tazarotene
A synthetic, topical retinoid. Tazarotene induces the expression of tazarotene-induced gene 3 (TIG3), a tumor suppressor gene. In psoriasis, tazarotene normalizes abnormal keratinocyte differentiation and reduces their hyperproliferation.
| US brand name: | Avage Tazorac |
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| Foreign brand name: | Retisol-A Stieva-A Stieva-A Forte Vitinoin |
| Code name: | AGN-190168 |
| Chemical structure: | 6-[(3,4-dihydro-4,4-dimethyl-2H-1-benzothiopyran-6-yl)ethynyl]- 3-Pyridinecarboxylic Acid, Ethyl Ester Ethyl 6-(2-(4,4-Dimethylthiochroman-6-yl)ethynyl)nicotinate |