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ReviewMolecular neurobiology2020

The Role of Brain Cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2) Beyond Neuroinflammation: Neuronal Homeostasis in Memory and Anxiety.

Diana E López, Santiago J Ballaz

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Review in Molecular neurobiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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51citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 105 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The potential role of COX-2/PGs signaling pathway in epileptogenesis and associated neuroinflammation: collusions or serendipity.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  11. Therapeutic potential of COX-2 inhibitors in neuropsychiatric disorders.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Diana E LópezBiomedical Sciences Graduate Program, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí, Ecuador.
Santiago J BallazSchool of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Hacienda San José s/n, San Miguel de Urcuquí, Ecuador. sballaz@yachaytech.edu.ec.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5878-8679
Universidad Yachay Tech · EC

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclooxygenases are a group of heme-containing isozymes (namely Cox-1 and Cox-2) that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid to largely bioactive prostaglandins (PGs). Cox-1 is the ubiquitous housekeeping enzyme, and the mitogen-inducible Cox-2 is activated to cause inflammation. Interestingly, Cox-2 is constitutively expressed in the brain at the postsynaptic dendrites and excitatory terminals of the cortical and spinal cord neurons. Neuronal Cox-2 is activated in response to synaptic excitation to yield PGE

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HomeostasisAnimalsAnxietyBrainCyclooxygenase 2HumansInflammationMemoryNeuronsCyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase-2EndocannabinoidsGlutamic acidNeurogenic inflammationNeuronal plasticityProstaglandins E

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PMID32860157
OpenAlexW3081530390

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