"Cilastatin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A renal dehydropeptidase-I and leukotriene D4 dipeptidase inhibitor. Since the antibiotic, IMIPENEM, is hydrolyzed by dehydropeptidase-I, which resides in the brush border of the renal tubule, cilastatin is administered with imipenem to increase its effectiveness. The drug also inhibits the metabolism of leukotriene D4 to leukotriene E4.
| Descriptor ID |
D015377
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.392.368.533.200 D10.251.355.325.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Cilastatin Sodium- Cilastatin Sodium
- Sodium, Cilastatin
- Cilastatin Monosodium Salt
- Monosodium Salt, Cilastatin
- Salt, Cilastatin Monosodium
MK 0791- MK 0791
- 0791, MK
- MK0791
- MK-791
- MK 791
- MK791
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