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Acetaminophen toxicity – estimation of a new possible mechanism of cell impairment
Authors: Roušar Tomáš | Vrbová Martina | Roušarová Erika | Červinková Zuzana | Česla Petr
Year: 2014
Type of publication: ostatní - přednáška nebo poster
Name of source: Toxicology Letters
Publisher name: Elsevier Ireland Ltd
Place: Shannon
Page from-to: nestránkováno
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Language Name Abstract Keywords
eng Acetaminophen toxicity – estimation of a new possible mechanism of cell impairment Acetaminophen is a safe drug at therapeutic doses. However, after overdose, it can cause cell impairment that may lead even to acute liver or kidney failure. Although the toxic mechanism has been studied for 40 years, some principles of toxicity remain unknown. In addition, a number of clinical studies focused on occurrence of acetaminophen toxicity at therapeutic doses have been published and some rather unexplainable reports from animal studies have appeared as well. Therefore, it is obvious that some parts contributing acetaminophen toxicity likely remain to be found. Acetaminophen toxicity; glutathione; ROS