Cyclosporine
A cyclic undecapeptide from an extract of soil fungi. It is a powerful immunosupressant with a specific action on T-lymphocytes. It is used for the prophylaxis of graft rejection in organ and tissue transplantation. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed).
Year introduced: 1992(1982)
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Tree Number(s): D04.345.566.235.300, D12.644.641.235.300
MeSH Unique ID: D016572
Registry Number: 83HN0GTJ6D
Entry Terms:
- Ciclosporin
- Cyclosporin
- Cyclosporin A
- Cyclosporine A
- CsA-Neoral
- CsANeoral
- CsA Neoral
- Sandimmun Neoral
- CyA-NOF
- CyA NOF
- Sandimmune
- Sandimmun
- Neoral
- OL 27-400
- OL 27400
- OL 27 400
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