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Paull GC, Lee CJ, Tyler CR. Beyond compliance: harmonising research and husbandry practices to improve experimental reproducibility using fish models. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2024; 99:253-264. [PMID: 37817305 DOI: 10.1111/brv.13020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
Abstract
Reproducibility in animal research is impacted by the environment, by husbandry practices in the laboratory and by the animals' provenance. These factors, however, are often not adequately considered by researchers. A disconnect between researchers and animal care staff can result in inappropriate housing and husbandry decisions for scientific studies with those animals. This is especially the case for the research in neuro-behaviour, epigenetics, and the impact of climate change, as heritable phenotypic, behavioural or physiological changes are known to result from the animals' environmental housing, husbandry, provenance and prior experience. This can lead to greater variation (even major differences) in data outcomes among studies, driving scientific uncertainties. Herein, we illustrate some of the endpoints measured in fish studies known to be intrinsically linked to the environment and husbandry conditions and assess the significance of housing and husbandry practice decisions for research adopting these endpoints for different fish species. We highlight the different priorities and challenges faced by researchers and animal care staff and how harmonising their activities and building greater understanding of how husbandry practices affect the fish will improve reproducibility in research outcomes. We furthermore illustrate how improving engagement between stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, can better underpin fish husbandry decisions and where researchers could help to drive best husbandry practices through their own research with fish models.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gregory C Paull
- Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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- Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, EX4 4QD, UK
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Nelissen I, Haase A, Anguissola S, Rocks L, Jacobs A, Willems H, Riebeling C, Luch A, Piret JP, Toussaint O, Trouiller B, Lacroix G, Gutleb AC, Contal S, Diabaté S, Weiss C, Lozano-Fernández T, González-Fernández Á, Dusinska M, Huk A, Stone V, Kanase N, Nocuń M, Stępnik M, Meschini S, Ammendolia MG, Lewinski N, Riediker M, Venturini M, Benetti F, Topinka J, Brzicova T, Milani S, Rädler J, Salvati A, Dawson KA. Improving Quality in Nanoparticle-Induced Cytotoxicity Testing by a Tiered Inter-Laboratory Comparison Study. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10081430. [PMID: 32707981 PMCID: PMC7466672 DOI: 10.3390/nano10081430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
The quality and relevance of nanosafety studies constitute major challenges to ensure their key role as a supporting tool in sustainable innovation, and subsequent competitive economic advantage. However, the number of apparently contradictory and inconclusive research results has increased in the past few years, indicating the need to introduce harmonized protocols and good practices in the nanosafety research community. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate if best-practice training and inter-laboratory comparison (ILC) of performance of the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-5-(3-carboxymethoxyphenyl)-2-(4-sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium (MTS) assay for the cytotoxicity assessment of nanomaterials among 15 European laboratories can improve quality in nanosafety testing. We used two well-described model nanoparticles, 40-nm carboxylated polystyrene (PS-COOH) and 50-nm amino-modified polystyrene (PS-NH2). We followed a tiered approach using well-developed standard operating procedures (SOPs) and sharing the same cells, serum and nanoparticles. We started with determination of the cell growth rate (tier 1), followed by a method transfer phase, in which all laboratories performed the first ILC on the MTS assay (tier 2). Based on the outcome of tier 2 and a survey of laboratory practices, specific training was organized, and the MTS assay SOP was refined. This led to largely improved intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility in tier 3. In addition, we confirmed that PS-COOH and PS-NH2 are suitable negative and positive control nanoparticles, respectively, to evaluate impact of nanomaterials on cell viability using the MTS assay. Overall, we have demonstrated that the tiered process followed here, with the use of SOPs and representative control nanomaterials, is necessary and makes it possible to achieve good inter-laboratory reproducibility, and therefore high-quality nanotoxicological data.
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Affiliation(s)
- Inge Nelissen
- Health Department, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium; (A.J.); (H.W.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-14-335107
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- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (A.H.); (C.R.); (A.L.)
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; (S.A.); (L.R.); (A.S.); (K.A.D.)
