Study may pave way for effective treatment of premature labour
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 15:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- The name is anything but exciting - and yet the compound known as PDC113.824 may have a very exciting future. It is the precursor of a drug which may one day provide effective treatment for the common and very serious problem of preterm birth. "We are excited about this compound because it belongs to a new class of drug, and because it has potential to prevent premature labour, possibly with fewer side effects than current treatments," says MUHC researcher in endocrinology Dr. Stephane Laporte, corresponding author of a recent study of PDC113.824, published in collaboration with Université de Montreal (UdeM) and other Quebec research centres, in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.