The employment of leukotriene antagonists in cutaneous diseases belonging to allergological field

Mediators Inflamm. 2010:2010:628171. doi: 10.1155/2010/628171. Epub 2010 Sep 22.

Abstract

Leukotrienes (LTs) are potent biological proinflammatory mediators. LTC4, LTD4, and LTE4 are more frequently involved in chronic inflammatory responses and exert their actions binding to a cysteinyl-LT 1 (CysLT1) receptor and a cysteinyl-LT 2 (CysLT2) receptor. LTs receptor antagonists available for clinical use demonstrate high-affinity binding to the CysLT1 receptor. In this paper the employment of anti-LTs in allergic cutaneous diseases is analyzed showing that several studies have recently reported a beneficial effects of these agents (montelukast and zafirlukast as well as zileuton) for the treatment of some allergic cutaneous related diseases-like chronic urticaria and atopic eczema although their proper application remains to be established.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetates / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Humans
  • Hypersensitivity / drug therapy*
  • Indoles
  • Leukotriene Antagonists / therapeutic use*
  • Phenylcarbamates
  • Quinolines / therapeutic use
  • Skin Diseases / drug therapy*
  • Sulfides
  • Sulfonamides
  • Tosyl Compounds / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Acetates
  • Cyclopropanes
  • Indoles
  • Leukotriene Antagonists
  • Phenylcarbamates
  • Quinolines
  • Sulfides
  • Sulfonamides
  • Tosyl Compounds
  • montelukast
  • zafirlukast