LP16288-0
Theophylline
Active
Description
A methyl xanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant activities. Theophylline inhibits the 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase that degrades cyclic AMP thus it potentiates the actions of agents that act through adenylate cyclase and cyclic AMP. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Theophylline
- Part Display Name
- Theophylline
- Part Type
- Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
- Created On
- 2000-05-04
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Theophylline
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 茶碱 Synonyms: 1,3-二甲基黄嘌呤; |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Théophylline |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Teofülliin |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Teofilina |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Teofillina |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Teofilin |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Теофиллин |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | theofylline |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Théophylline |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Théophylline |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Θεοφυλλίνη Synonyms: Θεοφυλλίνη |
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