[PDF][PDF] Induction of cyclooxygenase 2 in gastric mucosal lesions and its inhibition by the specific antagonist delays healing in mice

H Mizuno, C Sakamoto, K Matsuda, K Wada… - …, 1997 - researchgate.net
The rate-limiting steps in eicosanoid biosynthesis are See editorial on page 645. not only
the liberation of arachidonic acid (AA) from membrane glycerophospholipids but also the
conversion Background & Aims: The role of two forms of cyclooxy- of AA to PG by PG
endoperoxide synthase/COX. Several genase (COX-1 and COX-2) in gastric mucosal
lesions recent studies have confirmed the presence of two forms of is not well understood.
The regulation of both forms of