Ding L, Zhang MJ, Rao GW. Summary and future of medicine for hereditary angioedema.
Drug Discov Today 2024;
29:103890. [PMID:
38246415 DOI:
10.1016/j.drudis.2024.103890]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 12/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/16/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
Abstract
Hereditary angioedema (HAE) is a rare autosomal genetic disease for which there are currently nine FDA-approved drugs. This review summarizes drug treatments for HAE based on four therapeutic pathways: inhibiting the contact system, inhibiting bradykinin binding to B2 receptors, supplying missing C1 inhibitors, and inhibiting plasminogen conversion. The review generalizes the clinical use, pharmacological effects and mechanisms of HAE drugs, and it also discusses possible development directions and targets to enhance understanding of HAE and help researchers.
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