Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 isoenzymes
Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 isoenzymes
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DOI:
10.1016/s1357-2725(98)00152-6
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发表时间:
1999-05-01
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
Trifan, OC
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作者:
Hla, T;Bishop-Bailey, D;Trifan, OC
The cyclooxygenase isoenzymes (COX-1 and -2) catalyze the rate-limiting steps in prostanoid biosynthesis. COX-1 and -2 genes encode two isoenzymes with overlapping yet distinct expression patterns and functions. Physiologically, various extracellular stimuli such as growth factors, cytokines and tumor promoters regulate the expression of COX-1 and -2 genes at both transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels. COX-2 is overexpressed in rheumatoid arthritis, colorectal and breast cancer. Prostanoids produced by the COX pathway signal via plasma membrane-localized, G-protein-coupled receptors as well as via nuclear receptors, Currently, several COX-2-selective inhibitors are developed to control the anti-inflammatory and anti-neoplastic activities of the COX-2 isoenzyme. Inhibition of the COX isoenzyme activity and/or expression may be the basis of future generation of anti-inflammatory and antineoplastic drugs. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.