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Targets for antiinflammatory drugs

B N Cronstein1, G Weissmann

  • 1Department of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York 10016, USA.

Annual Review of Pharmacology and Toxicology
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

Common anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin, corticosteroids, and methotrexate reduce white blood cell accumulation in inflammation. This shared mechanism offers potential for developing novel anti-inflammatory therapies targeting cell adhesion.

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Area of Science:

  • Rheumatology
  • Immunology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases are primarily treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, corticosteroids, and methotrexate.
  • These established therapies share a common characteristic impacting inflammatory processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the biochemical and functional mechanisms by which these drugs modify the inflammatory response.
  • To explore the potential for developing new anti-inflammatory agents based on these observed pharmacological actions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on the mechanisms of action for aspirin-like agents, corticosteroids, and methotrexate.
  • Analysis of how these drugs affect white blood cell adhesion and accumulation at inflammatory sites.

Main Results:

  • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, corticosteroids, and methotrexate diminish adhesive interactions crucial for white blood cell recruitment.
  • This reduction in white blood cell accumulation is a key shared characteristic of these mainstays of therapy.

Conclusions:

  • The anti-inflammatory effects of common drugs are linked to their ability to reduce white blood cell adhesion.
  • Understanding these mechanisms provides a basis for the rational design of novel anti-inflammatory drugs targeting cell adhesion pathways.

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