John R. Vane
British pharmacologist who was instrumental in the understanding of how aspirin produces pain-relief and anti-inflammatory effects and his work led to new treatments for heart and blood vessel disease and introduction of ACE inhibitors.
Works (13)

Eicosanoids, aspirin, and asthma

New targets in inflammation

Clinical Significance And Potential Of Selective Cox-2 Inhibitors

Improved non-steroid anti-flammatory drugs COX-2 enzyme inhibitors
1996

Metabolic functions of the lung

Aspirin and other salicylates

Inflammation

Prostacyclin

Prostaglandin synthetase inhibitors

Inflammation

Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
December 1978

Selective COX-2 inhibitors

Therapeutic Application of Prostaglandins