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Preferred Name

Diflorasone Diacetate

Synonyms

DIFLORASONE DIACETATE

6alpha,9-Difluoro-11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-16beta-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17,21-Diacetate

Diflorasone Diacetate

6alpha-Fluorobetamethasone-17,21 Diacetate

Florone

Definitions

The acetate salt form of diflorasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. Like other glucocorticoids, diflorasone enters the cell by diffusion across the cell membrane and binds to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the cytoplasm. The receptor complex subsequently translocates to the nucleus and activates or represses genes by interacting with short, palindromic DNA sequences called glucocorticoid response element (GRE). Gene activation leads to the exertion of anti-inflammatory effects, e.g. upregulation of IkappaB, while gene repression inhibits production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-2 and IL-6, thereby preventing activation of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C47488

CAS_Registry

33564-31-7

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:31483

Chemical_Formula

C26H32F2O7

code

C47488

Concept_In_Subset

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

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

The acetate salt form of diflorasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. Like other glucocorticoids, diflorasone enters the cell by diffusion across the cell membrane and binds to the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) in the cytoplasm. The receptor complex subsequently translocates to the nucleus and activates or represses genes by interacting with short, palindromic DNA sequences called glucocorticoid response element (GRE). Gene activation leads to the exertion of anti-inflammatory effects, e.g. upregulation of IkappaB, while gene repression inhibits production of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-2 and IL-6, thereby preventing activation of cytotoxic T-lymphocytes.

FDA_UNII_Code

7W2J09SCWX

FULL_SYN

DIFLORASONE DIACETATE

6alpha,9-Difluoro-11beta,17,21-trihydroxy-16beta-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione 17,21-Diacetate

Diflorasone Diacetate

6alpha-Fluorobetamethasone-17,21 Diacetate

Florone

label

Diflorasone Diacetate

Legacy Concept Name

Diflorasone_Diacetate

Preferred_Name

Diflorasone Diacetate

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C47488

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0720464

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C521

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