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Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (prostaglandin G/H synthase and cyclooxygenase) | |||||||||||||
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Symbols | PTGS2; COX-2; COX2; GRIPGHS; PGG/HS; PGHS-2; PHS-2; hCox-2 | ||||||||||||
External IDs | OMIM: 600262 MGI: 97798 HomoloGene: 31000 ChEMBL: 230 GeneCards: PTGS2 Gene | ||||||||||||
EC number | 1.14.99.1 | ||||||||||||
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Species | Human | Mouse | |||||||||||
Entrez | 5743 | 19225 | |||||||||||
Ensembl | ENSG00000073756 | ENSMUSG00000032487 | |||||||||||
UniProt | P35354 | Q05769 | |||||||||||
RefSeq (mRNA) | NM_000963 | NM_011198 | |||||||||||
RefSeq (protein) | NP_000954 | NP_035328 | |||||||||||
Location (UCSC) | Chr 1: 186.64 – 186.65 Mb |
Chr 1: 150.1 – 150.11 Mb |
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PubMed search | [1] | [2] | |||||||||||
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Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, also known as cyclooxygenase-2 or simply COX-2, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the PTGS2 gene.[1] It is involved in the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin H2, an important precursor of prostacyclin and thromboxane A2, among others.
COX-2 was discovered in 1991 by the Daniel Simmons laboratory[2] at Brigham Young University.
COX-2 exists as a homodimer, each monomer with a molecular mass of about 70 kDa. The tertiary and quaternary structures of COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes are almost identical. Each subunit has three different structural domains: a short N-terminal epidermal growth factor (EGF) domain; an α-helical membrane-binding moiety; and a C-terminal catalytic domain. COX enzymes are monotopic membrane proteins; the membrane-binding domain consists of a series of amphipathic α helices with several hydrophobic amino acids exposed to a membrane monolayer. COX-1 and COX-2 are bifunctional enzymes that carry out two consecutive chemical reactions in spatially distinct but mechanistically coupled active sites. Both the cyclooxygenase and the peroxidase active sites are located in the catalytic domain, which accounts for approximately 80% of the protein. The catalytic domain is homologous to mammalian peroxidases such as myeloperoxidase.[3][4]
It has been found that human COX-2 functions as a conformational heterodimer having a catalytic monomer (E-cat) and an allosteric monomer (E-allo). Heme binds only to the peroxidase site of E-cat while substrates, as well as certain inhibitors (e.g. celecoxib), bind the COX site of E-cat. E-cat is regulated by E-allo in a way dependent on what ligand is bound to E-allo. Substrate and non-substrate fatty acid (FAs) and some COX inhibitors (e.g. naproxen) preferentially bind to the COX site of E-allo. Arachidonic acid can bind to E-cat and E-allo, but the affinity of AA for E-allo is 25 times that for Ecat. Palmitic acid, an efficacious stimulator of huPGHS-2, binds only E-allo in palmitic acid/murine PGHS-2 co-crystals. Non-substrate FAs can potentiate or attenuate COX inhibitors depending on the fatty acid and whether the inhibitor binds E-cat or E-allo. Studies suggest that the concentration and composition of the free fatty acid pool in the environment in which PGHS-2 functions in cells, also referred to as the FA tone, is a key factor regulating the activity of PGHS-2 and its response to COX inhibitors.(Figure 1)[5]
Prostaglandin endoperoxide H synthase, COX 2, converts arachidonic acid (AA) to prostaglandin endoperoxide H2. PGHSs are targets for NSAIDs and COX-2 specific inhibitors called coxibs. PGHS-2 is a sequence homodimer. Each monomer of the enzyme has a peroxidase and a COX active site. The COX enzymes catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandins in a two steps. First, hydrogen is abstracted from carbon 13 of arachidonic acid, and then two molecules of oxygen are added by the COX-2, giving PGG2. Second, PGG2 is reduced to PGH2 in the peroxidase active site. The synthesized PGH2 is converted to prostaglandins (PGD2, PGE2, PGF2α), prostacyclin (PGI2), or thromboxane A2 by tissue-specific isomerases.(Figure 2)[6]
