"Busulfan" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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An alkylating agent having a selective immunosuppressive effect on BONE MARROW. It has been used in the palliative treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia (MYELOID LEUKEMIA, CHRONIC), but although symptomatic relief is provided, no permanent remission is brought about. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), busulfan is listed as a known carcinogen.
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D002066
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MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.455.125.125 D02.455.326.146.100.050.500.100 D02.886.645.600.055.050.510.100
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2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Busulfan" by people in Profiles.
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Arnold DE, Seif AE, Jyonouchi S, Sullivan KE, Bunin NJ, Heimall JR. Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in adolescent patients with chronic granulomatous disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2019 Mar; 7(3):1052-1054.e2.
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Kotzur T, Benavides-Garcia R, Mecklenburg J, Sanchez JR, Reilly M, Hermann BP. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) promotes spermatogenic regeneration from surviving spermatogonia after high-dose alkylating chemotherapy. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2017 Jan 11; 15(1):7.
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Benavides-Garcia R, Joachim R, Pina NA, Mutoji KN, Reilly MA, Hermann BP. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor prevents loss of spermatogenesis after sterilizing busulfan chemotherapy. Fertil Steril. 2015 Jan; 103(1):270-80.e8.
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Hermann BP, Sukhwani M, Lin CC, Sheng Y, Tomko J, Rodriguez M, Shuttleworth JJ, McFarland D, Hobbs RM, Pandolfi PP, Schatten GP, Orwig KE. Characterization, cryopreservation, and ablation of spermatogonial stem cells in adult rhesus macaques. Stem Cells. 2007 Sep; 25(9):2330-8.