Abstract
The chemokine receptor CXCR2 is involved in different inflammatory diseases, like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ulcerative colitis; therefore, it is considered an attractive drug target. Different classes of small CXCR2 antagonists have been developed. In this study, we selected seven CXCR2 antagonists from the diarylurea, imida-zolylpyrimide, and thiazolopyrimidine class and studied their mechanisms of action at human CXCR2. All compounds are able to displace
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 783-90 |
Journal | The Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics |
Volume | 329 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |