Acitretin

Introduction: Acitretin

Description of Acitretin

Acitretin: An orally-active metabolite of the synthetic aromatic retinoic acid agent etretinate with potential antineoplastic, chemopreventive, teratogenic, and embryotoxic properties. Acitretin activates nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RAR), resulting in induction of cell differentiation, inhibition of cell proliferation, and inhibition of tissue infiltration by inflammatory cells. This agent may also inhibit tumor angiogenesis.(NCI04)
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Acitretin: An oral retinoid effective in the treatment of psoriasis. It is the major metabolite of ETRETINATE with the advantage of a much shorter half-life when compared with etretinate.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Acitretin:

Terms Similar to Acitretin:

• 13-cis-Acitretin
• Etretin
• Isoetretin

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Acitretin

• Retinoids

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Acitretin

The following list attempts to classify Acitretin into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Hydrocarbons
    • Hydrocarbons, Acyclic
      • Alkenes
        • Polyenes
          • Carotenoids
            • Retinoids
              • Acitretin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Organic Chemicals
  • Hydrocarbons
    • Terpenes
      • Carotenoids
        • Retinoids
          • Acitretin

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Biological Factors
  • Pigments, Biological
    • Carotenoids
      • Retinoids
        • Acitretin

External links related to: Acitretin

• Acitretin. DermNet NZ
• Soriatane Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Acitretin - RxList Monographs
• Neotigason , SPC from the eMC

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