Metabolism pathways of arachidonic acids: mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

B Wang, L Wu, J Chen, L Dong, C Chen… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
The arachidonic acid (AA) pathway plays a key role in cardiovascular biology,
carcinogenesis, and many inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, arthritis, etc. Esterified …

Amino-pyrazoles in medicinal chemistry: A review

M Lusardi, A Spallarossa, C Brullo - International journal of molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
A pyrazole nucleus is an easy-to-prepare scaffold with large therapeutic potential.
Consequently, the search for new pyrazole-based compounds is of great interest to the …

Selective COX-2 inhibitors: road from success to controversy and the quest for repurposing

AA El-Malah, MM Gineinah, PK Deb, AN Khayyat… - Pharmaceuticals, 2022 - mdpi.com
The introduction of selective COX-2 inhibitors (so-called 'coxibs') has demonstrated
tremendous commercial success due to their claimed lower potential of serious …

Design, synthesis, and anti-inflammatory activity of some coumarin Schiff base derivatives: In silico and in vitro study

SJ Hamid, T Salih - Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Inflammation is a fundamental response of the immune system during tissue
damage or pathogen infection to protect and maintain tissue homeostasis. However …

Identification of new rofecoxib-based cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors: A bioinformatics approach

RP Leão, JV Cruz, GV da Costa, JN Cruz… - Pharmaceuticals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The cyclooxygenase-2 receptor is a therapeutic target for planning potential drugs with anti-
inflammatory activity. The selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor rofecoxib was …

Novel pyrazole-based COX-2 inhibitors as potential anticancer agents: Design, synthesis, cytotoxic effect against resistant cancer cells, cell cycle arrest, apoptosis …

PA Halim, SMZ Sharkawi, MB Labib - Bioorganic Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Novel differently substituted pyrazole derivatives were designed, synthesized and evaluated
for their anticancer activity. All compounds selectively inhibited COX-2 enzyme (IC 50 …

The indole nucleus as a selective COX-2 inhibitor and anti-inflammatory agent (2011–2022)

S Singh, N Sharma, R Chandra - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we have outlined the recent (2011–2022) developments in the synthesis of modified
indomethacin-based analogues for the selective inhibition of COX-2 and then highlighted …

Anti-inflammatory activity and ROS regulation effect of sinapaldehyde in LPS-stimulated RAW 264.7 macrophages

SH Baek, T Park, MG Kang, D Park - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
We evaluated the anti-inflammatory effects of SNAH in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated
RAW 264.7 macrophages by performing nitric oxide (NO) assays, cytokine enzyme-linked …

The prognostic value of arachidonic acid metabolism in breast cancer by integrated bioinformatics

W Li, X Guo, C Chen, J Li - Lipids in Health and Disease, 2022 - Springer
Background As the second cause of cancer death in women, breast cancer has become a
worldwide priority. Previous studies based on tumour cell lines demonstrated that …

Design, synthesis and biological assessment of new selective COX-2 inhibitors including methyl sulfonyl moiety

BN Sağlık, D Osmaniye, S Levent, UA Çevik… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) cause peptic lesions in the gastrointestinal
mucosa by inhibiting the cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) enzyme. Selective COX-2 inhibition …