Calibration of ionic and cellular cardiac electrophysiology models

DG Whittaker, M Clerx, CL Lei… - … Systems Biology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac electrophysiology models are among the most mature and well‐studied
mathematical models of biological systems. This maturity is bringing new challenges as …

Mechanistic model‐informed proarrhythmic risk assessment of drugs: review of the “CiPA” initiative and design of a prospective clinical validation study

J Vicente, R Zusterzeel, L Johannesen… - Clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The Comprehensive in vitro Proarrhythmia Assay (CiPA) initiative is developing and
validating a mechanistic‐based assessment of the proarrhythmic risk of drugs. CiPA …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation framework for new approach methodologies (NAMs) for human health safety assessment

ST Parish, M Aschner, W Casey, M Corvaro… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2020 - Elsevier
The need to develop new tools and increase capacity to test pharmaceuticals and other
chemicals for potential adverse impacts on human health and the environment is an active …

Assessment of an In Silico Mechanistic Model for Proarrhythmia Risk Prediction Under the CiPA Initiative

Z Li, BJ Ridder, X Han, WW Wu, J Sheng… - Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The International Council on Harmonization (ICH) S7B and E14 regulatory guidelines are
sensitive but not specific for predicting which drugs are pro‐arrhythmic. In response, the …

Optimization of an In silico Cardiac Cell Model for Proarrhythmia Risk Assessment

S Dutta, KC Chang, KA Beattie, J Sheng… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Drug-induced Torsade-de-Pointes (TdP) has been responsible for the withdrawal of many
drugs from the market and is therefore of major concern to global regulatory agencies and …

Improving the in silico assessment of proarrhythmia risk by combining hERG (human ether-à-go-go-related gene) channel–drug binding kinetics and multichannel …

Z Li, S Dutta, J Sheng, PN Tran, W Wu… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The current proarrhythmia safety testing paradigm, although highly efficient in
preventing new torsadogenic drugs from entering the market, has important limitations that …

Uncertainty Quantification Reveals the Importance of Data Variability and Experimental Design Considerations for in Silico Proarrhythmia Risk Assessment

KC Chang, S Dutta, GR Mirams, KA Beattie… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The Comprehensive in vitro Proarrhythmia Assay (CiPA) is a global initiative intended to
improve drug proarrhythmia risk assessment using a new paradigm of mechanistic assays …

General Principles for the Validation of Proarrhythmia Risk Prediction Models: An Extension of the CiPA In Silico Strategy

Z Li, GR Mirams, T Yoshinaga… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This white paper presents principles for validating proarrhythmia risk prediction models for
regulatory use as discussed at the In Silico Breakout Session of a Cardiac Safety Research …

When Does the IC50 Accurately Assess the Blocking Potency of a Drug?

J Gomis-Tena, BM Brown, J Cano… - Journal of chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Preclinical assessment of drug-induced proarrhythmicity is typically evaluated by the
potency of the drug to block the potassium human ether-à-go-go-related gene (hERG) …

Natural products modulating the hERG channel: heartaches and hope

JM Kratz, U Grienke, O Scheel, SA Mann… - Natural product …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 1996–December 2016 The human Ether-à-go-go Related Gene (hERG) channel
is a voltage-gated potassium channel playing an essential role in the normal electrical …