title: Integrin antagonists.
abstract: Integrins are a family of cell surface glycoproteins that mediate numerous cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions and are involved in biological processes such as tissue morphogenesis, leukocyte recirculation and migration, wound healing, blood clotting and immune response. Aberrant cell adhesion has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases, including a number of inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease and asthma, as well as cancer and coronary heart disease. As such integrins are seen as excellent targets for the development of therapeutic agents. This report begins with an examination of the structure of integrin molecules and their ligands and then goes on to review the current state of development of antiintegrin antagonists.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Curley
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Humphries
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002448:Cell Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism; D004727:Endothelium / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008024:Ligands; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules; D016023:Integrins; D008024:Ligands; D019039:Platelet Glycoprotein GPIIb-IIIa Complex