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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Activity-Guided Characterization of COX-2 Inhibitory Compounds in

Michael Termer, Christophe Carola, Andrew Salazar, Cornelia M Keck, Juergen Hemberger, Joerg von Hagen

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael TermerDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.
Christophe CarolaMerck KGaA, Frankfurterstr. 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-5562-1494
Andrew SalazarMerck KGaA, Frankfurterstr. 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4615-0066
Cornelia M KeckDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, Philipps-University of Marburg, Robert-Koch-Str. 4, 35032 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8888-2340
Juergen HembergerDepartment of Life Science Engineering, Institute for Biochemical Engineering & Analytics, University of Applied Sciences, Wiesenstr. 14, 35390 Giessen, Germany.
Joerg von HagenMerck KGaA, Frankfurterstr. 250, 64293 Darmstadt, Germany.
Merck (Germany) · DEPhilipps University of Marburg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammation is the body's response to infection or tissue injury in order to restore and maintain homeostasis. Prostaglandin E2 (PGE-2) derived from arachidonic acid (AA), via up-regulation of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), is a key mediator of inflammation and can also be induced by several other factors including stress, chromosomal aberration, or environmental factors. Targeting prostaglandin production by inhibiting COX-2 is hence relevant for the successful resolution of inflammation.

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PMID34885813
PMCPMC8658768
OpenAlexW3216438941

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