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LEUKEMIA RESEARCH
Volume 31, Issue 9, Pages 1293-1301Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2007.01.003
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acute lymphoblastic leukemia; glutathione; buthionie sulfoximine; oxidative stress; mitochondria
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Raised intracellular glutathione is one characteristics of high-risk childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Depletion of glutathione by buthionine sulfoximine (BSO) has been reported to be toxic against some cancer cells. To assess the role of glutathione in ALL, the toxicity of BSO was studied in B-precursor ALL cell lines. BSO increased oxidative stress equally in all cell lines; however mitochondrial depolarization was observed only in BSO-sensitive cells. BSO up-regulated Bcl-2 protein, and antagonized the anti-ALL effect of prednisolone in BSO-resistant cells. A lack of mitochondrial death-signal activation by oxidative stress seemed to be associated with BSO-resistance in ALL. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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