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cyclooxygenase

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cyclooxygenase

[‚sī·klō′äks·ə·jə‚nās]
(biochemistry)
An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins.
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Pharmacogenomics of cyclooxygenases. Pharmacogenomics 2015; 16: 501-522, doi: 10.2217/pgs.15.6.
This might be due to non-selective inhibition of cyclooxygenases that provides support in the synthesis of prostanoids necessary for generating signals by APCs (Antigen presenting cells) and transmitting these signals to T cells.
Willoughby, Inducible cyclooxygenase may have anti-inflammatory properties, Nature Medicine, 5(6), 698-701 (1999).
Lin et al., "Specific inhibition of cyclooxygenase 2 restores antitumor reactivity by altering the balance of IL-10 and IL-12 synthesis," Journal of Immunology, vol.
Structurally, the two cyclooxygenase enzymes, COX1 and COX-2, are homodimers of two 70kDa subunits related by a C2 axis of symmetry.
Regional expression of cyclooxygenase isoforms in the rat kidney in complete unilateral ureteral obstruction.
In vitro studies were performed to determine the inhibitory benefits of Metabiotics Resveratrol on a full thickness tissue model to reduce expression of the anti-inflammatory enzyme cyclooxygenase 1 [COX1] along with its ability to promote the synthesis of Collagen IVA on the same tissue model.
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