Evaluation of the Therapeutic Index of a Novel Phosphodiesterase 4B– Selective Inhibitor Over Phosphodiesterase 4D in Mice

Phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitors have been developed for the treatment of pulmonary inflammatory diseases, but their clinical use was dose-limited by mainly gastric adverse effects. Recent studies suggested PDE4B-selective inhibitors over PDE4D are supposed to display a wider therapeutic index...

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Main Authors: Osamu Suzuki, Kiyoshi Mizukami, Maki Etori, Yoshitaka Sogawa, Nana Takagi, Hiroshi Tsuchida, Kiyoshi Morimoto, Taiji Goto, Toshiharu Yoshino, Tsuyoshi Mikkaichi, Kazuki Hirahara, Satoshi Nakamura, Hiroaki Maeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319302440