Description
Tamoxifenisaselectiveestrogenreceptormodulator(SERM)thatactsasanERagoNISTintheendometriumandasanERantagonistinbreasttissue;italsoinhibitsPKC.Tamoxifenexhibitsanticancerchemotherapeutic,anti-angiogenic,anti-osteoporotic,andantipsychoticactivities.Tamoxifenisalsoaprodrug,transformedintotheactivemetabolite4-hydroxytamoxifeninvivo.TamoxifenshowssomebenefitinclinicalsettingsinthetreatmentofbipolarIdisorderandothermooddisorders.Inanimalmodels,tamoxifendecreasesbloodvesselformationandinhibitsangiogenesis.Inosteoclasts,thiscompoundinducesapoptosisbyincreasingexpressionofFasL.Additionally,tamoxifenactsasafunctionalinhibitorofacidsphingomyelinase(FIASMA).
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