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Chemistry, Pharmacodynamics, and Pharmacokinetics of NSAIDs

Juan V. EspluguesSara Calatayud

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0301 basic medicineNonsteroidalbiologyChemistryAnalgesicHemodynamic regulation030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyPharmacologyProstanoid synthesis03 medical and health scienceschemistry.chemical_compound030104 developmental biology0302 clinical medicinePharmacokineticsPharmacodynamicsbiology.proteinmedicineCyclooxygenaseAntipyreticmedicine.drug

description

Numerous chemically different entities are clustered under the label of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). They share the ability to inhibit prostanoid synthesis by blocking the activity of the cyclooxygenase enzymes and, as a consequence, to exert anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic effects. On the other hand, by hindering the housekeeping roles of prostaglandins, they also deteriorate the gastrointestinal mucosal barrier and the renal and endothelial hemodynamic regulation. The present chapter compiles available pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic data that may help to understand the different therapeutic profiles reported for particular agents.

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2016-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33889-7_1