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 …

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 …

Non-COX-2 targets and cancer: expanding the molecular target repertoire of chemoprevention

K Kashfi, B Rigas - Biochemical pharmacology, 2005 - Elsevier
Chemoprevention represents a highly promising approach for the control of cancer. That
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) prevent colon and other cancers has led to …

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 …

COX-2, NSAIDs and human neoplasia. Part I: Colorectal neoplasms

A Nasir, PM Fernandez… - In vivo (Athens …, 2002 - pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), the inducible cyclooxygenase isozyme involved in the
conversion of arachidonic acid (AA) to biologically active prostanoids, has become the …

The cyclooxygenase-2 pathway as a target for treatment or prevention of cancer

CG Crosby, RN DuBois - Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2, an inducible enzyme involved in prostaglandin biosynthesis, has
attracted considerable attention recently, due to its role in human cancer biology. Several …

Cyclooxygenase as a target for chemoprevention in colorectal cancer: lost cause or a concept coming of age?

GA Doherty, FE Murray - Expert opinion on therapeutic targets, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
COX-2 is upregulated at an early stage in colorectal carcinogenesis and generates
prostaglandins, which promote cancer cell proliferation, impair apoptosis and enhance …

COX-2 inhibition as a tool to treat and prevent colorectal cancer

JB Tuynman, MP Peppelenbosch, DJ Richel - Critical reviews in oncology …, 2004 - Elsevier
The cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme has a fundamental role in the carcinogenesis of
colorectal cancer. The anticarcinogenic mechanisms of NSAIDs are not completely …

COX-2 inhibitors in cancer treatment and prevention, a recent development

XC Xu - Anti-cancer drugs, 2002 - journals.lww.com
Epidemiological and experimental studies have demonstrated the effect of non-steroidal anti-
inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the prevention of human cancers. NSAIDs block …

COX-independent mechanisms of cancer chemoprevention by anti-inflammatory drugs

E Gurpinar, WE Grizzle, GA Piazza - Frontiers in oncology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Epidemiological and clinical studies suggest that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), including cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 selective inhibitors, reduce the risk of …