Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression at the site of recent myocardial infarction: friend or foe?
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Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression at the site of recent myocardial infarction: friend or foe?
BACKGROUND Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) is induced in cardiomyocytes only in response to stress, such as ischaemia. OBJECTIVE To assess COX-2 expression at the site of recent myocardial infarction. METHODS COX-2 expression was evaluated by specific immunostaining in cardiomyocytes from 23 subjects who died 10-60 days after acute myocardial infarction. The relation between COX-2 myocardial expr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Heart
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0007-0769
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.010280