Description
Apremilastisaninhibitorofphosphodiesterase4(PDE4)thatisclinicallyusedtotreatpsoriasisandpsoriaticarthritis.Apremilastexhibitsanti-inflammatoryandimmunomodulatoryactivities,increasinglevelsofcAMPandIL-10anddecreasinglevelsofiNOS,IL-23,andTNF-αinvitroandinvivo.
References
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SchaferP.Apremilastmechanismofactionandapplicationtopsoriasisandpsoriaticarthritis.BiochemPharmacol.2012Jun15;83(12):1583-90.PMID:22257911.