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actinomycin

[‚ak·tə·nō′mī·sən]
(microbiology)
The collective name for a large number of red chromoprotein antibiotics elaborated by various strains of Streptomyces.
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(a) Real-time of TrxR1 mRNA in HUVECs treated with [H.sub.2][O.sb.2] and/or actinomycin D.
A general transcription inhibitor actinomycin D normalized the downregulation of TP receptor-mediated contractions, suggesting involvement of transcriptional mechanisms.
Bergeron et al., "The IVADo regimen--a pilot study with ifosfamide, vincristine, actinomycin D, and doxorubicin in children with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma: a pilot study on behalf of the European Pediatric Soft Tissue Sarcoma Study Group," Cancer, vol.
To evaluate if the enhanced level of MKP-1 protein in the presence of curcumin is a consequence of increased MKP-1 transcription, we employed Actinomycin D (ACT-D), a transcription inhibitor.
He was treated with right radical orchiectomy and adjuvant chemotherapy (three cycles of bleomycin, actinomycin, cisplatin, and vinblastine).
Vincristine, actinomycin, and cyclophosphamide compared with vincristine, actinomycin, and cyclophosphamide alternating with vincristine, topotecan, and cyclophosphamide for intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma: Children's Oncology Group study D9803.
Thus, the present study aimed to evaluate the MDR-modulatory activity of the quercetin-POM conjugates 2 and 3 on the antitumor activity of the anticancer agents doxorubicin, actinomycin D, vinblastine, and paditaxel against MDR cancer cell lines.
It is known that drugs: actinomycin D, doxorubicin, the cis-platin, hydroxyurea and nitrosoureas cause diarrhea [7].
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