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Integrins as Therapeutic Targets for Respiratory Diseases
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Teoh CM
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Curr Mol Med
2015[]; 15
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Integrins are a large family of transmembrane heterodimeric proteins that
constitute the main receptors for extracellular matrix components. Integrins were
initially thought to be primarily involved in the maintenance of cell adhesion
and tissue integrity. However, it is now appreciated that integrins play
important roles in many other biological processes such as cell survival,
proliferation, differentiation, migration, cell shape and polarity. Lung cells
express numerous combinations and permutations of integrin heterodimers. The
complexity and diversity of different integrin heterodimers being implicated in
different lung diseases present a major challenge for drug development. Here we
provide a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of integrins from
studies in cell culture to integrin knockout mouse models and provide an update
of results from clinical trials for which integrins are therapeutic targets with
a focus on respiratory diseases (asthma, emphysema, pneumonia, lung cancer,
pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis).