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Trends in Cox-2 Inhibitor Research
Author(s): Maynard J Howardell
- Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
- Publication Date: 22 May 2006
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 169 pages
- ISBN-10: 1600212220
- ISBN-13: 9781600212222
Book Description
Cox-2 Inhibitors are newly developed drugs for inflammation that selectively block the Cox-2 enzyme. Blocking this enzyme impedes the production of the chemical messengers (prostaglandins) that cause the pain and swelling of arthritis inflammation. Cox-2 inhibitors are a new class of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). Because they selectively block the Cox-2 enzyme and not the Cox-1 enzyme, these drugs are uniquely different from traditional NSAIDS. This book explores new research in the field.
