La leucemia linfoblástica aguda y modelos animales alternativos para su estudio en Colombia

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Resumen El pez cebra es un modelo establecido para el estudio del desarrollo en vertebrados y es especialmente útil para la investigación del proceso de hematopoyesis y las enfermedades asociadas a esta. Los linajes principales, los genes y los procesos de desarrollo con los seres humanos son conservados. En los últimos años, el pez cebra se ha utilizado cada vez más como un modelo para estudiar enfermedades hematopoyéticas humanas, incluyendo la leucemia linfoblástica aguda. Esta revisión evidencia la importancia del estudio de esta enfermedad en Colombia debido a las diferencias de la etiología que presenta este tipo de leucemia en comparación con otros países. Además, describe la aplicación del pez cebra como una herramienta alternativa para investigaciones preclínicas de la leucemia linfoblástica aguda. Este modelo es asequible, facilita la experimentación, su manipulación es relativamente simple y tiene gran versatilidad para estudios moleculares y genéticos del cáncer y está disponible en Colombia.

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Abstract The zebrafish is an established model for the study of vertebrate development, and it is specially useful for the research into haematopoiesis and diseases associated with this process. Major lineages, genes, and developmental processes are conserved between zebrafish and humans. Thus it has been increasingly used as a model for a number of haematopoietic human diseases, such as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. This review highlights the importance of the study of this disease in Colombia, because of the differences in its aetiology compared to other countries. It also describes the application of the zebrafish as an alternative tool for pre-clinical research of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. This model is affordable, facilitates experimentation and handling, and is extremely versatile for molecular and genetic studies into cancer, and it is now available in Colombia.

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