Biomaterial Database

Thioxanthenes inhibit multiplication of Leishmania major and its attachment to human monocytes in vitro. 1993

A L Sørensen, and H Nielsen, and A Kharazmi

Center for Medical parasitology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007895	Leishmania tropica	A parasitic hemoflagellate of the subgenus Leishmania leishmania that infects humans and rodents. This taxonomic complex includes species which cause a disease called Oriental sore which is a form of cutaneous leishmaniasis (LEISHMANIASIS, CUTANEOUS) of the Old World.	Leishmania (Leishmania) tropica,Leishmania tropica minor,Leishmania leishmania tropica,Leishmania tropicas
D009000	Monocytes	Large, phagocytic mononuclear leukocytes produced in the vertebrate BONE MARROW and released into the BLOOD; contain a large, oval or somewhat indented nucleus surrounded by voluminous cytoplasm and numerous organelles.	Monocyte
D002749	Chlorprothixene	A thioxanthine with effects similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics.	Chlorprotixen,Taractan
D003006	Clopenthixol	A thioxanthene with therapeutic actions similar to the phenothiazine antipsychotics. It is an antagonist at D1 and D2 dopamine receptors.	Cisordinol,Zuclopenthixol,alpha-Clopenthixol,alpha Clopenthixol
D005475	Flupenthixol	A thioxanthene neuroleptic that, unlike CHLORPROMAZINE, is claimed to have CNS-activating properties. It is used in the treatment of psychoses although not in excited or manic patients. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p595)	Emergil,Fluanxol,Flupentixol,alpha-Flupenthixol,cis-Flupenthixol
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000981	Antiprotozoal Agents	Substances that are destructive to protozoans.	Schizonticides,Agents, Antiprotozoal
D013237	Stereoisomerism	The phenomenon whereby compounds whose molecules have the same number and kind of atoms and the same atomic arrangement, but differ in their spatial relationships. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed)	Molecular Stereochemistry,Stereoisomers,Stereochemistry, Molecular,Stereoisomer
D013892	Thioxanthenes	Compounds with three aromatic rings in linear arrangement with a SULFUR in the center ring.