Bone Marrow Suppression; Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Drug/Agent Toxicity by Tissue/Organ; Long-term Effects Secondary to Cancer Therapy in Children

3,4-Methylenedioxyphenol (sesamol) is effective against acetaminophen-induced liver injury in rats. Whether sesamol's anti-hepatotoxic effect is comparable to that of N-acetylcysteine has never been studied. We investigated the anti-hepatotoxic effects of sesamol and N-acetylcysteine on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in mice. Equimolar doses (1 ...

The novel chrysin analog 8-bromo-7-methoxychrysin (BrMC) has been reported to induce apoptosis of various cancer cell lines. Arsenic trioxide (ATO) treatment induces clinical remission in acute promyelocytic leukemia patients. The combination of ATO with other agents has been shown to improve therapeutic effectiveness in vitro and in vivo. In this report, the mechanism of ...

The present invention relates to methods for preventing the development of cancer or neurodegenerative diseases by administering N-Acetylcysteine (NAC), melatonin, or a combination thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for diagnosing canc...

Noninvasive near-infrared (NIR) and Raman spectroscopies were applied to provide a fast and efficient insight into the formation of different mannitol solid forms occurring in freeze-dried formulations. Multivariate data analysis clearly showed the formation of ?-mannitol in the presence of protein, whereas ?-mannitol was observed in ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) was employed to examine time-dependent changes in blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability to (68Ga)ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) in the rhesus monkey, following reversible barrier opening by intracarotid infusion of a hypertonic mannitol solution. The PET technique, when combined with measurements of plasma ...

The antibiotic bacerial inactivity of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and its interaction with penicillin and aminocyclitol antibiotics was evaluated. NAC inhibited growth of both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were more susceptible than other microorgainsms tested. P. aeruginosa strains were inhibited synergistically by NAC and ...

The mannitol transporter from Escherichia coli, EII^mtl, belongs to a class of membrane proteins coupling the transport of substrates with their chemical modification. EII^mtl is functional as a homodimer, and it harbors one high affinity mannitol-binding site in the membrane-embedded C domain ...

Human blood was collected in solutions containing various combinations of citrate, glucose, phosphate, adenine, inosine, mannitol, and proprietary plasma substitutes. The bloods were stored at 4C up to 10 weeks and samples were taken periodically for pH, ...

Effect on small-bowel distention of additives to water as contrast agents for magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was assessed. Oral contrast agents included water and water in combination with mannitol, a bulk fiber laxative, locust bean gum, and a combination of mannitol and locust bean gum. Filling of the small ...

Background- It remains uncertain whether acetylcysteine prevents contrast-induced acute kidney injury. Methods and Results- We randomly assigned 2308 patients undergoing an intravascular angiographic procedure with at least 1 risk factor for contrast-induced acute kidney injury (age >70 years, renal failure, diabetes mellitus, heart failure, or hypotension) to ...

The aim of the present study was to propose a strategy for the implementation of a Process Analytical Technology system in freeze-drying processes. Mannitol solutions, some of them supplied with NaCl, were used as models to freeze-dry. Noninvasive and in-line Raman measurements were continuously performed during lyophilization of the solutions to monitor real time the ...

We report herein the use of ferrous chelates of SH-containing amino acids including cysteine, penicillamine, N-acetylcysteine, and N-acetylpenicillamine in neutral or alkaline solutions for the combined removal of NO and SO sub 2 in wet flue gas clean-up ...

The effect of 1-day mechanical bowel preparation with 10% mannitol combined with oral neomycin and short-term perioperative intravenous Flagyl (group I) was studied in a prospective, randomized, double-blind study and was compared with oral neomycin and an intravenous placebo (Group II). Thirty-one patients were evaluated in group I (Flagyl), and there was ...