Selective PDE4 inhibitors as potent anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of airway diseases

Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are responsible for the breakdown of intracellular cyclic nucleotides, from which PDE4 are the major cyclic AMP metabolizing isoenzymes found in inflammatory and immune cells. This generated greatest interest on PDE4 as a potential target to treat lung inflammatory diseases...

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Main Authors: Vincent Lagente, Corinne Martin-Chouly, Elisabeth Boichot, Marco A Martins, Patrica MR Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2005-03-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000900023