Pentoxifylline

Pentoxifylline Structure
Pentoxifylline structure
Common Name Pentoxifylline
CAS Number 6493-05-6 Molecular Weight 278.307
Density 1.3±0.1 g/cm3 Boiling Point 531.3±56.0 °C at 760 mmHg
Molecular Formula C13H18N4O3 Melting Point 98-100°C
MSDS Chinese USA Flash Point 275.1±31.8 °C
Symbol GHS07
GHS07
Signal Word Warning

Modulation of cytochrome P450 2A5 activity by lipopolysaccharide: low-dose effects and non-monotonic dose-response relationship.

PLoS ONE 10(1) , e0117842, (2015)

Mouse cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2A5 is induced by inflammatory conditions and infectious diseases that down-regulate the expression and activity of most other CYP isoforms. Enhanced oxidative stress and nuclear factor (erythroid 2-related factor) 2 (Nrf2) transcr...

Plasma matrix metalloproteinase activity in horses after intravenous infusion of lipopolysaccharide and treatment with matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors.

Am. J. Vet. Res. 74(3) , 473-80, (2013)

To establish an in vivo method for matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 induction in horses via IV administration of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and to evaluate the ability of doxycycline, oxytetracycline, flunixin meglumine, and pentoxifylline to inhibit ...

Pentoxifylline for slow to resolve hepatopulmonary syndrome post liver transplantation: helpful or unnecessary?

Acta Gastroenterol. Belg. 76(1) , 70-1, (2013)

[Current approach to therapy for male infertility in patients with varicocele].

Ter. Arkh. 84(10) , 56-61, (2012)

To improve the results of treatment for male infertility in patients with varicocele and to evaluate the efficiency of microsurgical varicocelectomy performed by the same surgeon in a large group of patients.1127 infertile males aged 22 to 52 years (mean 29.6...

Preclinical evaluation of the antimetastatic efficacy of Pentoxifylline on A375 human melanoma cell line

Biomed. Pharmacother. 66(8) , 617-26, (2012)

Melanoma is the most common malignant skin cancer, appears indestructible and is notoriously resistant to all current modalities of cancer treatment strategies. Pentoxifylline (PTX), a non-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitor, has shown to have radiosensitizi...

Pentoxifylline for treating venous leg ulcers.

Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 12 , CD001733, (2012)

Healing of venous leg ulcers is improved by the use of compression bandaging but some venous ulcers remain unhealed, and some people are unsuitable for compression therapy. Pentoxifylline, a drug which helps blood flow, has been used to treat venous leg ulcer...

Alcoholic hepatitis: diagnosis and management in 2012.

Expert Rev. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 6(6) , 695-710, (2012)

Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe form of alcohol-related liver injury and one of the most frequent liver presentations seen by acute medical services. The condition typically affects young and middle-aged adults who present with jaundice and coagulopathy. Many...

Pharmacokinetics of pentoxifylline and its main metabolites in patients with different degrees of heart failure following a single dose of a modified-release formulation.

J. Clin. Pharmacol. 53(1) , 51-7, (2013)

Pentoxifylline (PTX) is extensively metabolized in the body, and all its 3 plasma metabolites (M1, M4, M5) are pharmacologically active. The authors evaluated the pharmacokinetics of PTX and its metabolites in 20 patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Ele...

Pentoxifylline improves cutaneous wound healing in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Eur. J. Pharmacol. 700(1-3) , 165-72, (2013)

Worldwide, 15% of the 200 million diabetics suffer from diabetic wounds. In 1997, the cost for amputation of toes and limbs that resulted from infected diabetic foot ulcers ranged from $25,000-$40,000 per incident. Increasing numbers of research have shown th...

Effect of add-on pentoxifylline on proteinuria in membranous glomerulonephritis: a 6-month placebo-controlled trial.

Clin. Drug Investig. 33(3) , 215-22, (2013)

Membranous glomerulonephritis (MGN) may cause proteinuria as the main complication and is a strong risk factor for end-stage renal disease. Current therapeutic regimens provide only partial renoprotection. Data derived from both animal and human studies provi...