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Chemo Drugs
Shawnee ADNR193 Chemo Drugs
Question | Answer |
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Alkylating agents | damage DNA cause break in double-strand helix |
Antimetabolites | interfere w/ synthesis of DNA, mimic certain essential cellular metabolites the cell incorporates into synthesis of DNA |
Antitumor antibiotics | modify function of DNA & interfere w/ transcription of RNA |
Plant alkaloids | interrupt cellular replication in mitosis at metaphase |
Nitrosurea | like alkylating agents & block specific enzymes |
Corticosteroids | disrupts cell membranes & inhibits synthesis of protein, inhibit mitosis |
Hormone therapy | stimulate process of cellular differentiation |
Alkylating agents | cell cycle-nonspecific |
Antimetabolites | cell cycle specific |
Antitumor antibiotics | cell cycle-nonspecific |
Plant alkaloids | cell cycle specific |
Nitrosurea | cell cycle-nonspecific |
Corticosteroids | cell cycle-nonspecific |
Hormone therapy | cell cycle-nonspecific |
Miscellaneous | destroys exogenous supply of L-asparagine (cell proliferation) |
Antiestrogens | suppresses mitosis at interphase |