Adriamycin stimulates proliferation of human lymphoblastic leukaemic cells via a mechanism of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) production

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 339-344

  Yang, Min ^a,b   Nazhat, Najdat B ^a   Jiang, Xurong ^a   Kelsey, Stephen M ^a   Blake, David R ^a   Newland, Adrian C ^a   Morris, Christopher J ^a,c  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Free Radical Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c Inflammation Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

4 nitrosobenzenesulphonate; Adriamycin; Cell proliferation; Electron spin resonance; Hydrogen peroxide; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIBROMO 4 NITROSOBENZENESULFONIC ACID; CATALASE; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GROWTH STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029827446     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1901.x     Document Type: Article

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