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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: OBJECTIVE, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Adenoma, Aged, Biomarkers, Tumor, Colonic Polyps, Cyclooxygenase 2, Female, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Isoenzymes, Male, Membrane Proteins, Middle Aged, Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases.
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Is cyclooxygenase-2 overexpressed in serrated adenoma of the colorectum? Context: The aim of this study was to clarify whether cyclooxygenase-2 and cyclooxygenase-1 is expressed in hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas. Forty-nine serrated adenomas and 25 hyperplastic polyps were immunostained using anticyclooxygenase-2 and anticyclooxygenase-1 antibodies. Cyclooxygenase-2 and cyclooxygenase-1 expression was investigated in all specimens. Cyclooxygenase-2 was expressed in dysplastic glands in the majority of serrated adenomas. Thirty-five of 49 (71.4 percent) serrated adenomas exhibited moderate to intense cyclooxygenase-2 immunoreactivity, and 8 of 25 hyperplastic polyps (32 percent) showed weak to moderate cyclooxygenase-2 immunoreactivity. Cyclooxygenase-1 immunoreactivity was very weak in all the hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas.
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These results suggest that cyclooxygenase-2 is overexpressed in serrated adenoma of the colorectum. Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors will reduce the incidence of serrated adenomas. Final Decision: yes