Cevimeline, a parasympathomimetic and muscarinic agonist, affects M1 and M3 receptors. Cevimeline has been shown to treat dry mouth and Sj gren's syndrome. It is also used to reduce Xerostomia symptoms and increase salivary flow in head and neck cancer survivors after radiotherapy.
Amethopterin is a chemotherapy drug and immune system inhibitor used to treat cancers of the blood, bone, lung, breast, head, and neck. In addition, it can treat rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
C24 dihydro Ceramide is a sphingolipid that has been found in the stratum corneum of human skin.[1] It is found in higher concentrations in female sebum compared to male sebum.[2] C24 dihydro Ceramide levels positively correlate with cytotoxicity in CCRF-CEM, MOLT-4, COG-LL-317h, and COG-LL-332h T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) cell lines.[4] Levels of C24 dihydro ceramide are increased by 149.49-fold in dihydroceramide desaturase 1 (DEGS1) knockdown UM-SCC-22A human head and neck squamous carcinoma cells in vitro.[4] C24 dihydro Ceramide levels are also increased in INS-1 β-cells incubated with glucose and palmitate.[5]