AICAR treatment inhibits proliferation of human childhood leukemia ALL cells

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<p><b>Copyright information:</b></p><p>Taken from "Cytotoxic effect of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-4-ribofuranoside (AICAR) on childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cells: implication for targeted therapy"</p><p>http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/6/1/46</p><p>Molecular Cancer 2007;6():46-46.</p><p>Published online 10 Jul 2007</p><p>PMCID:PMC1948012.</p><p></p> The ALL cell lines CCRF-CEM (T-lineage), NALM6 (Bp-lineage), REH (Bp-ALL expressing the TEL/AML1 fusion protein), and SupB15 (Bp-ALL expressing the BCR/ABL fusion protein) were treated for 24 h with various concentrations of AICAR (0.25 – 2 mM), and cell growth analyzed by thymidine ribotide ([H]TdR) incorporation into DNA. The results are expressed as percentage of [H]thymidine uptake (%) relative to control values (mean ± SEM, n = 3). #, < 0.001 for AICAR-treated cells control

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