New tirapazamine derivatives protect cardiomyocytes from doxorubicin toxicity
Doxorubicin cardiotoxicity is caused by various mechanisms, most importantly by oxidative stress originating in the mitochondria. Tirapazamine is a hypoxia-activated anticancer experimental drug. Both drugs in normoxia conditions undergo univalent reduction, thus tirapazamine may compete with doxoru...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2020-03-01
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Series: | Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/cipms-2020-0001 |