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cytoprotective

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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.

cytoprotective [si″to-pro-tek´tiv]
1. protecting cells from noxious chemicals or other stimuli.
2. an agent that so protects; called also cytoprotectant.


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In some cases, medicines called cytoprotective drugs may be given with the chemo to protect the body''s normal cells.
To understand the molecular cytoprotective mechanisms involved, the effects of B(1)/B(6) vitamers against cytotoxicity induced by AGE/advanced lipid end product (ALE) carbonyl precursors (glyoxal/acrolein) have been compared to cytotoxicity induced by oxidative stress (hydroperoxide) or mitochondrial toxins (cyanide/copper).
They concluded that EER extract possesses antisecretory, cytoprotective, and anti-ulcer activities against experimentally-induced gastric lesions.
 
 
 
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