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CPT-11-induced cell death in leukemic cells is not affected by the MDR phenotype.
Leukemia research - 1 Mar 2003
Silva Karina L, Vasconcelos Flavia C, Marques-Santos Luis Fernando, Kwee Jolie K, Maia Raquel C
Abstract excerpt
CPT-11 is a topoisomerase I (Topo I) inhibitor which was initially described as active in multi-drug resistance (MDR) tumors. The MDR phenomenon is characterized by the overexpression of efflux pumps which are able to extrude a range of drugs non-related chemical or functionally. In this work, we treated leukemic cells with CPT-11 300 microM at 24h and compared its cytotoxicity with the activity of efflux pumps...
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