Cyclosporin D is an immunosuppressive agent [1].
Cyclosporin D (CsD) is an analogue of cyclosporine A with weak immunosuppressive activity. Cyclosporin D has been used as an internal standard for the quantification of cyclosporin A. In human multidrug-resistant ovarian cancer cells, cyclosporin D significantly overcame adriamycin resistance [2]. In lymphocyte, CsD weakly inhibited PHA-, PWM-, and PMA + Ca2+-induced cell proliferation [3].
In mice, CsD inhibited edema in mouse ear and alkaline phosphatase activity in mouse skin induced by TPA by 98% and 88%, respectively. In cytosol of mouse pancreas, CsD inhibited the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation of the elongation factor 2 (EF-2) and the TPA-induced increase of EF-2 [1]. Cyclosporin D was effective in inhibiting P. falciparum parasite in vitro and P. berghei malaria parasite development in vivo when administered orally [4].
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