==Types==The following is a comparison of different types of prostaglandin, prostacyclin I2 (PGI2), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α).
Biokemiki Sune Bergström K., Bengt I. Samuelsson in John R. Vane so za to odkritje leta 1982 prejeli Nobelovo nagrado za fiziologijo in medicino.