tNOX, an alternative target to COX-2 to explain the anticancer activities of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS)

DJ Morré, DM Morre - Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2006 - Springer
Our work has identified a cancer-specific, cell surface and growth-related quinol oxidase
with both NADH oxidase and protein disulfide-thiol interchange activities, a member of the …

Effects of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition on serum and tumor gastrins and expression of apoptosis-related proteins in colorectal cancer

PC Konturek, K Rembiasz, G Burnat… - Digestive diseases and …, 2006 - Springer
The objective of the present study was to determine the influence of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-
2) inhibition by Celecoxib (CLX) in humans with distal colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) on …

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 …

Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer with nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs

I Hilmi, KL Goh - Chinese Journal of Digestive Diseases, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Colorectal carcinoma is one of the commonest solid organ tumors in the world and its
prevalence appears to be increasing in Asia. Recently, there has been much interest in …

Cyclooxygenase‐2 expression is a predictive marker for late recurrence in colorectal cancer

SH Kim, BK Ahn, SS Paik… - … Research and Practice, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) expression is elevated in colorectal cancer (CRC).
However, data about the relation between COX‐2 expression and the impact on the biologic …

Matricellular proteins and inflammatory cells: a task force to promote or defeat cancer?

AS Llera, MR Girotti, LG Benedetti… - Cytokine & growth factor …, 2010 - Elsevier
In the last years it became clear that the tumor microenvironment plays a major role in
neoplastic growth. Proteins secreted either by the malignant cells or by the tumor-associated …

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition in colorectal cancer: boom or bust?

R Sanborn, CD Blanke - Seminars in oncology, 2005 - Elsevier
Currently, combination chemotherapy represents the standard of care treatment for patients
with metastatic colorectal cancer in the United States. Despite recent improvements with the …

Low dose aspirin, COX-inhibition and chemoprevention of colorectal cancer

R Benamouzig, B Uzzan, J Little… - Current topics in …, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Chemoprevention of colorectal cancer involves the long-term use of pharmacologic agents
that can prevent neoplasms from developing in the large bowel. This new approach requires …

Down-Regulation of PGE2 by Physiologic Levels of Celecoxib is not Sufficient to Induce Apoptosis or Inhibit Cell Proliferation in Human Colon Carcinoma Cell Lines

S Lev-Ari, D Kazanov, E Liberman, R Ben-Yosef… - Digestive diseases and …, 2007 - Springer
This study was performed to evaluate whether down-regulation of prostaglandin E 2 (PGE 2)
synthesis by celecoxib treatment is associated with inhibition of cell growth in human colon …

Polyethylene glycol and prevalence of colorectal adenomas: population-based study of 1165 patients undergoing colonoscopy

E Dorval, JM Jankowski, A Gastro, JP Barbieux… - … clinique et biologique, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dietary polyethylene glycol (PEG) is extraordinarily potent in the
chemoprevention of experimental colon carcinogenesis. PEG is used to treat constipation in …