oncolytic viruses

Preferred Label : oncolytic viruses;

MeSH definition : Tumor-selective, replication competent VIRUSES that have antineoplastic effects. This is achieved by producing cytotoxicity-enhancing proteins and/or eliciting an antitumor immune response. They are genetically engineered so that they can replicate in CANCER cells but not in normal cells, and are used in ONCOLYTIC VIROTHERAPY.;

MeSH synonym : oncolytic virus; viruses, oncolytic; virus, oncolytic;

MeSH annotation : ONCOGENIC VIRUSES is available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oncolytic virus;

Details

Origin ID

D050504;

UMLS CUI

C0029020;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Oncolytic Virus [NCIt concept]
Metaterm(s)
- oncology [CISMeF Metaterm]
Record concept(s)
- oncolytic viruses [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- rMV-Hu191 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- reolysin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- oncolytic virotherapy [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Oncolytic Virus [NCIt concept]

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