Oral Plasma Kallikrein Inhibitor for Prophylaxis in Hereditary Angioedema
Author(s) -
Emel AygörenPürsün,
Anette Bygum,
Vesna GrivchevaPanovska,
Markus Magerl,
Jochen Graff,
Urs C. Steiner,
O. Fain,
Aarnoud Huissoon,
Tamar Kinaciyan,
Henriette Farkas,
Ramón Lleonart,
Hilary Longhurst,
William Rae,
Massimo Triggiani,
Werner Aberer,
Mauro Cancian,
Andrea Zanichelli,
William Smith,
M. L. Baeza,
A. DuThanh,
Mark Gompels,
Teresa González-Quevedo,
Jens Greve,
Mar Guilarte,
Constance H. Katelaris,
Sylvia Dobo,
Melanie Cornpropst,
Desiree Clemons,
Fang Lei,
Phil Collis,
William Sheridan,
Marcus Maurer,
Marco Cicardi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1716995
Subject(s) - hereditary angioedema , kallikrein , angioedema , medicine , bradykinin , c1 inhibitor , pharmacodynamics , pharmacology , pharmacokinetics , icatibant , dermatology , enzyme , biochemistry , biology , receptor
Hereditary angioedema is a life-threatening illness caused by mutations in the gene encoding C1 inhibitor (also called C1 esterase inhibitor) that lead to overactivation of the kallikrein-bradykinin cascade. BCX7353 is a potent oral small-molecule inhibitor of plasma kallikrein with a pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profile that may help prevent angioedema attacks.
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