"Methylene Blue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A compound consisting of dark green crystals or crystalline powder, having a bronze-like luster. Solutions in water or alcohol have a deep blue color. Methylene blue is used as a bacteriologic stain and as an indicator. It inhibits GUANYLATE CYCLASE, and has been used to treat cyanide poisoning and to lower levels of METHEMOGLOBIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D008751
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.369.517 D03.633.300.741.517
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| Concept/Terms |
Methylene Blue- Methylene Blue
- Blue, Methylene
- Methylthioninium Chloride
- Swiss Blue
- Blue, Swiss
- Methylene Blue N
- Blue N, Methylene
- Methylthionine Chloride
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methylene Blue" by people in Profiles.
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What Binds Cationic Photosensitizers Better: Brownian Dynamics Reveals Key Interaction Sites on Spike Proteins of SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV-2. Viruses. 2021 08 15; 13(8).
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Repurposing methylene blue in the management of COVID-19: Mechanistic aspects and clinical investigations. Biomed Pharmacother. 2021 Oct; 142:112023.
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Methylene Blue has a potent antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 and H1N1 influenza virus in the absence of UV-activation in vitro. Sci Rep. 2021 07 12; 11(1):14295.
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Photodynamic Therapy and Photobiomodulation on Oral Lesion in Patient with Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Case Report. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg. 2021 Jun; 39(6):386-389.
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Methylene blue photochemical treatment as a reliable SARS-CoV-2 plasma virus inactivation method for blood safety and convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19. BMC Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 16; 21(1):357.
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Methylene blue: Subduing the post COVID-19 blues! Med Hypotheses. 2021 05; 150:110574.
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Impact of pathogen reduction methods on immunological properties of the COVID-19 convalescent plasma. Vox Sang. 2021 Jul; 116(6):665-672.
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COVID-19 and Methylene Blue. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 02 01; 36(1):140.
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A combination of phototherapy modalities for extensive lip lesions in a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 Mar; 33:102196.
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Can photodynamic therapy be repurposed to treat oral lesions of COVID-19? Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther. 2021 03; 33:102175.