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Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Findings from T. Matsunaga and co-authors provide new insights into acute myelogenous leukemia
May 12th, 2008
According to recent research published in the journal Leukemia, "We investigated whether FNIII14, a 22-mer peptide derived from fibronectin (FN) that potently impairs interaction of FN with beta 1-integrin, could overcome cell adhesion-mediated drug resistance (CAM-DR) induced by very late antigen (VLA)-4-to-FN interaction in acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Two AML cell lines, U937 cells and HL-60 cells, and fresh leukemic cells from six AML patients with high alpha 4-integrin expression exhibited CAM-DR to cytosine arabinoside (Ara C) through VLA-4-to-FN interaction, while fresh leukemic cells from two AML patients with low a4-integrin expression did not display CAM-DR to Ara C....
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2008-05-12)
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