Chemopreventive Efficacy of Atorvastatin against Nitrosamine-Induced Rat Bladder Cancer: Antioxidant, Anti-Proliferative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties

Chemopreventive Efficacy of Atorvastatin against Nitrosamine-Induced Rat Bladder Cancer: Antioxidant, Anti-Proliferative and Anti-Inflammatory Properties

To investigate the anti-carcinogenic effects of Atorvastatin (Atorva) on a rat bladder carcinogenesis model with <em>N</em>-butyl-<em>N</em><em>-</em>(4-hydroxibutil)nitrosamine (BBN), four male Wistar rat groups wer...

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Main Authors: Belmiro Parada, Flávio Reis, Ângela Pinto, José Sereno, Maria Xavier-Cunha, Paula Neto, Petronila Rocha-Pereira, Alfredo Mota, Arnaldo Figueiredo, Frederico Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
bladder cancer
chemoprevention
atorvastatin
antioxidant
anti-proliferative
anti-inflammatory
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/13/7/8482

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