Endometriosis causes pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea (DYS), dyspareunia, and fertility issues. Linustedastat (OG-6219) is an oral, selective inhibitor of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (HSD17β1), an enzyme involved in local estradiol biosynthesis. …
The family of 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (17β-HSDs) occupies a prominent place due to its number of isoforms, which carry out a bidirectional transformation (reduction of a steroid carbonyl to alcohol and …