Mercaptopurine (6-MP), sold under the brand name Purinethol among others, is a medication used for cancer and autoimmune diseases. Specifically it is used...
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extensive, and are as follows: Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine: Azathioprine is metabolised to 6-mercaptopurine which in turn is inactivated by the action...
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step that azathioprine undergoes in the body is the conversion to 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP; see Pharmacokinetics), which is itself an immunosuppressant prodrug...
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nonenzymatically cleaved to mercaptopurine, that acts as a purine analogue and an inhibitor of DNA synthesis. Mercaptopurine itself can also be administered...
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transplantation to control rejection reactions. It is nonenzymatically cleaved to mercaptopurine, a purine analogue that inhibits DNA synthesis. By preventing the clonal...
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Decitabine Doxifluridine Fludarabine Fluorouracil Gemcitabine Hydroxyurea Mercaptopurine Methotrexate Nelarabine Pemetrexed Tioguanine (formerly Thioguanine)...
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Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, such as amoxicillin, mercaptopurine, pyrimethamine and zidovudine. In 2012, under prosecution by the United...
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Immunosuppressive drugs used with ulcerative colitis include: Mercaptopurine, also known as 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-MP and Purinethiol. Azathioprine, also known as Imuran...
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allopurinol 315-30-0 hypoxanthine 68-94-0 C5H4N4O2 xanthine 69-89-6 C5H4N4S mercaptopurine 50-44-2 C5H4O cyclopentadienone C5H4O2 furfural C5H4O2S b-thiophenic...
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are marketed for this purpose.[citation needed] Azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) are the most commonly used immunosuppressants for maintenance...
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fluorouracil, cyclophosphamide, diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, L-DOPA, mercaptopurine, mitomycin, zidovudine Type IB Metabolic tissues (liver, GI mucosal...
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inducing R139C) have been linked to clinical usage of thiopurines (e.g., mercaptopurine) in acute lymphoblastic leukemia as well as inflammatory bowel diseases...
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152.18 g/mol) may refer to : Mercaptopurine, an immunosuppressive drug Tisopurine, a treatment of gout "Mercaptopurine". The American Society of Health-System...
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S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine as a byproduct. Thiopurine drugs such as 6-mercaptopurine are used as chemotherapeutic agents and immunosuppressive drugs. Genetic...
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purines, and in 1950, she developed the anti-cancer drugs tioguanine and mercaptopurine.: 66 She pursued graduate studies at night school at New York University...
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treatment with mercaptopurine do not respond to thioguanine. On the other hand, some cases of IBD that are resistant to mercaptopurine (or its pro-drug...
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(Cladribine Clofarabine Fludarabine) Nelarabine Rabacfosadine Thiopurine (Mercaptopurine# Tioguanine#) Pyrimidine Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Capecitabine#...
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involved in the metabolism of 6-mercaptopurine, caution should be taken before administering allopurinol and 6-mercaptopurine, or its prodrug azathioprine...
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alcohol. The term sulfhydryl- or mercapto- is used as a prefix, e.g. mercaptopurine. Many thiols have strong odors resembling that of garlic. The odors...
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ulcerative colitis with TNF blockers, as well as with azathioprine, and/or mercaptopurine. TNF inhibitors put patients at increased risk of certain opportunistic...
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theophylline and chemotherapeutic agents, namely azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine, because it could increase blood plasma concentrations of these drugs...
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central nervous system. It is present in the anticancer medication mercaptopurine, which combats leukemia by interfering with DNA activities. A number...
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Folic acid antagonists (methotrexate) Purine synthesis antagonists (6-mercaptopurine, azathioprine) Pyrimidine antagonists (cytarabine) Phenytoin Nitrous...
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include, but are not limited to the following: 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) Capecitabine (Xeloda®) Cytarabine (Ara-C®) Floxuridine Fludarabine...
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diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment, such as treatment of leukemia with 6-mercaptopurine where toxicity largely depends on polymorphisms in multiple different...
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Cladribine (also known as 2CDA or Leustatin) Etoposide Methotrexate 6-mercaptopurine Vinblastine Surgery Radiation therapy Patients and families can gain...
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dramatically changed the nature of patent law in the United States. 6-Mercaptopurine (6-MP) 6-Thioguanine (6-TG) Azathioprine (AZA) Sahasranaman S, Howard...
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(Cladribine Clofarabine Fludarabine) Nelarabine Rabacfosadine Thiopurine (Mercaptopurine# Tioguanine#) Pyrimidine Thymidylate synthase inhibitor (Capecitabine#...
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moderate to severe Crohn's disease. Thiopurines, like azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine, maintain remission in Crohn's disease but do not induce it initially...
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daunorubicin, doxorubicin, amrubicin, idarubicin 1953 – US FDA approves mercaptopurine (6 MP), an immunosuppressive agent 1956 – Metastatic choriocarcinoma...
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