Select dietary phytochemicals function as inhibitors of COX-1 but not COX-2.

Recent clinical trials raised concerns regarding the cardiovascular toxicity of selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors. Many active dietary factors are reported to suppress carcinogenesis by targeting COX-2. A major question was accordingly raised: why has the lifelong use of phytochemicals t...

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Main Authors: Haitao Li, Feng Zhu, Yanwen Sun, Bing Li, Naomi Oi, Hanyong Chen, Ronald A Lubet, Ann M Bode, Zigang Dong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3789677?pdf=render