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Title: Development of iron chelators for Cooley's anemia. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5130553

Iron chelators were screened in an iron-loaded rat model using selective radioiron probes. In all experiments, chelators D and F, in that order, induced significant loss of radioiron compared with controls. However, use of chelator D was associated with side effects, and resulted in the death of some animals. There was some evidence that chelator A also caused iron loss significantly greater than controls. Chelators B, C and E were without apparent enhancing effect on radioiron excretion. This was a blind study and the compounds used were A - 2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid; B - N,N1-Dimethyladipohydroxamic acid; C - DL-Phenylalanine hydroxamic acid; D - Ethylenediamine-N,N1-bis(2-hydroxphenylacetic acid); E - Propionohydroxamic acid; and F - Deferrioxamine B.

Research Organization:
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5130553
Report Number(s):
PB-82-163163
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English