Phenotypic Screening in C. elegans as a Tool for the Discovery of New Geroprotective Drugs

Autor: Sven Bulterijs, Bart P. Braeckman
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Pharmaceuticals, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 164 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 13080164
1424-8247
DOI: 10.3390/ph13080164
Popis: Population aging is one of the largest challenges of the 21st century. As more people live to advanced ages, the prevalence of age-related diseases and disabilities will increase placing an ever larger burden on our healthcare system. A potential solution to this conundrum is to develop treatments that prevent, delay or reduce the severity of age-related diseases by decreasing the rate of the aging process. This ambition has been accomplished in model organisms through dietary, genetic and pharmacological interventions. The pharmacological approaches hold the greatest opportunity for successful translation to the clinic. The discovery of such pharmacological interventions in aging requires high-throughput screening strategies. However, the majority of screens performed for geroprotective drugs in C. elegans so far are rather low throughput. Therefore, the development of high-throughput screening strategies is of utmost importance.
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