Table 3

Vascular phenotypes resulting from small-molecule treatment of Xenopus embryos (compounds affecting blood vessel development only)

Phenotype class/compound namePharmacologic classSelectivityISV phenotypeVVN phenotypePCV phenotypeLymphatic phenotypeEmbryonic phenotype
Defective vasculogenesis        
    Nocodazole Cytoskeleton and ECM Beta-tubulin Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    Podophyllotoxin Cytoskeleton and ECM  Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    2-Methoxyestradiol Hormone Estrogen Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    IC 261 Phosphorylation CK-1delta/epsilon Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    NSC 95397 Phosphorylation Cdc25 Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA LET 
    Tyrphostin AG 494 Phosphorylation EGFR Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    Meclofenamic acid sodium Prostaglandin COX/5-lipoxygenase Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
Defective angiogenesis        
    Retinoic acid Apoptosis  Impaired Hypoplastic Normal NA EDE 
    Forskolin Cyclic nucleotides Adenylate cyclase Impaired Hypoplastic Normal NA EDE 
    L-162,313 Neurotransmission AT1 Impaired Hypoplastic Normal Normal LET 
    Indirubin-3′-oxime Phosphorylation CDK Impaired Normal Normal Normal LET 
    SU 5416 Phosphorylation VEGFR PTK Impaired Hypoplastic Normal NA LET 
Ectopic angiogenic sprouting        
    Calmidazolium chloride Intracellular calcium Ca2+ATPase Ectopic ISVs Hyperplastic Normal NA LET 
    GW5074 Phosphorylation Raf1 kinase Ectopic ISVs Dysplastic Normal NA EDE 
VVN hypoplasia        
    YC-1 Cyclic nucleotides Guanylyl cyclase Normal Hypoplastic Normal Normal EDE 
    Zardaverine Cyclic nucleotides PDE III/PDE IV Normal Hypoplastic Normal NA EDE 
    MK-886 Leukotriene  Normal Hypoplastic Normal NA LET 
    Purvalanol A Phosphorylation CDK Normal Hypoplastic Normal Normal LET 
Phenotype class/compound namePharmacologic classSelectivityISV phenotypeVVN phenotypePCV phenotypeLymphatic phenotypeEmbryonic phenotype
Defective vasculogenesis        
    Nocodazole Cytoskeleton and ECM Beta-tubulin Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    Podophyllotoxin Cytoskeleton and ECM  Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    2-Methoxyestradiol Hormone Estrogen Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    IC 261 Phosphorylation CK-1delta/epsilon Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    NSC 95397 Phosphorylation Cdc25 Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA LET 
    Tyrphostin AG 494 Phosphorylation EGFR Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
    Meclofenamic acid sodium Prostaglandin COX/5-lipoxygenase Impaired Hypoplastic Hypoplastic NA EDE 
Defective angiogenesis        
    Retinoic acid Apoptosis  Impaired Hypoplastic Normal NA EDE 
    Forskolin Cyclic nucleotides Adenylate cyclase Impaired Hypoplastic Normal NA EDE 
    L-162,313 Neurotransmission AT1 Impaired Hypoplastic Normal Normal LET 
    Indirubin-3′-oxime Phosphorylation CDK Impaired Normal Normal Normal LET 
    SU 5416 Phosphorylation VEGFR PTK Impaired Hypoplastic Normal NA LET 
Ectopic angiogenic sprouting        
    Calmidazolium chloride Intracellular calcium Ca2+ATPase Ectopic ISVs Hyperplastic Normal NA LET 
    GW5074 Phosphorylation Raf1 kinase Ectopic ISVs Dysplastic Normal NA EDE 
VVN hypoplasia        
    YC-1 Cyclic nucleotides Guanylyl cyclase Normal Hypoplastic Normal Normal EDE 
    Zardaverine Cyclic nucleotides PDE III/PDE IV Normal Hypoplastic Normal NA EDE 
    MK-886 Leukotriene  Normal Hypoplastic Normal NA LET 
    Purvalanol A Phosphorylation CDK Normal Hypoplastic Normal Normal LET 

ISV indicates intersomitic vessels; VVN, vitelline vein network; PCV, posterior cardinal vein; NA, not applicable; EDE, edema phenotype; ECM, extracellular matrix; LET, lethal before stage 48; ALS, anterior lymph sac; ALH, anterior lymph heart; PLV, posterior lymph vessels; Naphthyridine, 7-chloro-4-hydroxy-2-phenyl-1,8-naphthyridine; and 7-Cyclo, 7-cyclopentyl-5-(4-phenoxy)phenyl-7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamine.

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