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Definition of "cyclosporine" []

  • An immunosuppressive drug obtained from certain soil fungi, used mainly to prevent the rejection of transplanted organs. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cyclosporine" in a sentence
  • "Belatacept is different from calcineurin inhibitors (CNI), such as cyclosporine, which is the class of drugs most commonly used to suppress the immune system in transplant patients, because it does not cause the toxicities associated with CNI - such as nephrotoxicity and aggravating cardiovascular risk factors."
  • "NOTA is the result of a wonder-drug called cyclosporine a protein found in a Norwegian soil fungus that can prevent the immune system from attacking a donated organ as a foreign invader such as bacteria."
  • "It makes it possible to use less of a generic drug called cyclosporine, which thus reduces cyclosporine-related side effects."