Peplomycin

Peplomycin (Bleomycin PEP; Pepleomycin) is an antibiotic analogue of Bleomycin (HY-108345), with high antitumor effect and less pulmonary toxicity. Peplomycin induce apoptosis in oral squamous carcinoma cell line SSCKN cells and pulmonary fibrosis in rats[1][2][3][4].

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[1]Carter SK, et al. Peplomycin. Cancer Treat Rev. 1984 Dec;11(4):303-5. |[2]Asano Y, et al. A case of peplomycin-induced scleroderma. Br J Dermatol. 2004 Jun;150(6):1213-4. |[3]Okamura H, et al. Peplomycin-induced apoptosis in oral squamous carcinoma cells depends on bleomycin sensitivity. Oral Oncol. 2001 Jun;37(4):379-85.  |[4]Osaki T, et al. Peplomycin, a bleomycin derivative, induces myofibroblasts in pulmonary fibrosis. Int J Exp Pathol. 2001 Aug;82(4):231-41.