Scientific article
English

Structural requirements of heparin and related molecules to exert a multitude of anti-inflammatory activities

Published inMini-reviews in medical chemistry, vol. 6, no. 9, p. 1009-1023
Publication date2006
Abstract

Chronic inflammatory diseases are common and still remain a therapeutic challenge for both efficacy and safety reasons. Hence, novel therapeutics addressing these issues would for example improve treatment of severe diseases such as psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and multiple sclerosis. Inappropriate leukocyte homing to the affected compartments is a common feature of these diseases. Heparin and related polysaccharides have been shown to interfere with leukocyte homing through a variety of effects distinct from their anticoagulant properties. In this review, data on heparin as an anti-inflammatory agent are presented. In addition, structure-activity requirements for the anti-inflammatory properties of heparin are discussed, which should aid the drug development based on structurally modified heparin or other sulfated carbohydrates for treatment of inflammatory diseases.

Keywords
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents/*chemistry/*pharmacology
  • Heparin/*chemistry/*pharmacology
  • Molecular Structure
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
Affiliation entities Not a UNIGE publication
Citation (ISO format)
LUDWIG, Ralf J., ALBAN, Susanne, BOEHNCKE, Wolf-Henning. Structural requirements of heparin and related molecules to exert a multitude of anti-inflammatory activities. In: Mini-reviews in medical chemistry, 2006, vol. 6, n° 9, p. 1009–1023.
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Journal ISSN1389-5575
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