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Published in final edited form as: Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2009 Aug;19(6):207–212. doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2009.12.006

Table.

A summary of the phenotypic high-throughput drug screens discussed in this review. See the text for a detailed description of individual screens.

Phenomenon Investigated Cell or Organism Reagent and Assay Chemical Library Most Notable Findings Ref.
Cell Cycle Progression A549 Cells Phospho-Nucleolin Immunoblotting 16,320 DIVERSet Compounds (ChemBridge) 139 Compounds Affected Mitosis Mayer 1999
Embryonic Development Zebrafish Embryos Visual Inspection 1,100 DIVERSet Compounds (ChemBridge) One Compound Caused 2:1 Atrio-Ventricular Block Peterson 2000
Exocytosis BSC1 Fibroblasts Fluorescent Surface Glycoprotein Export 10,240 DIVERSet Compounds (ChemBridge) 32 Compounds Inhibited Exocytosis Feng 2003
Cholesterol Transfer to HDL CHO Cells Expressing SR-B1 Cell Uptake of DiI-HDL 16,230 DIVERSet Compounds (ChemBridge) Five Compounds Inhibited HDL Uptake Nieland 2002
Cholesterol Efflux HepG2 Cells ABCA1 Promoter- Luciferase Reporter Assay 2,600 Compounds Ten Compounds Increased ABCA1 Expression (Two Anthracycline Antibiotics) Gao 2008
Foam Cell Formation J774 Cells Cell Uptake of DiI- oxLDL 480 ICCB Known Bioactives (Biomol) Inhibitors Of NF-κβ, Src Kinases, PKC, PLC, JNK, Actin Polymerization Etzion 2009
Aortic Coarctation Zebrafish Embryos Gridlock Mutant Embryos, Visual Inspection 5,000 DIVERSet Compounds (ChemBridge) Two Compounds Restored Normal Circulation By Increasing VEGF Peterson 2004
Embryonic FGF Signaling Zebrafish Embryos Transgene: FGF Signaling Induced EGFP Expression 5,000 Compounds (From NCI Diversity Set, MicroSource Discovery Systems, ChemDiv) One Compound (BCI) Increased FGF Signaling, Also Increased Cardiomyogenesis Molina 2009
Cardiac Differentiation Of Stem Cells Embryonic Carcinoma P19 Cells ANF Promoter- Luciferase Reporter Assay 100,000 Compound Heterocycle Library 35 Compounds Increased ANF And MHC Expression, Cardiogenol C Most Potent Wu 2004
Cardiac Differentiation Of Stem Cells Embryonic Carcinoma P19 Cells Nkx2.5 Promoter- Luciferase Reporter Assay 147,000 Compound UTSW Chemical Library 1,600 Compounds Increased Nkx2.5 Expression, Multiple Sulfonyl-Hydrazone Hits Sadek 2008
Dorsalization Of Embryos Zebrafish Emrbyos Visual Inspection 7,570 Compounds (From ChemBridge, MicroSource Discovery Systems, Sigma-Aldrich) Dorsomorphin Promoted Dorsalization, BMP Type 1 Receptor Antagonist, Promoted ES Cell Cardiomyogenesis Yu et al. 2008
Cardiomyocyte Calcineurin Signaling H9C2 Cells MCIP1 Promoter- Luciferase Reporter Assay 20,000 Compounds (Myogen Library) 21 Compounds Increased MCIP1 Expression, One Compound (PAMH) With Serotonin-Like Activity Bush 2004
Oxidant Stress- Induced Cardiomyocyte Death H9C2 Cells H2O2-Treated H9C2 Cells, MTT Assay 1,280 LOPAC Compounds (Sigma- Aldrich) Many Compounds Inhibited H9C2 Cell Death, Including PARP Inhibitors Gero 2007