Preferred Name

Apremilast

Synonyms
Definitions

An orally bioavailable, small molecule inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), with potential anti-inflammatory activity. Upon oral administration, apremilast targets, binds to and inhibits the activity of PDE4, thereby blocking cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) degradation and increasing intracellular cAMP levels. This may decrease the production of the proinflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). PDE4 is an enzyme that plays an important role in the degradation of cAMP and in cytokine production in inflammatory cells.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C147044

CAS_Registry

608141-41-9

code

C147044

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

definition

An orally bioavailable, small molecule inhibitor of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4), with potential anti-inflammatory activity. Upon oral administration, apremilast targets, binds to and inhibits the activity of PDE4, thereby blocking cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) degradation and increasing intracellular cAMP levels. This may decrease the production of the proinflammatory cytokines including tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). PDE4 is an enzyme that plays an important role in the degradation of cAMP and in cytokine production in inflammatory cells.

Display_Name

Apremilast

FDA_UNII_Code

UP7QBP99PN

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C173383

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C173381

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C116977

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C116978

label

Apremilast

NCI_META_CUI

CL545011

Preferred_Name

Apremilast

prefixIRI

NCIT:C147044

prefLabel

Apremilast

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C744

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