Emetine, a natural alkaloid from Psychotria ipecacuanha, has been used in phytomedicine to induce vomiting, and to treat cough and severe amoebiasis. Certain data suggest the induction of apoptosis by emetine in leukemia cells. Therefore, we examined the suitability of emetine for the sensitisation
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells depend on microenvironmental non-malignant cells for survival. We compared the transcriptomes of primary CLL cells cocultured or not with protective bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) and found that oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondrial function, and
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