Barati Mohammad, Chahardehi Amir Modarresi, Hosseini Yasaman
Infectious Diseases Research Center, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Cognitive Neuroscience Research Center, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Curr Top Med Chem. 2023;23(30):2807-2820. doi: 10.2174/0115680266252617231010070539.
As far as malignant tumors of the central nervous system are concerned, glioblastoma (GB) and neuroblastoma (NB) are the most prevalent, aggressive, and fatal forms in adult and pediatric populations, respectively. NB is the most prominent childhood extracranial compact neoplasm in pediatrics when the embryo develops from undifferentiated neural crest cells. Regarding malignant primary brain tumors, GB is the most lethal and difficult to treat. Currently, there are few effective treatments available for either condition. Research using zebrafish is relatively new in the field of animal cancer studies, and the first results show promise. In particular, integrated genomic investigations of NB and GB have revealed the potential of the zebrafish model in elucidating the roles of specific genetic changes in the development of this fatal childhood malignancy. Hence, this study examines the possibility of zebrafish as a model organism for discovering integrative medicines for these types of cancer. This model is an excellent animal model for study due to its transparency, ease of genetic modification, ethics and financial benefits, and preservation of the primary brain areas andbloodbrain barrier (BBB). This review provides recent developments in the zebrafish model of NB and GB to illustrate the benefits of using them in cancer studies as a model of the organism. This approach provides novel insights into delivering individualized treatment and enhancing outcomes for people coping with central nervous system malignancies.
就中枢神经系统恶性肿瘤而言,胶质母细胞瘤(GB)和神经母细胞瘤(NB)分别是成人和儿童群体中最常见、侵袭性最强且致命的肿瘤形式。NB是胚胎从未分化的神经嵴细胞发育而来时儿科中最突出的儿童颅外实体瘤。对于原发性恶性脑肿瘤,GB是最致命且最难治疗的。目前,这两种病症都几乎没有有效的治疗方法。在动物癌症研究领域,利用斑马鱼进行研究相对较新,且初步结果显示出了前景。特别是,对NB和GB的综合基因组研究揭示了斑马鱼模型在阐明特定基因变化在这种致命儿童恶性肿瘤发展中的作用方面的潜力。因此,本研究探讨了将斑马鱼作为发现针对这类癌症的整合药物的模式生物的可能性。由于其透明度、易于进行基因改造、伦理和经济优势以及对原发性脑区和血脑屏障(BBB)的保留,该模型是一种出色的研究动物模型。本综述介绍了NB和GB斑马鱼模型的最新进展,以说明将它们用作癌症研究中的生物体模型的益处。这种方法为为应对中枢神经系统恶性肿瘤的患者提供个性化治疗并改善治疗结果提供了新的见解。