Journal article
Cyclooxygenases and Prostaglandins in Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment of Gastrointestinal Cancer
D Wang, CS Cabalag, NJ Clemons, RN DuBois
Gastroenterology | W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2021
Abstract
Chronic inflammation is a known risk factor for gastrointestinal cancer. The evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs suppress the incidence, growth, and metastasis of gastrointestinal cancer supports the concept that a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug target, cyclooxygenase, and its downstream bioactive lipid products may provide one of the links between inflammation and cancer. Preclinical studies have demonstrated that the cyclooxygenase-2–prostaglandin E2 pathway can promote gastrointestinal cancer development. Although the role of this pathway in cancer has been investigated extensively for 2 decades, only recent studies have described its effects on host defenses against t..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported in part by Hollings Cancer Center grant, Medical University of South Carolina (P30 CA138313) . The authors thank the National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance for its generous support (Raymond N. DuBois) . Carlos S. Cabalag is the recipient of, and is supported by, The Alan & Kate Gibson Research Fellowship, 2018. Nicholas J. Clemons is supported by a Fellowship (MCRF16002) from the Department of Health and Human Services acting through the Victorian Cancer Agency, Victoria, Australia.