azathioprine
noun
aza·thi·o·prine
ˌa-zə-ˈthī-ə-ˌprēn 
: a purine antimetabolite C9H7N7O2S used especially as an immunosuppressant
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Consider azathioprine, a small molecule drug that helps women with lupus control painful and dangerous flare-ups.
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Christine Brennan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Later that same year, long-term immunosuppression was achieved by combining azathioprine with steroids.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2023
Treating ulcerative colitis in general can involve immune system suppressors, like the pill azathioprine, and biologics, which are antibodies given via IV infusion or an injection that stop certain proteins from causing inflammation, according to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.
—Ann Pietrangelo, SELF, 10 Nov. 2021
With his guidance, others in the field of immunosuppressive drugs soon came up with such agents as Imuran, azathioprine and prednisone, allowing Murray to perform the first kidney transplant from an unrelated donor in 1959.
—Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2019
Other types of immunosuppressants include mycophenolate mofetil and azathioprine, which are normally used for organ transplant patients and to manage certain chronic diseases, but are sometimes prescribed off-label for very severe eczema.
—Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 30 Nov. 2021
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Christine Brennan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
Later that same year, long-term immunosuppression was achieved by combining azathioprine with steroids.
—Connor Lynch, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2023
Treating ulcerative colitis in general can involve immune system suppressors, like the pill azathioprine, and biologics, which are antibodies given via IV infusion or an injection that stop certain proteins from causing inflammation, according to the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation.
—Ann Pietrangelo, SELF, 10 Nov. 2021
With his guidance, others in the field of immunosuppressive drugs soon came up with such agents as Imuran, azathioprine and prednisone, allowing Murray to perform the first kidney transplant from an unrelated donor in 1959.
—Christian Millman, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2019
Other types of immunosuppressants include mycophenolate mofetil and azathioprine, which are normally used for organ transplant patients and to manage certain chronic diseases, but are sometimes prescribed off-label for very severe eczema.
—Jessie Van Amburg, Health.com, 30 Nov. 2021
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azathioprine
noun
aza·thi·o·prine
ˌaz-ə-ˈthī-ə-ˌprēn
: a purine antimetabolite C9H7N7O2S that is used especially as an immunosuppressant see imuran
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