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Published on: November 17, 2011
Selective chiral inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase with anti-inflammatory activity
R M McMillan1, J M Girodeau, S J Foster
1Bioscience 1, ICI Pharmaceuticals, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Abstract:
The studies described here, using enantiomers of an optically-active methoxy alkyl thiazole ICI216800 (1-methoxy-6-(naphth-2-yl-methoxyl)-1- (thiazol-2-yl)indane), provide unequivocal evidence for a specific, chiral interaction with 5-lipoxygenase. In accordance with their biochemical efficacy these compounds also demonstrate enantio-specific anti-inflammatory activity in a leukotriene-mediated model of inflammation. This is the first class of compounds for which 5-lipoxygenase inhibition and anti-inflammatory activity have been shown to be mediated via a specific chiral interaction.
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