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Josef Jampilek1, Martin Dolezal, Veronika Opletalova, Jiri Hartl.
Abstract
Leukotrienes play an important role in the inflammatory process accompanying allergic diseases of respiratory, gastrointestinal and dermatological systems. Leukotrienes are generated from arachidonic acid as a result of the 5-lipoxygenase action. This paper deals with 5-lipoxygenase action mechanism and the following biosynthesis of all leukotrienes. In this article, potential antileukotrienic agents are classified according to their mechanism of action. The original antileukotrienic compounds of the Research Institute for Pharmacy and Biochemistry in Prague (VUFB), Czech Republic are presented in a separate chapter of the paper.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16472209 DOI: 10.2174/092986706775197935
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Med Chem ISSN: 0929-8673 Impact factor: 4.530