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OBJECTIVE
To assess the inhibitory effect of agmatine on tumor growth in vivo and tumor cell proliferation in vitro.
METHODS
The transplanted animal model, [3H]thymidine incorporation assay,3-[4,5-dimethythiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium assay, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release assay were
We have employed ethanol-fixed wax embedded sections of human breast tumours and smears of rat leukaemia cells to provide test systems with recognisable tumour cells amongst normal cells. We have used 9-aminoacridine to locate cells possesing guanidinobenzoatase, an enzyme which degrades fibronectin
Guanidine compounds have important biochemical properties. Aminoguanidine, as an example, is an anti-oxidant, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (NOS) which prevents nitric oxide formation, and an inhibitor of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs). As an anti-oxidant, aminoguanidine may affect