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eicosapentaenoic acid
An essential, polyunsaturated, 20-carbon omega-3 fatty acid with anti-inflammatory and potential antineoplastic and chemopreventive activities. Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) may activate caspase 3, resulting in apoptosis in susceptible tumor cell populations. In addition, this agent may inhibit cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), resulting in inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis and prostaglandin-mediated inflammatory processes. Check for active clinical trials or closed clinical trials using this agent. (NCI Thesaurus)
| Synonyms: | | all cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid
icosapentaenoic acid
timnodonic acid | | | | Abbreviations: | | EPA
IPA | | |
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