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Descriptor English:   Pentoxifylline 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pentoxifilina 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pentoxifilina 
Synonyms English:   Agapurin
BL 191
BL-191
BL191
Oxpentifylline
Pentoxil
Torental
Trental  
Tree Number:   D03.633.100.759.758.824.651.700
Definition English:   A METHYLXANTHINE derivative that inhibits phosphodiesterase and affects blood rheology. It improves blood flow by increasing erythrocyte and leukocyte flexibility. It also inhibits platelet aggregation. Pentoxifylline modulates immunologic activity by stimulating cytokine production. 
Pharmacological Action:   Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Radiation-Protective Agents
Vasodilator Agents
Free Radical Scavengers
 
History Note English:   91(77) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects
AG agonists AA analogs & derivatives
AN analysis AI antagonists & inhibitors
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CS chemical synthesis CH chemistry
CL classification EC economics
HI history IM immunology
IP isolation & purification ME metabolism
PK pharmacokinetics PD pharmacology
PO poisoning RE radiation effects
ST standards SD supply & distribution
TU therapeutic use TO toxicity
UR urine  
Record Number:   10625 
Unique Identifier:   D010431 

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