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Immunomodulatory effect of 5-azacytidine (5-azaC): potential role in the transplantation setting
4 Nov 2009
Abstract excerpt
Cytokine genes are targets of multiple epigenetic mechanisms in T lymphocytes. 5-azacytidine (5-azaC) is a nucleoside-based DNA methyltransferase inhibitor that induces demethylation and gene reactivation. In the current study, we analyzed the effect of 5-azaC in T-cell function and observed that 5-azaC inhibits T-cell proliferation and activation, blocking cell cycle in the G(0) to G(1) phase and decreasing the...
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