Definitions for mitomycin
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1. mitomycin, Mutamycinnoun

   a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug

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1. mitomycinnoun

   Any of a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from the filamentous bacterium Streptomyces lavendulae, one of which is used as a chemotherapeutic agent.

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1. mitomycin

   Mitomycin is a type of antibiotic drug that inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy agent to treat various types of cancer. It works by preventing cells from dividing and growing, thus inhibiting the growth of the cancerous cells. It belongs to a group of medications called antineoplastics. Mitomycin may also be used in ophthalmology to prevent the growth of scar tissue following surgical procedures.

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1. Mitomycin

   The mitomycins are a family of aziridine-containing natural products isolated from Streptomyces caespitosus or Streptomyces lavendulae. One of these compounds, mitomycin C, finds use as a chemotherapeutic agent by virtue of its antitumour antibiotic activity. It is given intravenously to treat upper gastro-intestinal, anal cancers, and breast cancers, as well as by bladder instillation for superficial bladder tumours. It causes delayed bone marrow toxicity and therefore it is usually administered at 6-weekly intervals. Prolonged use may result in permanent bone-marrow damage. It may also cause lung fibrosis and renal damage. Mitomycin C has also been used topically rather than intravenously in several areas. The first is cancers, particularly bladder cancers and intraperitoneal tumours. It is now well known that a single instillation of this agent within 6 hours of bladder tumor resection can prevent recurrence. The second is in eye surgery where mitomycin C 0.02% is applied topically to prevent scarring during glaucoma filtering surgery and haze after PRK or superlasik. The third is in esophageal and tracheal stenosis where application of mitomycin C onto the mucosa immediately following dilatation will decrease re-stenosis by decreasing the production of fibroblasts and scar tissue.

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1. Mitomycin

   An antineoplastic antibiotic produced by Streptomyces caespitosus. It is one of the bi- or tri-functional ALKYLATING AGENTS causing cross-linking of DNA and inhibition of DNA synthesis.

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   The numerical value of mitomycin in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of mitomycin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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