Effects of COX-2 inhibition on expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and interleukin-8 in lung cancer cells

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 has been implicated in tumour progression, angiogenesis and metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We speculated that inhibition of COX-2 activity might reduce expression of the pro-angiogenic factor...

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Main Authors: Yu Danny CW, Azahri Nor, Zhu Yong, Woll Penella J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/218