Abstract
Recent progress in the development of inhibitors of human Type II s-PLA2 as potential anti-inflammatory agents is presented. While many companies have curtailed their efforts in the PLA2 area, Eli Lilly and Shionogi are continuing to advance LY-315920 (S-5920) as a potential treatment for sepsis and other diseases that have an inflammatory component. The Lilly developmental effort leading to LY-315920 is extensively reviewed, as well as the current status of other small molecular weight inhibitors of Type II s-PLA2 that have been reported to be in late-stage development
MeSH terms
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Acetates / pharmacology
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Animals
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / chemistry
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / pharmacology*
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Drug Design*
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Group II Phospholipases A2
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Humans
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Indoles / pharmacology
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Keto Acids
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Molecular Structure
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Patents as Topic
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Phospholipases A / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Phospholipases A / chemistry
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Phospholipases A2
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Sulfonamides / pharmacology
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Tretinoin / analogs & derivatives*
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Tretinoin / pharmacology
Substances
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Acetates
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
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Indoles
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Keto Acids
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SB 203347
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Sulfonamides
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13-cis-12-(3'-carboxyphenyl)retinoic acid
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varespladib
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Tretinoin
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Phospholipases A
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Group II Phospholipases A2
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Phospholipases A2