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Prostaglandin E2 glyceryl ester is an endogenous agonist of the nucleotide receptor P2Y6

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Published in 2017 at "Scientific Reports"

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02414-8

Abstract: Cyclooxygenase-2 catalyses the biosynthesis of prostaglandins from arachidonic acid but also the biosynthesis of prostaglandin glycerol esters (PG-Gs) from 2-arachidonoylglycerol. Previous studies identified PG-Gs as signalling molecules involved in inflammation. Thus, the glyceryl ester of… read more here.

Keywords: prostaglandin; receptor p2y6; pge2; receptor ... See more keywords