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Abstract
Collagen-peptidase activity in extracts of HeLa cells and human tumours is inactivated by Razoxane (ICRF-159), cyclophosphamide, 5-fluorouracil, thiotepa, aprotinin, EDTA and phenanthroline. As this activity, in association with other enzymes, may contribute to tissue lysis in cancers, chemical intervention may reduce invasiveness and modify the processes of infiltration and metastasis. Accordingly, some drugs used in therapy or for the prevention of metastasis may produce their observed effects by a combination of factors including enzyme inhibition.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 212092 PMCID: PMC2009727 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1978.206
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cancer ISSN: 0007-0920 Impact factor: 7.640