Sentences with phrase «cyclooxygenase produces»

Cyclooxygenase produces of a number of different compounds known as prostanoids (prostaglandins, prostacyclin and thromboxanes).

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Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) relieve pain and inflammation by blocking either or both of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, which produce pro-inflammatory prostaglandins.
As I illustrated above, arachidonic acid is processed by the enzyme cyclooxygenase (COX) to produce pro-inflammatory signaling molecules called eicosanoids, including leukotrienes, prostaglandins, and thromboxanes.
'' [NSAIDs] are strong inhibitors of the enzyme cyclooxygenase — COX — which is an important enzyme that is responsible for producing inflammatory mediators,» Etminan says.
In the case of cyclooxygenase (COX), it stimulates cells to produce several substances, including prostaglandins, after the cells are damaged.
By inhibiting cyclooxygenase, thromboxane can not be produced and the platelets present at the time aspirin is given are permanently inactivated.
If the enzyme cyclooxygenase 1 (COX 1) transforms arachadonic acid, PG E1 prostaglandin is produced.
Ibuprofen is what is called a non-selective cyclooxygenase inhibitor, which means it inhibits all types of cyclooxygenase, not just the ones that produce inflammatory mediators.
As mentioned, inflammation is mediated by prostaglandins (produced by cyclooxygenase) and leukotrienes (produced by 5 - lipoxygenase).
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