Glucocorticoid pretreatment reduces the cytotoxic effects of a variety of DNA-damaging agents on rat tibial growth-plate chondrocytes in vitro

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Robson, Helen ^a   Anderson, Elizabeth ^a   Eden, Osborn ^a   Isaksson, Olle ^b   Shalet, Stephen ^a  

^a CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Chondrocytes; Glucocorticoids; Recovery

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DACTINOMYCIN; ETOPOSIDE; GLUCOCORTICOID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CARTILAGE CELL; CARTILAGE DEGENERATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL PROTECTION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CHONDROGENESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARBOPLATIN; CELL DIVISION; CHONDROCYTES; CISPLATIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETOPOSIDE; FEMALE; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; RATS; TIBIA;

EID: 0031832860     PISSN: 03445704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002800050802     Document Type: Article

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