Montelukast Sodium Intermediate with CAS 142569-70-8

Montelukast sodiumis a eicosane-type substance released by various kinds of cells including mast cells and eosinophils with strong inflammatory effect. These important asthma pre-inflammatory mediators can bind to the Cysteinyl leukotriene receptors (CysLT) identified in the human airways, resulting in a variety of airway responses including bronchoconstriction, mucus secretion, increased vascular permeability, and eosinophil accumulation.
Montelukast sodium is an orally active selective leukotriene receptor antagonist that can specifically inhibit the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor. It was successfully developed by the Merck Company (German) and had entered into market in Canada, Finland, and Mexican in 1997. It is suitable for the prevention and long-term treatment of adults and children asthma, including the prevention of daytime and nighttime asthma symptoms, the treatment of asthma patients who are aspirin-sensitive and prevention of exercise-induced bronchial contraction, it can also be used to relieve the seasonal allergic rhinitis symptoms of 15 year-old or over 15 year-old patients whose symptoms are invalid and intolerant to other treatment.