| Literature DB >> 19095631 |
Emer M Smyth1, Tilo Grosser, Miao Wang, Ying Yu, Garret A FitzGerald.
Abstract
The prostanoids are a family of lipid mediators generated by the action of cyclooxygenase on a 20-carbon unsaturated fatty acid, arachidonic acid. Prostanoids are generated widely in response to diverse stimuli and, acting in a paracrine or autocrine manner, play important roles in normal physiology and disease. This review summarizes the current knowledge on prostanoid generation and the roles of individual mediators, their biosynthetic pathways, and their receptors in health and disease.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 19095631 PMCID: PMC2674745 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.R800094-JLR200
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Lipid Res ISSN: 0022-2275 Impact factor: 5.922