News from LufeeOsiris Therapeutics Announces Cardiac Stem Cell Therapy Presentation At BMT Tandem Meeting(02-25-2010 06:59 PM)Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIR) announced that data from a 53-patient double-blind, placebo controlled trial studying the treatment of heart attack patients with Prochymal, a proprietary formulation of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), as well as research on the underlying mechanism of action of MSCs for cardiac repair, will be presented at the 2010 BMT Tandem Meeting. Joshua M. Hare, M.D... |
In pharmacology, the term mechanism of action (MOA) refers to the specific biochemical interaction through which a drug substance produces its pharmacological effect. A mechanism of action usually includes mention of the specific molecular targets to which the drug binds, such as an enzyme or receptor.
For example, the mechanism of action of aspirin involved irreversible inhibition of the enzyme cyclooxygenase, which suppresses the production of prostaglandins and thromboxanes thereby reducing pain and inflammation.
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