Polaprezinc reduces paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in rats without affecting anti-tumor activity

Paclitaxel, an anticancer drug, frequently causes painful peripheral neuropathy. In this study, we investigated the preventive effect of polaprezinc on paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy in rats. Polaprezinc (3 mg/kg, p.o., once daily) inhibited the development of mechanical allodynia induced...

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Main Authors: Kuniaki Tsutsumi, Takanori Kaname, Haruka Shiraishi, Takehiro Kawashiri, Nobuaki Egashira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861316300366