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cytoprotective /cy·to·pro·tec·tive/ (si″to-pro-tek´tiv) 1. protecting cells from noxious chemicals or other stimuli. 2. an agent that so protects. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We conclude that PFT-[alpha] exhibits cytoprotective effect, modifies the detrimental influences of known genotoxic agents in normal cells and has the potential for being used as a beneficial adjuvant to cancer therapy. The PM-induced oxidative stress response is a hierarchical event, which is characterized by the induction of antioxidant and cytoprotective responses at lower tiers of oxidative stress and by pro-inflammatory and cytotoxic responses at higher levels of oxidative stress (Li et al. Its initial compound AVR118 represents a new class of cytoprotective agent that targets, among other things, cachexia related disorders. |
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