Dicycloplatin (DCP)

Uses

Dicycloplatin is a DNA damage inducer. Dicycloplatin induces DNA damage by activating biphosphorylated checkpoint kinase 2 (CHK2), breast cancer 1 (BRCA1) and triphosphorylated p53. Dicycloplatin can induce cell cycle arrest, inhibit proliferation and lead to apoptosis in prostate cancer PC3 cells and lung cancer NCI/H446 cells. Dicycloplatin can be used in cancer researchr[1].

References

[1] Yu J J, et al. Dicycloplatin, a novel platinum analog in chemotherapy: synthesis of chinese pre-clinical and clinical profile and emerging mechanistic studies[J]. Anticancer Research, 2014, 34(1): 455-463. PMID:24403501