| Literature DB >> 8826856 |
P M Duffy1, M C Hayes, A Cooper, C J Smart.
Abstract
Idarubicin is a highly lipophilic anthracycline and appears effective against tumours resistant to conventional anthracyclines. Confocal microscopy demonstrates predominantly cytoplasmic idarubicin accumulation. This distribution is unaltered by resistance status or the resistance reversing agent verapamil. Our results contrast with studies on conventional anthracyclines and suggest that nuclear accumulation may not be a prerequisite for anthracycline cytotoxicity.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8826856 PMCID: PMC2074719 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.455
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cancer ISSN: 0007-0920 Impact factor: 7.640