Azathioprine
"Azathioprine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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)
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D001379
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D02.886.759.111 D03.438.759.534.090 D13.570.900.111
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1987 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Azathioprine" by people in Profiles.
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Hou JK, Kramer JR, Richardson P, Sansgiry S, El-Serag HB. Myelosuppression monitoring after immunomodulator initiation in veterans with inflammatory bowel disease: a national practice audit. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2012 Dec; 36(11-12):1049-56.
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Soman S, Ashok D, Connolly SA, Cordell SJ, Taylor CJ, Campbell DI. Change in hematologic indices over time in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease treated with azathioprine. Drugs R D. 2010; 10(4):213-7.
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Garey KW, Streetman DS, Rainish MC. Azathioprine hypersensitivity reaction in a patient with ulcerative colitis. Ann Pharmacother. 1998 Apr; 32(4):425-8.
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Eichberg JW, Seeff LB, Lawlor DL, Buskell-Bales Z, Ishak K, Hoofnagle JH, Goldstein AL, Langloss JM. Effect of thymosin immunostimulation with and without corticosteroid immunosuppression on chimpanzee hepatitis B carriers. J Med Virol. 1987 Jan; 21(1):25-37.
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