Search for dissertations about: "Alan Kambiz Fotoohi"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Alan Kambiz Fotoohi.

2. 1. Pharmacological and molecular investigations on the mechanisms underlying resistance of human leukaemia cells to the antimetabolites methotrexate, 6-mercaptopurine and 6-thioguanine

   Author : Alan Kambiz Fotoohi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The goal of this thesis has been to elucidate the mechanisms underlying resistance to methotrexate (MTX), 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and 6-thioguanine (6-TG), the antimetabolites widely used in treatment of childhood leukemia, as well as to determine the influence of 7-hydroxymethotrexate (7-OHMTX), the major metabolite of MTX, on the therapeutic action of MTX. Resistant sublines of leukemic cell lines were developed by long-term exposure to stepwise increasing concentrations of these different agents. READ MORE