Acrocomia aculeata associated with doxorubicin: cardioprotection and anticancer activity

• Main Authors: Tamaeh Monteiro-Alfredo (Author), Jéssica Maurino dos Santos (Author), Kátia Ávila Antunes (Author), Janielle Cunha (Author), Debora da Silva Baldivia (Author), Ana Salomé Pires (Author), Inês Marques (Author), Ana Margarida Abrantes (Author), Maria Filomena Botelho (Author), Lúcia Monteiro (Author), Ana Cristina Gonçalves (Author), Wellington Henrique Botelho (Author), Ana Paula de Araújo Boleti (Author), Célia Cabral (Author), Paulo J. Oliveira (Author), Edson Lucas dos Santos (Author), Paulo Matafome (Author), Kely de Picoli Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Doxorubicin (Dox) is a chemotherapeutic agent widely used in the clinic, whose side effects include cardiotoxicity, associated with decreased antioxidant defenses and increased oxidative stress. The association of Dox with natural antioxidants can extend its use if not interfering with its pharmacol...