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Alisporivir

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ATC code
  
None

PubChem CID
  
11513676

KEGG
  
D10087

Molar mass
  
1,216.64 g/mol

CAS Number
  
254435-95-5

ChemSpider
  
9688467

ChEMBL
  
CHEMBL1651956

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Alisporivir (INN), or Debio 025, DEB025, (or UNIL-025) is a cyclophilin inhibitor. Its structure is reminiscent of, and synthesized from ciclosporin.

It inhibits cyclophilin A. Alisporivir is not immunosuppressive.

It is being researched for potential use in the treatment of hepatitis C. It has also been investigated for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Alisporivir is under development by Debiopharm for Japan and by Novartis for the rest of the world (licence granted by Debiopharm) since February 2010.

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