Application of Drosophila melanogaster in pharmacological research
- Author:
Dan-Dan DUAN
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- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords: Aging; Drosophila melanogaster; Drug discovery; Insomnia; Neurodegenerative disease; Tumor
- From: Chinese Pharmaceutical Journal 2016;51(19):1638-1642
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
- Abstract: 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.
