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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Thomas Streichert
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-44392 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PloS one 20140325 3
The drug edelfosine is a synthetic analog of 2-lysophosphatidylcholine. Edelfosine is incorporated by highly proliferating cells, e.g. activated immune cells. It acts on cellular membranes by selectively aggregating the cell death receptor Fas in membrane rafts and interference with phosphatidylcholine (PC) synthesis with subsequent induction of apoptosis. Edelfosine has been proposed for the treatment of autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS). Earlier studies on the animal model of MS ...[more]