Apoptogenic activity of a synthetic cantharimide in leukaemia: Implication on its structural activity relationship

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1217-1221

  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   Teo, Ivy Tuang Ngo ^a   Cheung, Filly ^a   Cheng, Chor Hing ^a   Chan, Albert Sun Chi ^a   Tang, Johnny Cheuk On ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantharimide; Leukaemia; Structural activity relationship

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDIN; CASPASE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MYELOID LEUKEMIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATHOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SYNTHESIS; TUMOR CELL LINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; APOPTOSIS; CANTHARIDIN; CASPASES; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 33847711637     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.18.6.1217     Document Type: Article

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