 Finasteride
"Finasteride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An orally active 3-OXO-5-ALPHA-STEROID 4-DEHYDROGENASE inhibitor. It is used as a surgical alternative for treatment of benign PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D018120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.054.079.500 D04.808.925.100.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Eucoprost- Eucoprost
- Frosst Iberica Brand of Finasteride
Proscar- Proscar
- MSD Chibropharm Brand of Finasteride
- Merck Frosst Brand 2 of Finasteride
- Merck Sharp & Dhome Brand 2 of Finasteride
- Cahill May Roberts Brand of Finasteride
- Merck Brand 2 of Finasteride
Propecia- Propecia
- Propeshia
- Merck Brand 1 of Finasteride
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Brand 1 of Finasteride
- MSD Brand of Finasteride
- Merck Frosst Brand 1 of Finasteride
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Finasteride" by people in Profiles.
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Chen L, Wang J, Mouser G, Li YC, Marcovici G. Blockade of Androgen Markers Using a Novel Betasitosterol, Thioctic Acid and Carnitine-containing Compound in Prostate and Hair Follicle Cell-based Assays. Phytother Res. 2016 Jun; 30(6):1016-20.
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Masoodi KZ, Ramos Garcia R, Pascal LE, Wang Y, Ma HM, O'Malley K, Eisermann K, Shevrin DH, Nguyen HM, Vessella RL, Nelson JB, Parikh RA, Wang Z. 5a-reductase inhibition suppresses testosterone-induced initial regrowth of regressed xenograft prostate tumors in animal models. Endocrinology. 2013 Jul; 154(7):2296-307.
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Kaplan SA, Lee RK, Chung DE, Te AE, Scherr DS, Tewari A, Vaughan ED. Prostate biopsy in response to a change in nadir prostate specific antigen of 0.4 ng/ml after treatment with 5a-reductase inhibitors markedly enhances the detection rate of prostate cancer. J Urol. 2012 Sep; 188(3):757-61.
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Gupta S, Wang Y, Ramos-Garcia R, Shevrin D, Nelson JB, Wang Z. Inhibition of 5alpha-reductase enhances testosterone-induced expression of U19/Eaf2 tumor suppressor during the regrowth of LNCaP xenograft tumor in nude mice. Prostate. 2010 Oct 01; 70(14):1575-85.
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Wang Y, Gupta S, Hua V, Ramos-Garcia R, Shevrin D, Jovanovic BD, Nelson JB, Wang Z. Prolongation of off-cycle interval by finasteride is not associated with survival improvement in intermittent androgen deprivation therapy in LNCaP tumor model. Prostate. 2010 Feb 01; 70(2):147-54.
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Orvieto M, Eggener S. Editorial comment on: Pharmacological approaches to reducing the risk of prostate cancer. Eur Urol. 2009 May; 55(5):1073-4.
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Eggener SE, Stern JA, Jain PM, Oram S, Ai J, Cai X, Roehl KA, Wang Z. Enhancement of intermittent androgen ablation by "off-cycle" maintenance with finasteride in LNCaP prostate cancer xenograft model. Prostate. 2006 Apr 01; 66(5):495-502.
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O'Connor RC, Laven BA, Bales GT, Gerber GS. Nonsurgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia in men with bladder calculi. Urology. 2002 Aug; 60(2):288-91.
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Gormley GJ, Stoner E, Rittmaster RS, Gregg H, Thompson DL, Lasseter KC, Vlasses PH, Stein EA. Effects of finasteride (MK-906), a 5 alpha-reductase inhibitor, on circulating androgens in male volunteers. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1990 Apr; 70(4):1136-41.
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