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streptozotocin

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streptozocin, streptozotocin
a nitrosurea compound with antineoplastic activity, derived from Streptomyces achromogenes; used principally in the treatment of islet-cell tumors of the pancreas.
streptozotocin
Oncology An alkylating nitrosurea derivative used to treat lymphomas and other CA Adverse effects Renal tubular dysfunction, glycosuria, hypoglycemia
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We have previously reported the therapeutic effects of several new AGE/ALE inhibitors on the prevention of nephropathy and dyslipidemia in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.
Novel inhibitors of glycation and age formation by Life Extension
Previously the only treatment option was streptozotocin, an outdated naturally occurring toxin that gained FDA approval for the treatment of pancreatic islet cell cancer in 1982.
11th World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer of the European ... by Brown, Vanessa; Dua, Sascha / Advances in Gastrointestinal Cancer
Researchers at the Bishop Heber College in Tamil Nadu recently undertook a study into this plant and its effects on the blood sugar levels of both normal and streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats.
Mucuna pruriens and diabetes by Finney-Brown, Tessa / Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism
 
 
 
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