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[Effect of vilon and epithalone on induction and growth of induced bladder neoplasms in rats]
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This rat study examined whether the peptides Vilon (Lys-Glu) and Epitalon (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly) affected induction and growth of chemically induced bladder tumors. The authors reported that Vilon treatment was followed by a significant fall in tumor incidence, occurring in 56% of treated animals compared with 75.5% in controls, along with inhibition of early-onset neoplastic changes in the bladder mucosa. No inhibitory effect of Epitalon was recorded in this study.
Abstract
Experimental data on the effect of peptides--Vilon (Lys-Glu) and Epitalon (Ala-Glu-Asp-Gly)--on induction of urinary bladder tumors in rats are presented. Treatment with Vilon was followed by a significant fall in tumor incidence in 56% of experimental animals, as compared with 75.5% in control, as well as inhibition of early-onset neoplastic changes in the bladder mucosa. No inhibitory effect of Epitalon was recorded.
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