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GlossaryCyclooxygenase-2

enzyme involved in inflammation and pain production

Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is an enzyme that plays a crucial role in the inflammatory process by converting arachidonic acid into prostaglandins, which are compounds that mediate inflammation and pain. Unlike its counterpart COX-1, which is expressed constantly in most tissues, COX-2 is typically induced during inflammation and is a target for anti-inflammatory drugs like NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs).

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Diphlorethohydroxycarmalol, Isolated from Ishige okamurae, Increases Prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub>through the Expression of Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in HaCaT Human Keratinocytes

research Diphlorethohydroxycarmalol, Isolated from Ishige okamurae, Increases Prostaglandin E₂through the Expression of Cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in HaCaT Human Keratinocytes

9 citations , November 2012 in “Biomolecules & therapeutics”

A compound from brown algae boosts the production of a certain inflammatory substance in skin cells.

research Expression Pattern of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Normal Rat Epidermis and Pilosebaceous Unit during Hair Cycle

9 citations , January 2008 in “Acta histochemica et cytochemica”

COX-2 levels change during the hair cycle and affect skin and hair growth.

research Re: Associations Between Variants in the Cyclooxygenase 2 Enzyme Gene (PTGS2) and Development of Benign Prostate Enlargement

November 2012 in “The Journal of Urology”

Certain gene variants may raise the risk of prostate enlargement, but taking NSAIDs could reduce this risk.

research 607 Cutaneous overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 models androgenetic alopecia in adult mice

May 2021 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology”

Cyclooxygenase-2 overexpression in mice skin causes hair loss like human androgenetic alopecia.

research Wound Healing Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes Model of Leptin-Deficient Mice—A Mechanistic Systematic Review

10 citations , August 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences”

Leptin-deficient mice, used as a model for Type 2 Diabetes, have delayed wound healing due to impaired contraction and other dysfunctional cellular responses.

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