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flucytosine and Obesity

flucytosine has been researched along with Obesity in 1 studies

Flucytosine: A fluorinated cytosine analog that is used as an antifungal agent.
flucytosine : An organofluorine compound that is cytosine that is substituted at position 5 by a fluorine. A prodrug for the antifungal 5-fluorouracil, it is used for the treatment of systemic fungal infections.

Obesity: A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Herein, we investigate the anti-obesity efficacy of the antifungal antibiotics (amphotericin B, fluconazole and 5-fluorocytosine) in the high fat diet-fed (HFD) mice."4.02The gut commensal fungus, Candida parapsilosis, promotes high fat-diet induced obesity in mice. ( Chen, W; Dai, H; Hu, X; Li, H; Liu, H; Qiao, S; Sun, L; Sun, S; Wang, K; Zhang, S; Zhao, X, 2021)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's1 (100.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Sun, S1
Sun, L1
Wang, K1
Qiao, S1
Zhao, X1
Hu, X1
Chen, W1
Zhang, S1
Li, H1
Dai, H1
Liu, H1

Other Studies

1 other study available for flucytosine and Obesity

ArticleYear
The gut commensal fungus, Candida parapsilosis, promotes high fat-diet induced obesity in mice.
    Communications biology, 2021, 10-25, Volume: 4, Issue:1

    Topics: Amphotericin B; Animals; Antifungal Agents; Candida parapsilosis; Diet, High-Fat; Fluconazole; Flucy

2021