 Prostaglandins
"Prostaglandins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes.
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D011453
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.100.637 D10.251.355.255.550 D23.469.050.175.725
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| 1983 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostaglandins" by people in Profiles.
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Edelman MJ, Tan MT, Fidler MJ, Sanborn RE, Otterson G, Sequist LV, Evans TL, Schneider BJ, Keresztes R, Rogers JS, de Mayolo JA, Feliciano J, Yang Y, Medeiros M, Zaknoen SL. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter phase II study of the efficacy and safety of apricoxib in combination with either docetaxel or pemetrexed in patients with biomarker-selected non-small-cell lung cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2015 Jan 10; 33(2):189-94.
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Anderson KM, Bonomi P, Harris JE. Does an inability to eradicate normal stem cells preclude the cure of some cancers? Med Hypotheses. 1996 Jul; 47(1):31-4.
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Keshavarzian A, Haydek JM, Zepeda DO, Stinneford JG, Fields JZ. Gastroduodenal ulcers in rats induced by 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP): requirement for gastric acid secretion and the role of prostaglandins. Res Commun Chem Pathol Pharmacol. 1990 Oct; 70(1):21-48.
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Berry-Kravis E, Dawson G. Modulation of an adenylate cyclase-linked serotonin (5-HT) receptor system in a neuroblastoma x brain explant hybrid cell line (NCB-20) by opiates, prostaglandins, and alpha 2-adrenergic agonists. Adv Biochem Psychopharmacol. 1983; 37:361-72.
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