Description
Aceclofenacisadiclofenacanalogthatexhibitsanti-inflammatoryandanalgesicactivities.Aceclofenacisanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatsomewhatselectivelyinhibitsCOX-2;itisclinicallyusedtotreatrheumatoidarthritis,osteoarthritis,andankylosingspondylitis.AceclofenacdownregulatesexpressionofL-selectin,ICAM-3,andCD43,decreasingneutrophiladhesiontoendothelialcells.
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