Hepatitis B virus X protein enhances the development of liver fibrosis and the expression of genes associated with epithelial-mesenchymal transitions and tumor progenitor cells.

abstract：:Environmental contributions to cancer development are widely accepted, but only a fraction of all pertinent exposures have probably been identified. Traditional toxicological approaches to the problem have largely focused on the effects of individual agents at singular endpoints. As such, they have incompletely addres...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Robey RB,Weisz J,Kuemmerle NB,Salzberg AC,Berg A,Brown DG,Kubik L,Palorini R,Al-Mulla F,Al-Temaimi R,Colacci A,Mondello C,Raju J,Woodrick J,Scovassi AI,Singh N,Vaccari M,Roy R,Forte S,Memeo L,Salem HK,Amedei A,

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently shown that a variety of human tumor cell lines are capable of preventing chloroethylnitrosourea (CNU)-induced DNA crosslinks, presumably by removing guanine O6-chloroethyl DNA monoadducts before crosslinks can form. Those cells capable of preventing crosslinking were of the Mer+ (Methylation repair) p...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Zlotogorski C,Erickson LC

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of chemical carcinogens require metabolic activation before they are biologically active. The metabolism of a few of these compounds has been investigated in cultured human tissues and cells and the metabolism has been compared with the metabolism in organs from experimental animals in which the compoun...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Autrup H

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen plays an important role in breast cancer development. While the mechanism of the estrogen effects is not fully elucidated, one possible route is by increasing the stem cell-like properties in the tumors. Tocopherols are known to reduce breast cancer development and progression. The aim of the present study is...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Bak MJ,Furmanski P,Shan NL,Lee HJ,Bao C,Lin Y,Shih WJ,Yang CS,Suh N

更新日期：2018-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research suggests that far upstream element-binding protein 1 (FUBP1) plays an important role in various tumors including epatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the role of FUBP1 in liver cancer remains controversial, and the regulatory pathway by FUBP1 awaits to be determined. This study aims to identify th...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Fu PY,Hu B,Ma XL,Tang WG,Yang ZF,Sun HX,Yu MC,Huang A,Hu JW,Zhou CH,Fan J,Xu Y,Zhou J

更新日期：2020-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of retinoids on the induction of both epithelial and mesenchymal tumors of the rat kidney by a single dose of 40 mg/kg dimethylnitrosamine was tested using 13-cis-retinoic acid and the trimethylmethoxy phenyl analog of retinoic acid ethylamide. 13-cis-retinoic acid was administered for 3 weeks, 10 weeks, or...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Hard GC,Ogiu T

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) leaves or greens, extensively consumed as a vegetable in Africa and Asia, are an excellent source of dietary polyphenols such as anthocyanins and phenolic acids. Here, we show that sweet potato greens extract (SPGE) has the maximum polyphenol content compared with several commercial vege...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Karna P,Gundala SR,Gupta MV,Shamsi SA,Pace RD,Yates C,Narayan S,Aneja R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of distinct subtypes of neuroblastoma exist with different genetic abnormalities that are predicative of outcome. Whole chromosome gains are usually associated with low stage disease and favourable outcome, whereas loss of 1p, 3p and 11q, unbalanced gain of 17q and MYCN amplification (MNA) are indicative of h...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： McArdle L,McDermott M,Purcell R,Grehan D,O'Meara A,Breatnach F,Catchpoole D,Culhane AC,Jeffery I,Gallagher WM,Stallings RL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of in vivo exposure to DDT on hepatic gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) and connexin gene/protein expression in Sprague-Dawley rats were examined by in vivo/in vitro dye-transfer assay, immunohistochemical staining, and by Western and Northern blot analyses. In the dose-response study, thre...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Tateno C,Ito S,Tanaka M,Oyamada M,Yoshitake A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary adenocarcinoma (PAC) is the leading type of lung cancer in smokers and non-smokers that arises in most cases from small airway epithelial cells. PAC has a high mortality due to its aggressive behavior and resistance to cancer therapeutics. We have shown previously that the proliferation of human PAC cells NC...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Schuller HM,Al-Wadei HA,Majidi M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rates of formation and disappearance of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) DNA-adducts were analyzed in the epidermis of SENCAR mice over a 21-day time course. Mice were treated topically with 200 nmol/mouse of [3H]B[a]P at various times prior to sacrifice. The formation and disappearance of total adducts as well as individua...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： DiGiovanni J,Decina PC,Prichett WP,Fisher EP,Aalfs KK

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of oxidative damage to cellular DNA is a challenging analytical problem requiring highly sensitive and specific methods. In addition, artefactual DNA oxidation during its extraction and subsequent work-up may give rise to overestimated levels of oxidized DNA bases. In the present study, we have used (1...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Ravanat JL,Douki T,Duez P,Gremaud E,Herbert K,Hofer T,Lasserre L,Saint-Pierre C,Favier A,Cadet J

