How avastin potentiates chemotherapeutic drugs: Action and reaction in antiangiogenic therapy

DIETARY SALT REDUCTION POTENTIATES THE ACTION OF HYPOTENSIVE DRUGS

Hypertension is a common health problem. Hypotensive drugs and low salt diet are used in its treatment. This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of a low-salt diet and drug therapy in the treatment of arterial hypertension. A total of 256 randomly selected patients with essential hypertension consulting the Non-contagious Diseases Clinic in Shahreza, Isfahan, Iran, were included...

dietary salt reduction potentiates the action of hypotensive drugs

hypertension is a common health problem. hypotensive drugs and low salt diet are used in its treatment. this study was designed to compare the effectiveness of a low-salt diet and drug therapy in the treatment of arterial hypertension. a total of 256 randomly selected patients with essential hypertension consulting the non-contagious diseases clinic in shahreza, isfahan, iran, were included in ...

Chemotherapeutic drugs in pregnancy.

Chemotherapy may be indicated for the treatment of cancer during pregnancy. The decision to use chemotherapy significantly impacts the pregnancy, and in turn the pregnancy may affect the treatment options available to patients with cancer. This review provides information about the effects of chemotherapeutic agents in pregnancy, taking into account both the mother and the fetus. For convenienc...

How can we manage resistance to antiangiogenic drugs?

Methylseleninic acid potentiates apoptosis induced by chemotherapeutic drugs in androgen-independent prostate cancer cells.

PURPOSE To test whether and how selenium enhances the apoptosis potency of selected chemotherapeutic drugs in prostate cancer (PCA) cells. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN DU145 and PC3 human androgen-independent PCA cells were exposed to minimal apoptotic doses of selenium and/or the topoisomerase I inhibitor 7-ethyl-10-hydroxycamptothecin (SN38), the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide or the microtubu...