Review Article
Cysteinyl Leukotriene Receptor-1 Antagonists as Modulators of Innate Immune Cell Function
Table 3
Pathological conditions involving multiple organ systems which may be amenable to therapy with montelukast, pranlukast, or zafirlukast.
| System | Leukotriene receptor antagonist | Montelukast | Pranlukast | Zafirlukast |
| Respiratory | (i) Bronchiolitis obliterans [139] (ii) Acute lung injury (ARDS) [134, 140] (iii) Eosinophilic-mediated lung inflammation [141] (iv) Cystic fibrosis [142] | (i) Pulmonary fibrosis [143, 144] (ii) Lung remodeling [145] (iii) Diffuse panbronchiolitis [146] | (i) COPD [133, 147] (ii) Bronchiectasis [148] |
| Gastrointestinal | (i) Eosinophilic gastroenteritis [136] (ii) Eosinophilic esophagitis [149] (iii) Irritable bowel syndrome [137] (iv) Portal hypertension [150] | (i) Gastric mucosal protection [151] (ii) Primary biliary cirrhosis [152] (iii) NSAID-induced intestinal damage [153] | Hepatorenal syndrome [154] |
| Neurological | | (i) Alzheimer’s disease [155, 156] (ii) Epilepsy [157] (iii) Acute cerebral ischemia [158, 159] (iv) Hypothermia-induced brain injury [160] | Autoimmune encephalomyelitis [161] |
| Dermatological | (i) Atopic dermatitis [162] (ii) Idiopathic urticaria [163] | | Psoriasis [164, 165]
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| Cardiovascular | (i) Hypoxic myocardium [166] (ii) Atherosclerosis [138] | | |
| Immunological | Systemic mastocytosis [167] | Endotoxin-induced shock [168] | |
| Other | (i) Graves’ orbitopathy [169] (ii) Obstructive sleep apnea [170] (iii) Allergic conjunctivitis [137] (iv) Interstitial cystitis [137] | (i) Metastatic disease [171] (ii) Otitis media [172] | (i) Capsular contracture [173] (ii) Prostatitis [174] (iii) Candidiasis [175] |
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The relevant references are cited in parentheses.
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