"Prostaglandins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of compounds derived from unsaturated 20-carbon fatty acids, primarily arachidonic acid, via the cyclooxygenase pathway. They are extremely potent mediators of a diverse group of physiological processes.
| Descriptor ID |
D011453
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D10.251.355.255.550 D23.469.050.175.725
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostaglandins" by people in Profiles.
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ASPirin Intervention for the REDuction of colorectal cancer risk (ASPIRED): a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 02 01; 18(1):50.
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Induction of chemokines and prostaglandin synthesis pathways in luteinized human granulosa cells: potential role of luteotropin withdrawal and prostaglandin F2a in regression of the human corpus luteum. Reprod Biol. 2015 Dec; 15(4):247-56.
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Intra-renal oxygenation in rat kidneys during water loading: effects of cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition and nitric oxide (NO) donation. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2010 Aug; 32(2):383-7.
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Cyclooxygenase-2 and cancer treatment: understanding the risk should be worth the reward. Clin Cancer Res. 2010 Mar 01; 16(5):1384-90.
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The search for an oral prostanoid to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension continues. Are we getting any closer? Int J Clin Pract Suppl. 2009 Mar; (161):17-8.
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Pulmonary artery hypertension: the link between prostanoids and bloodstream infections. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Aug 26; 52(9):792; author reply 792.
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Bloodstream infections in patients given treatment with intravenous prostanoids. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Apr; 29(4):342-9.
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Adiponectin, a fat cell product, influences the earliest lymphocyte precursors in bone marrow cultures by activation of the cyclooxygenase-prostaglandin pathway in stromal cells. J Immunol. 2003 Nov 15; 171(10):5091-9.
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Bacterially-induced preterm labor and regulation of prostaglandin-metabolizing enzyme expression in mice: the role of toll-like receptor 4. Biol Reprod. 2003 Dec; 69(6):1957-63.
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Platelet-activating factor regulates chloride transport in colonic epithelial cell monolayers. Pediatr Res. 2002 Aug; 52(2):155-62.