"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.
| Descriptor ID |
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 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pentoxifylline" by people in Profiles.
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The use of antioxidants in radiotherapy-induced skin toxicity. Integr Cancer Ther. 2014 Jan; 13(1):38-45.
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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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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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Patients with myelodysplastic syndromes benefit from palliative therapy with amifostine, pentoxifylline, and ciprofloxacin with or without dexamethasone. Blood. 2000 Mar 01; 95(5):1580-7.
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On the threshold of a dream. Crit Care Med. 1994 Feb; 22(2):193-4.