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Zebrafish for modeling stroke and their applicability for drug discovery and development
Siobhan Crilly1,2, Emily McMahon1,2, Paul R Kasher1,2
1Division of Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery
|May 19, 2022
Summary
Zebrafish models offer a promising alternative for preclinical stroke research, potentially improving drug discovery. Further development and collaboration are key to integrating this model into translational stroke research.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Pharmacology
- Translational Medicine
Background:
- Stroke represents a significant global health burden with limited therapeutic options.
- Current preclinical research heavily relies on rodent models, which have shown limitations in translating drug compounds to clinical success.
- Zebrafish disease modeling presents a complementary platform for preclinical compound screening in stroke research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the current landscape of stroke and preclinical drug development.
- To highlight the advantages of zebrafish disease modeling for stroke research.
- To discuss existing zebrafish models for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke and their application in drug discovery.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on zebrafish stroke models.
- Analysis of zebrafish models for ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke.
- Discussion of zebrafish model applications in drug discovery for other diseases.
Main Results:
- Zebrafish models offer a viable platform for preclinical stroke research.
- Existing zebrafish models can be utilized for screening drug compounds.
- Zebrafish models have demonstrated success in drug discovery for other disease areas.
Conclusions:
- Zebrafish disease modeling has the potential to significantly enhance the stroke drug development pipeline.
- Continued improvement of zebrafish stroke models is essential for wider acceptance.
- Focused collaboration between zebrafish and stroke researchers is crucial for advancing translational stroke research.
