"Suramin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult Onchocerca. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1643) It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D013498
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.559.847.638.555.750 D02.886.645.600.080.050.650.750 D04.615.638.555.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Suramin Sodium- Suramin Sodium
- Sodium, Suramin
- Suramin, Hexasodium Salt
- Hexasodium Salt Suramin
- Salt Suramin, Hexasodium
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Suramin" by people in Profiles.
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Berger AC, Wang XQ, Zalatoris A, Cenna J, Watson JC. A murine model of ex vivo angiogenesis using aortic disks grown in fibrin clot. Microvasc Res. 2004 Nov; 68(3):179-87.
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Li F, De Godoy M, Rattan S. Role of adenylate and guanylate cyclases in beta1-, beta2-, and beta3-adrenoceptor-mediated relaxation of internal anal sphincter smooth muscle. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2004 Mar; 308(3):1111-20.
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Thalmann GN, Sikes RA, Chang SM, Johnston DA, von Eschenbach AC, Chung LW. Suramin-induced decrease in prostate-specific antigen expression with no effect on tumor growth in the LNCaP model of human prostate cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1996 Jun 19; 88(12):794-801.