Photosensitizing Agent

Preferred Label : Photosensitizing Agent;

NCIt synonyms : Photosensitizers;

NCIt related terms : photosensitizer;

NCIt definition : Any pharmaceutical that is administered as an inactive precursor that can be converted to its pharmacologically active form through exposure to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A drug used in photodynamic therapy. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, the drug becomes active and kills the cancer cells.;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:47868;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000045836; CDR0000442862;

Details

Origin ID

C1420;

UMLS CUI

C0162713;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Abnormal sensitivity to light or UV radiation of uncertain or unspecified nature [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Cutaneous photosensitivity [HPO term]
- Photoparoxysmal response 1 [OMIM Phenotype]
- Photosensitivity [PASCAL descriptor]
- Photosensitivity [MedDRA LLT]
- Photosensitivity (finding) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Photosensitized [MedDRA LLT]
- photosensitivity [SNOMED Notion]
- photosensitivity disorders [MeSH Descriptor]
- photosensitization [IUPAC Term]
- photosensitization [MeSH concept]
- phototoxic dermatitis [DO Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Photosensitizing agent (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Photosensitizing agent (substance) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- photosensitizer [IUPAC Term]
- photosensitizing agents [MeSH Descriptor]
- photosensitizing agents [MeSH concept]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- photosensitivity [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Photosensitizing agent (product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Photosensitizing agent (substance) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- photosensitizer [IUPAC Term]
- photosensitizing agents [MeSH concept]
- photosensitizing agents [MeSH Descriptor]

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