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Gastrin, Nitric Oxide Synthase and their Role in Ulceration and Distention of Stomach after Cisplatin and Taxol Treatment
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 July 2020
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Cisplatin, a potent broad spectrum anti-cancer agent, has been proven effective in the treatment of different kinds of cancer, such as bladder, lung, ovarian, head, neck, etc.. Drawbacks of this chemotherapeutic drug are its toxic side-effects, which include severe nausea, vomiting, stomach distention and peptic ulcer.
Taxol is another effective chemotherapeutic agent which is usually used in conjection with cisplatin. It has demonstrated impressive activity in breast, ovarian, lung, and head and neck cancers. The toxic side-effects include nausea, vomiting, nephrotoxicity. The mechanism of these gastrointestinal side-effects are still unclear. Because of the role of NOS and gastrin on stomach smooth muscle contractility and gastroprotection, these were studied in the rats after cisplatin and taxol administration.
Wistar rats(100-150 g) were injected with cisplatin(9 mg/kg) and taxol(20 mg/kg) in five divided dosages over a period of 5 days. Rats were killed one day after the last injection. Rat stomach tissues were fixed in Bouin’s solution and processed for light microscopy.
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- Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 3 , Issue S2: Proceedings: Microscopy & Microanalysis '97, Microscopy Society of America 55th Annual Meeting, Microbeam Analysis Society 31st Annual Meeting, Histochemical Society 48th Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, August 10-14, 1997 , August 1997 , pp. 85 - 86
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- Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 1997