PMID: 26827572Feb 2, 2016Paper

Dichloroacetate--a healing toxin or a toxic drug?

Przegla̧d lekarski
Zuzanna SenderowskaIwona Rybakowska

Abstract

Dichloroacetate (DCA) is a compound which activity is observed by experimental and clinical toxicologists. DCA is a by-product of chlorination of water, it is toxic to many organs, such as liver, kidneys or nervous system. In a view of its metabolism it is also demonstrated that this substance may be treated as a drug in various medical conditions, such as different types of tumors for example.

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