Published in Cancer Weekly, October 4th, 2005
"Ingenol 3-angelate (PEP005) is a selective small molecule activator of protein kinase C (PKC) extracted from the plant Euphorbia peplus, whose sap has been used as a traditional medicine for the treatment of skin conditions including warts and cancer.
"We report here that PEP005 also has potent antileukemic effects, inducing apoptosis in myeloid leukemia cell lines and primary acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells at nanomolar concentrations," scientists in United Kingdom said.
"Of importance, PEP005 did not induce apoptosis in...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2005-10-04)
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