"Cantharidin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A toxic compound, isolated from the Spanish fly or blistering beetle (Lytta (Cantharis) vesicatoria) and other insects. It is a potent and specific inhibitor of protein phosphatases 1 (PP1) and 2A (PP2A). This compound can produce severe skin inflammation, and is extremely toxic if ingested orally.
| Descriptor ID |
D002193
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.127.125
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cantharidin" by people in Profiles.
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Pediatric Game Changers*: Cantharidin for treatment of facial molluscum contagiosum: A retrospective review. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 06; 84(6):1800.
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What's eating you? blister beetles revisited. Cutis. 2019 Dec; 104(6):317-319.
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The FLI-1 transcription factor is a short-lived phosphoprotein in T cells. J Biochem. 2005 Mar; 137(3):297-302.
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What's eating you? Blister beetles. Cutis. 2004 Nov; 74(5):285-6.