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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Osamu Nakamura, Tosu, JP;
Yoko Fuke, Kodaira, JP;
Hideki Ohba, Kitakyushu, JP;
Seiji Yasuda, Tosu, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/126 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/126 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method for growth inhibition of human leukemic cells or therapeutic treatment method of a leukemic patient by using a medicament of which the effective ingredient is a methylsulfinylalkyl isothiocyanate such as 4-(methylsulfinyl)butyl isothiocyanate and 6-(methylsulfinyl)hexyl isothiocyanate, which can be prepared by extraction from the tissues of certain plants and can induce apoptosis in human leukemic cells. This medicament compound is little growth-inhibitive against normal cells as compared with leukemic cells, so that a remarkable therapeutic effect can be expected.