levamisole hydrochloride
The orally bioavailable hydrochloride salt of the synthetic imidazothiazole derivative levamisole with anthelminthic and immunostimulating activities. In immunosuppressed states, levamisole may restore immune function by: 1) stimulating antibody formation, 2) stimulating T-cell activation and proliferation, 3) potentiatiating monocyte and macrophage phagocytosis and chemotaxis and 4) increasing neutrophil mobility, adherence, and chemotaxis.
| Synonym: | l-tetramisole hydrochloride |
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| US brand name: | Ergamisol |
| Foreign brand name: | Ascaridil Decaris Ergamisole Ketrax Solaskil |
| Abbreviation: | LEV |
| Code name: | ICI-59623 R 12564 RP-20605 |
| Chemical structure: | (-)-( S)-2,3,5, 6-tetrahydro-6-phenylimidazo [2,1-b] thiazole monohydrochloride |