“Antedrugs”: a Safer Approach to Drug Therapy | Arthritis Information

 

Antedrug design is a new approach to creating safer drugs that attack a problem such as inflammation then quickly become inactive before they can cause damage. In a new study researchers synthesize a group of corticosteroids that have anti-asthmatic and anti-inflammatory properties but without adverse side effects.

that would be incredible.... I thought this was some pretty amazing research!  The possibilities are beyond belief....... Wow!  This is amazing and promising!  From the article; The researchers also studied the isoxazoline derivatives in the lung and liver cells of rats and found that the antedrugs significantly reduced the cell inflammation. In addition, the rat plasma began metabolizing rapidly the antedrugs to an inactive form with the half lives less than five minutes and more than 95% of prednisolone remained unchanged even after 100 min incubation.  As someone who suffers from lung and liver issues and the side effects of the steroids, how wonderful would this be?

Thanks, Lynn!  Very promising and very hopeful!  Sounds great. I hate the thought of being a guinea pig. Long term we do not know what learks around the corner with some of these newer meds. But if it is really safe and really works. Wonderful.

Pretty amazing but I doubt if I'll see it in my lifetime......but then maybe I will if the drug compound itself isn't changed.  Interesting.  Lindy

  Live long and prosper, Snow!  And may you never be attacked by Romulans!
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