Ditiocarb sodium (Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate) is an accelerator of the rate of copper cementation. Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate reduces the incidence of HIV infection.
Ditiocarb sodium (Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate) reacts with the Cu2+ solution giving a complex of copper diethyldithiocarbamate, which enhances the rate of cementation[1]. Ditiocarb sodium is an agent with strong antioxidant capacity and chelating activities[2].
Ditiocarb sodium (Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate) improves the depressed immune responses of newborn and aged mice. Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate prevents cisplatin nephrotoxicity in animals without reducing the antitumor activity. In that AIDS model, Ditiocarb sodium reduces lymphadenopathy and hypergammaglobulinemia, restores immunocompetence, and prolongs survival[2].
[1]. Abeer A.El-Saharty, et al. Sodium diethyldithiocarbamate as accelerator of the rate of copper cementation. The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research. 2015 Dec, Volume 41(4):289-293. [2]. Hersh EM, et al. Ditiocarb sodium (diethyldithiocarbamate) therapy in patients with symptomatic HIV infection and AIDS. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study. JAMA. 1991 Mar 27;265(12):1538-44.