Sentences with phrase «as cyclooxygenase»

At the wound site, enzymes such as cyclooxygenase - 2 (COX - 2) also become more active and contribute to the inflammation.

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Curcumin can inhibit both the activity and the synthesis of cyclooxygenase - 2 (COX2) and 5 - lipoxygenase (5 - LOX), as well as other enzymes that have been implicated in inflammation.

The drugs reduce pain and inflammation by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, which are involved not only with inflammation but also with certain processes involved in cancer, such as blood supply to the tumor and programmed cell death (known as apoptosis).

In addition, LA promoted inflammatory processes activating the nuclear factor - κB transcription factor as well as stimulating the expression of cyclooxygenase - 2 and pro-inflammatory cytokines.

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.

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

As mentioned previously, ginger properties include anti-inflammatory actions that stem from a group of compounds called gingerols, which work by inhibiting the prostaglandin - biosynthesizing enzyme, known as PH synthetase or cyclooxygenase (COXAs mentioned previously, ginger properties include anti-inflammatory actions that stem from a group of compounds called gingerols, which work by inhibiting the prostaglandin - biosynthesizing enzyme, known as PH synthetase or cyclooxygenase (COXas PH synthetase or cyclooxygenase (COX).

As mentioned, inflammation is mediated by prostaglandins (produced by cyclooxygenase) and leukotrienes (produced by 5 - lipoxygenase).