Mannitol

"Mannitol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A diuretic and renal diagnostic aid related to sorbitol. It has little significant energy value as it is largely eliminated from the body before any metabolism can take place. It can be used to treat oliguria associated with kidney failure or other manifestations of inadequate renal function and has been used for determination of glomerular filtration rate. Mannitol is also commonly used as a research tool in cell biological studies, usually to control osmolarity.

Descriptor ID	D008353
MeSH Number(s)	D02.033.800.609 D09.853.609
Concept/Terms	Mannitol Mannitol Osmitrol Osmitrol Osmofundin Osmofundin (L)-Mannitol (L)-Mannitol

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Sugar Alcohols [D02.033.800]
Mannitol [D02.033.800.609]
Carbohydrates [D09]
Sugar Alcohols [D09.853]
Mannitol [D09.853.609]

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Bar chart showing 13 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2006 and 2011 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
2004	0	1	1
2006	1	1	2
2007	0	1	1
2011	0	2	2
2017	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2025	0	2	2

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Yamashita Y, Baudo M, Magouliotis DE, Sicouri S, Wertan MAC, Spragan DD, Torregrossa G, Ramlawi B, Sutter FP. Effect of del Nido Cardioplegia on Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Study-level Meta-analysis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 06; 39(6):1538-1546.

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Yamashita Y, Baudo M, Magouliotis DE, Cabrucci F, Sicouri S, Ramlawi B. Effect of del Nido cardioplegia in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: A meta-analysis. Perfusion. 2025 10; 40(7):1612-1621.

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Preston WA, Pace DJ, Altshuler PJ, Yi M, Kittle HD, Vincent SA, Andreoni KA, Frank AM, Glorioso JM, Ramirez CG, Maley WR, Shah AP, Bodzin AS. A propensity score matched analysis of liver transplantation outcomes in the setting of preservation solution shortage. Am J Transplant. 2024 Apr; 24(4):619-630.

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Pollack KE, Meneveau MO, Melssen MM, Lynch KT, Koeppel AF, Young SJ, Turner S, Kumar P, Sol-Church K, Mauldin IS, Slingluff CL. Incomplete Freund's adjuvant reduces arginase and enhances Th1 dominance, TLR signaling and CD40 ligand expression in the vaccine site microenvironment. J Immunother Cancer. 2020 04; 8(1).

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Kosek MN, Lee GO, Guerrant RL, Haque R, Kang G, Ahmed T, Bessong P, Ali A, Mduma E, Pe?ataro Yori P, Faubion WA, Lima AAM, Paredes Olortegui M, Mason C, Babji S, Singh R, Qureshi S, Kosek PS, Samie A, Pascal J, Shrestha S, McCormick BJJ, Seidman JC, Lang DR, Zaidi A, Caulfield LE, Gottlieb M. Age and Sex Normalization of Intestinal Permeability Measures for the Improved Assessment of Enteropathy in Infancy and Early Childhood: Results From the MAL-ED Study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2017 07; 65(1):31-39.

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Bohman LE, Heuer GG, Macyszyn L, Maloney-Wilensky E, Frangos S, Le Roux PD, Kofke A, Levine JM, Stiefel MF. Medical management of compromised brain oxygen in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Neurocrit Care. 2011 Jun; 14(3):361-9.

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Louboutin JP, Reyes BA, Agrawal L, Van Bockstaele EJ, Strayer DS. Intracisternal rSV40 administration provides effective pan-CNS transgene expression. Gene Ther. 2012 Jan; 19(1):114-8.

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Louboutin JP, Reyes BA, Agrawal L, Van Bockstaele E, Strayer DS. Strategies for CNS-directed gene delivery: in vivo gene transfer to the brain using SV40-derived vectors. Gene Ther. 2007 Jun; 14(12):939-49.

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Stiefel MF, Udoetuk JD, Spiotta AM, Gracias VH, Goldberg A, Maloney-Wilensky E, Bloom S, Le Roux PD. Conventional neurocritical care and cerebral oxygenation after traumatic brain injury. J Neurosurg. 2006 Oct; 105(4):568-75.

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Rhee DJ, Ramos-Esteban JC, Nipper KS. Rapid resolution of topiramate-induced angle-closure glaucoma with methylprednisolone and mannitol. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jun; 141(6):1133-4.

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