Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists: A class of drugs designed to prevent leukotriene synthesis or activity by blocking binding at the receptor level.

Synonym: leukotriene antagonists.

Terms Related to Leukotriene Receptor Antagonists

• Leukotriene B4 Receptor

  A class of cell surface leukotriene receptors with a preference for leukotriene B4. Leukotriene B4 receptor activation influences chemotaxis, chemokinesis, adherence, enzyme release, oxidative bursts, ...

• Leukotriene Receptor

  Cell-surface receptors that bind leukotrienes with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. The leukotriene receptor subtypes have been tentatively named ...

• Leukotriene A-4

  (2S-(2 alpha,3 beta(1E,3E,5Z,8Z)))-3-(1,3,5,8-Tetradecatetraenyl)oxiranebutanoic acid. An unstable allylic epoxide, formed from the immediate precursor 5-HPETE via the stereospecific removal of a proton at C-10 and dehydration. ...

• Leukotriene Receptors

  Cell-surface receptors that bind leukotrienes with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. The leukotriene receptor subtypes have been tentatively named ...

• Histamine H1 Receptor Antagonists

  Drugs that selectively bind to but do not activate histamine H1 receptors, thereby blocking the actions of endogenous histamine. Included here are the classical antihistaminics ...

• Dopamine Receptor Antagonists

  Drugs that bind to but do not activate dopamine receptors, thereby blocking the actions of dopamine or exogenous agonists. Many drugs used in the treatment ...

• LTA4

  (2S-(2 alpha,3 beta(1E,3E,5Z,8Z)))-3-(1,3,5,8-Tetradecatetraenyl)oxiranebutanoic acid. An unstable allylic epoxide, formed from the immediate precursor 5-HPETE via the stereospecific removal of a proton at C-10 and dehydration. ...

• SRS A Receptor

  Cell-surface receptors that bind leukotrienes with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. The leukotriene receptor subtypes have been tentatively named ...

• Histamine H2 Receptor Antagonists

  Drugs that selectively bind to but do not activate histamine H2 receptors, thereby blocking the actions of histamine. Their clinically most important action is the ...

• Leukotriene E-4

  A biologically active principle of SRS-A that is formed from LEUKOTRIENE D4 via a peptidase reaction that removes the glycine residue. The biological actions of ...