Mechanistic insight into a novel synthetic cantharidin analogue in a leukaemia model

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 375-379

  Kok, Stanton Hon Lung ^a   Chui, Chung Hin ^a,b   Lam, Wing Sze ^a   Chen, Jien ^a   Lau, Fung Yi ^b   Wong, Raymond Siu Ming ^b   Cheng, Gregory Yin Ming ^b   Tang, Wing Ka ^a   Cheng, Chor Hing ^a   Tang, Johnny Cheuk On ^a   Chan, Albert Sun Chi ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantharidin; Caspase; Leukaemia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CAN 032; CANTHARIDIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT; MALE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NICK END LABELING; SYNTHESIS; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CANTHARIDIN; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INSECTS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; MITOCHONDRIA; THIAZOLES;

EID: 33847711240     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.18.2.375     Document Type: Article

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