Description
PantoprazoleisanH+/K+ATPaseinhibitorthatexhibitsantacid,anti-parasitic,andanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Pantoprazoleisclinicallyusedtotreatgastroesophagealrefluxdisease(GERD),althoughitsinhibitionofROCK-2causesadecreaseingastroesophagealsphinctermuscletone.InTrichomonas,pantoprazoleinhibitsuridinenucleosideribohydrolaseactivity.Additionally,pantoprazoleincreasestumor-associatedmacrophagerecruitmentinthetumormicroenvironment,inhibitingtumorgrowthinvivo.
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