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. 2017 Nov 28;8(12):349. doi: 10.3390/genes8120349

Table 2.

Selected zebrafish models of potential interest for the biological evaluation of genetic nanomedicines.

Model Features Application Ref
Wild type From nature, with pigmentation according to sex, without fluorescence Toxicity, biodistribution, xenograft [194]
Flk-1:eGFP Fluorescent vascular system Toxicity, biodistribution, xenograft, angiogenesis, extravasation, half-life circulation, metastasis [107,130]
Fli-1:eGFP [107,127,162]
Gata1:DsRed [107]
Nacre/fli1:eGFP [163]
Casper fli Without pigmentation (transparent) and fluorescent vascular system [91]
Casper Without pigmentation (transparent) Toxicity, biodistribution, xenograft, metastasis [91]
ARE:eGFP Fluorescence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) Toxicity [162]
Cmlc2:eGFP Fluorescence in the heart Cardiotoxicity [167]
Mpo:GFP Fluorescent neutrophils Interaction, half-life circulation, immuno response [167]
Mpeg1:mcherry Fluorescent macrophages [127]
Hsp70:eGFP Fluorescence of the protein HSP70 stress product Toxicity [195]