In recent animal studies, this chemical inhibited COX-2, a protein that spurs inflammation (the same protein that so-called COX-2 inhibitor drugs such as Celebrex quash).

在最近的动物研究中，这种化学物质抑制了COX - 2(环氧化酶)——引发炎症的一种蛋白质(相同的蛋白质称为COX - 2抑制剂，药物如西乐葆则则无效)。

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COX-2 inhibitors are powerful anti-inflammatories, but synthetic forms of COX-2 inhibitors have caused numerous side effects.

COX-2抑制剂是种非常有效的抗炎物质，但是人工制造的COX-2抑制剂会导致许多的副作用。

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The drugs include traditional non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) as well as new generation anti-inflammatory drugs, known as COX-2 inhibitors.

这类药物包括传统的非甾体抗炎药（NSAIDs），以及新一代抗炎药，通称COX- 2 抑制剂。

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Doctor Chan says the effects appeared especially strong among patients with tumors expressing an enzyme called COX-2.

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The idea behind COX-2 inhibitors, such as Celebrex and Vioxx, was to spare the stomach lining by targeting only COX-2.

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Nonetheless, the heart controversy has drastically slowed the growth of the whole cox-2 class and delayed the approval of additional cox-2 drugs.

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But when the protein was attached to the mRNA for the Cox-2 enzyme, cancer cells could no longer make Cox-2, and they died, suggesting it plays a key role in tumour cell survival or death.

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