Epothilone B stabilizes microtubuli of macrophages like Taxol without showing Taxol-like endotoxin activity

Cancer Research

Volumn 57, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 3344-3346

  Mühlradt, Peter F ^a   Sasse, Florenz ^b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Naturstoffbiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ENDOTOXIN; EPOTHILONE B; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; PACLITAXEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MICROTUBULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL ADHESION; DRUG SCREENING ASSAYS, ANTITUMOR; EPOTHILONES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; INTERFERON TYPE II; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MACROPHAGES; MICE; MICROTUBULES; NITRIC OXIDE; PACLITAXEL; ROTENONE; THIAZOLES;

EID: 0030761974     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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