CD47 regulates collagen I-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression and intestinal epithelial cell migration.

Increased epithelial cell expression of the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) enzyme is a characteristic event of both inflammatory bowel disease and colon cancer. We here report the novel findings that collagen I-induced de novo synthesis of COX-2 in intestinal epithelial cells is inhibited by pertussis tox...

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Main Authors: Oliver Jay Broom, Yuan Zhang, Per-Arne Oldenborg, Ramin Massoumi, Anita Sjölander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-07-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2712095?pdf=render