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Estudo da encapsulação de fármacos antineoplásicos em sistemas nanoestruturados: Caracterização estrutural e efeito sinérgico de fármacos

Dentro da área da nanotecnologia, o sistema drug delivery vem sendo amplamente utilizado, cujo objetivo é proporcionar uma maior eficácia dos ativos farmacêuticos, podendo envolver desde uma distribuição mais seletiva dentro do organismo até a taxa que as moléculas serão liberadas e/ou a atenuaÃ...

Immunohistochemical evidence of melatonin protection on lung tissue during chemotherapy

Int. j. morphol; 41 (1), 2023
SUMMARY: The present study investigated the possible protective effects of melatonin on Bleomycin, Cisplatin and etoposide (BEP) chemotherapy regimens using immunohistochemistry. Forty male Wistar rats were divided into four groups of ten as; group 1 as untreated control; group 2 as BEP group which recei...

Cisplatin-induced azoospermia and testicular damage ameliorated by adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells

Biol. Res; 56 (), 2023
BACKGROUND: The testes are highly susceptible to the adverse effects of chemotherapy and radiation at all stages of life. Exposure to these threats mainly occurs during cancer treatment and as an occupational hazard in radiation centers. The present study investigated the regenerative ability of adipose-...

Rol protector de N-acetilcisteína en la ototoxicidad inducida por cisplatino en pacientes con cáncer de cabeza y cuello. Ensayo clínico controlado aleatorizado

Resumen Introducción: La ototoxicidad por cisplatino es un evento muy frecuente y sus consecuencias producen mucho deterioro en los pacientes. El diagnóstico precoz es esencial, pues permitiría implementar apropiadamente estrategias para aminorar su efecto. Entre estas tenemos la N-acetilcisteína, un...

Effectiveness and toxicity of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: Adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) improves survival of patients with resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the cisplatin-vinorelbine regimen has been associated with a significant risk of clinically relevant toxicity. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and feas...

Protective effect of N-acetylcysteine against cisplatin ototoxicity in rats: a study with hearing tests and scanning electron microscopy

Abstract Introduction Ototoxicity is a health problem appearing after powerful treatments in serious health conditions. It is sometimes inevitable when treatment of the serious disease is required. Cisplatin is an antineoplastic agent which was investigated previously to reveal increased nitrogen and re...

The Effects of Riluzole on Cisplatin-induced Ototoxicity

Abstract Introduction Riluzole (2-amino-6-trifluoromethoxy benzothiazole) is known as a neuroprotective, antioxidant, antiapoptotic agent. It may have beneficial effects on neuronal cell death due to cisplatin-induced ototoxicity. Objective To evaluate the effect of riluzole on cisplatin-induced otot...

Ototoxicidad inducida por quimio-radioterapia basada en platinos: una revisión

RESUMEN Los análogos del platino, como el cisplatino, y la radioterapia son usados de forma individual y en conjunto para el tratamiento de diversas neoplasias en población adulta y pediátrica. Sin embargo, el uso de estos tratamientos puede generar ototoxicidad, especialmente cuando son usados de for...

Hyperin protects against cisplatin-induced liver injury in mice

Acta cir. bras; 32 (8), 2017
Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the effect of hyperin in cisplatin-induced liver injury in mice. Methods: Mice were pretreated with hyperin at doses of 25 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg, respectively, for six days, and intraperitoneal injection of cisplatin (40 mg/kg) was administrated one hour after the final intr...

Audiological profile of patients treated for childhood cancer

Abstract Objective: To characterize the hearing loss after cancer treatment, according to the type of treatment, with identification of predictive factors. Methods: Two hundred patients who had cancer in childhood were prospectively evaluated. The mean age at diagnosis was 6 years, and at the audiometr...