Description
Ketoprofenisanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatnon-selectivelyinhibitsCOX-1andCOX-2.Ketoprofenisclinicallyusedtotreatdentalandarthritispaininhumansandveterinarysubjects.Ketoprofenexhibitsanti-inflammatory,analgesic,antipyretic,anticoagulant,andimmunomodulatoryactivities.Ketoprofeninhibitslactatedehydrogenaseinplatelets,decreasingplateletcount.Inanimalmodelsofsepticlunginfection,ketoprofenincreasessurvivalratesaswellasmacrophagephagocytosisandneutrophilrecruitment.