Table 5

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

Phenotype class/compound namePharmacologic classSelectivityBlood vessel phenotypeALS phenotypeALH phenotypePLV phenotypeEmbryonic phenotype
Defective lymph angiogenesis      
    Felodipine Ca2+ channel L-type Normal Normal Dysplastic Normal EDE 
    Sobuzoxane Gene regulation Topo II Normal Dysplastic Dysplastic Hypoplastic EDE 
    Nicardipine hydrochloride Ca2+ channel L-type Normal Dysplastic Dysplastic Hypoplastic EDE 
    SU 6656 Phosphorylation Src family kinase Normal Stunted Dysplastic Hypoplastic EDE 
    Dequalinium dichloride K+ channel  Normal Stunted Stunted Hypoplastic EDE 
    GW2974 Phosphorylation EGFR/ErbB2-2 Normal Impaired Stunted Hypoplastic EDE 
    Mevastatin Antibiotic Ras, Rho Normal Impaired Impaired Hypoplastic EDE 
    SU 4312 phosphorylation KDR Normal Impaired Impaired Hypoplastic EDE 
Phenotype class/compound namePharmacologic classSelectivityBlood vessel phenotypeALS phenotypeALH phenotypePLV phenotypeEmbryonic phenotype
Defective lymph angiogenesis      
    Felodipine Ca2+ channel L-type Normal Normal Dysplastic Normal EDE 
    Sobuzoxane Gene regulation Topo II Normal Dysplastic Dysplastic Hypoplastic EDE 
    Nicardipine hydrochloride Ca2+ channel L-type Normal Dysplastic Dysplastic Hypoplastic EDE 
    SU 6656 Phosphorylation Src family kinase Normal Stunted Dysplastic Hypoplastic EDE 
    Dequalinium dichloride K+ channel  Normal Stunted Stunted Hypoplastic EDE 
    GW2974 Phosphorylation EGFR/ErbB2-2 Normal Impaired Stunted Hypoplastic EDE 
    Mevastatin Antibiotic Ras, Rho Normal Impaired Impaired Hypoplastic EDE 
    SU 4312 phosphorylation KDR Normal Impaired Impaired Hypoplastic EDE 

Abbreviations are as in Table 3.