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Record W4407086026 · doi:10.1080/03602532.2025.2462527

Scaling factors to inform <i>in vitro</i> - <i>in vivo</i> extrapolation from preclinical and livestock animals: state of the field and recommendations for development of missing data

2025· review· en· W4407086026 on OpenAlexaff
A. Zimmer, Abby C. Collier

Bibliographic record

VenueDrug Metabolism Reviews · 2025
Typereview
Languageen
FieldBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
TopicAnimal Genetics and Reproduction
Canadian institutionsProstate Cancer CanadaUniversity of British Columbia
Fundersnot available
KeywordsExtrapolationIn vivoLivestockField (mathematics)In vitroScalingBiologyPharmacologyComputational biologyBiotechnologyStatisticsMathematicsEcologyBiochemistry

Abstract

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physiologically based pharmacokinetic (IVIVE-PBPK) modeling approaches assists for prediction of first-in animal or human trials. These approaches are underpinned by the scaling factors: microsomal protein per gram (MPPG) and cytosolic protein per gram (CPPG). In addition, IVIVE-PBPK has significant application in the reduction and refinement of live animal models in research. While human scaling factors are well-defined, many preclinical and livestock species remain poorly elucidated or uncharacterized. The MPPG parameter for liver (MPPGL) is the best characterized across all species and is well-defined for mouse, rat, and dog models. The MPPG parameters for Kidney (MPPGK) and intestine (MPPGI), are however; relatively indefinite for most species. Similarly, CPPG scaling factors for liver, kidney, and intestine (CPPGL/CPPGK/CPPGI) are generally sparse in all species. In addition to generation of mathematical values for scaling factors, methodological and animal-specific considerations, such as age, sex, and strain differences, have not yet been comprehensively described. Here, we review the current state-of-the-field for microsomal and cytosolic scaling factors, including highlighting areas that may need further description and development, with the intention of drawing attention to key knowledge gaps. The intention is to promote improved accuracy and precision in IVIVE-PBPK, concordance between laboratories, and stimulate work in underserved, but increasingly vital areas.

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How this classification was reachedexpand

Full frame machine prediction

Teacher imitation

Not calibrated prevalence, not ground truth. Human validation pending. The Gemma side is a direct model label for every work in the frame, read from the title-only record. The Codex side is a classifier learned from the 10,348 direct Codex labels and calibrated to design-weighted sample rates; fields without enough sample support carry no Codex call. Candidate is the union of the two sides; consensus is their intersection. These outputs are machine_predicted_unvalidated and are not human labels.

metaresearch head score (Codex)0.106
metaresearch head score (Gemma)0.212
Version: metacan-v3-hybrid-931329e0061cValidation status: machine_predicted_unvalidated
Candidate categoriesnone
Consensus categoriesnone
DomainCandidate signal: none · Consensus signal: none
Study designCandidate signal: Not applicable · Consensus signal: none
GenreCandidate signal: Review · Consensus signal: none
Teacher disagreement score0.106
Threshold uncertainty score0.559

Distilled classifier scores by category (both heads)

CategoryCodexGemma
Metaresearch0.1060.212
Meta-epidemiology (narrow)0.0030.001
Meta-epidemiology (broad)0.0050.005
Bibliometrics0.0060.005
Science and technology studies0.0010.003
Scholarly communication0.0090.008
Open science0.0060.005
Research integrity0.0040.008
Insufficient payload (model declined to judge)0.0160.010

Machine scores (provisional)

The two teacher heads of the student model, read on this work. A score orders the frame for review; it never asserts a category, and the validation status ships verbatim with every row.

Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.

Opus teacher head0.100
GPT teacher head0.398
Teacher spread0.298 · how far apart the two teachers sit on this one work
Validation statusscore_only:v0-immature-baseline · verbatim from the scoring run: score_only means the number may rank works, and no category label ships from it

Classification

machine, unvalidated

Machine predicted; a candidate call from one source (direct Gemma or distilled Codex), not a consensus.

The models applied no category: nothing in the taxonomy fit this work.
Study designNot applicable
Domainnot available
GenreReview

How this classification was reached, model by model and score by score, is at the end of the page under "How this classification was reached".

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