MedicalTerminology DB

1 Definition of rapamycin

Meaning of rapamycin: A drug used to keep the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants.

A drug used to keep the body from rejecting organ and bone marrow transplants. Rapamycin blocks certain white blood cells that can reject foreign tissues and organs. It also blocks a protein that is involved in cell division. It is a type of antibiotic, a type of immunosuppressant, and a type of serine/threonine kinase inhibitor. Rapamycin is now called sirolimus.

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