abstract |
Serpin enzyme complex receptors are used as targets for therapeutic drugs in the lungs and brain tissue. Any lung or brain disease and any therapeutic drug can be targeted to the lung or brain by use of ligands which specifically bind to the receptors. Complexes for delivery may include proteins, pharmacological agents, or nucleic acids, as well as carrier molecules, and ligands for the receptors. The ligands can be coupled directly to the therapeutic agent or to a carrier molecule which binds to the therapeutic agent. |