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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.
Canakinumab is a recombinant, human anti-human-IL-1β monoclonal antibody that belongs to the IgG1/κ isotype subclass. It is expressed in a murine Sp2/0-Ag14 cell line and comprised of two 447- (or 448-) residue heavy chains and two 214-residue light chains, with a molecular mass of 145157 Daltons when deglycosylated. Both heavy chains of canakinumab contain oligosaccharide chains linked to the protein backbone at asparagine 298 (Asn 298). Canakinumab binds to human IL-1β and neutralizes its inflammatory activity by blocking its interaction with IL-1 receptors, but it does not bind IL-1alpha or IL-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra). Canakinumab is marketed under the brand name Ilaris and indicated for patients 4 years of age and older to treat Familial Cold Autoinflammatory Syndrome (FCAS) and Muckle-Wells Syndrome (MWS), which are both part of the Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndromes (CAPS) as well as for patients 2 years of age and older to treat systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA). Clinical trials have established the administration of canakinumab every 2 weeks to be safe and effective, offering a considerable advantage over the existing treatment with the human IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, which must be injected daily and which is often poorly tolerated by patients.
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Adenine
Adenine {u} (Compound) resembles {v} (Compound) Tioguanine
Tioguanine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Canakinumab
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 cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Canakinumab
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) treats {v} (Disease) systemic scleroderma
systemic scleroderma {u} (Disease) is treated by {v} (Compound) Leflunomide
Leflunomide {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Canakinumab
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) treats {v} (Disease) multiple sclerosis
multiple sclerosis {u} (Disease) is palliated by {v} (Compound) Clonazepam
Clonazepam {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Canakinumab
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) HPRT1
HPRT1 {u} (Gene) is bound by {v} (Compound) Mercaptopurine
Mercaptopurine {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Canakinumab
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} Canakinumab
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) HPRT1
HPRT1 {u} (Gene) is downregulated by {v} (Compound) Ponatinib
Ponatinib {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Canakinumab
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} Canakinumab
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) binds {v} (Gene) TPMT
TPMT {u} (Gene) is upregulated by {v} (Compound) Dactinomycin
Dactinomycin {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Canakinumab
Azathioprine {u} (Compound) upregulates {v} (Gene) NUCB2
NUCB2 {u} (Gene) is upregulated by {v} (Compound) Dasatinib
Dasatinib {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) resembles Adenine (Compound) and Adenine (Compound) resembles Tioguanine (Compound) and Tioguanine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) treats systemic lupus erythematosus (Disease) and systemic lupus erythematosus (Disease) is treated by Mycophenolate mofetil (Compound) and Mycophenolate mofetil may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) treats systemic scleroderma (Disease) and systemic scleroderma (Disease) is treated by Leflunomide (Compound) and Leflunomide may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) treats multiple sclerosis (Disease) and multiple sclerosis (Disease) is palliated by Clonazepam (Compound) and Clonazepam may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) binds HPRT1 (Gene) and HPRT1 (Gene) is bound by Mercaptopurine (Compound) and Mercaptopurine may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Canakinumab
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 Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) binds HPRT1 (Gene) and HPRT1 (Gene) is downregulated by Ponatinib (Compound) and Ponatinib may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Canakinumab
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 Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) binds TPMT (Gene) and TPMT (Gene) is upregulated by Dactinomycin (Compound) and Dactinomycin may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Canakinumab
Azathioprine (Compound) upregulates NUCB2 (Gene) and NUCB2 (Gene) is upregulated by Dasatinib (Compound) and Dasatinib may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Canakinumab