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Reduced glutathione and S-acetylglutathione as selective apoptosis-inducing agents in cancer therapy

  • Cancer Lett. 1996 Dec 20;110(1-2):63-70. doi: 10.1016/s0304-3835(96)04461-8.
B Donnerstag 1 G Ohlenschlager J Cinatl M Amrani D Hofmann S Flindt G Treusch L Träger
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  • 1 Department of Biological Chemistry, University Medical Center, Franfurt am Main, Germany.
Abstract

The effect of reduced glutathione (GSH) and S-acetylglutathione (S-acglu) treatment on several tumor cell lines and normal cells in vitro was investigated. GSH and S-acglu applied at concentrations of 1 mM and 2 mM induced Apoptosis in malignant cells as shown by DNA-fragmentation and staining of apoptotic cells with 7-amino-actinomycin D while viability and growth of normal cells were not significantly influenced by this treatment. The results demonstrated that GSH and S-acglu may be selective inducers of Apoptosis in malignant cells.

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