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SUBMITTER: Jania LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3182462 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Jania Leigh A LA Chandrasekharan Subhashini S Backlund Michael G MG Foley Nicholas A NA Snouwaert John J Wang I-Ming IM Clark Patsy P Audoly Laurent P LP Koller Beverly H BH
Prostaglandins & other lipid mediators 20081101 3-4
Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) plays an important role in the normal physiology of many organ systems. Increased levels of this lipid mediator are associated with many disease states, and it potently regulates inflammatory responses. Three enzymes capable of in vitro synthesis of PGE(2) from the cyclooxygenase metabolite PGH(2) have been described. Here, we examine the contribution of one of these enzymes to PGE(2) production, mPges-2, which encodes microsomal prostaglandin synthase-2 (mPGES-2), by ...[more]