Abstract：
:Within five years of discovering endothelin (ET-1) in 1988, the first report of an orally available ET receptor antagonist was published. Within twelve years, bosentan, the first ET receptor antagonist to gain marketing authorization, was made available for the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH). Since this milestone in ET biology, several ET receptor antagonists have been developed, principally to target cardiovascular disease states. ET-1 acts through two receptors--ET(A) and ET(B). Currently, the mixed antagonist, bosentan, and the selective ET(A) antagonist, sitaxsentan, are both licensed for the treatment of PAH, and clinical trials with these and other agents are ongoing for many diseases, including scleroderma, diabetic nephropathy and prostate cancer. Although there has been no argument about the importance of blocking ET(A) receptors, there remains a long-running debate as to whether additional ET(B) antagonism is of benefit, and this is the topic of the following review.
journal_name
Trends Pharmacol Scijournal_title
Trends in pharmacological sciencesauthors
Dhaun N,Pollock DM,Goddard J,Webb DJdoi
10.1016/j.tips.2007.10.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-11-01 00:00:00pages
573-9issue
11eissn
0165-6147issn
1873-3735pii
S0165-6147(07)00226-Xjournal_volume
28pub_type
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更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in pharmacological sciences
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更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Trends in pharmacological sciences
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journal_title：Trends in pharmacological sciences
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更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00
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