Investigation of the neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory properties of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, montelukast

Investigation of the neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory properties of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, montelukast

Montelukast (ML) is primarily an antagonist of type 1 cysteinyl leukotriene receptors (CysLT1R), an activity which underpins its therapeutic efficacy in bronchial asthma. However, ML has also been reported to be useful in the treatment of acute and chronic inflammatory disorders of both infective an...

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Main Author: Lodder, Cornelia Magdalena
Other Authors: Anderson, Ronald
Published: University of Pretoria 2013
Subjects:
Bronchial asthma
Cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist
Montelukast
Neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory properties
UCTD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30773
Lodder, CM 2011, Investigation of the neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory properties of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, montelukast, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04262012-101927/ >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04262012-101927/

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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30773
Lodder, CM 2011, Investigation of the neutrophil-directed anti-inflammatory properties of the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor antagonist, montelukast, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04262012-101927/ >
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-04262012-101927/

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