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ReviewMolecular biology reports2022

Possible cytoprotective mechanisms of oxytocin against 5-fluorouracil-induced gastrointestinal mucositis.

Ugochukwu Chukwunyere, Merve Mercan, Ahmet Ozer Sehirli, Nurettin Abacioglu

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 23% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ugochukwu ChukwunyereDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, 99138, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey. ugochukwu.chukwunyere@neu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1280-6725
Merve MercanDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, 99138, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.
Ahmet Ozer SehirliDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Dentistry, Near East University, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5175-9290
Nurettin AbaciogluDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, 99138, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6609-1505
Near East University · CY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastrointestinal mucositis is a common and dose-limiting side effect characterized by ulcerative lesions in the mucosa of the digestive tract in patients receiving anticancer drugs such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a potent antineoplastic drug. Several protocols have reported the efficacy of therapeutic interventions to prevent this side effect, although complete success has not yet been achieved and mucositis remains one of the most serious complications associated with 5-FU therapy. Oxytocin, a well-known antistress agent, has been reported to have comparable effects to ranitidine. Previous studies have shown that oxytocin inhibits gastric acid secretion and the expression of proinflammatory cytokines in rats. If oxytocin can reduce stress-induced ulcers via antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and anti-inflammatory pathways, then it may have a dose-dependent effect on gastrointestinal mucositis caused by 5-FU.

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Antineoplastic AgentsMucositisAnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsFluorouracilHumansIntestinal MucosaOxytocinRatsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsFluorouracilOxytocin5-fluorouracilChemotherapyCytokineMucositisOxytocin

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PMID35474056
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