 Suramin
"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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| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Suramin" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Likhitweerawong N, Thonusin C, Boonchooduang N, Louthrenoo O, Nookaew I, Chattipakorn N, Chattipakorn SC. Profiles of urine and blood metabolomics in autism spectrum disorders. Metab Brain Dis. 2021 10; 36(7):1641-1671.
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Dupre TV, Doll MA, Shah PP, Sharp CN, Kiefer A, Scherzer MT, Saurabh K, Saforo D, Siow D, Casson L, Arteel GE, Jenson AB, Megyesi J, Schnellmann RG, Beverly LJ, Siskind LJ. Suramin protects from cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2016 Feb 01; 310(3):F248-58.
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