Lihong Chen, Guangrui Yang, Tilo Grosser
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators 2013 Jul-AugProstanoids play pivotal roles in inflammation and pain. Cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors, the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), depress prostanoid formation and are widely used to treat inflammatory pain. However, their therapeutic benefit is offset by serious side-effects, primarily gastrointestinal and cardiovascular complications. Pathway elements downstream of the COX enzymes, particularly the terminal synthases and receptors of prostaglandin E2, have been proposed as alternative targets for the development of novel NSAID like drugs. Here, we summarize the current knowledge on the roles of individual prostanoids in modulating inflammatory pain. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Lihong Chen, Guangrui Yang, Tilo Grosser. Prostanoids and inflammatory pain. Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators. 2013 Jul-Aug;104-105:58-66
PMID: 22981510
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