Theobromine
"Theobromine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A xanthine alkaloid that is used as a bronchodilator and as a vasodilator. It has a weaker diuretic activity than THEOPHYLLINE and is also a less powerful stimulant of smooth muscle. It has practically no stimulant effect on the central nervous system. It was formerly used as a diuretic and in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, pp1318-9)
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D013805
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.132.960.651 D03.633.100.759.758.824.651
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Newton JA, Ashwood ER, Yang KD, Augustine NH, Hill HR. Effect of pentoxifylline on developmental changes in neutrophil cell surface mobility and membrane fluidity. J Cell Physiol. 1989 Sep; 140(3):427-31.
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Welsh CH, Lien D, Worthen GS, Weil JV. Pentoxifylline decreases endotoxin-induced pulmonary neutrophil sequestration and extravascular protein accumulation in the dog. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1988 Nov; 138(5):1106-14.