Prostaglandins

The recent article I wrote on fats, drew a lot of requests to the Colgan Institute to explain a bit more about prostaglandins. Since the advent of a rash of so-called “zone” diets the terms “prostaglandins” and “eicosanoids” have been bandied in sports nutrition, but what they are and how they work is seldom covered.

The article looks at research which examined the role of vitamin D in preventing prostaglandin pathways and reducing the risk of prostate cancer. According to the article, the enzyme that plays a...

Accumulating evidence suggests that aging is associated with dysregulated immune and inflammatory responses. Investigation into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon su...

Prostaglandin E2 Is Involved in the Increase of Cytochrome P-450 2B1 Expression by ?-Tocopheryl Succinate in Primary Rat Hepatocytes in the Presence of Phenobarbital

The modulation of cytochrome P-450 2B1 expression by ?-tocopheryl succinate and whether prostaglandin E[sub 2] is involved in this modulation in primary rat hepatocytes in the presence of phenoba...

Effects of Oral Administration of Gardeniae fructus Extract and Intravenous Injection of Crocetin on Lipopolysaccharide- and Prostaglandin E2-induced Elevation of Aqueous Flare in Pigmented Rabbits

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of extracts of Coptidis rhizoma, Phellodendri cortex and Gardeniae fructus, which are medicinal herbs in Orengedoku-to (Huanglin-Jie-Du-Tang ...