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| Khayat,André Salim; Guimarães,Adriana Costa; Cardoso,Plínio Cerqueira; Lima,Patrícia Danielle Lima de; Bahia,Marcelo de Oliveira; Antunes,Lusânia M. Greggi; Burbano,Rommel Rodríguez. |
| Hydroxyurea is commonly used in the treatment of myeloproliferative diseases and in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). The use of this antineoplastic agent in patients with SCD is justified because of the drug's ability to increase fetal hemoglobin levels, thereby decreasing the severity of SCD. However, high doses or prolonged treatment with hydroxyurea can be cytotoxic or genotoxic for these patients, with an increased risk of developing acute leukemia. This danger can be avoided by monitoring the lymphocytes of patients treated with hydroxyurea. Cytogenetic tests are important endpoints for monitoring the physiological effects of physical and chemical agents, including drugs. In this work, we assessed the genotoxicity of hydroxyurea in short-term... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hydroxyurea; Sickle cell disease; Mutagenesis. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572004000100019 |
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| Silva,Cássio Prinholato da; Costa,Tássia R.; Paiva,Raquel M. Alves; Cintra,Adélia C. O.; Menaldo,Danilo L.; Antunes,Lusânia M. Greggi; Sampaio,Suely V.. |
| Abstract Background Phospholipases A 2 (PLA 2 s) are abundant components of snake venoms that have been extensively studied due to their pharmacological and pathophysiological effects on living organisms. This study aimed to assess the antitumor potential of BthTX-I, a basic myotoxic PLA 2isolated from Bothrops jararacussu venom, by evaluating in vitro processes of cytotoxicity, modulation of the cell cycle and induction of apoptosis in human (HL-60 and HepG2) and murine (PC-12 and B16F10) tumor cell lines. Methods The cytotoxic effects of BthTX-I were evaluated on the tumor cell lines HL-60 (promyelocytic leukemia), HepG2 (human hepatocellular carcinoma), PC-12 (murine pheochromocytoma) and B16F10 (murine melanoma) using the MTT method. Flow cytometry... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Bothrops jararacussu; BthTX-I; Antitumor potential; Apoptosis; Cell cycle alterations. |
| Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992015000100348 |
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