cyclosporin
Britishnoun
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Other prominent examples of drugs derived from natural products currently used today include the anti-fungal amphotericin B, isolated from the soil bacteria Streptomyces nodosus, the chemotherapy taxol, isolated from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, and the immunosuppressant cyclosporin, isolated from the fungus Tolypocladium inflatum.
From Salon
Immune-suppressing drugs like cyclosporin and tacrolimus “revolutionized immunosuppression for human-to-human transplants” in the 1980s, said Dholakia, but they couldn’t quite convince the body to accept animal organs.
From Slate
Natural macrocycles such as cyclosporin are among the most potent therapeutics identified to date.
From Scientific American
Cyclosporin, for instance, displays anti-fungal activity yet also acts as a powerful immunosuppressant in the clinic making it useful as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis or to prevent rejection of transplanted organs.
From Scientific American
Dr. Starzl’s development of cyclosporin in combination with steroids offered a solution to organ rejection.
From Washington Post
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