The inside cover picture shows the design concept behind the antitumor and immunomodulatory phthalimides bio-inspired by thalidomide (top). Their immunosuppressor activity is derived from their ability to maintain low IL-10 production and suppress NO, with the advantage of not affecting the immune r
Discovery of Phthalimides as Immunomodulatory and Antitumor Drug Prototypes
✍ Scribed by Claudia Pessoa; Paulo Michel P. Ferreira; Letícia Veras C. Lotufo; Manoel O. de Moraes; Suellen M. T. Cavalcanti; Lucas Cunha D. Coêlho; Marcelo Z. Hernandes; Ana Cristina L. Leite; Carlos A. De Simone; Vlaudia M. A. Costa; Valdênia M. O. Souza
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 346 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1860-7179
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