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cyclosporine
[ sahy-kluh-spawr-een, -in, -spohr-, sik-luh- ]
noun
Pharmacology.
- a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
cyclosporine
/ ²õī′k±ôÉ™-²õ±èô°ù′ŧ²Ô,-Ä²Ô /
- A polypeptide obtained from any of various deuteromycete fungi, used as an immunosuppressive drug to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of cyclosporine1
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Then, in the early 1970s, Dr. Calne learned of a new drug, cyclosporine.
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He helped develop the breakthrough anti-rejection drug cyclosporine and was the first physician to administer it to transplant patients.
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Cyclosporine, which helped turn transplantation into an established clinical practice, was one such drug.
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The drug was cyclosporine, an inexpensive immunosuppressant that had until then been used in organ transplants to prevent the rejection of new tissue.
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Experimentation with cyclosporine soon stopped.
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