"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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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pentoxifylline" by people in Profiles.
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Medical and Surgical Treatment Options for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis. Dig Dis Sci. 2016 May; 61(5):1387-97.
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Review of non-surgical treatment options for Peyronie's disease. Int J Impot Res. 2012 Jan-Feb; 24(1):1-10.
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Pentoxifylline for the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Hepatol. 2011 Jul-Sep; 10(3):277-86.
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Current approach to the man with acute phase Peyronie's disease--case presentation and discussion. J Sex Med. 2011 Jun; 8(6):1556-8; quiz 1559.
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Peyronie's disease: review of nonsurgical treatment options. Urol Clin North Am. 2011 May; 38(2):195-205.
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Non-surgical therapy of Peyronie's disease. Asian J Androl. 2008 Jan; 10(1):79-87.
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Translocation of bacteria from the gastrointestinal tract: protection afforded by lisofylline. Transplant Proc. 1999 Feb-Mar; 31(1-2):575-6.
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Granulocyte-macrophage--colony stimulating factor in metastatic renal cell carcinoma: a phase II trial. Cancer. 1998 Apr 01; 82(7):1352-8.
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Perioperative treatment with phosphatidic acid inhibitor (Lisofylline leads to prolonged survival of hearts in the guinea pig to rat xenotransplant model. Transplant Proc. 1996 Apr; 28(2):738-9.
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High-dose continuous intravenous infusion of interleukin-2 therapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: the University of Chicago experience. Urology. 1996 Feb; 47(2):194-7.