S100B, S100 calcium binding protein B, 6285

N. diseases: 599; N. variants: 6
Disease: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C1535939
Disease: Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia
Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia 		0.010 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Pentamidine, an old-developed antiprotozoal drug, currently used for pneumocystis carinii is one of the most potent inhibitors of S100B activity, but despite this effect, is limited by its low capability to cross blood brain barrier (BBB). 30529726 2019