"Methoxsalen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring furocoumarin compound found in several species of plants, including Psoralea corylifolia. It is a photoactive substance that forms DNA ADDUCTS in the presence of ultraviolet A irradiation.
| Descriptor ID |
D008730
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.663.283.446.794.500 D03.633.100.150.446.794.500 D03.633.300.770.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Methoxsalen- Methoxsalen
- Xanthotoxin
- 8-Methoxypsoralen
- 8 Methoxypsoralen
- Ammoidin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methoxsalen" by people in Profiles.
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Extracorporeal photopheresis for the treatment of refractory Crohn's disease: results of an open-label pilot study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Jun; 15(6):829-36.
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PUVA downregulates whn expression in primary mouse keratinocytes. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2001 Nov 01; 64(1):75-81.
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Bullous pemphigoid induced by PUVA therapy. Dermatology. 1996; 193(3):245-7.
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A pilot study of the effect of oral 8-methoxypsoralen and intraarticular ultraviolet light on rheumatoid synovitis. J Rheumatol. 1995 Jan; 22(1):29-33.
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Safety and effectiveness of an aggressive and individualized bath-PUVA regimen in the treatment of psoriasis. Dermatology. 1994; 189(3):256-9.
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Comparison of narrow-band (311 nm) UVB and broad-band UVA after oral or bath-water 8-methoxypsoralen in the treatment of psoriasis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1993 Nov; 29(5 Pt 1):736-40.
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Phototesting and phototoxic side effects in bath PUVA. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1993 Apr; 28(4):657-9.
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[Long-term effect of psoralens?]. Hautarzt. 1993 Apr; 44(4):249.
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8-MOP vs 5-MOP. Exp Dermatol. 1992 Nov; 1(4):206.
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A reappraisal of the use of 5-methoxypsoralen in the therapy of psoriasis. Exp Dermatol. 1992 Jul; 1(1):46-51.