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Analysis of Physiologic E-Selectin-Mediated Leukocyte Rolling on Microvascular Endothelium
Published on: February 11, 2009
E- and P-selectin: differences, similarities and implications for the design of P-selectin antagonists
Florian P C Binder1, Beat Ernst
1Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50 CH-4056 Basel. florian.binder@unibas.ch
Abstract:
Selectins form a family of Ca2+ -dependent carbohydrate binding proteins that mediate the initial step of leukocyte recruitment in the inflammatory process. Blocking of selectins is therefore considered a promising therapeutic approach to treat acute and chronic inflammatory diseases which are caused by excessive extravasation of leukocytes. This mini-review highlights the major structural differences between E- and P-selectin and summarizes the resulting strategies for the design of selectin antagonists.
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