Endometriosis is common disease characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus which affects approximately 10% of premenopausal women. Gestrinone is a synthetic steroid used occasionally to treat endometriosis. It acts centrally on the hypothalamic-pituitary system to suppress release of...

Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) evokes its effects through two receptors, DP1 and CRTH2/DP2. The activation of DP2 leads to eosinophil chemotaxis, activation, and degranulation as well as recruitment of basophils and lymphocytes and, as a result, is important in allergic inflammatory disease. CAY10648 is an intermediate...