Description
Flurbiprofenisanon-steroidalanti-inflammatorydrug(NSAID)thatisclinicallyusedtotreatarthritis.Flurbiprofenisanon-selectiveinhibitorofCOX-1andCOX-2thatexhibitsanalgesic,anti-inflammatory,neuroprotective,anti-metastatic,andanticancerchemotherapeuticactivities.Invivo,flurbiprofensuppressesinjuryinducedbycerebralischemia/reperfusion,decreasinginfarctvolume,apoptosis,andneurologicaldeficits.Incellularandanimalmodelsofgastriccancer,flurbiprofendownregulatesexpressionofcyclinD1andCDK4,upregulatesexpressionofp75,anddecreasescellularproliferation,metastasis,andtumorsize.