Cyclooxygenase-2 and cancer treatment: understanding the risk should be worth the reward

DG Menter, RL Schilsky, RN DuBois - Clinical cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Targeting the prostaglandin (PG) pathway is potentially a critical intervention for the
prevention and treatment of cancer. Central to PG biosynthesis are two isoforms of …

Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 decreases breast cancer cell motility, invasion and matrix metalloproteinase expression

TL Larkins, M Nowell, S Singh, GL Sanford - BMC cancer, 2006 - Springer
Background Cyclooxygenase (COX) is the rate-limiting enzyme that catalyzes the formation
of prostaglandins. The inducible isoform of COX (COX-2) is highly expressed in aggressive …

EP2 prostanoid receptor promotes squamous cell carcinoma growth through epidermal growth factor receptor transactivation and iNOS and ERK1/2 pathways

S Donnini, F Finetti, R Solito, E Terzuoli… - The FASEB …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
In squamous cell carcinoma, the levels of nitric oxide (NO) derived from inducible NO
synthase (iNOS) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) derived from cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) …

Cyclooxygenase-2-derived prostaglandin E2 promotes human cholangiocarcinoma cell growth and invasion through EP1 receptor-mediated activation of the …

C Han, T Wu - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2005 - ASBMB
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-mediated prostaglandin synthesis has recently been implicated
in human cholangiocarcinogenesis. This study was designed to examine the mechanisms …

The COX-2/PGE 2 pathway: key roles in the hallmarks of cancer and adaptation to the tumour microenvironment

A Greenhough, HJM Smartt, AE Moore… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
It is widely accepted that alterations to cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and the
abundance of its enzymatic product prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2) have key roles in influencing …

Prostaglandin EP2 receptor: Novel therapeutic target for human cancers

X Sun, Q Li - International journal of molecular …, 2018 - spandidos-publications.com
Abstract Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) receptor 2 subtype (EP2), which is a metabolite of
arachidonic acid that binds with and regulates cellular responses to PGE2, is associated …

Prostaglandin E2 promotes cell proliferation via protein kinase C/extracellular signal regulated kinase pathway‐dependent induction of c‐Myc expression in human …

L Yu, WKK Wu, ZJ Li, HT Li, YC Wu… - International journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Overexpression of cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) and elevation of its derivative
prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) are implicated in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma …

Ciglitazone mediates COX-2 dependent suppression of PGE2 in human non-small cell lung cancer cells

S Hazra, SM Dubinett - Prostaglandins, leukotrienes and essential fatty …, 2007 - Elsevier
Background: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) over-expression and subsequent prostaglandin E2
(PGE2) production are frequently associated with human non-small-cell lung cancer …

COX-2 inhibition potentiates antiangiogenic cancer therapy and prevents metastasis in preclinical models

L Xu, J Stevens, MB Hilton, S Seaman… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
Antiangiogenic agents that block vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling are
important components of current cancer treatment modalities but are limited by alternative ill …

Regulation of COX2 expression in mouse mammary tumor cells controls bone metastasis and PGE2-induction of regulatory T cell migration

J Karavitis, LM Hix, YH Shi, RF Schultz, K Khazaie… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background The targeting of the immune system through immunotherapies to prevent tumor
tolerance and immune suppression are at the front lines of breast cancer treatment and …