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http://dx.doi.org/10.4062/biomolther.2020.002

Recent Advances in the Development of Novel Drug Candidates for Regulating the Secretion of Pulmonary Mucus  

Li, Xin (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Jin, Fengri (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
Lee, Hyun Jae (Smith Liberal Arts College and Department of Addiction Science, Graduate School, Sahmyook University)
Lee, Choong Jae (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
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Biomolecules & Therapeutics / v.28, no.4, 2020 , pp. 293-301 More about this Journal
Abstract
Hypersecretion of pulmonary mucus is a major pathophysiological feature in allergic and inflammatory respiratory diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overproduction and/or oversecretion of mucus cause the airway obstruction and the colonization of pathogenic microbes. Developing a novel pharmacological agent to regulate the production and/or secretion of pulmonary mucus can be a useful strategy for the effective management of pathologic hypersecretion of mucus observed in COPD and asthma. Thus, in the present review, we tried to give an overview of the conventional pharmacotherapy for mucus-hypersecretory diseases and recent research results on searching for the novel candidate agents for controlling of pulmonary mucus hypersecretion, aiming to shed light on the potential efficacious pharmacotherapy of mucus-hypersecretory diseases.
Keywords
Mucus; Mucin; Hypersecretion; Pharmacotherapy;
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