Phosphodiesterases as drug targets /
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| Imprint: | Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2011. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 519 p.) |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Handbook of experimental pharmacology ; v. 204 Handbook of experimental pharmacology ; v. 204. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8898606 |
| Summary: | Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are promising targets for pharmacological intervention. Multiple PDE genes, isoform diversity, selective expression and compartmentation of the isoforms, and an array of conformations of PDE proteins are properties that challenge development of drugs that selectively target this class of enzymes. Novel characteristics of PDEs are viewed as unique opportunities to increase specificity and selectivity when designing novel compounds for certain therapeutic indications. This chapter provides a summary of the major concepts related to the design and use of PDE inhibitors. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 519 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783642179693 364217969X |