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Imuthiol inhibits the etoposide-induced apoptosis in HL-60 cells
E Nagy1, J Szakonyi, P Gergely
1Central Laboratory of Immunology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Immunology Letters
|December 29, 1998
Abstract:
Imuthiol (sodium-diethyl-dithiocarbamate, DTC) has been proven to possess immunomodulatory properties, this effect, however, varies in different model systems. This study was performed to assess the possible effect of imuthiol on etoposide-induced apoptosis in the human promyelocytic leukemia cell line, HL-60. In vitro pre-treatment with imuthiol at concentrations between 50 and 100 microM significantly inhibited etoposide-induced apoptosis of HL-60 cells, the inhibition appeared to be dose dependent. This effect may be associated with the immunomodulatory activity of imuthiol.