Azathioprine

"Azathioprine" 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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An immunosuppressive agent used in combination with cyclophosphamide and hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), this substance has been listed as a known carcinogen. (Merck Index, 11th ed)

Descriptor ID	D001379
MeSH Number(s)	D02.886.759.111 D03.633.100.759.534.090 D13.570.900.111
Concept/Terms	Azathioprine Azathioprine Azothioprine Imurel Imurel Imuran Imuran Immuran Azathioprine Sodium Azathioprine Sodium Sodium, Azathioprine Azathioprine Sodium Salt Azathioprine Sulfate Azathioprine Sulfate

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Azathioprine".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Sulfur Compounds [D02.886]
Thionucleosides [D02.886.759]
Azathioprine [D02.886.759.111]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring [D03.633]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring [D03.633.100]
Purines [D03.633.100.759]
Mercaptopurine [D03.633.100.759.534]
Azathioprine [D03.633.100.759.534.090]
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
Nucleosides [D13.570]
Thionucleosides [D13.570.900]
Azathioprine [D13.570.900.111]

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Bar chart showing 18 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2003

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2001	0	2	2
2003	1	2	3
2004	0	1	1
2005	1	1	2
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2023	2	0	2

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Kempen JH, Newcomb CW, Washington TL, Foster CS, Sobrin L, Thorne JE, Jabs DA, Suhler EB, Rosenbaum JT, Sen HN, Levy-Clarke GA, Nussenblatt RB, Bhatt NP, Lowder CY, Goldstein DA, Leiderman YI, Acharya NR, Holland GN, Read RW, Dunn JP, Dreger KA, Artornsombudh P, Begum HA, Fitzgerald TD, Kothari S, Payal AR, Daniel E, Gangaputra SS, Ka?maz RO, Liesegang TL, Pujari SS, Khachatryan N, Maghsoudlou A, Suga HK, Pak CM, Helzlsouer KJ, Buchanich JM. Use of Immunosuppression and the Risk of Subsequent Overall or Cancer Mortality. Ophthalmology. 2023 12; 130(12):1258-1268.

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Cook KJ, Grusauskas V, Gloe L, Duong BQ, Gresh RC, Kolb EA, Bansal M, Bechtel AS, Nagasubramanian R, Kirwin SM, Blake KV, Seligson ND. Comparison of variants in TPMT and NUDT15 between sequencing and genotyping methods in a multistate pediatric institution. Clin Transl Sci. 2023 08; 16(8):1352-1358.

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Vuille-Lessard ?, Montani M, Bosch J, Semmo N. Autoimmune hepatitis triggered by SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. J Autoimmun. 2021 09; 123:102710.

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Starr MR, Smith WM. A Teenage Girl With Aseptic Meningitis and Unilateral Blurry Vision. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2017 10 01; 135(10):1111-1112.

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Burke PA, Malebranche L, Gakhal M, Rahman E, Saltzberg M. Sustained improvement of cardiac function with immunosuppressive therapy in a case of acute lymphocytic myocarditis secondary to allopurinol induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Del Med J. 2012 Dec; 84(12):381-3.

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Zuckermann A, Arizon JM, Dong G, Eisen HJ, Kobashigawa J, Lehmkuhl H, Ross H, Pelligrini C, Wang SS, Barten MJ. Impact of de novo everolimus-based immunosuppression on incisional complications in heart transplantation. Transplantation. 2011 Sep 15; 92(5):594-600.

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Galor A, Jabs DA, Leder HA, Kedhar SR, Dunn JP, Peters GB, Thorne JE. Comparison of antimetabolite drugs as corticosteroid-sparing therapy for noninfectious ocular inflammation. Ophthalmology. 2008 Oct; 115(10):1826-32.

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Vigan? M, Tuzcu M, Benza R, Boissonnat P, Haverich A, Hill J, Laufer G, Love R, Parameshwar J, Pulp?n LA, Renlund D, Abeywickrama K, Cretin N, Starling RC, Eisen HJ. Prevention of acute rejection and allograft vasculopathy by everolimus in cardiac transplants recipients: a 24-month analysis. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007 Jun; 26(6):584-92.

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Eisen H. Long-term cardiovascular risk in transplantation--insights from the use of everolimus in heart transplantation. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2006 Jul; 21 Suppl 3:iii9-13.

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Behbehani R, Sergott RC, Frohman L. Foggy vision. Surv Ophthalmol. 2005 May-Jun; 50(3):285-9.

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