theophylline lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator
• A methyl xanthine derivative from tea with diuretic, smooth muscle relaxant, bronchial dilation, cardiac and central nervous system stimulant activities. Theophylline inhibits the 3',5'-CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE that degrades CYCLIC AMP thus potentiates the actions of agents that act through ADENYLATE CYCLASE and cyclic AMP.