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Descriptor English:   Thalidomide 
Descriptor Spanish:   Talidomida 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Talidomida 
Synonyms English:   Sedoval
Thalomid  
Tree Number:   D02.241.223.805.810.800
D03.383.621.808.800
D03.633.100.513.750.750
Definition English:   A piperidinyl isoindole originally introduced as a non-barbiturate hypnotic, but withdrawn from the market due to teratogenic effects. It has been reintroduced and used for a number of immunological and inflammatory disorders. Thalidomide displays immunosuppressive and anti-angiogenic activity. It inhibits release of TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA from monocytes, and modulates other cytokine action. 
Pharmacological Action:   Immunosuppressive Agents
Leprostatic Agents
Teratogens
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
 
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:   14171 
Unique Identifier:   D013792 

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