The mechanism of polyamine analog-induced enhancement of cisplatin cytotoxicity in the U-251 MG human malignant glioma cell line

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 398-402

  Paliwal, Jonathan ^a   Janumpalli, Gita ^a   Basu, Hirak S ^a  

^a 2766 Medical Science Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectroscopy; Chromatin structure; cis Diamminedichloroplatinum; Micrococcal nuclease; Polyamine analog

Indexed keywords

1,11 BIS(ETHYLAMINO) 4,8 DIAZAUNDECANE; 1,19 BIS(ETHYLAMINO) 5,10,15 DIAZANONADECANE; CISPLATIN; NUCLEASE; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA STRUCTURE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL NUCLEUS; CISPLATIN; DNA, NEOPLASM; DRUG SYNERGISM; GLIOMA; HUMANS; POLYAMINES; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031905244     PISSN: 03445704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800050757     Document Type: Article

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