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Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1389-5575
ISSN (Online): 1875-5607

Inhibitors of Membrane Receptors Involved with Leukocyte Extravasation

Author(s): Gerd Bendas

Volume 5, Issue 6, 2005

Page: [575 - 584] Pages: 10

DOI: 10.2174/1389557054023279

Price: $65

Abstract

The migration of leukocytes from the blood stream to sites of infection is a key event in cellular immune response, mediated by multiple types of molecules including several adhesion receptors. The inhibition of adhesion receptors holds great promise for novel therapeutical strategies to treat chronic inflammatory disorders or autoimmune diseases. This review reports on recent advances in adhesion-based therapeutics and focuses on structural classification of selectin and integrin inhibitors.

Keywords: adhesion molecules, autoimmune disease, endothelium, inflammation, integrins, leukocytes, selectins


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