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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-1-19
pubmed:abstractText
Previous work has demonstrated that selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors can act synergistically with radiotherapy to improve tumor debulking and control in preclinical models. The underlying mechanism of this remarkable activity has not yet been determined. Here, we report that radiation can elevate intratumoral levels of COX-2 protein and its products, particularly prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)). Furthermore, inhibition of COX-2 activity or neutralization of PGE(2) activity enhances radiotherapy even in tumors where COX-2 expression is restricted to the tumor neovasculature. Direct assessment of vascular function by direct contrast enhancement-magnetic resonance imaging showed that the combination of radiation and celecoxib lead to enhanced vascular permeability. These observations suggest that an important mechanism of celecoxib-induced radiosensitization involves inhibition of COX-2-derived PGE(2), thus removing a survival factor for the tumor and its vasculature.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclooxygenase 2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Dinoprostone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Isoenzymes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Membrane Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/PTGS2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyrazoles, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Sulfonamides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/celecoxib
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
64
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
279-85
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Colonic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Cyclooxygenase 2, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Dinoprostone, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Disease Models, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Kinetics, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Pyrazoles, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Sulfonamides, pubmed-meshheading:14729635-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Synergy between celecoxib and radiotherapy results from inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2-derived prostaglandin E2, a survival factor for tumor and associated vasculature.
pubmed:affiliation
Oncology Discovery Research, Pfizer Corporation, St. Louis, Missouri 63017, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article