PDE4 inhibitors: current status

D Spina - British journal of pharmacology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphodiesterase4 inhibitors are currently under development for the treatment of
respiratory diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The …

Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors in the treatment of inflammatory lung disease

D Spina - Drugs, 2003 - Springer
Phosphodiesterases (PDE) belong to an important family of proteins that regulate the
intracellular levels of cyclic nucleotide second messengers. Targeting PDE with selective …

[HTML][HTML] Inhaled phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors for inflammatory respiratory diseases

JE Phillips - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
PDE4 inhibitors can suppress a variety of inflammatory cell functions that contribute to their
anti-inflammatory actions in respiratory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of PDE4 inhibitors in clinical trials: 2010 to early 2022

L Crocetti, G Floresta, A Cilibrizzi, MP Giovannoni - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Since the early 1980s, phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) has been an attractive target for the
treatment of inflammation-based diseases. Several scientific advancements, by both …

Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors for the treatment of COPD

G Sturton, M Fitzgerald - Chest, 2002 - Elsevier
Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) is a major cyclic adenosine-3′, 5′-monophosphate-
metabolizing enzyme in immune and inflammatory cells, airway smooth muscle, and …

PDE4 inhibitors as new anti-inflammatory drugs: effects on cell trafficking and cell adhesion molecules expression

MJ Sanz, J Cortijo, EJ Morcillo - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2005 - Elsevier
Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) is a major cyclic AMP-hydrolyzing enzyme in inflammatory and
immunomodulatory cells. The wide range of inflammatory mechanisms under control by …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of roflumilast, a selective phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, in airway diseases

T Kawamatawong - Journal of thoracic disease, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common chronic respiratory
diseases. Both diseases have incompletely distinct pathophysiology, clinical manifestation …

Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BJ Lipworth - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Inhibitors of phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) act by increasing intracellular concentrations
of cyclic AMP, which has a broad range of anti-inflammatory effects on various key effector …

Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

J Szmuszkovicz, SP Gupta, B Kundu, SK Khare… - Progress in Drug …, 1999 - Springer
Phosphodiesterases (PDE) are a family of enzymes responsible for the metabolism of the
intracellular second messengers cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP. PDE4 is a cyclic AMP specific …

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors in airways disease

KF Chung - European journal of pharmacology, 2006 - Elsevier
Phosphodiesterases hydrolyse intracellular cyclic nucleotides, cyclic adenosine
monophosphate (cAMP) and cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) into inactive 5 …