Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is a widely used standard treatment for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) who are not suitable candidates for curative treatments. The rationale for TACE is that intra-arterial chemotherapy using lipiodol and chemotherapeutic agents, followed by selective vascular embolization, results in a strong cytotoxic effect as well as ischemia (convention...

dministering cancer chemotherapy by continuous intravenous infusion (CIVI) has several potential advantages over administration by short intravenous infusions1 and has been facilitated by the development of portable infusion pumps.2 In a study by Wilson et al.,3 the EPOCH regimen—etoposide, prednisone, vincristine, cylophosphamide, and doxorubicin—was shown to be highly effective and well toler...

Double-stranded salmon DNA (SDNA) was doped with doxorubicin hydrochloride drug molecules (DOX) to determine the binding between DOX and SDNA, and DOX optimum doping concentration in SDNA. SDNA thin films were prepared with various concentrations of DOX by drop-casting on oxygen plasma treated glass and quartz substrates. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was employed to investigat...

Abstract A novel magnetic-targeted pH-responsive intelligent drug carrier based on hollow mesoporous structured NiFe 2 O 4 nanospheres was designed and developed for potential anticancer treatment in the present study. The were fabricated through a template-free solvothermal approach possible formation mechanism of this structure proposed. products investigated comprehensively their morphology,...

Abstract  Background and Objectives: Doxorubicin as an effective chemotherapeutic agent is frequently used in various cancers. Nowadays, the application of doxorubicin is limited due to its cardiotoxic effects. The important mechanism which is involved in the cardiac injury of doxorubicin is the generation of reactive oxygen species; therefore antioxidant compounds may reduce cardiotoxicity. ...

Objective: To study the protective effect of Esculetin on myocardial injury induced by doxorubicin and explore mechanism in rats. Methods: Doxorubicin(2.5mg/kg) was injected intraperitoneally every other day for 6 times to establish a rat model injury. The effects different doses (10mg/kg & 20mg/kg) serum enzymes tissue were observed. Results: Doxorubicin significantly increased content int...

A mixture of acetaminophen, diphenhydramine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride is used for the symptomatic treatment of common cold. In this study, a derivative spectrophotometric method based on zero-crossing technique was proposed for simultaneous determination of acetaminophen, diphenhydramine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. Determination of these drugs was perf...