L-asparaginase-induced pancreatic injury is associated with an imbalance in plasma amino acid levels

Drugs in R and D

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Minowa, Kei ^a   Suzuki, Mitsuyoshi ^a   Fujimura, Junya ^a   Saito, Masahiro ^a   Koh, Katsuyoshi ^b   Kikuchi, Akira ^c   Hanada, Ryoji ^b   Shimizu, Toshiaki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Asparaginase; Pancreatic disorders; Pancreatitis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; APROTININ; ASPARAGINASE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRULLINE; CYSTINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PREALBUMIN; THREONINE; TRANSFERRIN; TRYPSIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSFERRIN BLOOD LEVEL; TURNOVER TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AMINO ACIDS; ASPARAGINASE; BLOOD PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PANCREAS; PANCREATITIS; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; TIME FACTORS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 84863692152     PISSN: 11745886     EISSN: 11796901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11632990-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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