| 1. | The cysteinyl leukotrienes, potent biological compounds derived from arachidonic acid.
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| 2. | Leukotrienes also have a powerful effect in bronchoconstriction and increase vascular permeability.
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| 3. | The three types of eicosanoids are prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.
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| 4. | Examples of animal hormones subjected to ion trapping include Prostacyclin and Leukotrienes.
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| 5. | Zyflo and Accolate both focus on leukotrienes, molecules that trigger asthma attacks.
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| 6. | Leukotrienes are very important agents in the inflammatory response.
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| 7. | Discovery of leukotrienes led to the Nobel Prize in 1982 for Swedish scientist Bengt Samuelsson.
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| 8. | These drugs block leukotrienes, substances that, like histamines, are released during inflammation.
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| 9. | They also secrete lipid mediators like leukotrienes ( LTD-4 ), and several cytokines.
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| 10. | Leukotriene antagonists are used to treat these disorders by inhibiting the production or activity of leukotrienes.
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