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Alitretinoin

An important regulator of gene expression during growth and development, and in neoplasms. … Tretinoin, also known as retinoic acid and derived from maternal vitamin A, is essential for normal growth; and embryonic development. An excess of tretinoin can be teratogenic.

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Acetohydroxamic acid

Acetohydroxamic Acid, a synthetic drug derived from hydroxylamine and ethyl acetate, is similar in structure to urea. In the urine, it acts as an antagonist of the bacterial enzyme urease. … It is used, in addition to antibiotics or medical procedures, to treat chronic urea-splitting urinary infections.

Pilocarpine

A naturally occurring alkaloid derived from the _Pilocarpus_ plants, pilocarpine is a muscarinic acetylcholine agonist. … The usage of glaucoma by pilocarpine dates back to 1875.[A262041]

Elacridar

In many cases, the appearance of multidrug resistance in cancer is due to a change in expression of protein inhibitors. As of August 2007 elacridar was not listed on GSK's product pipeline. … Elacridar (GW120918) is an oral bioenhancer that targets multiple drug resistance in tumors.

Microcrystalline cellulose

A polysaccharide with glucose units linked as in CELLOBIOSE. It is the chief constituent of plant fibers, cotton being the purest natural form of the substance. … As a raw material, it forms the basis for many derivatives used in chromatography, ion exchange materials, explosives manufacturing, and pharmaceutical preparations.

Estrone

Estrone, one of the major mammalian estrogens, is an aromatized C18 steroid with a 3-hydroxyl group and a 17-ketone. It is produced in vivo from androstenedione or from testosterone via estradiol. … It is produced primarily in the ovaries, placenta, and in peripheral tissues (especially adipose tissue) through conversion of adrostenedione.

Aprocitentan

Aprocitentan is a dual antagonist of endothelin receptors A and B used for treatment-resistant hypertension. It is the active metabolite of [macitentan]. … Approximately 10-15% of patients with hypertension have resistant hypertension, defined as uncontrolled high blood pressure despite the combined use of a renin-angiotensin system blocker, a calcium channel

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Celiprolol

In 2010 a clinical trial has suggested a use for this medication in the prevention of vascular complications of a rare inherited disease called vascular Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. … This study demonstrated decreased incidence of arterial rupture or dissection (a specific type of arterial rupture in which the layers of the vessel separate prior to complete failure of the artery wall