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One course of preoperative chemotherapy including high-dose cisplatin (40 mg/m2 daily for 5 consecutive days) with glutathione protection and bleomycin (15 mg on days 2, 8 and 9) was administered to 27 patients with bulky operable cervical carcinoma (stage IB/II) in a pilot study. In all patients

Arsenic trioxide (ATO/As2O3) is a promising drug for patients with a relapse of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL); however, it frequently causes fatal arrhythmias. This study aims to investigate the various cellular and molecular mechanisms of adverse cardiac effects and the electrophysi-ological

The present study was designed to investigate the hematotoxicity, sero-biochemical and histological changes due to the accumulation of BaCl2 and BaCO3, the most important barium salts in our daily lives, in different soft tissues including the liver, kidney, heart, and spleen of adult rats after an

Imatinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor widely administered against chronic myeloid leukemia. On the other hand, drug-induced kidney proximal tubular injury, electrolytes disturbances, and renal failure is a clinical complication associated with imatinib therapy. There is no precise cellular

Methotrexate is a folate analog used against a wide range of diseases including malignancies and autoimmune disorders. On the other hand, clinical use of the MTX is associated with kidney injury and renal failure. There is no clear mechanism for MTX-induced renal injury. The current investigation

Cleistanthus collinus, a toxic shrub, is used for deliberate self-harm in rural South India. MEDLINE (PUBMED) and Google were searched for published papers using the search/ MeSH terms "Cleistanthus collinus," "Euphorbiaceae," "Diphyllin," "Cleistanthin A," Cleistanthin B" and "Oduvanthalai."