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The sesquiterpene lactone antineoplastic vernolepin acutely depletes murine tumor cell glutathione (GSH), and lyses the cells by an unknown mechanism that is enhanced synergistically by inhibition of GSH synthesis with buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) (Arrick et al. 1983. J. Clin. Invest. 71:258). We
Vernonia extensa, known as "Phim Phai Lin" in Thai, is distributed in most regions of Thailand. The plant has been used in Ayurveda and traditionally used to treat malaria and cancer, and possesses several sesquiterpene lactones. This study aimed to investigate and identify the active
GSH plays an important role in cellular defense against a wide variety of toxic electrophiles via the formation of thioether conjugates. We studied the role of GSH in murine tumor cell defense against a novel class of sulfhydryl-reactive antineoplastics, the sesquiterpene lactones (SL). Incubation
Glutathione, as the chief nonprotein intracellular sulfhydryl, affects the efficacy and interactions of a variety of antineoplastic interventions, mainly through nucleophilic thioether formation or oxidation-reduction reactions. Thus, glutathione plays a role in the detoxification and repair of