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NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY
Volume 2, Issue 3, Pages 179-191Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nrd1034
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Aspirin, arguably the world's favourite drug, has been around since the late nineteenth century, but it wasn't until the late 1970s that its ability to inhibit prostaglandin production by the cyclooxygenase enzyme was identified as the basis of its therapeutic action. Early hints of a second form of the cyclooxygenase that was differentially sensitive to other aspirin-like drugs ultimately ushered in an exciting era of drug discovery, culminating in the introduction of an entirely new generation of anti-inflammatories. This article reviews the story of this discovery and looks at the future of cyclooxygenase pharmacology.
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