Treatment with selenium-enriched Saccharomyces cerevisiae UFMG A-905 partially ameliorates mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil in mice.

Bárbara A A PortoCinthia F MonteiroÉricka L S SouzaPaola C L LeocádioJacqueline I Alvarez-LeiteSimone V GenerosoValbert N CardosoCamila M Almeida-LeiteDaniel A SantosJulliana R A SantosJacques R NicoliEnrica PessioneFlaviano Dos Santos Martins

Published in: Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology (2019)

Results of the present study showed that the oral administration of S. cerevisiae UFMG A-905 protected mice against mucositis induced by 5-FU, and that this effect was potentiated when the yeast was enriched with selenium.

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saccharomyces cerevisiae
radiation induced
high fat diet induced
mouse model
chemotherapy induced
type diabetes
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
smoking cessation