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Inhibition of cAMP phosphodiesterase by some phototherapeutic agents
L Bovalini1, P Lusini, S Simoni
1Institute of Biological Chemistry, University of Siena, Italy.
Abstract:
The behaviour of cyclic-3',5'-AMP phosphodiesterase has been studied in the presence of psoralen, 8-methoxy-psoralen (8-MOP), 4,5',8-trimethylpsoralen (TMP) (usually used in PUVA therapy), 4,6,4'-trimethylangelicin (TMA) and khellin recently proposed for the same therapeutical use. TMP and TMA exhibit a significant inhibitory effect on cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase; a light inhibition is produced by khellin at rather high concentration.