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Gossypol On The Anti-differentiation Effects And Mechanisms Of The Blood Tumor Cell Lines

Posted on:2007-04-04Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:W Q WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1114360185470970Subject:Pathology and pathophysiology
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Background: Hematopoietic neoplasms (HN) are a group of refractory life-threatening disorders that have a propensity to occur during adolescence. Increasing environmental pollution resulting from industrial development has been associated with increased HN morbidity rates. Traditionally, radiochemotherapy has been the choice of treatment for HN; however, it also produces serious side effects such as hemorrhage and infection. The side effects dramatically impact patients' quality of life and discourage long-term use of therapy. There is, consequently, a critical need for novel, more effective drugs with fewer side effects in HN therapy. Gossypol, a...
Keywords/Search Tags:Gossypol, Cell lines, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Apoptosis, Cytotoxicity, Proliferation, Differentiation, Drug effects, Mechanism
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