Upregulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and microsomal prostaglandin E2 synthase-1 (mPGES-1) in wall of ruptured human cerebral aneurysms: preliminary results.
Abstract
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and Microsomal Prostaglandin E2 Synthase-1 (mPGES-1) catalyze isomerization of the cyclooxygenase product PGH2 into PGE2. Deletion of COX-2/mPGES-1 suppresses carotid artery atherogenesis and angiotensin II-induced aortic aneurysms formation, and attenuates neointimal hyperplasia after vascular injury in mice. The upregulation of COX-2/mPGES-1 in the wall of ruptured human cerebral aneurysms is not known. Ten patients with intracranial aneurysms (5 ruptured and 5 nonruptured) underwent microsurgical clipping. During the procedure, a segment of the aneurysm dome was resected and immunostained with monoclonal antibodies for COX-1, COX-2, and mPGES-1. A segment of the superficial temporal artery was also removed and immunostained with monoclonal antibodies for COX-1, COX-2, and mPGES-1. All 10 aneurysm tissues stained positive for mPGES-1 monoclonal antibody. Expression of mPGES-1 was more abundant in ruptured aneurysm tissue than in nonruptured aneurysms, based on a semiquantitative grading. None of the superficial temporal artery specimens expressed mPGES-1. COX-2 was upregulated in the same distribution as was mPGES-1. COX-1 was present constitutively in all tissues. COX-2/mPGES-1 are expressed in the w...Continue Reading
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