- Charles River Laboratories, Carrowntreila, Ballina, Co. Mayo, Ireland
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; (S.A.); (L.R.); (A.S.); (K.A.D.)
- Science Foundation Ireland, Three Park Place, Hatch Street Upper, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Health Department, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium; (A.J.); (H.W.)
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- Health Department, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium; (A.J.); (H.W.)
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- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (A.H.); (C.R.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (A.H.); (C.R.); (A.L.)
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- Research Unit in Cellular Biology (URBC), Namur Nanosafety Center (NNC), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur (UNamur), rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium;
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- Research Unit in Cellular Biology (URBC), Namur Nanosafety Center (NNC), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), University of Namur (UNamur), rue de Bruxelles 61, 5000 Namur, Belgium;
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- Experimental Toxicology Unit, Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc Alata, BP2, 60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France; (B.T.); (G.L.)
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- Experimental Toxicology Unit, Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Parc Alata, BP2, 60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte, France; (B.T.); (G.L.)
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 41, rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg; (A.C.G.); (S.C.)
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- Environmental Research and Innovation (ERIN) Department, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), 41, rue du Brill, L-4422 Belvaux, Luxembourg; (A.C.G.); (S.C.)
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; (S.D.); (C.W.)
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany; (S.D.); (C.W.)
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- Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (T.L.-F.); (Ã.G.-F.)
- Nanoimmunotech SL, Edificio CITEXVI Fonte das Abelleiras s/n, Campus Universitario de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain; (T.L.-F.); (Ã.G.-F.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Galicia Sur (IISGS), Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Estrada Clara Campoamor 341, Babio – Beade, 36312 Vigo, Spain
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- Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller, Norway; (M.D.); (A.H.)
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- Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Environmental Chemistry, Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller, Norway; (M.D.); (A.H.)
- Gentian Diagnostics AS, Bjørnåsveien 5, 1596 Moss, Norway
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- School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University (HWU), Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK; (V.S.); (N.K.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University (HWU), Riccarton Campus, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK; (V.S.); (N.K.)
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- Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM), 91-348 Łódź, Poland; (M.N.); (M.S.)
- SEQme s.r.o., Dlouha 176, 26301 Dobris, Czech Republic
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- Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine (NIOM), 91-348 Łódź, Poland; (M.N.); (M.S.)
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- National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation and National Center of Innovative Technologies for Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Viale Regina Elena, 299 Rome, Italy; (S.M.); (M.G.A.)
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- National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation and National Center of Innovative Technologies for Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Viale Regina Elena, 299 Rome, Italy; (S.M.); (M.G.A.)
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- Institute for Work and Health (IST), University of Lausanne and University of Geneva, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066 Epalinges-Lausanne, Switzerland; (N.L.); (M.R.)
- Department of Chemical and Life Science Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA
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- Institute for Work and Health (IST), University of Lausanne and University of Geneva, Route de la Corniche 2, 1066 Epalinges-Lausanne, Switzerland; (N.L.); (M.R.)
- Swiss Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health (SCOEH), Binzhofstrasse 87, 8404 Winterthur, Switzerland
- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Block N4.1, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
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- ECAMRICERT SRL, European Center for the Sustainable Impact of Nanotechnology (ECSIN), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy; (M.V.); (F.B.)
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- ECAMRICERT SRL, European Center for the Sustainable Impact of Nanotechnology (ECSIN), Corso Stati Uniti 4, 35127 Padova, Italy; (M.V.); (F.B.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine (IEM), Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (J.T.); (T.B.)
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- Institute of Experimental Medicine (IEM), Czech Academy of Sciences, Videnska 1083, 14220 Prague 4, Czech Republic; (J.T.); (T.B.)
- Faculty of Safety Engineering, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, Lumirova 13, 70030 Ostrava-Vyskovice, Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Geshwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 Munich, Germany; (S.M.); (J.R.)
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for NanoScience, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Geshwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 Munich, Germany; (S.M.); (J.R.)
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; (S.A.); (L.R.); (A.S.); (K.A.D.)
- Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, University of Groningen, A. Deusinglaan 1, 9713AV Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Centre for BioNano Interactions, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; (S.A.); (L.R.); (A.S.); (K.A.D.)
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