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Effect of L-carnitine against acute mitoxantrone toxicity in mice
Ist Teil von
Central European journal of biology, 2008-09, Vol.3 (3), p.268-272
Ort / Verlag
Heidelberg: SP Versita
Erscheinungsjahr
2008
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Beschreibungen/Notizen
Various experiments were performed in our laboratory to define a possible role for carnitine derivatives in mitoxantrone (MX) therapy. We report here the results of the effect of L-carnitine (LCAR) on the lethal toxicity of MX in mice. MX was administered intravenously at doses of 7, 9, 11, 13, 15 or 17 mg kg
−1
either alone or in combination with LCAR at a single intravenous dose of 200 mg kg
−1
. The dependence of the probability of death on various doses was evaluated for the MX-LCAR combination compared to MX alone. From these experiments, the following lethal dose fifty (LD
50
) values were calculated: LD
50
for MX alone was 15.2 mg kg
−1
, whereas in combination with LCAR it increases to 21.8 mg kg
−1
. The relative toxicity given as the ratio of the LD50 of both MX alone and the combination of MX-LCAR was 69.7%. The results of our experiments unequivocally show the effect of LCAR on acute toxic doses of MX.