Effect of Dexamethasone-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles on Oral Mucositis Induced by 5-Fluorouracil

Effect of Dexamethasone-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles on Oral Mucositis Induced by 5-Fluorouracil

Oral mucositis (OM) is characterized by the presence of severe ulcers in the oral region that affects patients treated with chemotherapy. It occurs in almost all patients who receive radiotherapy of the head and neck, as well as patients who undergo hematopoietic cell transplantation. The pathophysi...

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Main Authors: Susana Barbosa Ribeiro, Aurigena Antunes de Araújo, Maisie Mitchele Barbosa Oliveira, Alaine Maria dos Santos Silva, Arnóbio Antônio da Silva-Júnior, Gerlane Coelho Bernardo Guerra, Gerly Anne de Castro Brito, Renata Ferreira de Carvalho Leitão, Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo Júnior, Vinícius Barreto Garcia, Roseane Carvalho Vasconcelos, Caroline Addison Carvalho Xavier de Medeiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Pharmaceutics
Subjects:
5-fluorouracil
PLGA
nanoparticles
oral mucositis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/13/1/53

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