RU38486

《英文MSH词典》RU38486
[入口词] RU38486
[主题词] Mifepristone
[药动学] Menstruation-Inducing Agents
[英文释义] A progestational and glucocorticoid hormone antagonist. Its inhibition of progesterone induces bleeding during the luteal phase and in early pregnancy by releasing endogenous prostaglandins from the endometrium or decidua. As a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist,the drug has been used to treat hypercortisolism in patients with nonpituitary CUSHING SYNDROME.