Chemical Name:Benzyloxycarbonyl-Leu-Glu(OMe)-His-Asp(OMe)-fluoromethy
lketone
Biological Activity:
Cell-permeable inhibitor of caspase-9. Inhibits MG 132-induced
cancer cell death and protects isolated rat hearts against
ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Neuroprotective following cerebral ischaemia in
rats in vivo.
Mocanuet
al (2000) Capsase inhibition and limitation of myocardial infarct size:
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197. Mouwet al (2002) Caspase-9 inhibition after focal cerebral
ischemia improves outcome following reversible focal ischemia. Metab.Brain Dis.
17 143. Banget al (2004) Differential response of
MG132 cytotoxicity against small cell lung cancer cells to changes in cellular
GSH contents. Biochem.Pharmacol. 68 659.