Article
Pro-apoptotic activity of α-bisabolol in preclinical models of primary human acute leukemia cells.
Journal of translational medicine - 21 Apr 2011
Cavalieri Elisabetta, Rigo Antonella, Bonifacio Massimiliano, Carcereri de Prati Alessandra, Guardalben Emanuele, Bergamini Christian, Fato Romana, Pizzolo Giovanni, Suzuki Hisanori, Vinante Fabrizio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: We previously demonstrated that the plant-derived agent α-bisabolol enters cells via lipid rafts, binds to the pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family protein BID, and may induce apoptosis. Here we studied the activity of α-bisabolol in acute leukemia cells. METHODS: We tested ex vivo blasts from 42 acute leukemias (14 Philadelphia-negative and 14 Philadelphia-positive B acute lymphoid leukemias, Ph-/Ph+B-ALL; 14...
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