DL-O-Phosphoserine

O-phospho-L-serin can be used in retinal research to explore the regulatory mechanism of Müller glial cell proliferation and photoreceptor regeneration; in bone repair research, to evaluate the effects on bone cement performance and bone healing; in insect research, to identify the role of D-serine in insect growth and development. In the zebrafish light-damaged retinal model experiment, O-phospho-L-serin (20 mM, 0.5 μL; iv; injected before light treatment; single dose) can significantly reduce the number of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-positive Müller glial cells 51 hours after light damage, and inhibit the regeneration of cones in the light-damaged retina, but has no significant effect on the number of light-induced photoreceptor cell death^[1].
In a miniature pig mandibular bone defect model experiment, a modified bone cement prepared by surgical implantation of a mixture of O-phospho-L-serin (Biozement D (2 g)-collagen-I (2.5%)-phosphoserine (50 mg)) was administered. Compared with the unmodified bone cement, the treated group had a higher absorption rate and bone regeneration rate, which effectively promoted bone healing^[2].
In a silkworm growth and development experiment, O-phospho-L-serin (20 mM, 1 mL; added to feed; daily administration, from first to fifth instar larvae) delayed the development of silkworm larvae by about 6 days, significantly reduced the survival rate of larvae, and reduced the D-serine level in larvae until the cocooning stage compared with the control group^[3].