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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-9
pubmed:abstractText
Lipoxins have well characterized anti-inflammatory properties. In recent years, lipoxin A4 and its epimeric counterpart, which is synthesized via aspirin-acetylated cyclooxygenase-2, have been shown to exert very potent protective effects in the stomach. Indeed, suppression of aspirin-triggered lipoxin synthesis, through co-administration of a selective COX-2 inhibitor, results in a significant exacerbation of gastric injury. The gastroprotective effects of lipoxin A4 appear to be receptor mediated, and may be attributable to the ability of this agent to suppress leukocyte adherence to the vascular endothelium and to elevate gastroduodenal blood flow. These effects may be mediated via lipoxin-induced nitric oxide generation. Lipoxins activate a receptor that can also be activated by annexin-1, another substance involved in resolution of inflammation and gastroprotection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0952-3278
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
251-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Lipoxins in gastric mucosal health and disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Mucosal Inflammation Research Group, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, Alta., Canada T2N 4N1. wallacej@ucalgary.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't