Pharmacologic Substance
suramin
[ soo-ruh-min ]
Definitions related to suramin:
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A drug that is used to treat infections caused by parasites. It is also being studied in the treatment of cancer. It belongs to the families of drugs called antiprotozoals and anthelmintics.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult Onchocerca. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1643) It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A polysulphonated naphthylurea with potential antineoplastic activity. Suramin blocks the binding of various growth factors, including insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), epidermal growth factor (EGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), and tumor growth factor-beta (TGF-beta), to their receptors, thereby inhibiting endothelial cell proliferation and migration. This agent also inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)- and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)-induced angiogenesis; retroviral reverse transcriptase; uncoupling of G-proteins from receptors; topoisomerases; cellular folate transport; and steroidogenesis. (NCI04)NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Naphthalenesulfonate antitrypanosomal and antifilarial agent; also suppresses adrenocortical cells and is used in treatment of adrenocortical cancer.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Suramin, synthetic drug used in the treatment of sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis), a disease caused by an infestation of the protozoan Trypanosoma and spread by the tsetse fly. Suramin is administered by intravenous injection. It is most effective when given in the early stages of...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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