TY - JOUR KW - Adult KW - Animals KW - Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal KW - Antifibrinolytic Agents KW - Behcet Syndrome KW - Child KW - Child, Preschool KW - Graft vs Host Disease KW - Hemorheology KW - HIV Infections KW - Humans KW - Infant KW - Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous KW - leprosy KW - Mice KW - Mice, Nude KW - Pentoxifylline KW - Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors KW - Sarcoidosis KW - Skin Diseases KW - Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha KW - Vascular Diseases AU - Zargari O AB -

Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a methylxanthine derivative with a variety of anti-inflammatory effects. Currently, PTX is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of intermittent claudication, but studies have shown that it has a variety of physiological effects at the cellular level, which may be important in treating a diverse group of diseases.

BT - Dermatology online journal C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19094840?dopt=Abstract DA - 2008 Nov 15 IS - 11 J2 - Dermatol. Online J. LA - eng N2 -

Pentoxifylline (PTX) is a methylxanthine derivative with a variety of anti-inflammatory effects. Currently, PTX is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of intermittent claudication, but studies have shown that it has a variety of physiological effects at the cellular level, which may be important in treating a diverse group of diseases.

PY - 2008 EP - 2 T2 - Dermatology online journal TI - Pentoxifylline: a drug with wide spectrum applications in dermatology. VL - 14 SN - 1087-2108 ER -