[Pharmacological properties and clinical effects of the antifibrotic agent pirfenidone (Pirespa) for treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]

Nihon Yakurigaku Zasshi. 2009 Aug;134(2):97-104. doi: 10.1254/fpj.134.97.
[Article in Japanese]
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / adverse effects
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use*
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / drug therapy*
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / chemically induced
  • Pyridones / adverse effects
  • Pyridones / pharmacology*
  • Pyridones / therapeutic use*
  • Skin Neoplasms / chemically induced

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
  • Pyridones
  • pirfenidone