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Enkephalins play a great role in management of pain, blood pressure, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Enkephalins are short-lived molecules being rapidly hydrolyzed following their synaptic release by enkephalin degrading enzymes. The inhibitors of enkephalin degrading enzymes are able to prolong the duration of action of enkephalins. This review will focus on the inhibitors of enkephalin degrading enzymes as a novel therapeutic approach for cancer itself and also in cancer and neuropathic pain management with discussion on the present status and future directions for a new class of drugs.
Keywords: Enkephalins, dipeptidylpeptidase-III, aminopeptidase N, neutral endopeptidase, angiotensin converting enzyme, puromycin sensitive enzyme, carboxypeptidase A6 and pain, hypertension, enkephalin degrading enzymes, stress
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Enkephalin Degrading Enzymes: Metalloproteases with High Potential for Drug Development
Volume: 18 Issue: 2
Author(s): Tejinder Pal Khaket, Jasbir Singh, Pooja Attri and Suman Dhanda
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Keywords: Enkephalins, dipeptidylpeptidase-III, aminopeptidase N, neutral endopeptidase, angiotensin converting enzyme, puromycin sensitive enzyme, carboxypeptidase A6 and pain, hypertension, enkephalin degrading enzymes, stress
Abstract: Enkephalins play a great role in management of pain, blood pressure, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. Enkephalins are short-lived molecules being rapidly hydrolyzed following their synaptic release by enkephalin degrading enzymes. The inhibitors of enkephalin degrading enzymes are able to prolong the duration of action of enkephalins. This review will focus on the inhibitors of enkephalin degrading enzymes as a novel therapeutic approach for cancer itself and also in cancer and neuropathic pain management with discussion on the present status and future directions for a new class of drugs.
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Pal Khaket Tejinder, Singh Jasbir, Attri Pooja and Dhanda Suman, Enkephalin Degrading Enzymes: Metalloproteases with High Potential for Drug Development, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2012; 18 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212799040547
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161212799040547 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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