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Review
. 2017 Apr:172:181-194.
doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Jan 27.

Towards better models and mechanistic biomarkers for drug-induced gastrointestinal injury

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Towards better models and mechanistic biomarkers for drug-induced gastrointestinal injury

Daniel F Carr et al. Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Apr.

Abstract

Adverse drug reactions affecting the gastrointestinal (GI) tract are a serious burden on patients, healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical industry. GI toxicity encompasses a range of pathologies in different parts of the GI tract. However, to date no specific mechanistic diagnostic/prognostic biomarkers or translatable pre-clinical models of GI toxicity exist. This review will cover the current knowledge of GI ADRs, existing biomarkers and models with potential application for toxicity screening/monitoring. We focus on the current gaps in our knowledge, the potential opportunities and recommend that a systematic approach is needed to identify mechanism-based GI biomarkers with potential for clinical translation.

Keywords: Adverse drug reaction; Biomarker; Gastrointestinal; In vitro; In vivo; Toxicity.

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