development
Fiber biopersistence is a key factor in understanding the pathogenicity of man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF). Today, compliance to Note Q in Annex VI of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures may only be demonstrated via in vivo
Last updated on: 19-12-2023 - 19:17
Contact: Léa Hiéronimus
Organisation: Eurima is the European Insulation Manufacturers Association
Status: Still in development, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
Endotoxins are lipopolysaccharides anchored at the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria. These pyrogenic compounds can be introduced in pharmaceutical products during their manufacture and could induce severe physiological reactions in humans. This is why endotoxins are dosed, in order to assure
Last updated on: 28-09-2023 - 11:59
Contact: Flore Laurent
Organisation: Sciensano
Status: Internally validated, Validated by an external party (e.g. OECD, EURL ECVAM,…)
The maturation of the human brain shows species-specific differences of neoteny when compared to lower mammals. This process encompass a time window that expands from late embryonic stages to early adolescence. Major features of brain maturation are the acquisition of phenotypic complex traits such
Last updated on: 25-09-2023 - 14:38
Contact: Ira Espuny Camacho
Organisation: University of Liège (ULiège)
Status: Still in development, History of use
Immersion treatment: zebrafish embryos at the two-cell stage were immersed in Danieau’s medium containing the compound. A compound concentration of 10 µM and DMSO concentration of 0.1% (v/v) in a volume of 5 mL was used per well (6-well-plates). At 72 h, the zebrafish medium containing the compound
Last updated on: 01-09-2023 - 09:32
Contact: Marie Pardon
Organisation: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL)
Status: Published in peer reviewed journal
This assay evaluates the sprouting ability of endothelial cells in a collagen matrix and it used as an in vitro model to study the formation of new blood/lymphatic vessels. The effect of pro-angiogenic growth factors or co-cultured cells can be measured by quantifying the amount of vascular sprouts
Last updated on: 25-08-2023 - 09:11
Contact: Diede Houbaert
Organisation: Cellular and Molecular Medicine - KU Leuven
Status: History of use, Internally validated, Published in peer reviewed journal
UHDR irradiations show healthy tissue sparing effect known as the FLASH effect. Since 2014, the FLASH effect is investigated worldwide to understand how it works and how to trigger it. The FLASH effect is defined as an in vivo effect. However, in vivo models are often expensive and time-consuming.
Last updated on: 05-09-2023 - 08:45
