Isoprenylcysteine carboxylmethyltransferase inhibition enhances the effect of BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibition.
Cysmethynil, an isoprenylcysteine carboxylmethyltransferase inhibitor, augments tyrosine kinase inhibitor-induced apoptosis in chronic myeloid leukemia cells.
The combination of cysmethynil and imatinib inhibits colony formation in primary chronic myeloid leukemia cells.
The in vivo effects of the cysmethynil/imatinib combination are enhanced compared with the effects of either drug alone.
Enhanced apoptosis may be caused by immediate and persistent inhibition of MAPK signaling.