Both the peroxidase and the cyclooxygenase activities are inactivated during catalysis by mechanism-based, first-order processes, which means that PGHS-2 peroxidase or cyclooxygenase activities fall to zero within 1–2 minutes, even in the presence of sufficient substrates.[7][8][9]
The conversion of arachidonic acid to PGG2 can be shown as a series of radical reactions analogous to polyunsaturated fatty acid autoxidation (Figure 3).[11] The 13-pro(S) -hydrogen is abstracted and dioxygen traps the pentadienyl radical at carbon 11. The 11-peroxyl radical cyclizes at carbon 9 and the carbon-centered radical generated at C-8 cyclizes at carbon 12, generating the endoperoxide. The allylic radical generated is trapped by dioxygen at carbon 15 to form the 15-(S) -peroxyl radical; this radical is then reduced to PGG2 . This is supported by the following evidence: 1) a significant kinetic isotope effect is observed for the abstraction of the 13-pro (S )-hydrogen; 2) carbon-centered radicals are trapped during catalysis;[12] 3) small amounts of oxidation products are formed due to the oxygen trapping of an allylic radical intermediate at positions 13 and 15.[13][14]
Another mechanism shown in Figure 4 in which the 13-pro (S )-hydrogen is deprotonated and the carbanion is oxidized to a radical is theoretically possible. However, oxygenation of 10,10-difluoroarachidonic acid to 11-(S )-hydroxyeicosa-5,8,12,14-tetraenoic acid is not consistent with the generation of a carbanion intermediate because it would eliminate fluoride to form a conjugated diene.[15] The absence of endoperoxide-containing products derived from 10,10-difluoroarachidonic acid has been thought to indicate the importance of a C-10 carbocation in PGG2 synthesis.[16] However, the cationic mechanism requires that endoperoxide formation comes before the removal of the 13-pro (S )-hydrogen. This is not consistent with the results of the isotope experiments of arachidonic acid oxygenation.[17]
Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2, prostaglandin H synthase-2, PGHS-2) is unexpressed under normal conditions in most cells, but elevated levels are found during inflammation. COX-1 (prostaglandin H2 synthase 1) is constitutively expressed in many tissues and is the predominant form in gastric mucosa and in the kidneys. Inhibition of COX-1 reduces the basal production of cytoprotective PGE2 and PGI2 in the stomach, which may contribute to gastric ulceration. Since COX-2 is generally expressed only in cells where prostaglandins are upregulated (e.g., during inflammation), drug-candidates that selectively inhibit COX-2 were suspected to show fewer side-effects [4] but proved to substantially increase risk for cardiovascular events such as heart attack and stroke.The penn Group found that this was due to the for several reasons for instance low-dose aspirin protects against heart attacks and strokes by blocking COX-1 from forming a prostaglandin called thromboxane A2 which sticks platelets together and promotes clotting therefore inhibiting this helps prevent heart disease. On the other hand, COX-2 is a more important source of prostaglandins, particularly ones called prostacyclin, which is found in blood vessel lining and this relaxes or unsticks platelets so in drugs like Celebrex(celecoxib) and other coxibs (Rofecoxib) because they selectively block this mechanism you get an increase risk in cardiovascular events.More than 10 years later, it is now clear what the COX inhibitors do in the body. Eight placebo-controlled, randomized trials, performed to find new uses of these drugs, showed that they posed a cardiovascular hazard, similar in magnitude to that resulting from being a smoker or a diabetic, notes FitzGerald. "Despite this, controversy has continued about how all this came about, until now."
Arguments against the proposed mechanism were threefold. First, it was proposed that COX-2 didn't exist under normal circumstances in the blood-vessel lining and that PGI-M (prostacyclin in humans, as reflected by its major metabolite in urine), came from some other source. The kidneys were suggested as the source by some researchers. Second, even if blood-vessel prostacyclin was blocked, other protective mechanisms, especially formation of nitric oxide (NO) would take over. And third, although NSAIDs elevate blood pressure, it was proposed that this observation was unrelated to COX-2 and treating high blood pressure would deal with the problem.
