Application of Drosophila melanogaster in Pharmacological Research

DUAN Dan-dan, GAO Li, QIN Xue-mei, ZHOU Yu-zhi, DU Guan-hua

Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal ›› 2016, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (19) : 1638-1642.

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Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal ›› 2016, Vol. 51 ›› Issue (19) : 1638-1642.
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Application of Drosophila melanogaster in Pharmacological Research

  • DUAN Dan-dan1a,1b, GAO Li1a*, QIN Xue-mei1a*, ZHOU Yu-zhi1a, DU Guan-hua2
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As a model organism, Drosophila melanogaster has the characteristics of short life cycle, high fecundity and high gene conservation. At present, Drosophila melanogaster has been widely used in the studies of pharmacology and pathogenesis, including aging, neurodegenerative disease, insomnia, tumor and other fields, which show potential values in accelerating the speed of drug screening and target discovery. In this paper, the advantages of Drosophila as a model organism, the applications and limitations of Drosophila in pharmacological studies were reviewed.

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Drosophila melanogaster / aging / neurodegenerative disease / insomnia / tumor / drug discovery

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DUAN Dan-dan, GAO Li, QIN Xue-mei, ZHOU Yu-zhi, DU Guan-hua. Application of Drosophila melanogaster in Pharmacological Research[J]. Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal, 2016, 51(19): 1638-1642

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