The efficacy and safety of cardio-protective therapy in patients with 5-FU (Fluorouracil)-associated coronary vasospasm.

BackgroundCoronary vasospasm is a known side effect of 5-FU (fluorouracil) therapy.Beyond switching to non-5FU-based chemotherapy, there are no established treatments for 5-FU associated coronary vasospam.Our objective was to assess the safety and efficacy of re-challenge with 5-FU after pre-treatment with calcium channel blockers (CCBs) and long-a

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Caveolins: Targeting Pro-survival Signaling in the Heart and Brain

The present review pale pink sns discusses intracellular signaling moieties specific to membrane lipid rafts (MLRs) and the scaffolding proteins caveolin and introduces current data promoting their potential role in the treatment of pathologies of the heart and brain.MLRs are discreet microdomains of the plasma membrane enriched in gylcosphingolipi

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