"Dinoprostone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The most common and most biologically active of the mammalian prostaglandins. It exhibits most biological activities characteristic of prostaglandins and has been used extensively as an oxytocic agent. The compound also displays a protective effect on the intestinal mucosa.
| Descriptor ID |
D015232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.550.250.200 D23.469.050.175.725.250.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Dinoprostone- Dinoprostone
- PGE2 alpha
- alpha, PGE2
- Prostaglandin E2alpha
- E2alpha, Prostaglandin
- Prostaglandin E2
- E2, Prostaglandin
- Prostaglandin E2 alpha
- E2 alpha, Prostaglandin
- alpha, Prostaglandin E2
- PGE2
- PGE2alpha
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| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dinoprostone" by people in Profiles.
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A combination of esomeprazole and aspirin reduces tissue concentrations of prostaglandin E(2) in patients with Barrett's esophagus. Gastroenterology. 2012 Oct; 143(4):917-26.e1.
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Acute sex hormone suppression reduces skeletal muscle sympathetic nerve activity. Clin Auton Res. 2011 Oct; 21(5):339-45.