Mesna is a sulfhydryl compound that is used to reduce the incidence of hemorrhagic cystitis associated with certain chemotherapeutic agents. Mesna is converted to a free thiol compound in the kidney, where it binds to and inactivates acrolein and other urotoxic metabolites of ifosfamide and cyclophosphamide, thereby reducing their toxic effects on the urinary tract during urinary excretion. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus). Mesnex is indicated as a prophylactic agent in reducing the incidence of ifosfamide-induced hemorrhagic cystitis.
Synonyms:
sodium mercaptoethanesulfonate;
2-Mercaptoethanesulfonic Acid Sodium Salt;
2-mercaptoethanesulphonic acid sodium salt;
2-Mercaptoethanesulfonic acid sodium salt,Coenzyme M sodium salt,HS-CoM Na;
sodium 2-Mercapto-ethanesulfonate;
SodiuM 2-Mercaptoethanesulfonate;