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What can you tell me about cox-2 inhibitors?
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Pain med: Cox-1 (cyclooxygenase-1) is an enzyme that regulates prostaglandins, and is important for a healthy stomach lining and kidneys. Inhibition turns this off, leading to gastrointestinal bleeding. Cox-2 (cyclooxygenase-2) is an enzyme that makes the prostaglandins which increase inflammation, pain and fever. So a cox-2 inhibitor is, in effect, a pain blocker.
Answered 9/5/2013
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