Leukemia

Study data from M. Enomoto and colleagues update understanding of leukemia

Published in Telemedicine Week, March 4th, 2008

According to recent research published in the International Journal of Molecular Medicine, "Vitamin K2 (MK4) has antitumor effects on various types of cancer cell lines in vitro, and its efficacy has also been reported in clinical applications for patients with leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, details of the mechanism of the antitumor effects of MK4 remain unclear."

"In the present study, we examined the antitumor effects of MK4 on cholangiocellular carcinoma (CCC) cell lines and its mechanism of action using the HL-60 leukemia cell line that exerts MK4-induced cell growth inhibition via apoptosis induction and cell...

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Source: Telemedicine Week (2008-03-04)

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