Sleep protects against chemotherapy induced emesis

Sleep protects against chemotherapy induced emesis.

BACKGROUND We present a clinical trial to assess the hypothesis that chemotherapy related emesis is reduced when drugs delivered while the patient is sleeping. METHODS Adults without previous sleep disturbances of vomit inducing conditions who were going to receive their first courses of 100 mg/m2 cisplatin were included. We reduced antiemetic prophylaxis consisting of ondansetron and dexamet...

Neuropharmacology of chemotherapy-induced emesis.

Management of chemotherapy induced emesis

Important progress has been achieved in the last few years in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting thanks to the introduction in clinical practice first of the 5-HT3 antagonists and of the NK1 antagonists more recently. To prevent acute emesis induced by cisplatin/moderately emetogenic chemotherapy, a combination of aprepitant plus a 5-HT3 antagonist and dexamethasone/a 5-...

Amifostine protects against chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity: an in vitro investigation.

BACKGROUND Peripheral neurotoxicity is a dose-limiting side-effect of a number of effective chemotherapeutic agents. Neuroprotective agents may help to reduce neurotoxicity, thus allowing the intensification of cytostatic therapy in patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this in vitro study, using the rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC-12 neurite-outgrowth assay, the potential of amifostine to pro...

Green Tea Protects Testes against Atrazine-induced Toxicity in Rat

Background: Atrazine (ATZ) is a common herbicide in agriculture for control of grass and broad-leaved weeds. It persists in the environment and causes reproductive problems in both human and animals. The present study was aimed at protective effect of green tea against ATZ toxicity in the reproductive system of male rats. Methods: The present study was performed in Veterinary School, Shahid ...