| Literature DB >> 8402657 |
M Satoh1, Y Kondo, M Mita, I Nakagawa, A Naganuma, N Imura.
Abstract
We examined the efficacy of metallothionein induction in the prevention of the carcinogenic action of cis-platinum and melphalan administered repeatedly to mice over a relatively long period. The increased pulmonary metallothionein induced by bismuth or zinc compounds during the period of chemotherapy with cis-platinum or melphalan protected the mice from carcinogenesis of these drugs in the lung. These results suggested the efficacy of metallothionein inducers in suppression of carcinogenicity considered as a secondary effect of anticancer agents in cancer chemotherapy.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8402657
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Res ISSN: 0008-5472 Impact factor: 12.701