"Polymyxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Basic lipopeptide antibiotic group obtained from Bacillus polymyxa. They affect the cell membrane by detergent action and may cause neuromuscular and kidney damage. At least eleven different members of the polymyxin group have been identified, each designated by a letter.
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D011113
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.566.780 D10.477.750 D12.644.050.600 D12.644.641.780 D12.776.543.695.054.600
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polymyxins" by people in Profiles.
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Adverse reactions associated with systemic polymyxin therapy. Pharmacotherapy. 2015 Jan; 35(1):28-33.
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Isolation, structural characterization, and properties of mattacin (polymyxin M), a cyclic peptide antibiotic produced by Paenibacillus kobensis M. J Biol Chem. 2003 Apr 11; 278(15):13124-32.
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Polymyxin B increases TXA2/PGH2 agonist and antagonist affinities in human platelet membranes. Eicosanoids. 1988; 1(1):41-4.