BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
1,4-Benzoquinones are well-known inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX, the key enzyme in leukotriene biosynthesis), but the molecular mechanisms of 5-LOX inhibition are not… (More)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Leukotrienes (LTs) are inflammatory mediators produced via the 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) pathway and are linked to diverse disorders, including asthma, allergic rhinitis and… (More)
Pharmacological suppression of leukotriene biosynthesis by inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) is a strategy to intervene with inflammatory and allergic disorders. We recently presented… (More)
mPGES-1 is a promising target for development of new anti-inflammatory drugs. We aimed to create mPGES-1 inhibitors by modifying the structure of NSAIDs by replacing the carboxylic acid functionality… (More)
Pharmacological suppression of leukotriene biosynthesis by 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO)-activating protein (FLAP) inhibitors is a promising strategy to intervene with inflammatory, allergic and… (More)
We recently presented that compounds 4a-b moderately inhibited leukotriene (LT) formation in human neutrophils. For structural derivatization of 4a-b, novel thirty-six title compounds were… (More)
Lipoxygenases (LOs) are iron-containing enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HPETEs) and other bioactive lipid mediators. In mammals, 5-LO,… (More)
5-Lipoxygenase (5-LO), an enzyme that catalyzes the initial steps in the biosynthesis of pro-inflammatory leukotrienes, is an attractive drug target for the pharmacotherapy of inflammatory and… (More)