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Université de Fribourg

Identification of MAGI1 as a tumor-suppressor protein induced by cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors in colorectal cancer cells

Zaric, J. ; Joseph, J.-M. ; Tercier, S. ; Sengstag, T. ; Ponsonnet, L. ; Delorenzi, M. ; Rüegg, Curzio

In: Oncogene, 2012, vol. 31, p. 48-59

Cyclooxyganase-2 (COX-2), a rate-limiting enzyme in the prostaglandin synthesis pathway, is overexpressed in many cancers and contributes to cancer progression through tumor cell-autonomous and paracrine effects. Regular use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or selective COX-2 inhibitors (COXIBs) reduces the risk of cancer development and progression, in particular of the colon. The COXIB...