Inhibitors of mast cell tryptase beta as therapeutics for the treatment of asthma and inflammatory disorders

Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-66

  Cairns, J A ^a  

^a Aventis Pharmaceuticals   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Inflammatory disorders; Mast cells; Therapeutics; Tryptase inhibitors

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS[4 [(3 CARBAMIMIDOYLBENZENESULFONYLAMINO)METHYL]PHENOXYL]PENTANE; AMG 126737; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; APC 2059; APD 10; APD 8; AY 0068; BAY 443428; BENZAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; BIS(5 AMIDINO 2 BENZIMIDAZOLYL)METHANE; BMS 262084; BMS 36130; BMS 36131; GUANIDINE DERIVATIVE; M 58538; MOL 6131; N (1 HYDROXY 2 NAPHTHOYL)ARGINYLPROLINAMIDE; PMD 3027; PROTEINASE ACTIVATED RECEPTOR 2; RWJ 56423; TRYPTASE; TRYPTASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ASTHMA; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSORIASIS; REVIEW; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

EID: 10644257614     PISSN: 10945539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2004.09.032     Document Type: Article

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