"Lamivudine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A reverse transcriptase inhibitor and ZALCITABINE analog in which a sulfur atom replaces the 3' carbon of the pentose ring. It is used to treat HIV disease.
| Descriptor ID |
D019259
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.742.680.245.500.950.500 D13.570.230.329.950.500 D13.570.230.500.925.500 D13.570.685.245.500.950.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Lamivudine- Lamivudine
- 3TC
- 2',3'-Dideoxy-3'-thiacytidine
- 2',3' Dideoxy 3' thiacytidine
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lamivudine" by people in Profiles.
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Firnhaber C, Azzoni L, Foulkes AS, Gross R, Yin X, Van Amsterdam D, Schulze D, Glencross DK, Stevens W, Hunt G, Morris L, Fox L, Sanne I, Montaner LJ. Randomized trial of time-limited interruptions of protease inhibitor-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) vs. continuous therapy for HIV-1 infection. PLoS One. 2011; 6(6):e21450.
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Ballardin M, Scarpato R, Kotwal GJ, Barale R. In vitro mutagenicity studies of the antiretrovirals AZT, Didanosine, and 3TC and a plant antiviral extract Secomet-V derived from the Trifollium species. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2005 Nov; 1056:303-10.
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Jain A, Orloff M, Abt P, Kashyap R, Mohanka R, Lansing K, Kelley M, Bozorgzadeh A. Use of hepatitis B core antibody-positive liver allograft in hepatitis C virus-positive and -negative recipients with use of short course of hepatitis B immunoglobulin and Lamivudine. Transplant Proc. 2005 Sep; 37(7):3187-9.
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Alatrakchi N, Koziel MJ. Antiviral T-cell responses and therapy in chronic hepatitis B. J Hepatol. 2003 Oct; 39(4):631-4.
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Chan HL, Chui AK, Lau WY, Chan FK, Wong ML, Tse CH, Rao AR, Wong J, Sung JJ. Factors associated with viral breakthrough in lamivudine monoprophylaxis of hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation. J Med Virol. 2002 Oct; 68(2):182-7.
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Koziel MJ. What once was lost, now is found: restoration of hepatitis B-specific immunity after treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Hepatology. 1999 Apr; 29(4):1331-3.