Cyclooxygenase-2 blockade in cancer prevention and therapy: widening the scope of impact

RE Harris - COX-2 Blockade in Cancer Prevention and Therapy, 2002 - Springer
Multiple lines of evidence suggest that aberrant induction and upregulation of the
prostaglandin cascade play a significant role in colon and mammary carcinogenesis, and …

Cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2) blockade in the chemoprevention of cancers of the colon, breast, prostate, and lung

RE Harris - Inflammopharmacology, 2009 - Springer
The existing epidemiologic literature was comprehensively reviewed to retrieve all
epidemiologic studies (case control and cohort studies) that examined exposure to …

Cancer prevention: a new era beyond cyclooxygenase-2

B Rigas, K Kashfi - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental …, 2005 - ASPET
The seminal epidemiological observation that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs) prevent colon and possibly other cancers has spurred novel approaches to cancer …

Cyclooxygenase inhibition in cancer prevention and treatment

WF Anderson, A Umar, ET Hawk - Expert opinion on …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Several lines of evidence suggest that the cyclooxygenase enzymes (specifically COX-2)
might be an important molecular target for the intervention of cancer at both early and late …

Is COX-2 a 'collateral'target in cancer prevention?

K Kashfi, B Rigas - Biochemical society transactions, 2005 - portlandpress.com
NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) prevent colon and other cancers. The fact
that NSAIDs inhibit the eicosanoid pathway prompted mechanistic drug-developmental work …

COX-2 as a molecular target of colon cancer chemoprevention: Promise and reality

J Kaur, V Vaish, SN Sanyal - Biomedicine & Aging Pathology, 2012 - Elsevier
The decisive epidemiological observation that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs) prevent colon and possibly other cancers as well has spurred novel approaches to …

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in tumorigenesis (Part II)

MM Taketo - Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The rate-limiting step in arachidonate metabolism is mediated by enzymes known as
cyclooxygenases (COXs). These enzymes catalyze the biosynthesis of prostaglandin H 2 …

Cancer and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibition

JF Evans, SL Kargman - Current pharmaceutical design, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Prior to the discovery of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), a beneficial association was shown
between chronic usage of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), that …

A role for cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in the prevention and treatment of cancer

LR Howe, AJ Dannenberg - Seminars in oncology, 2002 - Elsevier
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is being intensively evaluated as a pharmacologic target for
both the prevention and treatment of cancer. Aberrant COX-2 expression was initially …

Colorectal cancer prevention and treatment by inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2

RA Gupta, RN DuBois - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2001 - nature.com
Population-based studies have established that long-term intake of non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), compounds that inhibit the enzymatic activity of …