Preventive but Not Curative Efficacy of Celecoxib on Bladder Carcinogenesis in a Rat Model

Preventive but Not Curative Efficacy of Celecoxib on Bladder Carcinogenesis in a Rat Model

To evaluate the effect of a cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor, celecoxib (CEL), on bladder cancer inhibition in a rat model, when used as preventive versus as curative treatment. The study comprised 52 male Wistar rats, divided in 5 groups, during a 20-week protocol: control: vehicle, carcinogen: 0.05% of...

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Main Authors: José Sereno, Belmiro Parada, Flávio Reis, Fernanda X. Cunha, Edite Teixeira-Lemos, Patrícia Garrido, Rui Pinto, Petronila Rocha-Pereira, Paula Neto, José Ruivo, Paulo Rodrigues-Santos, Sara Nunes, Alfredo Mota, Arnaldo Figueiredo, Frederico Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/380937

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