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. 2018 Apr 26;14(2):168–174. doi: 10.12965/jer.1836070.035

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

From a tissue injury, such as low back pain, phospholipidic membrane will undergo a phospholipase A2, yielding arachidonic acid. This polyunsaturated fatty acid, through the action of cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme, will produce numerous prostaglandins. COX-2, cyclooxygenase-2 enzyme; PGE2, prostaglandin E2.