Oxidative enzymopathies and vascular disease

JA Leopold, J Loscalzo - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
In the vasculature, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated by both mitochondrial
respiration and enzymatic sources serve as integral components of cellular signaling and …

Impact of CYP2C9 genotype on pharmacokinetics: are all cyclooxygenase inhibitors the same?

AD Rodrigues - Drug Metabolism and Disposition, 2005 - ASPET
The market withdrawals of rofecoxib (Vioxx) and valdecoxib (Bextra) have focused
considerable attention on the side effect profiles of cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitors. As a …

Identification of functional genetic variants in cyclooxygenase-2 and their association with risk of esophageal cancer

X Zhang, X Miao, W Tan, B Ning, Z Liu, Y Hong… - Gastroenterology, 2005 - Elsevier
Background & Aims: Overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is implicated in many
steps of cancer development. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the COX-2 …

Biological assessment of aspirin efficacy on healthy individuals: heterogeneous response or aspirin failure?

R Gonzalez-Conejero, J Rivera, J Corral, C Acuna… - Stroke, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The widespread use of aspirin requires clarification of the
aspirin resistance phenomenon. Most studies on this field are focused on patients which …

Cardiovascular complications of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

E Fosslien - Annals of Clinical & Laboratory Science, 2005 - Assoc Clin Scientists
Coxibs, such as rofecoxib, celecoxib, and valdecoxib, selectively inhibit cyclooxygenase
(COX)-2, the mainly inducible, pro-inflammatory COX isoform. Unlike traditional non …

Genetic association studies in stroke: methodological issues and proposed standard criteria

M Dichgans, HS Markus - Stroke, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—A large number of candidate gene association studies have
attempted to identify genes implicated in stroke, but there have been few replicable and …

Contrasting effects of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and COX-2 deficiency on the host response to influenza A viral infection

MA Carey, JA Bradbury, JM Seubert… - The Journal of …, 2005 - journals.aai.org
Influenza is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide despite extensive
research and vaccine availability. The cyclooxygenase (COX) pathway is important in …

Cyclooxygenase-2 promotes early atherosclerotic lesion formation in ApoE-deficient and C57BL/6 mice

ME Burleigh, VR Babaev, PG Yancey, AS Major… - Journal of molecular and …, 2005 - Elsevier
Cyclooxygenase (COX) 2 is expressed in atherosclerotic lesions. We have previously
reported that selective inhibition of COX-2 reduces early atherosclerosis in LDLR deficient …

PTGS2 (COX-2) −765G > C Promoter Variant Reduces Risk of Colorectal Adenoma among Nonusers of Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs

CM Ulrich, J Whitton, JH Yu, J Sibert, R Sparks… - … Biomarkers & Prevention, 2005 - AACR
Abstract Prostaglandin H synthase 2 (PTGS2) or cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) has been
shown to play a key role in the regulation of inflammation, and its inhibition is associated …

Priorities and standards in pharmacogenetic research

AC Need, AG Motulsky, DB Goldstein - Nature genetics, 2005 - nature.com
The current enthusiasm for pharmacogenetics draws much of its inspiration from the
relatively few examples of polymorphisms that have marked and seemingly clinically …