Description
ValdecoxibisaCOXinhibitorspecificforCOX-2;italsoinhibitscarbonicanhydrase.Valdecoxibisanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatexhibitsanti-inflammatoryandanalgesicactivities.Inadditiontoitsmediationofinflammatorysignaling,valdecoxibalsoactivatescannABInoid1(CB1)receptorsinvivo,modulatingglutamatesignalingandGABArelease.Valdecoxibhasbeenremovedfromclinicaluseduetoincreasedriskofthromboticeffects.
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