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Anti-diarrhea drug triggers cell death in glioblastoma cells – News-Medical.Net

In cell culture, loperamide, a drug commonly used against diarrhea, proves effective against glioblastoma cells. A research team at Goethe University has now unraveled…

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In cell culture, loperamide, a drug commonly used against diarrhea, proves effective against glioblastoma cells. A research team at Goethe University has now unraveled the drug’s mechanisms  of action of cell death induction and – in doing so – has shown how this compound could help attack brain tumors that otherwise are difficult to treat.
The research group led by Dr Sjoerd van Wijk from the Institute of Experimental Cancer Research in Paediatrics at Goethe University already two years ago found…

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