Anti-inflammatory & anti-allergy agents in medicinal chemistry
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Antiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem · Jan 2020
Therapeutic Approach of Probiotic in Children with Atopic Dermatitis.
Pediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease affecting 20% of children all over the world especially in developed countries. Recently, there is an increase in the prevalence rate of AD. This chronic inflammatory skin disease causes economic and social burden to the family. ⋯ In recent years there is increasing interest in the use of probiotic in the modulation of gut microbiota for the management of AD. Many research studies showed that administration of probiotic give positive results in the prevention and treatment of AD in children, however, the results are not consistent and conclusive. In this review, the dysbiosis of the gut flora contributes to the development of AD is addressed and clinical evidence of probiotics in the prevention and treatment of AD children is also summarises.
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Antiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem · Jan 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialFlower Pollen Extract in Association with Vitamins (Deprox 500®) Versus Serenoa repens in Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Comparative Analysis of Two Different Treatments.
Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CP/CPPS) is reported in the literature ranging from 1 to 14.2%. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact on patient's quality of life and symptoms of Flower pollen extract in association with vitamins (Deprox 500®) in comparison with Serenoa repens 320 mg (Permixon 320 mg® by Pierre Fabre) in patients with CP/CPPS. ⋯ In conclusion, in patients with CP/CPPS, Deprox 500® improves IPSS and NIH-CPSI scores up to 74.5% and 84.5% respectively. Furthermore, in patients with hypertension, the antioxidant effect of Deprox 500® reduces the mean IPSS score of 82.7%.
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Antiinflamm Antiallergy Agents Med Chem · Jan 2012
ReviewA novel treatment strategy for sepsis and septic shock based on the interactions between prostanoids, nitric oxide, and 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid.
Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response syndrome with a suspected or proven infection caused by any pathogen or a clinical syndrome associated with a high probability of infection. The definition of septic shock includes sepsis-induced hypotension despite adequate fluid resuscitation, along with the presence of organ perfusion abnormalities, and ultimately cell dysfunction. As the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units worldwide, the societal and economic costs of sepsis and septic shock are staggering. ⋯ Studies from our laboratory and others have provided substantial evidence that administration of a synthetic analog of 20-HETE, N-[20-hydroxyeicosa-5(Z),14(Z)-dienoyl]glycine, prevents endotox-ininduced vascular hyporeactivity, hypotension, and mortality associated with increased formation of inducible nitric oxide synthase-derived nitric oxide (NO) and cyclooxygenase-2-derived vasodilator prostanoids as well as decreased expression and activity of CYP4A1 and 20-HETE production in a rodent model of septic shock. CYP4A- and CYP4F-derived 20- HETE is also a proinflammatory mediator of endotoxin-induced acute systemic inflammation. In this review, we will present an overview of our current understanding of the interactions between prostanoids, NO, and 20-HETE in sepsis, and provide a rationale for the development of synthetic 20-HETE analogs for the treatment of sepsis and septic shock.