In Vivo Chemical Screening for Modulators of Hematopoiesis and Hematological Diseases

In vivo chemical screening is a broadly applicable approach not only for dissecting genetic pathways governing hematopoiesis and hematological diseases, but also for finding critical components in those pathways that may be pharmacologically modulated. Both high-throughput chemical screening and fac...

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Main Authors: Yiyun Zhang, J.-R. Joanna Yeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Advances in Hematology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/851674
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description In vivo chemical screening is a broadly applicable approach not only for dissecting genetic pathways governing hematopoiesis and hematological diseases, but also for finding critical components in those pathways that may be pharmacologically modulated. Both high-throughput chemical screening and facile detection of blood-cell-related phenotypes are feasible in embryonic/larval zebrafish. Two recent studies utilizing phenotypic chemical screens in zebrafish have identified several compounds that promote hematopoietic stem cell formation and reverse the hematopoietic phenotypes of a leukemia oncogene, respectively. These studies illustrate efficient drug discovery processes in zebrafish and reveal novel biological roles of prostaglandin E2 in hematopoietic and leukemia stem cells. Furthermore, the compounds discovered in zebrafish screens have become promising therapeutic candidates against leukemia and included in a clinical trial for enhancing hematopoietic stem cells during hematopoietic cell transplantation.
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spelling doaj-art-b3dee66fca5a4b63bc0930b04734f3f22025-08-20T02:23:15ZengWileyAdvances in Hematology1687-91041687-91122012-01-01201210.1155/2012/851674851674In Vivo Chemical Screening for Modulators of Hematopoiesis and Hematological DiseasesYiyun Zhang0J.-R. Joanna Yeh1Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USACardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA 02129, USAIn vivo chemical screening is a broadly applicable approach not only for dissecting genetic pathways governing hematopoiesis and hematological diseases, but also for finding critical components in those pathways that may be pharmacologically modulated. Both high-throughput chemical screening and facile detection of blood-cell-related phenotypes are feasible in embryonic/larval zebrafish. Two recent studies utilizing phenotypic chemical screens in zebrafish have identified several compounds that promote hematopoietic stem cell formation and reverse the hematopoietic phenotypes of a leukemia oncogene, respectively. These studies illustrate efficient drug discovery processes in zebrafish and reveal novel biological roles of prostaglandin E2 in hematopoietic and leukemia stem cells. Furthermore, the compounds discovered in zebrafish screens have become promising therapeutic candidates against leukemia and included in a clinical trial for enhancing hematopoietic stem cells during hematopoietic cell transplantation.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/851674
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title In Vivo Chemical Screening for Modulators of Hematopoiesis and Hematological Diseases
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title_short In Vivo Chemical Screening for Modulators of Hematopoiesis and Hematological Diseases
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