cyclosporin

cyclosporin
cyclosporin cyclosporin, cyclosporine cyclosporine . a chemical substance produced by some soil fungi, which suppresses the cellular immune response by inhibiting T cell activation, and has been used in medicine to reduce foreign tissue rejection, especially subsequent to organ transplant surgery. [PJC] ||

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  • Cyclosporin A — См. Циклоспорин A (Источник: «Словарь терминов микробиологии») …   Словарь микробиологии

  • cyclosporin A — cyclosporin A. См. циклоспорин А. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Cyclosporin A — Cyclosporin A,   Ciclosporin das, , internationaler Freiname für ein aus dem Bodenpilz Tolypocladium inflatum gewonnenes zyklisches Polypeptid, das als Immunsuppressivum v. a. zur Verhütung von Transplantatabstoßungen eingesetzt wird; hemmt die… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Cyclosporin — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Ciclosporin Andere Namen Cy …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cyclosporin A — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Ciclosporin Andere Namen Cy …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cyclosporin A — (= ciclosporine) Cyclic undecapeptide isolated from Tolypocladium inflatum, that has potent immunosuppressant activity on both humoral and cellular systems. The use of cyclosporin has made transplant surgery much easier, although the long term… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

  • cyclosporin A — SYN: cyclosporine. * * * cyclosporin A n CYCLOSPORINE * * * cy·clo·spor·in A (si″klo sporґin) cyclosporine …   Medical dictionary

  • cyclosporin — [ˌsʌɪklə(ʊ) spɔ:rɪn] (also cyclosporin A, cyclosporine) noun Medicine an immunosuppressive drug obtained from a fungus, used to prevent the rejection of grafts and transplants. Origin 1970s: from cyclo + sporin (from L. spora spore ) + in1 …   English new terms dictionary

  • cyclosporin A — noun see cyclosporine * * * cyclosporin A /sī klō spörˈin ā/ noun An immunosuppressant drug used following transplant surgery to reduce the risk of tissue rejection ORIGIN: ↑cyclo and Gr spora seed …   Useful english dictionary

  • cyclosporin — noun see cyclosporine …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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