In cultured sporadic VS cells, the secretion of prostaglandin E2, a potent inflammatory mediator generated by COX-2, correlated with cell proliferation rate, and clinical COX-2 inhibitors prevented VS proliferation in vitro.50 A recent microarray study of 1048 VS, including 111 related to NF2, again confirmed the relationship between COX-2 expression and increased tumor proliferation measured by MIB1 expression. The gene discussed is NF2; the disease is neoplasm.