Abstract
The arachidonic acid metabolizing enzymes, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5- lipoxygenase (5-LOX), are both highly expressed during the carcinogenesis in colons. Cigarette smoking promotes these carcinogenic processes at the early stage during adenoma formation. In this article, the involvement of COX-2 and 5-LOX, alongside with the dual COX/5-LOX inhibitors in colorectal cancer development is introduced. The co-regulation of 5-LOX and COX-2 in colon cancer growth and its relationship with cigarette smoke and hyaluronic acid-CD44v6 is also described. It is envisaged that dual inhibition of 5-LOX/COX could be the most promising therapeutic option for the treatment of colorectal cancer in humans.
Keywords: 5-LOX, COX-2, cigarette smoke, colon cancer, lincofelone, hyaluronic acid.
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:The Co-regulatory Role of 5-Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase-2 in the Carcinogenesis and their Promotion by Cigarette Smoking in Colons
Volume: 23 Issue: 11
Author(s): J. Shen, W.X. Li, Z.G. Xiao, L. Zhang, M.X. Li, L.F. Li, W. Hu, L. Lu, F. Boudreau and C.H. Cho
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Keywords: 5-LOX, COX-2, cigarette smoke, colon cancer, lincofelone, hyaluronic acid.
Abstract: The arachidonic acid metabolizing enzymes, cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and 5- lipoxygenase (5-LOX), are both highly expressed during the carcinogenesis in colons. Cigarette smoking promotes these carcinogenic processes at the early stage during adenoma formation. In this article, the involvement of COX-2 and 5-LOX, alongside with the dual COX/5-LOX inhibitors in colorectal cancer development is introduced. The co-regulation of 5-LOX and COX-2 in colon cancer growth and its relationship with cigarette smoke and hyaluronic acid-CD44v6 is also described. It is envisaged that dual inhibition of 5-LOX/COX could be the most promising therapeutic option for the treatment of colorectal cancer in humans.
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Shen J., Li W.X., Xiao Z.G., Zhang L., Li M.X., Li L.F., Hu W., Lu L., Boudreau F. and Cho C.H., The Co-regulatory Role of 5-Lipoxygenase and Cyclooxygenase-2 in the Carcinogenesis and their Promotion by Cigarette Smoking in Colons, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2016; 23 (11) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666160321122431
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867323666160321122431 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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