Amifostine reduces inflammation and protects against 5-fluorouracil-induced oral mucositis and hyposalivation
Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and dose-limiting side effect of cancer treatment, including 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and radiotherapy. The efficacy of the therapeutic measures to prevent OM is limited and disease prevention is not fully observable. Amifostine is a cytoprotective agent with a described...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2019-02-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2019000300601&lng=en&tlng=en |