Prostaglandins and Asthma
Authors: CHARLES W. PARKER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1973)

Editorial1 June 1973Prostaglandins and AsthmaCHARLES W. PARKER, M.D., DIXIE E. SNIDER, M.D.CHARLES W. PARKER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DIXIE E. SNIDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-78-6-963 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe prostaglandins are 20-carbon, aliphatic, monocarboxylic acids with a five-membered ring and one or more unsaturated double bonds. They are found throughout the plant and animal kingdom and are present in virtually every tissue of the human body, but there is little information on their normal physiological function or their role in human disease. It has been known since the early 1930s that prostaglandins have potent effects on smooth-muscle tone (1). 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