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Transcriptional and Posttranscriptional Regulation of Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression by Fluid Shear Stress in Vascular Endothelial Cells
1 Sept 2002
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OBJECTIVE: Fluid shear stress induces cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 gene expression in vascular endothelial cells. We investigated the underlying mechanism of this induction. METHODS AND RESULTS: Exposure of human umbilical vein endothelial cells to laminar shear stress in the physiological range (1 to 30 dyne/cm2) upregulated the expression of COX-2 but not COX-1, a constitutive isozyme of COX. The expression of COX-2...
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