"Theophylline" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A methyl xanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant activities. Theophylline inhibits the 3',5'-CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE that degrades CYCLIC AMP thus potentiates the actions of agents that act through ADENYLYL CYCLASES and cyclic AMP.
Descriptor ID |
D013806
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MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.960.751 D03.633.100.759.758.824.751
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Concept/Terms |
Theophylline- Theophylline
- 3,7-Dihydro-1,3-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione
- 1,3-Dimethylxanthine
- 1,3 Dimethylxanthine
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Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Theophylline" by people in Profiles.
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Severe Exacerbations of Systemic Capillary Leak Syndrome After COVID-19 Vaccination: A Case Series. Ann Intern Med. 2021 10; 174(10):1476-1478.
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Pentoxifylline or theophylline use in hospitalized COVID-19 patients requiring oxygen support. Clin Respir J. 2021 Jul; 15(7):843-846.
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Simultaneously Improving the Physicochemical Properties, Dissolution Performance, and Bioavailability of Apigenin and Daidzein by Co-Crystallization With Theophylline. J Pharm Sci. 2019 09; 108(9):2982-2993.
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Granisetron reduces the need for uterotonics but not sympathomimetics during cesarean delivery. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2019 Jun; 145(3):361-366.
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Failure of Low-Dose Theophylline to Prevent Exacerbations in Patients With COPD. JAMA. 2018 10 16; 320(15):1541-1542.
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Medical Treatment of COPD. Dtsch Arztebl Int. 2018 09 14; 155(37):599-605.
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Impact of doxofylline compared to theophylline in asthma: A pooled analysis of functional and clinical outcomes from two multicentre, double-blind, randomized studies (DOROTHEO 1 and DOROTHEO 2). Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2018 12; 53:20-26.
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Optimizing the Dosing of Intravenous Theophylline in Acute Severe Asthma in Children. Paediatr Drugs. 2018 Jun; 20(3):209-214.
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Efficacy and safety profile of xanthines in COPD: a network meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev. 2018 Jun 30; 27(148).
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Impact of doxofylline in COPD: A pairwise meta-analysis. Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2018 08; 51:1-9.