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Heparin and proteoglycans as anti-inflammatory drugs

D. J. Tyrrell
1   Glycomed Inc., Alameda, CA, USA
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C. P. Page
2   Sackler Institute of Pulmonary Pharmacology, King's College School of Medicine & Dentistry, London
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26. Juni 2018 (online)

Summary

Evidence continues to accumulate that the pleiotropic nature of heparin (beyond its anticoagulant potency) includes anti-inflammatory activities at a number of levels. It is clear that drugs exploiting these anti-inflammatory activities of heparin may offer exciting new therapeutic applications to the treatment of a wide range of inflammatory diseases.