A medicament for inhibiting growth of human and animal cells comprising: (1) a cell growth inhibitory amount of a one or more growth inhibitors comprising synthetically prepared sphingosine, synthetically prepared N-methyl-sphingosine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient. A method for inhibiting growth of human and animal cells in vivo comprising contacting said cells with a cell growth inhibitory amount of one or more growth inhibitors comprising synthetically prepared sphingosine, synthetically prepared N-methyl-sphingosine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. A medicament for inhibiting growth of human and animal cells comprising: (1) A cell growth inhibitory amount of one or more growth inhibitors comprising sphingosine prepared from naturally occurring sphingolipid, N-methyl-sphingosine prepared from naturally occurring sphingolipid or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient. A method of inhibiting growth of human and animal cells in vivo comprising contacting said cells with a cell growth inhibitory amount of one or more growth inhibitors comprising sphingosine prepared from naturally occurring sphingolipid, N-methyl-sphingosine prepared from naturally occurring sphingolipid or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
一种抑制人和动物细胞生长的药物,包括:(1)一种或多种生长
抑制剂的细胞生长抑制量,包括合成制备的
鞘氨醇,合成制备的N-甲基
鞘氨醇或其药学上可接受的盐;和(2)药学上可接受的载体、稀释剂或赋形剂。一种抑制人和动物体内细胞生长的方法,包括使所述细胞与一种或多种生长
抑制剂接触,这些生长
抑制剂具有细胞生长抑制量,包括合成制备的
鞘氨醇,合成制备的 N-甲基-
鞘氨醇或其药学上可接受的盐。一种抑制人和动物细胞生长的药物,包括:(1) 一种或多种细胞生长
抑制剂的细胞生长抑制量,这些生长
抑制剂包括由天然鞘
磷脂制备的鞘
磷脂、由天然鞘
磷脂制备的 N-甲基鞘
磷脂或其药学上可接受的盐;以及 (2) 药学上可接受的载体、稀释剂或赋形剂。一种抑制体内人和动物细胞生长的方法,包括使所述细胞与一种或多种细胞生长
抑制剂接触,这些生长
抑制剂的细胞生长抑制量包括由天然鞘
磷脂制备的鞘
磷脂、由天然鞘
磷脂制备的N-甲基鞘
磷脂或其药学上可接受的盐。