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ReviewPharmacology & therapeutics2009

Targeting the NF-kappaB pathway in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Michael R Edwards, Nathan W Bartlett, Deborah Clarke, Mark Birrell, Maria Belvisi, Sebastian L Johnston

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Review in Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 161 papers.

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161citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

161 citing papers in PubMed, 370 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael R EdwardsDepartment of Respiratory Medicine & Wright-Fleming Institute of Infection and Immunity, St Mary's Campus, National Heart Lung Institute Imperial College London, London UK. michael.edwards@ic.ac.uk
Nathan W Bartlett
Deborah Clarke
Mark Birrell
Maria Belvisi
Sebastian L Johnston
Imperial College London · GBRoyal Brompton Hospital · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/E52708X/1Medical Research Council G0800196
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are inflammatory lung disorders responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. While the importance of allergic responses in asthma is well known, respiratory viral and bacterial infections and pollutants especially cigarette smoke are important factors in the pathogenesis of both diseases. Corticosteroid treatment remains the first preference of treatment in either disease, however these therapies are not always completely effective, and are associated with side effects and steroid resistance. Due to such limitations, development of new treatments represents a major goal for both the pharmaceutical industry and academic researchers. There are now excellent reasons to promote NF-kappaB signalling intermediates and Rel family proteins as potential therapeutic targets for both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This notion is supported by the fact that much of the underlying inflammation of both diseases independent of stimuli, is mediated at least in part, by NF-kappaB mediated signalling events in several cell types. Also, a range of inhibitors of NF-kappaB signalling intermediates are now available, including DNA oligonucleotides and DNA-peptide molecules that act as NF-kappaB decoy sequences, small molecule inhibitors such as IKK-beta inhibitors, and proteasome inhibitors affecting NF-kappaB signalling, that have either shown promise in animal models or have begun clinical trials in other disorders. This review will focus on the role of NF-kappaB in both diseases, will discuss its suitability as a target, and will highlight recent key studies that support the potential of NF-kappaB as a therapeutic target in these two important inflammatory lung diseases.

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AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAsthmaDisease Models, AnimalDrug DiscoveryHumansI-kappa B KinaseNF-kappa BOligonucleotidesPneumoniaProteasome InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-relPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRNA, AntisenseRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionAnti-Inflammatory AgentsI-kappa B KinaseIKBKB protein, humanNF-kappa BOligonucleotidesProteasome InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-relRNA, AntisenseRNA, Small Interfering

Identifiers

PMID18950657
PMCPMC7172981
OpenAlexW2090327604

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