"Methylene Blue" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A compound consisting of dark green crystals or crystalline powder, having a bronze-like luster. Solutions in water or alcohol have a deep blue color. Methylene blue is used as a bacteriologic stain and as an indicator. It inhibits GUANYLATE CYCLASE, and has been used to treat cyanide poisoning and to lower levels of METHEMOGLOBIN.
| Descriptor ID |
D008751
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.369.517 D03.633.300.741.517
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| Concept/Terms |
Methylene Blue- Methylene Blue
- Blue, Methylene
- Methylthioninium Chloride
- Swiss Blue
- Blue, Swiss
- Methylene Blue N
- Blue N, Methylene
- Methylthionine Chloride
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methylene Blue" by people in Profiles.
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Methylene Blue, a Unique Topical Analgesic: A Case Report. J Palliat Med. 2024 Oct; 27(10):1425-1428.
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Use of topical methylene blue to image nuclear morphometry with a low-cost scanning darkfield microendoscope. J Biomed Opt. 2024 05; 29(5):050501.
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Quantification of solution-free red blood cell staining by sorption kinetics of Romanowsky stains to agarose gels. Anal Methods. 2023 10 19; 15(40):5369-5379.
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Methylene blue for intractable pain from oral mucositis related to cancer treatment: a randomized phase 2 clinical trial. BMC Med. 2022 11 03; 20(1):377.
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Methylene Blue for the Treatment of Intractable Pain From Oral Mucositis Related to Cancer Treatment: An Uncontrolled Cohort. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2021 May; 19(5):521-527.
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Chromopertubation of an Ectopic Pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Jan 01; 137(1):123-125.
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Methylene Blue-Based Near-Infrared Fluorescence Imaging for Breast Cancer Visualization in Resected Human Tissues. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2019 Jan-Dec; 18:1533033819894331.
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Methylene Blue as an Adjunct to Treat Vasoplegia in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Literature Review. AANA J. 2018 Dec; 86(6):455-463.
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Robotic Single-Site Tubal Reanastomosis: The Robotic Factor. J Minim Invasive Gynecol. 2019 May - Jun; 26(4):607.
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Bronchocutaneous Fistula without Pneumothorax Localized with Methylene Blue and Managed with Endobronchial Valves. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2018 08; 15(8):992-994.