title: Transcriptional Control of COX-2 via C/EBPbeta.
abstract: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a highly inducible enzyme exerting diverse actions on cell functions, including proliferation, migration, and DNA damage. Enhanced COX-2 expression may be protective, but excessive expression may be harmful, causing inflammation, atheromatous plaque instability, and intimal hyperplasia. COX-2 transcriptional activation by proinflammatory mediators has been extensively characterized. In this review, the role of C/EBP in regulating COX-2 transcription is highlighted. Recent advances in control of COX-2 transcription by aspirin and salicylate and by a cell cycle-dependent endogenous mechanism are described. The recent progress sheds light on the pathophysiological mechanisms of COX-2 and new transcription-based strategy for controlling COX-2 overexpression and COX-2-mediated cardiovascular diseases.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Biology Research Center, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Division of Hematology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.016, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Kenneth.K.Wu@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Kenneth K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jun-Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Liou
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cieslik
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta / Q000378:metabolism*; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / Q000235:genetics*; D014158:Transcription, Genetic / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D022782:CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D051546:Cyclooxygenase 2; C496540:PTGS2 protein, human; D011451:Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases