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Azathioprine is a prodrug of 6-mercaptopurine, first synthesized in 1956 by Gertrude Elion, William Lange, and George Hitchings in an attempt to produce a derivative of 6-mercaptopurine with a better therapeutic index.[A189678,A189687,A189690] Azathioprine is used to treat inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and as an immunosuppressant in the prevention of renal transplant rejection. Azathiprine was granted FDA approval on 20 March 1968.
Certolizumab pegol is a pegylated monoclonal antibody against the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha). It is formed with a humanized Fab fragment of 50 kDa, from an IgG 1 isotype, fused to a 40 kDa polyethylene glycol moiety replacing the Fc antibody region. The absence of the Fc region was ideated to prevent complement fixation and antibody-mediated cytotoxicity as well as to markedly increase its half-life. Certolizumab does not require glycosylation for active function and hence, its production is significantly more affordable when compared to other existing TNF-alpha therapies as it can be done directly in bacterial hosts such as _E. coli_. It was developed and manufactured by UCB Pharma, first FDA approved in 2008 and updated for a new indication on March 28, 2019.
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Adenine
Adenine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Tioguanine
Tioguanine {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) treats {v} (Disease) systemic lupus erythematosus
systemic lupus erythematosus {u} (Disease) is treated by {v} (Compound) Mycophenolate mofetil
Mycophenolate mofetil {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) treats {v} (Disease) systemic lupus erythematosus
systemic lupus erythematosus {u} (Disease) is treated by {v} (Compound) Dapsone
Dapsone {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) treats {v} (Disease) multiple sclerosis
multiple sclerosis {u} (Disease) is palliated by {v} (Compound) Carbamazepine
Carbamazepine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) HPRT1
HPRT1 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Mercaptopurine
Mercaptopurine {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) GSTA2
GSTA2 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Vitamin E
Vitamin E {u} may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) HPRT1
HPRT1 {u} (Gene) is downregulated by {v} (Compound) Simvastatin
Simvastatin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) HPRT1
HPRT1 {u} (Gene) is downregulated by {v} (Compound) Ponatinib
Ponatinib {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) TPMT
TPMT {u} (Gene) is upregulated by {v} (Compound) Topotecan
Topotecan {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) upregulates {v} (Gene) NUCB2
NUCB2 {u} (Gene) is upregulated by {v} (Compound) Dasatinib
Dasatinib {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) resembles Adenine (Compound) and Adenine (Compound) resembles Tioguanine (Compound) and Tioguanine may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) treats systemic lupus erythematosus (Disease) and systemic lupus erythematosus (Disease) is treated by Mycophenolate mofetil (Compound) and Mycophenolate mofetil may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) treats systemic lupus erythematosus (Disease) and systemic lupus erythematosus (Disease) is treated by Dapsone (Compound) and Dapsone may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) treats multiple sclerosis (Disease) and multiple sclerosis (Disease) is palliated by Carbamazepine (Compound) and Carbamazepine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) binds HPRT1 (Gene) and HPRT1 (Gene) is bound by Mercaptopurine (Compound) and Mercaptopurine may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) binds GSTA2 (Gene) and GSTA2 (Gene) is bound by Vitamin E (Compound) and Vitamin E may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) binds HPRT1 (Gene) and HPRT1 (Gene) is downregulated by Simvastatin (Compound) and Simvastatin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) binds HPRT1 (Gene) and HPRT1 (Gene) is downregulated by Ponatinib (Compound) and Ponatinib may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) binds TPMT (Gene) and TPMT (Gene) is upregulated by Topotecan (Compound) and Topotecan may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Certolizumab pegol
Azathioprine (Compound) upregulates NUCB2 (Gene) and NUCB2 (Gene) is upregulated by Dasatinib (Compound) and Dasatinib may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Certolizumab pegol