"Furocoumarins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Polycyclic compounds consisting of a furan ring fused with coumarin. They commonly occur in PLANTS, especially UMBELLIFERAE and RUTACEAE, as well as PSORALEA.
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D011564
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.446.794 D03.633.100.150.446.794 D03.633.300.770
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Furocoumarins" by people in Profiles.
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Psoralen-Induced Phytophotodermatitis. Dermatitis. 2021 May-Jun 01; 32(3):140-143.
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The evolving role of DNA inter-strand crosslinks in chemotherapy. Curr Opin Pharmacol. 2018 08; 41:20-26.
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New guaiane sesquiterpenes and furanocoumarins from Notopterygium incisum. Planta Med. 2008 Dec; 74(15):1812-7.
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Fresh frozen plasma prepared with amotosalen HCl (S-59) photochemical pathogen inactivation: transfusion of patients with congenital coagulation factor deficiencies. Transfusion. 2005 Aug; 45(8):1362-72.
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Bergamottin contribution to the grapefruit juice-felodipine interaction and disposition in humans. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2004 Dec; 76(6):607-17.
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6',7'-Dihydroxybergamottin in grapefruit juice and Seville orange juice: effects on cyclosporine disposition, enterocyte CYP3A4, and P-glycoprotein. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1999 Mar; 65(3):237-44.
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Mechanisms of enhanced oral availability of CYP3A4 substrates by grapefruit constituents. Decreased enterocyte CYP3A4 concentration and mechanism-based inactivation by furanocoumarins. Drug Metab Dispos. 1997 Nov; 25(11):1228-33.
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Identification of 6',7'-dihydroxybergamottin, a cytochrome P450 inhibitor, in grapefruit juice. Drug Metab Dispos. 1996 Dec; 24(12):1287-90.
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Psoriasis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1980 Jul; 3(1):101-4.