Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE We used a quantitative, methylation-specific PCR to analyze methylation patterns at five gene loci (APC, GSTP1, PTGS2, RARbeta and TIG1) in 84 prostate cancer (PCA) tissues (Gleason Score ≤7). 24324057 2013
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Individuals with the Cox-2 -765GC genotypes were associated with higher prostate cancer risk than those with -765GG. 24324075 2013
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE A comprehensive search was conducted to identify all case-control studies of COX-2 rs2745557 polymorphism and PCa risk. 22435969 2012
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Here we examined the expression of VIP receptors (VPAC1 and VPAC2) and COX-2 in prostate cancer specimens. 22763881 2012
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE COX-2 might play an important role in the progress of PCa, overexpression of COX-2 correlates with T3-T4 stages of PCa. 23053989 2012
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Two common polymorphisms in the prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2) gene, rs20417 and rs689470, have been found to alter the risk for prostate cancer, but the various studies are not in agreement. 22782583 2012
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE These findings provide evidence that the G allele of COX2 promoter G-765C may be associated with the development of prostate cancer and may be a useful marker for early detection of prostate cancer. 21273602 2011
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The variant genotype CC of COX-2 +8473 T>C polymorphism was found to be significantly associated with the overall higher risk of PCa (p = 0.045; OR = 1.82). 22023987 2011
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE We report that BBS stimulates COX-2 mRNA and protein expression, and the release of prostaglandin E2 from the GRP receptor (GRPR)-positive, androgen-insensitive prostate cancer cell line, PC-3. 21745389 2011
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE COX-2 staining was positive in the cytoplasm of prostate cancer cells. 19836060 2011
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE The purpose of this case-control study was to evaluate the association between prostate cancer risk and 14 such SNPs in the PTGS2, PTGES2, ALOX5, ALOX5AP, and LTA4H genes. 21308720 2011
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE Enforced expression of miR-101 inhibits prostate cancer cell growth by modulating the COX-2 pathway in vivo. 21430074 2011
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE No association was observed between PTGS2 polymorphisms and prostate cancer risk. 19965896 2010
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE After adjustment for confounders, polymorphisms in COX-2 (rs689466) and IL-8 (rs4073) were not significantly associated with prostate cancer risk. 20431935 2010
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE With the aim to identify candidate genes as an experimental basis to develop new strategies for both prevention and treatment of PC, we have investigated the potential role of common SNPs of a gene cluster (TLR4, TLR2, PTGS2 and 5-Lo), involved in innate and inflammatory response, in PC cases, age-matched controls and centenarians from Sicily. 20388081 2010
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Thus, the potential therapeutic role of curcumin and selective COX-2 inhibitors in combination with available VIP antagonists should be considered in prostate cancer therapy as supported by their inhibitory activities on tumor cell growth. 19772879 2009
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Omega-3 fatty acids, genetic variants in COX-2 and prostate cancer. 19776642 2009
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE PTGS2-899G>C and prostate cancer risk: a population-based nested case-control study (ProtecT) and a systematic review with meta-analysis. 19488068 2009
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE Dietary omega-3 fatty acids, cyclooxygenase-2 genetic variation, and aggressive prostate cancer risk. 19318492 2009
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 AlteredExpression disease BEFREE COX-2 was positively expressed in AIPC and ADPC, which were predominantly in endochylema of prostate cancer (PCa) cells. 18645679 2008
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE We have explored the role of COX-2 in prostate cancer in terms of attenuation of apoptosis and sensitivity to pharmacological agents, including COX-2 inhibitors. 18089846 2008
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Noncancerous PTGS2 DNA fragments of apoptotic origin in sera of prostate cancer patients qualify as diagnostic and prognostic indicators. 17764114 2008
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 GeneticVariation disease BEFREE In conclusion, despite the potential importance of inflammation in prostate carcinogenesis, results from our large study of five PTGS2 SNPs does not support a strong association between PTGS2 variants and prostate cancer risk in non-Hispanic white men. 17999989 2008
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 PosttranslationalModification disease BEFREE CD44 and PTGS2 methylation may predict biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy and if validated in larger studies, may identify patients with aggressive cancer. 17998819 2008
CUI: C0376358
Disease: Malignant neoplasm of prostate
Malignant neoplasm of prostate
0.400 Biomarker disease BEFREE Hypermethylation was more frequent in PCa than in BPH tissues (EDNRB, 100% versus 88%; TIG1, 96% versus 12%; RARbeta, 95% versus 35%; GSTP1, 93% versus 15%; APC, 80% versus 50%; MDR1, 80% versus 31%; PTGS2, 68% versus 15%; Reprimo, 59% versus 19%; and Annexin2, 4% versus 0%). 18242387 2008