A potential new drug that 'opens the taps' for the release of useful hormones could stimulate new bone growth -- and may eventually bring relief to osteoporosis sufferers.
The exciting potential of so-called negative allosteric modulators will be put under the microscope at a special symposium at The Federation of European Pharmacological Societies (EPHAR) 2008 Congress at The University of Manchester, UK, July 16.
European pharmacologists meeting in Manchester will present work that focuses on the stimulation of parathyroids -- tiny glands located above the thyroids that control the release of the parathyroid (PTH) hormone into the bloodstream.