Arachidonic-acid-derived eicosanoids: roles in biology and immunopathology

H Harizi, JB Corcuff, N Gualde - Trends in molecular medicine, 2008 - cell.com
Arachidonic acid (AA)-derived eicosanoids belong to a complex family of lipid mediators that
regulate a wide variety of physiological responses and pathological processes. They are …

Cellular and molecular mechanisms of inflammation‐induced angiogenesis

A Szade, A Grochot‐Przeczek, U Florczyk… - IUBMB …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Blood vessel formation is a fundamental process for the development of organism and tissue
regeneration. Of importance, angiogenesis occurring during postnatal development is …

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2)–independent anticarcinogenic effects of selective COX-2 inhibitors

S Grösch, TJ Maier, S Schiffmann… - Journal of the National …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) appear to reduce the risk of developing
cancer. One mechanism through which NSAIDs act to reduce carcinogenesis is to inhibit the …

HPV-DNA integration and carcinogenesis: putative roles for inflammation and oxidative stress

VM Williams, M Filippova, U Soto… - Future …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
HPV-DNA integration into cellular chromatin is usually a necessary event in the
pathogenesis of HPV-related cancer; however, the mechanism of integration has not been …

Mechanistic understanding of curcumin's therapeutic effects in lung cancer

WNB Wan Mohd Tajuddin, NH Lajis, F Abas, I Othman… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is among the most common cancers with a high mortality rate worldwide.
Despite the significant advances in diagnostic and therapeutic approaches, lung cancer …

The effects of anesthetics and perioperative medications on immune function: a narrative review

RS Ackerman, KA Luddy, BE Icard… - Anesthesia & …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Preclinical and clinical studies have sought to better understand the effect of anesthetic
agents, both volatile and intravenous, and perioperative adjuvant medications on immune …

Targeting apoptosis pathways by Celecoxib in cancer

V Jendrossek - Cancer letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Celecoxib is a paradigmatic selective inhibitor of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2). This anti-
inflammatory drug has potent anti-tumor activity in a wide variety of human epithelial tumor …

Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway as novel cancer drug targets

HH Luu, R Zhang, RC Haydon… - Current cancer drug …, 2004 - ingentaconnect.com
Wnt proteins are a large family of secreted glycoproteins. Wnt proteins bind to the Frizzled
receptors and LRP5/6 co-receptors, and through stabilizing the critical mediator β-catenin …

Biology of Cox-2: an application in cancer therapeutics

Z Khan, N Khan, RP Tiwari, NK Sah… - Current drug …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) is an inducible enzyme involved in the conversion of arachidonic
acid to prostaglandin and other eicosanoids. Molecular pathology studies have revealed …

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: prostaglandins, indications, and side effects

I Pountos, T Georgouli, H Bird… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
For centuries, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been part of our clinical
practice. They started out as drugs with anti-inflammatory and analgesic action, and …