NCIt related terms : Deoxyspergualin; ( -)-15-Deoxyspergualin;
NCIt definition : A derivative of the antitumor antibiotic spergualin with immunosuppressant activity.
Gusperimus inhibits the interleukin-2-stimulated maturation of T cells to the S and
G2/M phases and the polarization of the T cells into IFN-gamma-secreting Th1 effector
T cells, resulting in the inhibition of growth of activated naive CD4 T cells; this
agent may suppress growth of certain T-cell leukemia cell lines. (NCI04);