Thymalfasin
A thymus hormone polypeptide found in thymosin fraction 5 (a crude thymus gland extract) but now produced by synthesis. It is used alone or with interferon as an immunomodulator for the treatment of CHRONIC HEPATITIS B and HEPATITIS C. Thymalfasin is also used for the treatment of chemotherapy-induced immunosuppression, and to enhance the efficacy of influenza and hepatitis B vaccines in immunocompromised patients.
Year introduced: 2019 (1980)
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Tree Number(s): D06.472.910.850.500, D12.644.548.869.500, D12.776.922.500
MeSH Unique ID: D000077596
Registry Number: W0B22ISQ1C
Entry Terms:
- Thymosin alpha(1)
- Thymosin alpha1
- alpha1-Thymosin
- alpha1 Thymosin
- Zadaxin
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