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Cyclooxygenase Isoform Exchange Blocks Brain-Mediated Inflammatory Symptoms.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Björk Wilhelms Daniel, Mirrasekhian Elahe, Zajdel Joanna, Kumar Singh Anand, Engblom David
Abstract excerpt
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is the main source of inducible prostaglandin E2 production and mediates inflammatory symptoms including fever, loss of appetite and hyperalgesia. COX-1 is dispensable for fever, anorexia and hyperalgesia but is important for several other functions both under basal conditions and during inflammation. The differential functionality of the COX isoforms could be due to differences in the...
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