Description
MontelukastisanantagoNISTatcysteinylleukotriene1(CysLT1)receptors;itexhibitsanti-allergic,anti-asthma,anti-inflammatory,analgesic,anti-tussive,andbronchodilatoryactivities.Montelukastisclinicallyusedtotreatallergicrhinitisandasthma,althoughitalsoattenuatescoughanddecreaseseosinophilinfiltration.Montelukastdecreasesexpressionofp38MAPK,NF-κB,IL-1β,IL-6,andTNF-αandinhibitsactivationofmicroglia,attenuatingneuropathicpaininanimalmodelsofchronicconstrictiveinjury(CCI).