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Lipophilicity of the Cystic Fibrosis Drug, Ivacaftor (VX-770), and Its Destabilizing Effect on the Major CF-causing Mutation: F508del.
Molecular pharmacology - 1 Aug 2018
Chin Stephanie, Hung Maurita, Won Amy, Wu Yu-Sheng, Ahmadi Saumel, Yang Donghe, Elmallah Salma, Toutah Krimo, Hamilton C Michael, Young Robert N, Viirre Russell D, Yip Christopher M, Bear Christine E
Abstract excerpt
Deletion of phenylalanine at position 508 (F508del) in cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is the most common cystic fibrosis (CF)-causing mutation. Recently, ORKAMBI, a combination therapy that includes a corrector of the processing defect of F508del-CFTR (lumacaftor or VX-809) and a potentiator of channel activity (ivacaftor or VX-770), was approved for CF patients homozygous for this...
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