sirolimus
thing and macrolide compound
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Wikidata WikipediaSirolimus, also known as rapamycin and sold under the brand name Rapamune among others, is a macrolide compound that is used to coat coronary stents, prevent organ transplant rejection, treat a rare lung disease called lymphangioleiomyomatosis, and treat perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa). It has immunosuppressant functions in humans and is especially useful in preventing the rejection of kidney transplants. It is a mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase (mTOR) inhibitor that inhibits activation of T cells and B cells by reducing their sensitivity to interleukin-2 (IL-2). It is produced by the bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus and was isolated for the first time in 1972, from samples of Streptomyces hygroscopicus found on Easter Island. The compound was originally named rapamycin after the native name of the island, Rapa Nui. Sirolimus was initially developed as an antifungal agent. However, this use was abandoned when it was discovered to have potent immunosuppressive and antiproliferative properties due to its ability to inhibit mTOR. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September 1999.
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Neste local foram obtidas em janeiro de 1965 as amostras de solo que permitiram obter a rapamicina, substância que inaugurou uma nova era para os pacientes submetidos a transplantes de órgãos. Homenagem dos investigadores brasileiros, Novembro de 2000 - Wyeth Brasil.
English translation: In this location were obtained, in January 1965, soil samples that allowed for the obtention of rapamycin, a substance that inaugurated a new era for organ transplant patients. An homage from the Brazilian researchers, November 2000.
Somewhere, Easter Island, Chile where it was discovered (1972)