AOP: 507

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Nrf2 inhibition leading to vascular disrupting effects via inflammation pathway

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Vascular disrupting effects

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Yanhong Wei¹, Xiali Zhong¹, Jianshe Wang²

¹Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, China.

² Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, China.

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Yanhong Wei (email point of contact)

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Yanhong Wei

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This AOP was last modified on July 04, 2024 15:30

Revision dates for related pages

Page	Revision Date/Time
NFE2/Nrf2 repression	June 02, 2017 16:27
Activation of inflammation pathway	May 31, 2022 02:47
increased，Vascular endothelial dysfunction	September 01, 2021 20:37
Increase, Vascular disrupting effects	August 19, 2023 20:12
Angiogenesis dysfunction	August 28, 2023 05:00
Oxidative Stress	November 15, 2024 10:33
NFE2/Nrf2 repression leads to Activation, inflammation pathway	August 28, 2023 07:47
NFE2/Nrf2 repression leads to Oxidative Stress	July 04, 2024 15:28
Oxidative Stress leads to Activation, inflammation pathway	July 04, 2024 15:28
Activation, inflammation pathway leads to increased，Vascular endothelial dysfunction	August 19, 2023 20:14
increased，Vascular endothelial dysfunction leads to Angiogenesis dysfunction	August 28, 2023 05:01
Angiogenesis dysfunction leads to Increase, Vascular disrupting effects	August 28, 2023 05:03

Abstract

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Data-driven analysis and pathway-based approaches contribute to reasonable arrangements of limited resources and laboratory tests of potential vascular disrupting compounds (pVDCs), which provides opportunities to save time and effort for toxicity research. With the widespread usage of chemicals related to vascular disrupting effects on a global scale, the concentrations generally reached up to micromolar range in environmental media and even in organisms. However, potential adverse effects and toxicity pathways of vascular disrupting compounds have not been systematically assessed. Therefore, it is necessary to review the current situation, formulate future research priorities, and characterize toxicity mechanisms. Results showed that this AOP may be invoked by effects on the inhibition of Nrf2. Downstream key events (KEs) include oxidative stress, Inflammation, Vascular endothelial dysfunction. KE relationships (KERs) lead to Angiogenesis dysfunction. The severity of adverse outcomes (vascular disrupting effects) would ultimately vary by anatomical region, organ system, and physiological state when an MIE is invoked. This study brought insights into facilitating the complement of AOP efficiently, as well as establishing toxicity pathways framework to inform risk assessment of emerging pVDCs.

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This AOP focuses on the vascular disrupting effect via inhibiting the Nrf2-signaling pathway. The abnormal expression of Nrf2 plays an important role in the vasculogenesis and angiogenesis. The postulated molecular initiating event (MIE) for this AOP may be invoked by effects on the inhibition of Nrf2. Downstream key events (KEs) include oxidative stress, Inflammation, Vascular endothelial dysfunction. KE relationships (KERs) leading to Angiogenesis dysfunction. The severity of adverse outcomes (vascular disrupting effects) would ultimately vary by anatomical region, organ system, and physiological state when an MIE is invoked. Furthermore, in order to elucidate the AOP of vascular disrupting effect better, the established AOPs are included.

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Type	Event ID	Title	Short name

MIE

1417

NFE2/Nrf2 repression

KE	1392	Oxidative Stress	Oxidative Stress
KE	2009	Activation of inflammation pathway	Activation, inflammation pathway
KE	1928	increased，Vascular endothelial dysfunction	increased，Vascular endothelial dysfunction
KE	2181	Angiogenesis dysfunction	Angiogenesis dysfunction

2161

Increase, Vascular disrupting effects

Relationships Between Two Key Events (Including MIEs and AOs)

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Title	Adjacency	Evidence	Quantitative Understanding

NFE2/Nrf2 repression leads to Oxidative Stress	adjacent	High	High
Oxidative Stress leads to Activation, inflammation pathway	adjacent	High	High
Activation, inflammation pathway leads to increased，Vascular endothelial dysfunction	adjacent	High	High
increased，Vascular endothelial dysfunction leads to Angiogenesis dysfunction	adjacent	High	High
Angiogenesis dysfunction leads to Increase, Vascular disrupting effects	adjacent	High	High

NFE2/Nrf2 repression leads to Activation, inflammation pathway

non-adjacent

High

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Prototypical Stressors

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Life Stage Applicability

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Life stage	Evidence
All life stages	High

Taxonomic Applicability

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Term	Scientific Term	Evidence	Link
human	Homo sapiens	Low	NCBI
mouse	Mus musculus	High	NCBI
zebrafish	Danio rerio	High	NCBI

Sex Applicability

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Sex	Evidence
Mixed	High

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The biological plausibility of KERs is strong due to the available mechanistic evidence present in studies from a wide variety of taxa. Nrf2 inhibition causes oxidative stress and a variety of cellular responses. Jeong et al. used a weight-of-evidence approach in analyzing TOXCAST data, and proposed the putative AOP pathway from MIE Increased Reactive Oxygen Species to KE Oxidative Stress to KE Increase, Inflammation. Support for the essentiality of the key events can be obtained from a wide diversity of taxonomic groups, with lab rats, mice, cell lines, and zebrafish. Some studies provided evidence including antagonism, knock-outs, or knock-ins to probe the necessity of MIE and KE. Furthermore, the AOP can be anticipated based on broader chemicals, which include PCBs, BPA, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and air pollution (PM2:5). The empirical support of KERs is largely found in toxicological studies derived from reference chemicals with dose-response and temporal concordance assessed. However, more studies are needed to explore the dose concordance, incidence concordance, and temporal concordance.

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Life Stage Applicability

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Taxonomic Applicability

Term	Scientific Term	Evidence	Links
Human	Homo sapiens	Low	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=9606
Mouse	Mus musculus	High	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=10090
Zebrafish	Danio rerio	High	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=7955

Sex Applicability

Mixed

Essentiality of the Key Events

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The essentiality of KERs is strong due to various evidence from different controlled experimental designs with controls. Exposure to various chemical stressors has induced oxidative stress from Nrf2 inhibition. In this AOP we are focusing on the KERs between Nrf2 inhibition, oxidative stress, inflammation, vascular endothelial dysfunction, angiogenesis disfunction, vascular disrupting effects. Support for the essentiality of the key events can be obtained from a wide diversity of taxonomic groups, with lab rats, mice, cell lines, and zebrafish.

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The QWOE approach is an analytical method that utilizes causality criteria to assess the evidence-supported postulated AOP^[4]. Firstly, the hypothesis of action was presented and the quantitative evaluation of evidence ranging from no evidence (0) to strong for each category (3, strong and −3, strong counter) utilizing the evolved MIEs, KEs, and KERs. Subsequently, a ranked importance-based numerical weight was assigned to Bradford Hill causal considerations, and the composite score and confidence score for MIEs, KEs, and entire AOP were evaluated.


	Assigned weight	Qualitative rating
		MIE	KE1	KE2	KE3	KE4
Biological plausibility	Some in vivo and in vitro evidence suggest that the chemicals can cause the vascular toxicity
Essentiality empirical support	0.4	1	1	1	1	1
Dose and incidence concordance	0.2	3	3	3	3	3
Empirical support temporal concordance	0.2	3	3	3	3	3
Consistency across test systems	0.1	3	3	3	3	3
Analogy mutiple studies support KE and KER	0.1	3	3	3	3	3
Score	1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
AOP Score	0.733333

Known Modulating Factors

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Modulating Factor (MF)	Influence or Outcome	KER(s) involved

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References

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