Expression of cyclooxygenase-2 in ovarian cancer cell lines

Abstract

To investigate the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in ovarian cancer cell lines, RT-PCR and immunocytochemistry were used to detect the expression of COX-2 in 5 ovarian cancer cell lines. The expression of COX-2 mRNA and protein was detected in all 5 cell lines. It is suggested that COX-2 is expressed in ovarian cancer cell lines, which provides a basis for the chemoprevention of ovarian cancer.

Keywords

ovarian cancer / cell lines / cyclooxygenase-2

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