| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Prostaglandins and their synthesizing enzymes, such as COX-2, represent a second group of potential culprits in PD. Expression of COX-2 along with the levels of its product, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), increases significantly in glial cells of the SNpc, which are responsible for many of the cytotoxic effects to dopaminergic neurons in PD [77].
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