prostaglandin Definition
prosta·glan·din (präs′tə glan′din)
prostaglandin Usage Examples
Converse of object
- call: Also, your cervix releases some hormones locally, called prostaglandins.
- produce: It also produces prostaglandins that have useful roles in the body.
- include: There are many different types of pyrogens, including prostaglandins, the substances responsible for pain.
- make: Therefore, as you make less prostaglandins, you have less inflammation and pain.
- use: How painful this process is fully depends entirely on the type of prostaglandin used.
- involve: The essential fatty acids of the Omega 3 series are required for the formation of prostaglandins involved in the function of the cardiovascular system.
Adjective modifier
- anti-inflammatory: Omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids are the building blocks for the body to produce anti-inflammatory prostaglandins.
- other: Use of misoprostol instead of other prostaglandins for the induction of labor would save a lot of money.
- inflammatory: Omega-3 fatty acids have been shown to inhibit the formation of inflammatory prostaglandins.
- beneficial: This, in turn, converts to beneficial prostaglandins that help regulate cell activity.
- renal: Because of their effect on renal prostaglandins, cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors such as naproxen can increase the nephrotoxicity of cyclosporin.
- active: The only orally active prostaglandin E1 analog on the market is Cytotec.
Modifies a noun
- e2: There were no uterine ruptures among the 81 women induced with prostaglandin E2.
- e1: In turn, GLA is converted into prostaglandin E1.
- pessary: Some women have diarrhea, sickness, hot flushes and chills after being given the prostaglandin pessaries.
- synthetase: The anti-inflammatory activity of NSAIDs in the rat paw edema test has been correlated with their ability to inhibit prostaglandin synthetase.
- biosynthesis: It exerts its effects directly in inflamed tissues underlying the site of application, mainly by inhibiting prostaglandin biosynthesis.
- synthesis: The central action probably involves inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis in the hypothalamus.
Preposition: in
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