Abstract:Targeting metalloproteinases has been in focus of drug design for a long time. However, human proteinases of the astacin family, in particular meprin α and β emerged as potential drug targets just recently. More and more data links them to several diseases with different pathological background. Nevertheless, the validation of meprins as suitable drug targets requires highly potent and selective inhibitors as chemical probes to elucidate their role in pathophysiology. Albeit highly selective inhibitors of mepr… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.