"Pentoxifylline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
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D010431
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.759.758.824.651.700
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pentoxifylline" by people in Profiles.
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Cisplatin and pentoxifylline in advanced or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix: a phase II trial of the Gynecologic Oncology Group. Gynecol Oncol. 2000 Oct; 79(1):64-6.
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Pentoxifylline interferes with potential sources of free radical generation during endotoxemia. Adv Exp Med Biol. 1994; 366:450-1.