by Chan Hung Chuen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-151). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Acknowledgments --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Abstract (Chinese version) --- p.v / Abbreviations --- p.viii / Content --- p.ix / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1. --- Free radical and free radical-mediated antitumor drugs --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Mitomycin C (MC) / Chapter 2.1 --- Drug actions of MC --- p.2 / Chapter 2.2 --- Adverse side effects of MC --- p.5 / Chapter 3. --- Doxorubicin (DOX) / Chapter 3.1 --- Drug actions of DOX --- p.7 / Chapter 3.2 --- Adverse side effects of DOX --- p.8 / Chapter 4. --- Antioxidants --- p.14 / Chapter 5. --- Effects of exogenous ATP on the antitumor activity of Doxorubicin and Mitomycin C / Chapter 5.1 --- Glutathione (GSH) and related enzymes --- p.17 / Chapter 5.2 --- Glutathione (GSH) and Anticancer Quinones --- p.19 / Chapter 5.3 --- Glutathione and the cardiac toxicity of the anticancer drugs --- p.20 / Chapter 5.4 --- Glutathione depletion in tumor cells by exogenous ATP --- p.21 / Chapter 6. --- Aim of research --- p.24 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- THE EFFECT OF ANTIOXIDANTS ON DOXORUBICIN- OR MITOMYCIN C-INDUCED CYTOTOXICITY ON HUMAN TUMOR AND NORMAL CELL LINES / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.26 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.28 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results --- p.36 / Chapter 2.4 --- Discussion --- p.60 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- STUDY OF CARDIOPROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF ANTIOXIDANTS AGAINST DOXORUBICIN- OR MITOMYCIN C-INDUCED TOXICITY BY LANGENDORFF PERFUEED ISOLATED RAT HEART MODEL / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.64 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.67 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results --- p.75 / Chapter 3.4 --- Discussion --- p.76 / Chapter CHAPTER FOUR --- THE EFFECT OF ANTIOXIDANTS DURING CHEMOTHERAPY OF DOXORUBICIN OR MITOMYCIN C IN TUMOR-BEARING MICE / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.78 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.80 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.83 / Chapter 4.4 --- Discussion --- p.93 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- HISTOLOGICAL STUDY AND LIPID PEROXIDATION STUDY OF PROTECTIVE EFFECT OF ANTIOXIDANTS IN TUMOR-BEARING MICE TREATED WITH DOXORUBICIN OR MITOMYCIN C / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.95 / Chapter 5.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.98 / Chapter 5.3 --- Results --- p.103 / Chapter 5.4 --- Discussion --- p.117 / Chapter CHAPTER SIX --- EFFECT OF EXOGENOUS ATP ON THE ANTITUMOR ACTIVITY OF DOXORUBICIN AND MITOMYCIN C ON CULTURED HUMAN HEPATOMA CELLS / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.122 / Chapter 6.2 --- Materials and Methods --- p.124 / Chapter 6.3 --- Results --- p.126 / Chapter 6.4 --- Discussion --- p.136 / Chapter CHAPTER SEVEN --- CONCLUSION / Chapter 7.1 --- Conclusion --- p.139 / Chapter 7.2 --- Future perspective --- p.141 / Bibliography --- p.142
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322280 |
| Date | January 1998 |
| Contributors | Chan, Hung Chuen., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Biochemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, xi, 151 leaves : ill. (some mounted) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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