cyclooxygenase-2 (cox-2) has a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of the lung cancer. it is known that cox-2 negatively regulates the activity of a number of tumor suppressors, including p53. consequently, inhibition of cox-2 signaling is anticipated to be a promising approach to stabilize p53 functionality. in this regard, we investigated the effect of cox-2 signaling blockade on p53 and cox-2 e...

background and objectives: cyclooxygenese-2 (cox-2) expression in breast cancer and its correlation with tumor prognosis is unclear. we investigated the incidence of cox-2 expression in patients and assessed interactions between cox-2 and clinical features of cancer and expression of her2/neu, estrogen receptor (er), and progesterone receptor (pr). methods: cox-2 expression was investigated by...

patients and methods this was a historical cohort study. a total of 1396 patients admitted between march 2011 and march 2012 in 16 mmt clinics (13 private and 3 state clinics) in rafsanjan, entered the study and their retention rate was examined for one year. the patients’ data abstracted from their medical records using checklists and collected by clinics’ staff. data analyses were performed u...

cancer is considered as a challenging deathly disease and discovering or synthesis of new cytotoxic agents is a worldwide attempt. in this study, a group of recently synthesized chalcones, with the structure of 1,3-diarylprop-2-en-1-one having differesnt cox-1 and/or cox-2 selectivities, have been examined on human hepatocarcinoma (hepg2), lung carcinoma (a549), and breast adenocarcinoma (mcf-7...

original article   extended exposure to noise can cause permanent hearing damage. this study aimed to determine the incidence time of hearing loss and its effective factors in workers exposed to noise. this retrospective cohort study, was conducted on a total of 273 workers in various sectors of kerman copper by-industries co. their hearing status and the incidence of hearing loss (hearing thre...

A new group of 4-(Imidazolylmethyl) quinoline derivatives possessing a methylsulfonyl COX-2 pharmacophore at the para position of the C-2 phenyl ring were designed and synthesized as selective COX-2 inhibitors and in-vitro anti breast cancer agents. In-vitro COX-1 and COX-2 inhibition studies showed that all the compounds were potent and selective inhibitors of the COX-2 isozyme with IC50 value...

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) are the competitive inhibitors of cyclooxygenase (cox), the enzyme which mediates the bioconversion of arachidonic acid to inflammatory prostaglandins (pgs). their use is associated with the side effects such as gastrointestinal and renal toxicity. the therapeutic anti-inflammatory action of nsaids is produced by the inhibition of cox-2, while the ...