NSAIDs work on a chemical level. They block the effects of special enzymes -- specifically Cox-1 and Cox-2 enzymes. These enzymes play a key role in making prostaglandins. By blocking the Cox ...

All NSAIDs variably inhibit COX-1 and COX-2 and the mechanisms of inhibition ... NSAID inhibition of COX in vitroare the source of the enzyme, the Michaelis constant (K m)of the endogenous ...

A novel PET imaging approach can effectively quantify a key enzyme associated with brain inflammation, according to research ...

A novel PET imaging method, using the radiotracer 11C-MC1, successfully quantifies COX-2 enzyme levels in the human brain. This technique opens the door for earlier detection, monitoring of disease ...

COX-2 is involved in prostaglandin synthesis and expressed ... may be another important player in neural aspects of the inflammatory response. Figure 1: Regulatory checkpoints of peripheral ...

IC 50 values provide no indication of the mechanism of enzyme inhibition ... (defining both K i values and rate constants) of COX-1 and COX-2 need to be conducted as a first step prior to ...

The first-in-human study, which imaged the COX-2 enzyme, offers a never-before-seen view of inflammation in the brain, ...