title: Tyrosine kinase inhibition: an approach to drug development.
abstract: Protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) regulate cell proliferation, cell differentiation, and signaling processes in the cells of the immune system. Uncontrolled signaling from receptor tyrosine kinases and intracellular tyrosine kinases can lead to inflammatory responses and to diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, and psoriasis. Thus, inhibitors that block the activity of tyrosine kinases and the signaling pathways they activate may provide a useful basis for drug development. This article summarizes recent progress in the development of PTK inhibitors and demonstrates their potential use in the treatment of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, Alexander Silberman Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
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authors.lastname: Levitzki
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authors.lastname: Gazit
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002396:Catechols / Q000494:pharmacology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D009570:Nitriles / Q000494:pharmacology; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D020032:Tyrphostins
chemical_list: D002396:Catechols; D009570:Nitriles; D020032:Tyrphostins; C060152:tyrphostin 47; D011505:Protein-Tyrosine Kinases