Induction of apoptotic cell death in three human osteosarcoma cell lines by a polyamine synthesis inhibitor, methylglyoxal bis (cyclopentylamidinohydrazone) (MGBCP)

Anticancer Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4 A, 1997, Pages 2385-2389

  Mori, Kentaro ^a   Hibasami, Hiroshige ^b   Satoh, Norifumi ^a   Sonoda, Jun ^a   Yamasaki, Takashi ^a   Tajima, Masatoshi ^a   Higuchi, Shigeomi ^a   Wakabayashi, Hiroki ^a   Kaneko, Hiroshi ^a   Uchida, Atsumasa ^a   Nakashima, Kunio ^a  

^a Mie University   (Japan)

^b MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; MGBCP; Osteosarcoma cells; Programmed cell death (apoptosis)

Indexed keywords

METHYLGLYOXAL; METHYLGLYOXAL BIS(CYCLOPENTYLAMIDINOHYDRAZONE); POLYAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOSOME; OSTEOSARCOMA CELL; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

APOPTOSIS; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; MITOGUAZONE; OSTEOSARCOMA; POLYAMINES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030857589     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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