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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7A
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-12-5
pubmed:abstractText
Subcutaneous injection of N2-[N-acetylmuramoyl)-L-alanyl-D-isoglutaminyl]-N6-stearoyl-L-lysine (MDP-Lys(L18), muroctasin), a synthetic muramyl dipeptide derivative, favoured recovery of mice from experimental leukopenia induced by cyclophosphamide or by irradiation with X-rays. These effects were observed only when MDP-Lys(L18) treatment occurred after cyclophosphamide injection or X-ray irradiation. Prophylactic treatment resulted in neither preventive nor restorative efficacy on leukopenia. In contrast, glutathione was hardly effective on leukopenia in both models, irrespective of treatment timing. The restorative efficacy of muroctasin was found to be dose-dependent and to be attributable at least to its augmenting effect on colony-stimulating factor production, followed by the marked proliferation and differentiation of myeloblasts towards mature granulocytes in the bone marrow. These beneficial effects of MDP-Lys(L18) warrant further evaluation of its clinical usefulness.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0004-4172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
986-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Acetylmuramyl-Alanyl-Isoglutamine, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Adjuvants, Immunologic, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Bone Marrow, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Cell Division, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Chemical Phenomena, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Chemistry, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Colony-Stimulating Factors, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Cyclophosphamide, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Glutathione, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Hematopoiesis, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Leukocytes, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Leukopenia, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Male, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Radiation Injuries, Experimental, pubmed-meshheading:3263871-Spleen
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Beneficial effect of muroctasin on experimental leukopenia induced by cyclophosphamide or irradiation in mice.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Institute, Daiichi Seiyaku Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study