Rac1 promotes diethylnitrosamine (DEN)-induced formation of liver tumors.

abstract：:The extracellular matrix (ECM) is known to play an active role in numerous biological processes such as differentiation, apoptosis and cancer. Extensive alterations of epithelial basement membranes and of interstitial ECM are known to occur during the progression of most invasive carcinomas. Collagen, which represents...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Pucci-Minafra I,Andriolo M,Basiricò L,Alessandro R,Luparello C,Buccellato C,Garbelli R,Minafra S

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation of proteins on serine or threonine residues that immediately precede proline (pSer/Thr-Pro) is specifically catalyzed by the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase Pin1 and is a central signaling mechanism in cell proliferation and transformation. Although Pin1 is frequently overexpressed in hepatocellula...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Lee NY,Choi HK,Shim JH,Kang KW,Dong Z,Choi HS

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice with non-phosphorylated serine 389 in p53 are susceptible for bladder tumors induced by 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF). Since p53 is a transcription factor, this might well be preceded by differences in the regulation of gene expression. Microarray analysis was used to determine early transcriptional changes that ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Bruins W,Jonker MJ,Bruning O,Pennings JL,Schaap MM,Hoogervorst EM,van Steeg H,Breit TM,de Vries A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inbred DRH rats are highly resistant to the induction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) by feeding of 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (3'-Me-DAB). Previously, we found that two quantitative trait loci (QTLs), Drh1 and Drh2, significantly reduced the number, size and area of glutathione S-transferase-placental ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Yan Y,Zeng ZZ,Higashi S,Denda A,Konishi Y,Onishi S,Ueno H,Higashi K,Hiai H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most cancer cells show resistance to ionizing radiation (IR)-induced cell death. Recently, Ki-Ras was reported to be responsible for the increased radioresistance. We report here that inhibition of IR-induced activaton of nuclear transcription factor kappa B (NF-kappaB) but not of either Akt or MAPK kinase (MEK), incr...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Kim BY,Kim KA,Kwon O,Kim SO,Kim MS,Kim BS,Oh WK,Kim GD,Jung M,Ahn JS

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) have a high risk of developing duodenal adenomas and carcinomas. The distribution of these neoplasms resembles mucosal exposure to bile, suggesting that bile may play a role in adenoma development. Our previous results, using DNA adducts detected by 32P-postlabelling ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Scates DK,Spigelman AD,Nugent KP,Phillips RK,Venitt S

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FEZ1/LZTS1 is a tumor suppressor gene that is frequently altered in human cancers of different histotypes. We have reported previously that LZTS1 is downregulated in high-grade bladder cancer and that its restoration suppresses tumorigenicity in urothelial carcinoma cells. To further investigate the role of LZTS1 in t...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Baffa R,Fassan M,Sevignani C,Vecchione A,Ishii H,Giarnieri E,Iozzo RV,Gomella LG,Croce CM

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phospholipid (PL) content was 4-fold higher while the triacylglycerol (TG) content tended to be 65% lower in human breast cancer tissues as compared with non-cancerous reference parts from excised breast tissues. The variation in TG content among breast tissues was very large while that of PL was relatively small....

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Sakai K,Okuyama H,Yura J,Takeyama H,Shinagawa N,Tsuruga N,Kato K,Miura K,Kawase K,Tsujimura T

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of dietary retinyl palmitate, canthaxanthin or the combination of both, to prevent induction of immunosuppression by UVB irradiation was tested by passive transfer of splenocytes. The basal diet was the American Institute of Nutrition diet 76A, containing 4 IU retinyl palmitate/g diet. Groups of 55 mice we...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Gensler HL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the significance of C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5) in lung tumor development, we compared carcinogen-induced tumor growth in CCR5 knockout (CCR5(-/-)) mice and wild-type (CCR5(+/+)) mice. CCR5(-/-) mice showed reduced urethane (1g/kg)-induced tumor incidence when compared with those of CCR5(+/+) mice...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Lee NJ,Choi DY,Song JK,Jung YY,Kim DH,Kim TM,Kim DJ,Kwon SM,Kim KB,Choi KE,Moon DC,Kim Y,Han SB,Hong JT

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated possible mechanisms associated with promotion of hepatocarcinogenesis by the synthetic estrogens mestranol (M) and ethinyl estradiol (EE). Our first objective was to determine whether chronic EE treatment was associated with hepatotoxicity accompanied by regenerative hyperplasia. Female Sprague-Dawley ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Yager JD,Roebuck BD,Paluszcyk TL,Memoli VA

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic oral administration of the carcinogenic aminoazo dye N-methyl-4-aminoazobenzene (MAB) to rats is known to result in the induction of liver tumors. In order to assess the role of carcinogen-DNA adduct formation in MAB hepatocarcinogenesis, male rats were fed 0.06% [3'-3H]MAB in the diet for 1, 3 or 5 weeks. Gro...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Tullis DL,Dooley KL,Miller DW,Baetcke KP,Kadlubar FF

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypolipidaemic drug nafenopin (NAF) has been shown to enhance the hepatocarcinogenic effect of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethylamine in rats. We have investigated whether the NAF-induced peroxisome proliferation in hepatocytes interferes with NDMA's metabolism and interaction with DNA. Adult male...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Wiestler OD,Schmerold I,Fringes B,Volk B,Kleihues P

