The leukotriene receptors as therapeutic targets of inflammatory diseases

F Sasaki, T Yokomizo - International immunology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Leukotrienes (LTs) are inflammatory mediators derived from arachidonic acid. LTs include
the di-hydroxy acid LT (LTB4) and the cysteinyl LTs (CysLTs; LTC4, LTD4 and LTE4), all of …

The role of leukotrienes in the pathophysiology of inflammatory disorders: is there a case for revisiting leukotrienes as therapeutic targets?

JN Sharma, LA Mohammed - Inflammopharmacology, 2006 - Springer
Leukotrienes (LTs), a family of lipid mediators, play a key role in the pathogenesis of
inflammation. They are synthesized in the leucocytes from arachidonic acid (AA) via the …

Leukotriene receptors: classification, gene expression, and signal transduction

T Izumi, T Yokomizo, H Obinata… - The journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Leukotrienes (LTs) are potent pro-inflammatory mediators derived from arachidonic acid by
the action of 5-lipoxygenase. There are two groups of LTs: LTB4 and cysteinyl LTs (LTC4 …

A review on leukotrienes and their receptors with reference to asthma

RK Singh, R Tandon, SG Dastidar, A Ray - Journal of Asthma, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Objective and methods: Leukotrienes (LTs) including cysteinyl leukotrienes
(CysLTs) and LTB4 are the most potent inflammatory lipid mediators and play a central role …

Targeted Disruption of the Leukotriene B4Receptor in Mice Reveals Its Role in Inflammation and Platelet-Activating Factor–Induced Anaphylaxis

B Haribabu, MW Verghese, DA Steeber… - The Journal of …, 2000 - rupress.org
Leukotrienes are derived from arachidonic acid and serve as mediators of inflammation and
immediate hypersensitivity. Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) and leukotriene C4 (LTC4) act through G …

The role of leukotrienes in allergic diseases

M Liu, T Yokomizo - Allergology International, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
abstract Leukotrienes (LTs), both LTB4 and the cysteinyl LTs (CysLTs) LTC4, LTD4 and
LTE4, are implicated in a wide variety of inflammatory disorders. These lipid mediators are …

Cysteinyl leukotrienes and their receptors: molecular and functional characteristics

RK Singh, S Gupta, S Dastidar, A Ray - Pharmacology, 2010 - karger.com
The cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) are a family of potent inflammatory lipid mediators
synthesized from arachidonic acid by a variety of cells including mast cells, eosinophils …

Cutting edge: Leukotriene C4 activates mouse platelets in plasma exclusively through the type 2 cysteinyl leukotriene receptor

HE Cummings, T Liu, C Feng, TM Laidlaw… - The Journal of …, 2013 - journals.aai.org
Abstract Leukotriene C 4 (LTC 4) and its extracellular metabolites, LTD 4 and LTE 4,
mediate airway inflammation. They signal through three specific receptors (type 1 cys-LT …

Roles of cysteinyl leukotrienes and their receptors in immune cell-related functions

Y Kanaoka, KF Austen - Advances in immunology, 2019 - Elsevier
The cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LTs), leukotriene C 4,(LTC 4), LTD 4, and LTE 4, are lipid
mediators of inflammation. LTC 4 is the only intracellularly synthesized cys-LT through the 5 …

International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXXIV: leukotriene receptor nomenclature, distribution, and pathophysiological functions

M Bäck, SE Dahlén, JM Drazen, JF Evans… - Pharmacological …, 2011 - ASPET
The seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors activated by leukotrienes are
divided into two subclasses based on their ligand specificity for either leukotriene B4 or the …