The Drug Vehicle and Solvent N-Methylpyrrolidone Is an Immunomodulator and Antimyeloma Compound

The Drug Vehicle and Solvent N-Methylpyrrolidone Is an Immunomodulator and Antimyeloma Compound

N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) is a common solvent and drug vehicle. We discovered unexpected antineoplastic and immunomodulatory activity of NMP in a cMYC-driven myeloma model. Coincident to this, NMP was identified as an acetyllysine mimetic and candidate bromodomain ligand. Accordingly, NMP-treated...

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Main Authors: Jake Shortt, Andy K. Hsu, Benjamin P. Martin, Karen Doggett, Geoffrey M. Matthews, Maria A. Doyle, Jason Ellul, Tina E. Jockel, Daniel M. Andrews, Simon J. Hogg, Andrea Reitsma, David Faulkner, P. Leif Bergsagel, Marta Chesi, Joan K. Heath, William A. Denny, Philip E. Thompson, Paul J. Neeson, David S. Ritchie, Grant A. McArthur, Ricky W. Johnstone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124714002952

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