Significados de inhibit cyclooxygenase en inglés

Therapeutics for arachidonic acid pathways began with the development of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that inhibit cyclooxygenase (COX).

Drugs that selectively inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) may be useful in this setting as they are supposedly less toxic.

Aspirin was recently found to have chemopreventive effects on colon cancer and polyps by inhibiting cyclooxygenase-2.