Apoptosis inducer
AssigneeNitto Denko Corporation
InventorsYoshiro Niitsu, Hiroyuki Tanaka
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Abstract
The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a composition for effectively inducing apoptosis and/or proliferation inhibition in cells; and a method in which the composition is used. The present invention relates to: an agent for inducing apoptosis, which contains a GST-π-inhibiting drug and a RB1CC1-inhibiting drug as active ingredients; a pharmaceutical composition which contains the agent; a method for treating a disease associated with an abnormality in apoptosis, in which the agent is used; and others.
Claims2
A method for treating autophagy induced by the inhibition of glutathione S-transferase π (GST-π) expression, the method comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need thereof, the composition comprising as an active ingredient a drug that suppresses RB1-inducible coiled-coil protein 1 (RB1CC1).
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