Endometriosis is a common gynaecological disease of women in reproductive age, and is thought to arise from retrograde menstruation and implantation of endometrial tissue, mostly into the peritoneal cavity. The condition is characterized by…
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Here we report on novel and potent pyridyl-cycloalkyl-carboxylic acid inhibitors of microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (PTGES). PTGES produces, as part of the prostaglandin pathway, prostaglandin E2 which is a well-known driver for pain …
The presence and growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity in endometriosis patients are primarily driven by hormone-dependent and inflammatory processes-the latter being frequently associated with severe, acute, and chronic p…