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Preferred Name

Cerivastatin

Synonyms

CERIVASTATIN

Cerivastatin

Definitions

A synthetic lipid-lowering agent. Cerivastatin competitively inhibits hepatic hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a key step in cholesterol synthesis. This agent lowers plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein levels, and modulates immune responses by suppressing major histocompatibility complex II on interferon gamma-stimulated, antigen-presenting cells such as human vascular endothelial cells. Muscle toxicity (myopathy and rhabdomyolysis) precludes the clinical use of this agent.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C65308

CAS_Registry

145599-86-6

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:3558

Chemical_Formula

C26H34FNO5

code

C65308

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

A synthetic lipid-lowering agent. Cerivastatin competitively inhibits hepatic hydroxymethyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase, the enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, a key step in cholesterol synthesis. This agent lowers plasma cholesterol and lipoprotein levels, and modulates immune responses by suppressing major histocompatibility complex II on interferon gamma-stimulated, antigen-presenting cells such as human vascular endothelial cells. Muscle toxicity (myopathy and rhabdomyolysis) precludes the clinical use of this agent.

FDA_UNII_Code

AM91H2KS67

FULL_SYN

CERIVASTATIN

Cerivastatin

Has_Salt_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C28919

label

Cerivastatin

Legacy Concept Name

Cerivastatin

Preferred_Name

Cerivastatin

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C65308

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0528023

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1655

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