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SUBMITTER: Shigematsu N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7174301 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shigematsu Nao N Kawashiri Takehiro T Kobayashi Daisuke D Shimizu Shiori S Mine Keisuke K Hiromoto Shiori S Uchida Mayako M Egashira Nobuaki N Shimazoe Takao T
Scientific reports 20200421 1
Oxaliplatin is a platinum-based antineoplastic drug commonly used for treating colorectal, gastric, and pancreatic cancer. However, it frequently causes peripheral neuropathy as dose-limiting toxicity and is lacking a strategy for prevention. Alogliptin, a dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitor, is an oral antidiabetic drug. Previous studies have shown that DPP-4 inhibitors have pleiotropic effects, including neuroprotection. In this study, we investigated the effects of alogliptin on oxalipla ...[more]