Abstract
Chronic inflammation represents a key pathogenetic event of many diseases, such as psoriasis, inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and sepsis. Conventional therapies for many of these disorders do not lead to the resolution of the inflammatory disorder, and frequently are associated with limited effectiveness and severe side effects. For these reasons alternative therapies have been developed, in the attempt to ensure a more sustained therapeutic response. Biotechnological approaches for the development of these novel drugs are giving exciting results: several biologic molecules are now tested in preclinical or clinical trials, and several of them are even approved for marketing.
Keywords: Inflammatory diseases, recombinant proteins, nucleic acid-based therapy
Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Biotechnological Approaches for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases
Volume: 8 Issue: 1
Author(s): V. Iansante, D. Capece, S. Murgo, M. M. Mancarelli, F. Zazzeroni and E. Alesse
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Keywords: Inflammatory diseases, recombinant proteins, nucleic acid-based therapy
Abstract: Chronic inflammation represents a key pathogenetic event of many diseases, such as psoriasis, inflammatory bowel diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, multiple sclerosis, atherosclerosis, cystic fibrosis, and sepsis. Conventional therapies for many of these disorders do not lead to the resolution of the inflammatory disorder, and frequently are associated with limited effectiveness and severe side effects. For these reasons alternative therapies have been developed, in the attempt to ensure a more sustained therapeutic response. Biotechnological approaches for the development of these novel drugs are giving exciting results: several biologic molecules are now tested in preclinical or clinical trials, and several of them are even approved for marketing.
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Iansante V., Capece D., Murgo S., Mancarelli M. M., Zazzeroni F. and Alesse E., Biotechnological Approaches for the Treatment of Inflammatory Diseases, Anti-Inflammatory & Anti-Allergy Agents in Medicinal Chemistry 2009; 8 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152309787580793
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187152309787580793 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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