Pancratistatin induces apoptosis in clinical leukemia samples with minimal effect on non-cancerous peripheral blood mononuclear cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Pancratistatin, a natural compound extracted from <it>Hymenocallis littoralis</it>, can selectively induce apoptosis in several cancer cell lines. In this <it>ex vivo </it>study, we evaluated the effect of pan...

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Main Authors: McNulty James, Hamm Caroline, Griffin Carly, Pandey Siyaram
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:Cancer Cell International
Online Access:http://www.cancerci.com/content/10/1/6