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Recent Patents on Inflammation & Allergy Drug Discovery

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1872-213X
ISSN (Online): 2212-2710

Novel Pharmacologic Approaches to the Management of Sepsis: Targeting the Host Inflammatory Response

Author(s): Derek S. Wheeler, Basilia Zingarelli, William J. Wheeler and Hector R. Wong

Volume 3, Issue 2, 2009

Page: [96 - 112] Pages: 17

DOI: 10.2174/187221309788489779

Price: $65

Abstract

Sepsis is currently the 10th leading cause of death overall and accounts for significant healthcare expenditures in the developed world. There are now more deaths attributable to sepsis than coronary artery disease, stroke, or cancer, and it is widely believed that the incidence of sepsis and sepsis-related mortality will continue to rise. Based on these sobering statistics, there is great interest in identifying novel treatments for managing critically ill children and adults with sepsis. Unfortunately, to date, there have been very few successful therapeutic agents employed in the clinical setting. Despite these disappointing results, new therapeutic agents continue to be identified, and there is reason for optimism and hope for the future. Herein, we will briefly review several novel therapeutic adjuncts for the management of critically ill patients with sepsis. We will largely focus on those therapies that directly target the host inflammatory response, specifically those that result in activation of the transcription factor, nuclear factor (NF)-κB. We will also reference some of the patents recently filed that pertain to the host innate immune response and sepsis.

Keywords: Sepsis, critical illness, septic shock, genomics, gene polymorphisms, LPS, NF-κB, toll-like receptors, danger signals, heat shock proteins


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