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Phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitors (PDE4Is) are potent anti-inf lammatory agents and roflumilast has been used to prevent acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Roflumilast decreases neutrophil migration, restores cystic fibrosis...
The goals of management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are to reduce both current symptoms and future risks with minimal side effects from treatment. Identification and reduction of...
BACKGROUND: The adverse effects of the phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor roflumilast, appear to be more frequent in clinical practice than what was observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinical trials. Thus,...
Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) play a key role in the regulation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which in turn mediates various cellular functions including learning and memory. We previously cloned and characterized...
OBJECTIVE: Alcoholic neuropathy is characterized by allodynia (a discomfort evoked by normally innocuous stimuli), hyperalgesia (an exaggerated pain in response to painful stimuli) and spontaneous burning pain. The aim of...