monomethylfumarate en · NOUN
Etymology
From monomethyl + fumarate.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The monomethyl ester of fumaric acid
The active antipsoriatic agent monomethylfumarate inhibits the expression of proinflammatory cytokines, tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-1 alpha [ 6 ] and increases the secretion of interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 by helper T-cells [ 7 ].
2015 July 8, Nele Dammeier et al., “Case report of a patient with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy under treatment with dimethyl fumarate”, in BMC Neurology, volume 15, →DOI: