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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer. However, evidence is accumulating that NSAIDs have anti-cancer effects in addition to inhibiting cyclooxygenase (COX)-mediated prostanoid biosynthesis. We now show that indomethacin, a popular NSAID, significantly reduced the [3H]-arachidonic acid uptake in HCA-7 human colon cancer cells. Interestingly, no decrease in the uptake of [3H]-arachidonic acid occurred when the cells were treated with aspirin, diclofenac, and sulindac even though the concentrations of these NSAIDs were high enough to inhibit COX-2 activity. These findings suggest that indomethacin has a novel anti-cancer effect that may be independent of COX-2 inhibition.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1347-8613
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
389-92
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Indomethacin decreases arachidonic acid uptake in HCA-7 human colon cancer cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Chemical Pharmacology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article