cyclosporin A

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cyclosporin A /cy·clo·spor·in A/ (-spor´in) cyclosporine.

cyclosporine [si″klo-spōr´in]

a cyclic peptide from an extract of soil fungi, an inhibitor of t cell function; used as an immunosuppressant to prevent and treat rejection in organ transplant recipients and to treat severe psoriasis and as a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.

cyclosporin A

see cyclosporine.

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