"Cyclosporins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of closely related cyclic undecapeptides from the fungi Trichoderma polysporum and Cylindocarpon lucidum. They have some antineoplastic and antifungal action and significant immunosuppressive effects. Cyclosporins have been proposed as adjuvants in tissue and organ transplantation to suppress graft rejection.
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D003524
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.566.235 D12.644.641.235
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cyclosporins" by people in Profiles.
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Total lymphoid irradiation in clinical renal transplantation--results in 73 patients. Transplant Proc. 1991 Jun; 23(3):2033-4.
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Renal retransplantation. The Johannesburg Hospital experience. S Afr Med J. 1987 Jun 20; 71(12):752-4.
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Wide field low-dose total lymphoid irradiation in clinical kidney transplantation. Transplant Proc. 1987 Feb; 19(1 Pt 3):1974-7.