Items for "inflammatory mediators"

The pharmacology of selective inhibition of COX-2

Selective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 were developed to improve the safety of anti-inflammatory therapy in patients at elevated risk for gastrointestinal complications which are thought to be caused primarily by depression of COX-1 derived mucosal prostanoids...

Keywords: Clinical studies, atherothrombosis, atherosclerosis, inflammation, inflammatory mediators