Biomaterial Database

[Amebiasis and emetine]. 1950

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D004404	Dysentery, Amebic	DYSENTERY caused by intestinal amebic infection, chiefly with ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA. This condition may be associated with amebic infection of the LIVER and other distant sites.	Amebiasis, Intestinal,Amebic Dysentery,Colitis, Amebic,Entamoebiasis, Intestinal,Intestinal Amebiasis,Amoebiasis, Intestinal,Amoebic Colitis,Amoebic Dysentery,Intestinal Amoebiasis,Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica Infection,Amebiases, Intestinal,Amebic Colitides,Amebic Colitis,Amebic Dysenteries,Amoebiases, Intestinal,Amoebic Colitides,Amoebic Dysenteries,Colitides, Amebic,Colitides, Amoebic,Colitis, Amoebic,Dysenteries, Amebic,Dysenteries, Amoebic,Dysentery, Amoebic,Entamoebiases, Intestinal,Intestinal Amebiases,Intestinal Amoebiases,Intestinal Entamoebiases,Intestinal Entamoebiasis
D004640	Emetine	The principal alkaloid of ipecac, from the ground roots of Uragoga (or Cephaelis) ipecacuanha or U. acuminata, of the Rubiaceae. It is used as an amebicide in many different preparations and may cause serious cardiac, hepatic, or renal damage and violent diarrhea and vomiting. Emetine inhibits protein synthesis in EUKARYOTIC CELLS but not PROKARYOTIC CELLS.	Ipecine,Methylcephaeline,Emetine Dihydrochloride,Emetine Hydrochloride,Dihydrochloride, Emetine,Hydrochloride, Emetine
D000562	Amebiasis	Infection with any of various amebae. It is an asymptomatic carrier state in most individuals, but diseases ranging from chronic, mild diarrhea to fulminant dysentery may occur.	Abscess, Amebic,Acanthamebiasis,Ameboma,Amoebiasis,Iodamoebiasis,Acanthamoeba Infection,Balamuthia Infection,Abscesses, Amebic,Acanthamebiases,Acanthamoeba Infections,Amebiases,Amebic Abscess,Amebic Abscesses,Amoebiases,Balamuthia Infections,Infection, Acanthamoeba,Infection, Balamuthia,Iodamoebiases