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May 3, 2011

Oral S-Nitrosoglutathione Reductase Inhibitors Attenuate Pulmonary Inflammation and Decrease Airspace Enlargement in Experimental Models of COPD
Joan P. Blonder, Sarah C. Mutka, Dan Drolet, Bassam Damaj, Dianne Spicer, Vince Russell, Xicheng Sun, Gary J. Rosenthal, Charles Scoggin

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an inflammatory disease often associated with cigarette smoking and characterized by progressive airflow limitation and lung damage.

In the lung, endogenous S-nitrosothiols (SNOs) including S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO) mediate nitric oxide (NO)-based signaling, inflammatory status, and smooth muscle function. S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) inhibition represents a novel approach to treating COPD via restoring GSNO and GSNO-mediated anti-inflammatory and bronchodilatory activities.

The efficacy of small molecule inhibitors of GSNOR was evaluated in two murine models of COPD, a porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE) instillation model and a sub-chronic tobacco smoke (TS) inhalation model. More…poster PDF(440Kb)

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