FitzGerald's group has now "closed the loop" with its earlier clinical studies and answered these questions in a paper just published in Science Translational Medicine. In it, they confirm that COX-2 is expressed in cells lining blood vessels and that selectively removing it predisposes mice to blood clotting and high blood pressure. These mice, just like humans taking COX-2 inhibitors, also see a fall in PGI-M. What's more, the Penn group discovered that COX-2 in lining cells controls the expression of eNOS, the enzyme that makes NO in the body. "So, rather than replacing the missing prostacyclin, as others have proposed, NO is lost and amplifies the effects of COX-2 inhibition on the cardiovascular system," says FitzGerald.
Indeed, the lost NO may not be the only step that magnifies the effects of losing prostacyclin. In a second paper, published in April 2012, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, FitzGerald's group shows that arachidonic acid, the fat broken down by COX-2 to make prostacyclin, can be shunted down another pathway to make a new series of dangerous fats called leukotrienes when COX-2 is disrupted.
Clinical studies have shown that those most at risk from COX-2 inhibitors are patients who already have heart disease. However, the Penn group now suggests broader implications. Here, the group resolves one aspect of the controversy, showing that COX-2 disruption causes hardening of the arteries in mice. This result is provocative because randomized trials of Vioxx and Celebrex in patients at low risk of heart disease detected an increase in heart attacks after patients had been taking the drugs for more than a year. These current Penn studies raise the disturbing prospect that heart-healthy patients taking NSAIDs for prolonged periods might be gradually increasing their risk of heart attacks and strokes by progressively hardening their arteries.
"However, it's not all bad news," says FitzGerald. This risk of hardening of the arteries was diminished in mice by reducing leukotriene formation, via blocking a critical protein called the 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, or FLAP. Inhibitors of FLAP are already in trials in humans to see if they work in asthma. Perhaps, FitzGerald concludes, they can now find an additional use—protecting the heart from NSAIDs.[18] [19] Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit prostaglandin production by cyclooxygenases (COX) 1 and 2. NSAIDs selective for inhibition of COX-2 are less likely than traditional drugs to cause gastrointestinal adverse effects, but could cause cardiovascular events, such as heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke. Studies with human pharmacology and genetics, genetically manipulated rodents, and other animal models and randomized trials indicate that this is due to suppression of COX-2-dependent cardioprotective prostaglandins, prostacyclin in particular.[20]
The expression of COX-2 is upregulated in many cancers. The overexpression of COX-2 along with increased angiogenesis and GLUT-1 expression is significantly associated with gallbladder carcinomas.[22] Furthermore the product of COX-2, PGH2 is converted by prostaglandin E2 synthase into PGE2, which in turn can stimulate cancer progression. Consequently inhibiting COX-2 may have benefit in the prevention and treatment of these types of cancer.[23][24]
The mutant allele PTGS2 5939C carriers among the Han Chinese population have been shown to have a higher risk of gastric cancer. In addition, a connection was found between Helicobacter pylori infection and the presence of the 5939C allele.[25]
PTGS2 has been shown to interact with Caveolin 1.[26]
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Table 59–2 Relative Potencies and Equivalent Doses of Representative Corticosteroids | ||||
COMPOUND | ANTIINFLAMMATORY POTENCY | Na+-RETAINING POTENCY | DURATION OF ACTION* | EQUIVALENT DOSE, MG |
cortisol | 1 | 1 | S | 20 |
cortisone | 0.8 | 0.8 | S | 25 |
fludrocortisone | 10 | 125 | I | ‡ |
prednisone | 4 | 0.8 | I | 5 |
prednisolone | 4 | 0.8 | I | 5 |
6α-methylprednisolone | 5 | 0.5 | I | 4 |
triamcinolone | 5 | 0 | I | 4 |
betamethasone | 25 | 0 | L | 0.75 |
dexamethasone | 25 | 0 | L | 0.75 |
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