Background: Approximately 30% of all colorectal cancer (CRC) patients are diagnosed with
stage II disease. Adjuvant therapy is not widely recommended. However, it is well …

Among the secretory phospholipase A2s (sPLA2), sPLA2 group X (PLA2GX) has the most
potent hydrolyzing activity toward phosphatidylcholine, and has recently been shown to be …

Background: Group II phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is an enzyme important in malignant
transformation and in the invasion process of malignant cells. The aim of the present study …

AIM: The aim of this study was to clarify the clinico-pathological outcome and prognostic
significance of phospholipase A2 group IIA (PLA2G2A) in esophageal squamous cell …

Purpose Cyclooxygenase-2 is believed to be an important enzyme in the pathogenesis of
colorectal cancer (CRC). Cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2), also, have been suggested …

Growing evidence suggests that phospholipase A2 (PLA2) plays a pivotal role in
tumorigenesis in human gastrointestinal cancer. One of the well-studied isoforms of PLA2 …

Xing X‐F, Li H, Zhong X‐Y, Zhang L‐H, Wang X‐H, Liu Y‐Q, Jia S‐Q, Shi T, Niu Z‐J, Peng Y,
Du H, Zhang G‐G, Hu Y, Lu A‐P, Li J‐Y, Chen S & Ji J‐F (2011) Histopathology59, 198–206 …

BACKGROUND Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) is involved in regulating biosynthesis of
arachidonic acid and its metabolites. There are three major structurally different forms of …

Secretory phospholipase A2 group IIA (IIA PLA2) is a protein shown to be increased in
various human malignancies. The expression profile of this protein, however, is …

Background: The function of phosphatidylserine-specific phospholipase A1 (PS-PLA1), a
phospholipase that acts specifically on phosphatidylserine and produces …