Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects

Adriamycin (doxorubicin) is a chemical substance in the anthracycline class with a wide range of applications in oncology and hematology. The mechanism of action of Adriamycin is related to formation of irregular bonds between nucleobases of DNA and inhibition of key enzymes of DNA synthesis - topoi...

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Main Authors: Pedrycz Agnieszka, Kramkowska Agnieszka
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Sciendo 2016-03-01
Series:Current Problems of Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cpp-2016-0006
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spelling doaj-96cfe7e03661479dbcafbf2a1bbec21d2021-09-06T19:19:44ZdeuSciendoCurrent Problems of Psychiatry2353-86272016-03-01171384610.1515/cpp-2016-0006cpp-2016-0006Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effectsPedrycz Agnieszka0Kramkowska Agnieszka1Histology and Embryology Department with the Experimental Cytology Laboratory of Medical University of LublinHistology and Embryology Department with the Experimental Cytology Laboratory of Medical University of LublinAdriamycin (doxorubicin) is a chemical substance in the anthracycline class with a wide range of applications in oncology and hematology. The mechanism of action of Adriamycin is related to formation of irregular bonds between nucleobases of DNA and inhibition of key enzymes of DNA synthesis - topoisomerase I and II as well as to formation of free radicals damaging DNA.https://doi.org/10.1515/cpp-2016-0006adriamycincardiotoxicityhepatotoxicity
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author Pedrycz Agnieszka
Kramkowska Agnieszka
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Kramkowska Agnieszka
Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects
Current Problems of Psychiatry
adriamycin
cardiotoxicity
hepatotoxicity
author_facet Pedrycz Agnieszka
Kramkowska Agnieszka
author_sort Pedrycz Agnieszka
title Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects
title_short Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects
title_full Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects
title_fullStr Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects
title_full_unstemmed Adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects
title_sort adriamycin - efficacy and possible adverse effects
publisher Sciendo
series Current Problems of Psychiatry
issn 2353-8627
publishDate 2016-03-01
description Adriamycin (doxorubicin) is a chemical substance in the anthracycline class with a wide range of applications in oncology and hematology. The mechanism of action of Adriamycin is related to formation of irregular bonds between nucleobases of DNA and inhibition of key enzymes of DNA synthesis - topoisomerase I and II as well as to formation of free radicals damaging DNA.
topic adriamycin
cardiotoxicity
hepatotoxicity
url https://doi.org/10.1515/cpp-2016-0006
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