Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a major safety problem in drug development.
A novel cell-based assay was developed based on immune and inflammatory factors and drug metabolism to detect drugs with a propensity to cause DILI.
The IL-1β, IL-8, and S100A9 mRNA levels were acceptable indicators for the risk assessment of DILI.
An integrated score of the three factors showed a superior discriminative ability.
Our method considering immune and inflammatory factors and drug metabolism is useful for detecting DILI-positive drugs.