Cyclooxygenase-2: how good is it as a target for cancer chemoprevention?

MA Hull - European Journal of Cancer, 2005 - Elsevier
There is now substantial evidence for a role for cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)-mediated
prostaglandin (PG) signalling during carcinogenesis in a number of tissues and selective …

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 …

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 …

Potential utility of COX-2 inhibitors in chemoprevention and chemotherapy

AT Koki, KM Leahy, JL Masferrer - Expert opinion on …, 1999 - Taylor & Francis
Increased prostaglandin (PG) production is associated with many inflammatory
pathophysiological conditions; it is derived from arachidonic acid by either of two enzymes …

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 2: a molecular target for cancer prevention and treatment

K Subbaramaiah, AJ Dannenberg - Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2003 - cell.com
Abstract Cyclooxygenase2 (COX-2), an inducible prostaglandin G/H synthase, is
overexpressed in several human cancers. Here, the potential utility of selective COX-2 …

Cyclooxygenase-2 and cancer

AT Koki, KM Leahy, JM Harmon… - COX-2 blockade in cancer …, 2003 - Springer
In this review, we summarize studies that initiated further exploration of the relationship of
cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) to cancer, and evidence for COX-2 involvement in …

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 …

Mechanisms of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition and cardiovascular side effects—The plot thickens

LJ Marnett - Cancer prevention research, 2009 - AACR
Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is a major player in inflammation and cancer. It is one of two COXs
that convert arachidonic acid to a common intermediate in the production of prostaglandins …

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 …