Celecoxib is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits COX-2; it exhibits anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anticancer, and anti-metastatic activities. Celecoxib is clinically used to treat arthritis, acute pain, and ankylosing spondylitis. In hepatoma cells, celecoxib decreases the…

An anti-inflammatory compound from the diaryl heterocycle class that selectively inhibits COX-2 (IC50s = 22.9 and 0.05 μM for COX-1 and COX-2, respectively; displays chemopreventive activity in multiple tumor types via proapoptotic effects independent of its capacity to block COX-2.