Abstract
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by persistent inflammation and joint damage. The main aim of RA treatment is to control the disease progress. Despite the success of biologicals like Adalimumab, Atlizumab, infliximab, etc. in treatment of RA, the high cost and associated immunological adverse effects have triggered discovery of small molecules targeting RA. This review describes the last 15 years of small molecular drug discovery in RA, focused mainly on preclinical and clinical studies.
Keywords: Janus kinase, peptidyl arginine deiminase, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, rheumatoid arthritis, TNFα-converting enzyme, Tyrosine kinase.
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Small Molecular Inhibitors for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Progress so Far
Volume: 15 Issue: 2
Author(s): Vadiraj D. Kurdekar and Hemant R. Jadhav
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Keywords: Janus kinase, peptidyl arginine deiminase, phosphoinositide 3-kinase, rheumatoid arthritis, TNFα-converting enzyme, Tyrosine kinase.
Abstract: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by persistent inflammation and joint damage. The main aim of RA treatment is to control the disease progress. Despite the success of biologicals like Adalimumab, Atlizumab, infliximab, etc. in treatment of RA, the high cost and associated immunological adverse effects have triggered discovery of small molecules targeting RA. This review describes the last 15 years of small molecular drug discovery in RA, focused mainly on preclinical and clinical studies.
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Kurdekar D. Vadiraj and Jadhav R. Hemant, Small Molecular Inhibitors for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Progress so Far, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 15 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557515666150101101850
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1389557515666150101101850 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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