Metabolism-Resistant Bradykinin Antagonists: Development and Applications
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John M. Stewart
Abstract
Bradykinin plays many roles in normal and pathological physiology, but rapid enzymatic degradation made elucidation of its functions extremely difficult. Development of effective degradation-resistant antagonists made it possible to delineate these roles and to open the way for development of new drugs to control pathology due to excess production of bradykinin. Presently available peptide bradykinin antagonists are extremely potent, are completely resistant to enzymatic degradation, and are orally available. Non-peptide bradykinin antagonists have also been discovered. Development of bradykinin antagonists as drugs for cancer, inflammation and trauma is anticipated.
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- To Our Authors, Readers and Subscribers
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- The Expanded Human Kallikrein (KLK) Gene Family: Genomic Organisation, Tissue-Specific Expression and Potential Functions
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- Metabolism-Resistant Bradykinin Antagonists: Development and Applications
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- Bradykinin Signalling to MAP Kinase: Cell-Specific Connections versus Principle Mitogenic Pathways
- Kinins and Epithelial Ion Transport in the Alimentary Tract
- Role of the Renal Kallikrein-Kinin System in the Development of Salt-Sensitive Hypertension
- Role of the Light Chain of High Molecular Weight Kininogen in Adhesion, Cell-Associated Proteolysis and Angiogenesis
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- Ligand-Mediated Regulation of Kinin Receptors in the Rabbit
- Activation of Sphingosine Kinase by the Bradykinin B2 Receptor and Its Implication in Regulation of the ERK/MAP Kinase Pathway