Global inhibition of reactive oxygen species (ROS) inhibits paclitaxel-induced painful peripheral neuropathy.

Paclitaxel (Taxol®) is a widely used chemotherapeutic agent that has a major dose limiting side-effect of painful peripheral neuropathy. Currently there is no effective therapy for the prevention or treatment of chemotherapy-induced painful peripheral neuropathies. Evidence for mitochondrial dysfunc...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Fidanboylu, Lisa A Griffiths, Sarah J L Flatters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3180385?pdf=render