| abstract |
This invention relates to the stabilization of p53 in cells, thereby inducing eitrher cell cycle arrest or apoptosis or both and the consequence of such stabilization on the treatment of cancer. Specifically, the use of acridine and its derivatives in stabilizing p53 through blockage of its ubiquitation, thereby inducing cell cycle arrest or apoptosis in a cell; and the use of these compounds in the treatment of cancer. |