Procalcitonin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Procalcitonin;

MeSH definition : A peptide prohormone precursor of CALCITONIN. It is normally present at low levels in serum, but is released into the bloodstream, primarily from neuroendocrine cells in the lungs and intestines, in response to INFLAMMATION and BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. It is a diagnostic marker for BACTEREMIA.;

MeSH synonym : Calcitonin Precursor Polyprotein; Calcitonin-1; Calcitonin 1; Calcitonin Related Polypeptide Alpha; Pro-Calcitonin;

Details

Origin ID

D000077740;

UMLS CUI

C0072027;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- agonists [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- antagonists and inhibitors [MeSH Qualifier]
- biosynthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- deficiency [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- CALCA Gene [NCIt concept]
- CALCA wt Allele [NCIt concept]
- Procalcitonin [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Procalcitonin Measurement [NCIt concept]
- calcitonin related polypeptide alpha [HGNC gene]
- procalcitonin [EMDN type]
- procalcitonin [medical devices type]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- PROCALCITONIN [SMS substance]
- Procalcitonin [NCIt concept]
- Procalcitonin [LOINC component]
- Procalcitonin [ICHI extension code]
- Procalcitonin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- procalcitonin [COVID-19 Thesaurus concept]
Record concept(s)
- Procalcitonin [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Procalcitonin [LOINC component]
- Procalcitonin (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]

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