Aminopeptidase inhibitor ubenimex inhibits the growth of leukaemic cell lines and myeloma cells through its cytotoxicity

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 214-221

  Sakuraya, M ^a   Tamura, J ^a   Itoh, K ^a   Kubota, K ^b   Naruse, T ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aminopeptidase N; CD13; HL 60; Multiple Myeloma; Ubenimex

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BESTATIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN; TETRAZOLIUM;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER INHIBITION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN HL 60; CELL STRAIN K 562; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKEMIA CELL LINE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MYELOMA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUMOR CELL;

EID: 0033756073     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323000002800503     Document Type: Article

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