Pharmacology (Working group III)
Scientific context and objective
Group leader: S. Pastorekova
Lead drugs, including drugs under development by European companies, which antagonize oxygen-dependent protein hydroxylation (Epo replacement, metabolic tissue protection, pre-conditioning, therapeutic angiogenesis) or HIF function (cancer treatment, inflammatory suppression), will be studied for their in vitro and in vivo functions by the members of the COST Action.
Aim
Aim is to develop and investigate drugs that are able to modulate the hypoxia signalling pathways.
Members registered: 13