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of blood group-related antigens (BGRAs) A, B, H, Le(b), Le(x) and Le(y) was examined immunohistochemically in neoplastic and hyperplastic lesions induced by N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine in Syrian hamsters to determine a relationship between histological and biological patterns of the lesion and expression...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Tomioka T,Fujii H,Egami H,Takiyama Y,Pour PM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent genome-wide association studies have identified 15 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and its subtypes. Because the incidence and subtype portion of NHL between the Chinese population and Caucasian populations are substantially different, we assessed the associatio...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Qiao Y,Zhou Y,Wu C,Zhai K,Han X,Chen J,Tian X,Chang J,Lu Z,Zhang B,Yu D,Yao J,Shi Y,Tan W,Lin D

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring antioxidants are extensively studied for their capacity to protect organisms and cells from damage induced by oxygen reactive species. In fact, oxidative stress is considered a cause of aging, degenerative disease and cancer. We have focused our attention on two agents, ascorbic acid and beta-carot...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Cozzi R,Ricordy R,Aglitti T,Gatta V,Perticone P,De Salvia R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The carcinogenicities of 1-nitropyrene (1-NP), 4-nitropyrene (4-NP), 1,3-dinitropyrene (1,3-DNP), 1,6-dinitropyrene (1,6-DNP), 1,8-dinitropyrene (1,8-DNP), 3-hydroxy-1-nitropyrene (3-OH-1-NP) and a mixture of 6- and 8-hydroxy-1-nitropyrene (6/8-OH-1-NP) were investigated in newborn female rats. Newborn female CD rats ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Imaida K,Lee MS,Land SJ,Wang CY,King CM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dacarbazine (DTIC) is an antitumor agent, used for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. It is metabolized to an alkylating agent which reacts with DNA. A fast and simple method was developed in order to measure drug-induced DNA damage in lymphocytes isolated from frozen blood samples of treated patients. The level of...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Walles SA,Ringborg U

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is a major contributor to tumor cellular resistance toward chloroethylnitrosoureas. To further clarify the effect of MGMT gene expression on cellular chemosensitivity to 1-(4-amino-2-methyl-5-pyrimidinyl)-3-(2-chloroethyl)-3-nitrosou...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Yang J,Chen JM,Zhang YP

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is critical to tumor growth and metastasis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), an important angiogenic activator, is essential for angiogenesis. Our laboratory has used a rodent model of human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) to identify putative chemo...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Chen T,Rose ME,Hwang H,Nines RG,Stoner GD

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gangliosides from liver parenchymal and non-parenchymal cells were isolated from Fischer 344 rats that had been fed normal diet or a diet supplemented with 0.03% N-2-acetylaminofluorene (AAF) for 4 weeks. Gangliosides from liver cell fractions were characterized by an induction of both II3NeuAcIV3 alpha GalIV2FucGg4 a...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Holmes EH

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possibility that ascorbic acid, as a nucleophile, may inhibit mutagenicity induced by electrophilic metabolites of N-nitroso compounds was examined. In vitro data are presented to show that ascorbic acid does not decrease the mutagenicity of N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) in a modified Ames bacterial ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Norkus EP,Kuenzig WA

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wildtype 10T1/2 cells and 42 clonally derived morphologically transformed 10T1/2 cell lines were evaluated for expression of p53 mRNA and protein. Wildtype 10T1/2 cells expressed detectable levels of p53 mRNA and multiple immunologically distinct forms of the p53 protein, including both PAb240- and PAb246-reactive con...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Coleman WB,Grisham JW,Smith GJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32P-postlabeling assay was employed for detection and quantitation of DNA adducts formed with carcinogenic 1-phenylazo-2-hydroxynaphthalene (Sudan I, Solvent Yellow 14) activated by a peroxidase system. Enrichment of adducts by digestion with nuclease P1 or by extraction into n-butanol prior to 32P-labeling was used...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Stiborová M,Frei E,Schmeiser HH,Wiessler M

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of glutathione S-transferase placental form (GST-pi) in human lung carcinoma tissue taken at autopsy or biopsy was investigated immunohistochemically. All of 34 cases of squamous cell carcinomas, including poorly, moderately and well-differentiated examples were shown to stain positively for GST-pi. Poorly ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Eimoto H,Tsutsumi M,Nakajima A,Yamamoto K,Takashima Y,Maruyama H,Konishi Y

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between striatal dopamine-stimulated adenylate cyclase (DAC) and 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary tumors was studied. An inverse correlation between activity of this enzyme and the number and growth of tumors was observed in several strains and substrains of rats. Chronic, but not...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Goldman PR,Vogel WH

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metabolism of N-nitrosobis(2-oxopropyl)amine (BOP) was examined in microsomes from uninduced F-344 rats. Even when the conditions were varied, no metabolism of this compound was detected. On the other hand, freshly isolated hepatocytes from F-344 rats metabolized BOP efficiently to CO2. The kinetics of conversion ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Farrelly JG,Saavedra JE,Kupper RJ,Stewart ML

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:4-(Methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol (NNAL), a major metabolite of the tobacco-specific pulmonary carcinogen 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), has a chiral center but the tumorigenicity of the NNAL enantiomers has not been previously examined. In this study, we assessed the relative tumori...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Upadhyaya P,Kenney PM,Hochalter JB,Wang M,Hecht SS

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat liver 9000 g supernatant mediated metabolism of the carcinogenic aristolochic acid, which consists of aristolochic acid I (AAI) and aristolochic acid II (AAII), was investigated. Under anaerobic conditions the major metabolites were the corresponding aristolactams for both AAI and AAII. In contrast under aerob...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Schmeiser HH,Pool BL,Wiessler M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of rat O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) in modulating mutagenesis by O6-substituted guanines in the rat H-ras gene was examined. Rat4 cells were transfected with vectors carrying O6-methyl-, O6-ethyl- or O6-benzylguanine residues in place of the normal guanines at either the first, second, or both t...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Bishop RE,Dunn LL,Pauly GT,Dolan ME,Moschel RC

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00