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Possible Interaction: Suramin and Iron, Dietary

drug:

Suramin

supplement:

Iron, Dietary

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Suramin , a compound that has been used to treat metastatic prostate cancer, has been demonstrated to antagonize the binding of transferrin to the transferrin receptor and to suppress uptake of iron by hematopoietic cells.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute  •  1995  |  View Paper
Suramin suppressed cell surface transferrin (Tf) binding and uptake of iron via inhibition of receptor-mediated endocytosis (RME).
Scandinavian journal of haematology  •  1986  |  View Paper