Insulin-like growth factor-I induces cyclooxygenase-2 expression via PI3K, MAPK and PKC signaling pathways in human ovarian cancer cells

Z Cao, LZ Liu, DA Dixon, JZ Zheng, B Chandran… - Cellular signalling, 2007 - Elsevier
Elevated levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) are associated with ovarian
carcinogenesis and progression. However, the molecular mechanisms by which IGF-I …

Regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression in human pancreatic carcinoma cells by the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) system

O Stoeltzing, W Liu, F Fan, C Wagner, K Stengel… - Cancer Letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Both the insulin-like growth factor-I receptor (IGF-IR) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) are
frequently overexpressed in pancreatic cancer. We hypothesized that IGF-IR is directly …

Cyclooxygenase‐2 inhibition inhibits PI3K/AKT kinase activity in epithelial ovarian cancer

S Uddin, M Ahmed, A Hussain, L Assad… - … journal of cancer, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cyclooxygenase‐2 (COX‐2) expression contributes to tumor growth and invasion in
epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). COX‐2 inhibitors exhibit important anticarcinogenic …

IGF-II/IGF-I receptor pathway up-regulates COX-2 mRNA expression and PGE2 synthesis in Caco-2 human colon carcinoma cells

A Di Popolo, A Memoli, A Apicella, C Tuccillo… - Oncogene, 2000 - nature.com
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs reduce the risk of colon cancer and this effect is
mediated in part through inhibition of type 2 prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase/cyclo …

Cyclooxygenase-2 modulates the insulin-like growth factor axis in non–small-cell lung cancer

M Pold, K Krysan, A Pold, M Dohadwala… - Cancer research, 2004 - AACR
Constitutive overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) occurs frequently in several
different malignancies, including lung, colon, breast, and prostate cancer. Clinical studies …

[HTML][HTML] Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 is regulated by glycogen synthase kinase-3β in gastric cancer cells

A Thiel, M Heinonen, J Rintahaka, T Hallikainen… - Journal of Biological …, 2006 - ASBMB
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression is a marker of poor prognosis in gastric cancer
patients, and its inhibition suppresses gastric tumorigenesis in experimental animal models …

Interleukin-1β elevates cyclooxygenase-2 protein level and enzyme activity via increasing its mRNA stability in human endometrial stromal cells: an effect mediated by …

M Tamura, S Sebastian, S Yang… - The journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
We investigated the regulation of PG production in human endometrial stromal cells (ESC)
by IL-1β. We found that cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) mRNA and protein levels and PGE2 …

Loss of TNF-α-regulated COX-2 expression in ovarian cancer cells

WL Yang, IH Roland, AK Godwin, XX Xu - Oncogene, 2005 - nature.com
Abstract Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) is often found overexpressed in cancer and is thought
to have a role in carcinogenic promotion and thus is a target for therapeutic intervention …

K-Ras-mediated increase in cyclooxygenase 2 mRNA stability involves activation of the protein kinase B

H Sheng, J Shao, RN DuBois - Cancer research, 2001 - AACR
Cyclooxygenase (COX) 2 expression is regulated via the Ras signaling pathway, and
induction of mutated Ras rapidly increases COX-2 levels in intestinal epithelial cells. Protein …

Up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 by interleukin-1β in colon carcinoma cells

J Duque, MD Díaz-Muñoz, M Fresno, MA Iñiguez - Cellular signalling, 2006 - Elsevier
Growing evidence shows that Interleukin (IL)-1β and Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) play a
crucial role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases and tumor growth, particularly in …