In the present study, the ability of meloxicam, a COX-2-specific inhibitor to enhance doxorubicin‑mediated inhibition was investigated in human A549 lung cancer in vivo and in vitro.
CONCLUSIONS In COX-2 gene, rs20417 may have a certain relationship with reduced risk of lung cancer, while rs2066826 may increase the risk of lung cancer.
Further investigations showed that the PI3K/Akt signalling pathway and COX-2 are involved in endothelial tube formation under the stimulation of lung cancer cells.
BPA induced COX-2 expression via nuclear translocation of NF-κB and activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) by phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and enhanced the migration of lung cancer A549 and breast cancer MDAMB-231 cells.
All isolates were in vitro evaluated for their cytotoxic activity against seven lung cancer cell lines, in addition to antimicrobial activity for eight bacteria, scavenging potential using ABTS<sup>·+</sup> and DPPH test, and anti-inflammatory activity for Cox-1 and Cox-2 which had not previously been tested for crinane-type alkaloids with the cleavage between C-1 and C-13.