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| Enzima que acelera la formación de sustancias que causan inflamación y dolor. Asimismo, puede hacer crecer las células tumorales. Algunos tumores tienen concentraciones altas de prostaglandina-endoperóxido sintasa 2 y, al bloquear su actividad, se puede reducir el crecimiento del tumor. También se llama COX-2 y ciclooxigenasa-2. |
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