Apoptosis Therapy

Investigators at Konkuk University, Research Center zero in on apoptosis therapy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 25th, 2010

New research, 'Deoxypodophyllotoxin induces G2/M cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in HeLa cells,' is the subject of a report. "The natural flavolignan deoxypodophyllotoxin (DPPT) inhibits tubulin polymerization and induces cell cycle arrest at G(2)/M, followed by apoptosis. However, the precise mechanism of DPPT action is currently unknown," researchers in Seoul, Korea report.

"Here, we investigated the mechanism by which DPPT treatment of HeLa cervical carcinoma cells induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. We show that DPPT treatment inhibits cell viability in a dose-dependent manner and that this reduction in cell viability results from cell cycle arrest at G(2)/M...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2010-02-25)

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