Effect of Dexamethasone-Loaded PLGA Nanoparticles on Oral Mucositis Induced by 5-Fluorouracil

• Main Authors: Susana Barbosa Ribeiro (Author), Aurigena Antunes de Araújo (Author), Maisie Mitchele Barbosa Oliveira (Author), Alaine Maria dos Santos Silva (Author), Arnóbio Antônio da Silva-Júnior (Author), Gerlane Coelho Bernardo Guerra (Author), Gerly Anne de Castro Brito (Author), Renata Ferreira de Carvalho Leitão (Author), Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo Júnior (Author), Vinícius Barreto Garcia (Author), Roseane Carvalho Vasconcelos (Author), Caroline Addison Carvalho Xavier de Medeiros (Author)
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• Izdano: MDPI AG, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Oral mucositis (OM) is characterized by the presence of severe ulcers in the oral region that affects patients treated with chemotherapy. It occurs in almost all patients who receive radiotherapy of the head and neck, as well as patients who undergo hematopoietic cell transplantation. The pathophysi...