Protective effect of acetyl-l-carnitine against oxidative stress induced by antiretroviral drugs

FEBS Letters

Volumn 580, Issue 28-29, 2006, Pages 6612-6616

  Ferraresi, Roberta ^a   Troiano, Leonarda ^a   Roat, Erika ^a   Nemes, Elisa ^a   Lugli, Enrico ^a   Nasi, Milena ^a   Pinti, Marcello ^a   Calvani, Menotti ^b   Iannuccelli, Maurizio ^b   Cossarizza, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b Sigma Tau SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetyl l carnitine; Apoptosis; Flow cytometry; Mitochondrial membrane potential; NRTIs; ROS

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; DIDANOSINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LEVACECARNINE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STAVUDINE; SUPEROXIDE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROTECTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; IN VITRO STUDY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCARNITINE; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; APOPTOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANES; OXIDATIVE STRESS; U937 CELLS;

EID: 37849189638     PISSN: 00145793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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