An Overview of PDE4 Inhibitors in Clinical Trials: 2010 to Early 2022.

ABSTRACT: Since the early 1980s, phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) has been an attractive target for the treatment of inflammation-based diseases. Several scientific advancements, by both academia and pharmaceutical companies, have enabled the identification of many synthetic ligands for this target, along with the acquisition of precise information on biological requirements and linked therapeutic opportunities. The transition from pre-clinical to clinical phase was not easy for the majority of these compounds, mainly due to their significant side effects, and it took almost thirty years for a PDE4 inhibitor to become a drug i.e., Roflumilast, used in the clinics for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Since then, three additional compounds have reached the market a few years later: Cr

SUBMITTER: Crocetti L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9370432 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature