Description
Deferasiroxisanironchelatorcommonlyusedtotreatiron-overloaddisease.Deferasiroxalsodisplaysbothneuroprotectiveandchemotherapeuticbenefitaswell.Thiscompoundexhibitsneuroprotectiveactivityinbothinvitroandinvivomodelsofstroke/ischemiaconditions.Invitro,deferasiroxincreasesexpressionofmetastasissuppressinggenes,p21,caspase-3,andPARPanddecreaseslevelsofcyclinD1andactivityofNF-κB.TheABIlityofdeferasiroxtoinhibitironuptakedecreasestumorgrowthinanimalmodelsofcancer.
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