ISSN:
1420-9071
Keywords:
Key Words. Aspirin; prostaglandin; COX; signal transduction; NF-κB; NOS.
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract. Recent studies have suggested that aspirin and aspirin-like compounds have a variety of actions in addition to their well-studied ability to inhibit cyclooxygenases. These actions include inhibition of the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, decreases in adenosine triphosphate stores, increases in extracellular adenosine, downregulation of the expression and activity of inducible nitric oxide synthetase, inhibition and/or stimulation of various mitogen-activated protein kinase activities and inhibition of nuclear factor binding κB site (NF-κB) activation. Moreover, aspirin-like compounds have recently been shown to have previously unappreciated clinical and biological effects, some apparently independent of cyclooxygenase. In this review we discuss the various mechanisms of action of aspirin-like compounds and their relevance to clinical disease and therapy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s000180050432
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