One of the most used chemotherapy agents in clinical practice is 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), a fluorinated pyrimidine in the category of antimetabolite agents. 5-FU is used to treat a variety of cancers, including colon, breast, pancreatic, and stomach cancers, and its efficacy lies in its direct impact on the patient's DNA and RNA. Specifically, its mechanism blocks the enzymes thymidylate synthetase and uracil phosphatase, inhibiting the synthesis of uracil, which cannot be incorporated into nuclear and cytoplasmic RNA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpinal cord injury (SCI) leads to severe and lasting impairments in motor and sensory functions. The intense inflammatory response following SCI is a significant challenge, and autophagy has emerged as a key factor in the recovery process. The C-C chemokine receptor type 1 (CCR1), a G-protein coupled receptor, plays a crucial role in managing the chemokine response under stress.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlthough the risk of fluoropyrimidine toxicity may be decreased by identifying poor metabolizers with a preemptive dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase () test, following international standards, many patients with wild-type (WT) genotypes for classic variations may still exhibit adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Therefore, the safety of fluoropyrimidine therapy could be improved by identifying new polymorphisms associated with ADRs. This study was carried out to assess whether testing for the underestimated c.
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