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Effects of hirudin (thrombin specific inhibitor) in zebrafish embryos: a developmental role for thrombin

Developmental biology article published in Blood Cells, Molecules & Diseases (1997)

Последнее обновление: June 18, 2026Рецензент: ASH Editorial Board
Research article — evidence reviewArticle reference
Evidence: Preclinical (animal)Фармакология секрета слюнных желёзJagadeeswaran P, Liu YC, Eddy CA · Blood cells, molecules & diseases, 1997

Abstract

To address the role of thrombin in early embryogenesis, hirudin, a thrombin specific inhibitor was microinjected into developing zebrafish embryos to inhibit the temporal activity of thrombin during early embryonic development. We found that the fibrin forming activity is inhibited by the presence of hirudin. We also found that hirudin affects development in zebrafish embryos suggesting thrombin's role in early embryogenesis. This ability to inhibit thrombin activity in developing embryos should facilitate studies on identifying signal transduction pathways affected by thrombin during embryogenesis.

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Publication typeJournal Article
Indexed MeSH termsAnimalsAntithrombinsEmbryo, NonmammalianEnzyme ActivationHirudinsMicroinjectionsThrombinZebrafish

Резюме

Microinjection of hirudin into zebrafish embryos inhibits fibrin formation and disrupts development, demonstrating a developmental role for thrombin and validating hirudin as a tool to dissect coagulation cascade signaling.

Почему это важно для гирудотерапии

This study microinjected hirudin, a thrombin-specific inhibitor, into developing zebrafish embryos to investigate thrombin's role during early embryogenesis. The investigators found that hirudin inhibited fibrin-forming activity and affected embryonic development, suggesting thrombin participates in early developmental processes and that this approach could facilitate future studies on thrombin-affected signal transduction pathways. For ASH's domain, the abstract uses hirudin as a molecular tool in developmental biology but does not discuss leech origin, hirudotherapy, or therapeutic anticoagulation. Caveat: this is a preclinical animal study focused on basic developmental biology with no hirudotherapy or clinical application; its relevance to ASH is indirect at best.

Цитирование

Effects of hirudin (thrombin specific inhibitor) in zebrafish embryos: a developmental role for thrombin.

Jagadeeswaran P, Liu YC, Eddy CA · Blood cells, molecules & diseases, 1997

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