Chemical imbalance may explain painkiller's cardiac danger
...ng the function of cyclo-oxygenases, also known as cox enzymes. The cox enzymes, cox-1 and cox-2, normally produce prostanoids--a family of related chemicals, including pro......and pain by blocking the function of the so-called cox enzymes, cox-1 and cox-2. Cox enzymes normally pro...on by simultaneously blocking the function of both cox enzymes, Coffman explained. However, the effects of such drugs on cox-1 can leave the stomach unprot...