Annual review of pharmacology and toxicology

We explore three emerging molecular pathways driving neuroinflammation in chronic and acute brain diseases: the EP2 receptor for prostaglandin E2, the CCR2 receptor for chemokine CCL2, and JAK/STAT signaling. Inflammation is now recognized …

Chronic pain treatment remains a sore challenge, and in our aging society, the number of patients reporting inadequate pain relief continues to grow. Current treatment options all have their drawbacks, including limited efficacy and the pro…

Over 70% of Americans take some form of dietary supplement every day, and the supplement industry is currently big business, with a gross of over $28 billion. However, unlike either foods or drugs, supplements do not need to be registered o…

Antiprogestins are characterized by substitutions at the 11 beta and 17 alpha positions of the steroid ring system and bind strongly to both progesterone and glucocorticoid receptors. Although they function predominantly as antiprogestins a…