Cyclooxygenase‐2 in cancer: a review

N Hashemi Goradel, M Najafi, E Salehi… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) is frequently expressed in many types of cancers
exerting a pleiotropic and multifaceted role in genesis or promotion of carcinogenesis and …

The role of cyclooxygenase‐2 in cell proliferation and cell death in human malignancies

C Sobolewski, C Cerella, M Dicato… - … journal of cell …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
It is well admitted that the link between chronic inflammation and cancer involves cytokines
and mediators of inflammatory pathways, which act during the different steps of …

Cyclo-oxygenase-2 and its inhibition in cancer: is there a role?

Z Liao, KA Mason, L Milas - Drugs, 2007 - Springer
Despite recent improvements in chemotherapy and radiation therapy in cancer management
with the addition of biological agents, novel treatment approaches are needed to further …

Many actions of cyclooxygenase‐2 in cellular dynamics and in cancer

Y Cao, SM Prescott - Journal of cellular physiology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) is the inducible isoform of cyclooxygenase, the
enzyme that catalyzes the rate‐limiting step in prostaglandin synthesis from arachidonic …

Cyclooxygenase-2: a novel target for cancer chemotherapy?

W Dempke, C Rie, A Grothey, HJ Schmoll - Journal of cancer research and …, 2001 - Springer
Epidemiologic studies have documented a 40–50% reduction in incidence of colorectal
cancer in individuals taking nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Since NSAIDs …

Biology of Cox-2: an application in cancer therapeutics

Z Khan, N Khan, RP Tiwari, NK Sah… - Current drug …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) is an inducible enzyme involved in the conversion of arachidonic
acid to prostaglandin and other eicosanoids. Molecular pathology studies have revealed …

Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes tumor growth and suppresses tumor immunity

B Liu, L Qu, S Yan - Cancer cell international, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), an inducible form of the enzyme that catalyzes the first
step in the synthesis of prostanoids, is associated with inflammatory diseases and …

Cyclooxygenase‐2: A role in cancer stem cell survival and repopulation of cancer cells during therapy

LY Pang, EA Hurst, DJ Argyle - Stem cells international, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) is an inducible form of the enzyme that catalyses the synthesis
of prostanoids, including prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), a major mediator of inflammation and …

Cyclooxygenase-2 in oncogenesis

MT Rizzo - Clinica chimica acta, 2011 - Elsevier
Compelling experimental and clinical evidence supports the notion that cyclooxygenase-2,
the inducible isoform of cyclooxygenase, plays a crucial role in oncogenesis. Clinical and …

Cyclooxygenase-2 in cancer and angiogenesis

M ßahin, E ßahin, S Gümüşlü - Angiology, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Tumor angiogenesis is a process where new blood vessels are formed from preexisting
ones, resulting in several pathologies. Solid tumors induce angiogenesis to obtain the …