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Stimulatory and protective effects of alkylating agents applied in ultra-low concentrations
1Research Centre for Medical Genetics, 1 Moskvorechie Street, Moscow 115478, Russia. vikgor@arstel.ru
Pharmacology
|April 5, 2001
Abstract:
Alkylating drugs belonging to the nitrogen mustard family are known as cytostatic and immunosuppressive agents. Ultra-low doses of these drugs may demonstrate pharmacological effects unlike this category of drugs. In the case of a gradual dose decrease, the number of targets for alkylation is also reduced and the drug switches from cytostatic to cell growth modifier. We postulate that application of ultra-low doses of alkylating drugs may result in a beneficial effect in the therapy of diseases associated with chronic inflammation of the mucosa, especially with the signs of epithelial atrophy.