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Endothelial cell COX-2 expression and activity in hypoxia.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Dec 2006
Cook-Johnson Rebecca J, Demasi Maryanne, Cleland Leslie G, Gamble Jennifer R, Saint David A, James Michael J
Abstract excerpt
The clinical experience with selective cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitors reveals there are important protective roles for COX-2 in the cardiovascular system. This study examined the response to hypoxia of endothelial cell eicosanoid synthesis with respect to the role of COX-2 and its molecular regulation in hypoxia. Human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were exposed to hypoxia and the effects on COX-2,...
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