Pentostatin

"Pentostatin" 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.

MeSH information

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A potent inhibitor of ADENOSINE DEAMINASE. The drug induces APOPTOSIS of LYMPHOCYTES, and is used in the treatment of many lymphoproliferative malignancies, particularly HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA. It is also synergistic with some other antineoplastic agents and has immunosuppressive activity.

Descriptor ID	D015649
MeSH Number(s)	D03.383.742.680.350.200.700 D13.570.230.677 D13.570.685.350.200.700
Concept/Terms	Pentostatin Pentostatin Deoxycoformycin Co-Vidarabine 2'-Deoxycoformycin 2' Deoxycoformycin Nipent Nipent NSC-218321 NSC-218321 NSC 218321 NSC218321 CI-825 CI-825 CI 825 CI825

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Heterocyclic Compounds [D03]
Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring [D03.383]
Pyrimidines [D03.383.742]
Pyrimidine Nucleosides [D03.383.742.680]
Formycins [D03.383.742.680.350]
Coformycin [D03.383.742.680.350.200]
Pentostatin [D03.383.742.680.350.200.700]
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
Nucleosides [D13.570]
Deoxyribonucleosides [D13.570.230]
Pentostatin [D13.570.230.677]
Pyrimidine Nucleosides [D13.570.685]
Formycins [D13.570.685.350]
Coformycin [D13.570.685.350.200]
Pentostatin [D13.570.685.350.200.700]

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