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four inbred strains of mice (C3H/HeJ, C57BL/6J, AKR/J, and DBA/2J) were injected s.c. with 150 micrograms of dibenz[a,h]anthracene and followed for 9 months. Strains C3H/HeJ and C57BL/6J were most susceptible to dibenz[a,h]anthracene-induced carcinogenesis with 80% and 53% incidence of tumors, respectively. Strains AK...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Lubet RA,Connolly GM,Nebert DW,Kouri RE

更新日期：1983-01-01 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 modifying effects of 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane (DDPM) (0.1% in diet) administration on liver carcinogenesis induced by 2-acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF) (0.02% in diet), 3'-methyl-4-dimethylaminoazobenzene (3'-Me-DAB) ( 0.06% in diet), diethylnitrosamine (DEN) (0.001% in drinking water) and N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethylnit...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Tsuda H,Ogiso T,Hasegawa R,Imaida K,Masui T,Ito N

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant crypt foci (ACF), putative preneoplastic lesions, are early morphological changes induced by the colon carcinogen azoxymethane (AOM). Although inbred mice differ markedly in their susceptibility to AOM carcinogenesis, we have previously shown that ACF develop in both resistant and sensitive mouse strains afte...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Papanikolaou A,Wang QS,Papanikolaou D,Whiteley HE,Rosenberg DW

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E (apoE) plays a major role in the metabolism of bile acids, cholesterol and triglycerides, and has recently been proposed as being involved in the carcinogenic process. Given the potential role of bile acids in colorectal cancer etiology, it is reasonable that colorectal cancer risk might be modified b...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Slattery ML,Sweeney C,Murtaugh M,Ma KN,Potter JD,Levin TR,Samowitz W,Wolff R

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is the most abundant adrenal steroid with apparent anticarcinogenic properties. Given our recent observation of the dehydro-epiandrosterone-mediated inhibition of protein isoprenylation and the fact that 99% of the circulating dehydro-epiandrosterone is sulfated, with less than 1...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Schulz S,Nyce JW

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingadienes (SDs) derived from soy and other natural sphingolipids are cytotoxic to colon cancer cells via an Akt-dependent mechanism and reduce adenoma formation in Apc(Min/+) mice. Wnt signaling is fundamental to colon carcinogenesis and is the basis for spontaneous tumorigenesis in Apc(Min/+) mice and patients wi...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Kumar A,Pandurangan AK,Lu F,Fyrst H,Zhang M,Byun HS,Bittman R,Saba JD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polysubstituted benzamide derivative metoclopramide (MCA) has previously been shown to enhance the effect of cisplatin and ionizing radiation treatment of xenografted human squamous cell carcinomas from the head and neck region. In the present work we show that MCA decreases the nucleoid sedimentation rate, indica...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Lybak S,Pero RW

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant crypt foci (ACF) are microscopic surface abnormalities that are putative precursors to colorectal cancer (CRC). ACF exhibit similar histological and molecular abnormalities to adenomas and CRC and potentially represent useful biomarkers of cancer risk. Microsatellite instability (MSI) is one molecular abnorma...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Greenspan EJ,Cyr JL,Pleau DC,Levine J,Rajan TV,Rosenberg DW,Heinen CD

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pirh2 is a Ring-H2 domain containing E3 ubiquitin ligase that targets several important tumor suppressor genes for proteasomal degradation. Overexpression of Pirh2 is frequently detected in many clinical tumor tissues including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the molecular mechanism of Pirh2 activation in tum...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Hu L,Liu M,Chen L,Chan TH,Wang J,Huo KK,Zheng BJ,Xie D,Guan XY

更新日期：2012-08-01 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：:XB2 cells, a teratocarcinoma derived cell line of keratinocyte lineage, have been shown to proliferate and differentiate in low calcium medium (0.03 mM Ca2+) at a density of 500 cells/9.6 cm2 without the need for fibroblast feeder layers or conditioned medium. The degree of differentiation can be assessed by measureme...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Hewitt SD,Duffy PA,Orton TC,Garner RC

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) has been implicated in the conversion of numerous polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons into electrophilic species capable of binding covalently to DNA and has therefore been postulated to be involved in the initiation of carcinogenesis. The expression of CYP1A1 protein appears not to be constit...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Drahushuk AT,McGarrigle BP,Larsen KE,Stegeman JJ,Olson JR

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin alone or in combination with 5FU (5-fluorouracil) and docetaxel (TPF) are common regimen chemotherapeutics for treatment of advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Despite the initial positive response, several patients experience relapse due to chemoresistance. The potential role of Bcl-2 antiapoptoti...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Maji S,Shriwas O,Samal SK,Priyadarshini M,Rath R,Panda S,Das Majumdar SK,Muduly DK,Dash R

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Male Sprague-Dawley rats were fed a cube diet containing 2.51 mmol/kg 3'-hydroxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-4-aminoazobenzene (3'-CH2OH-DAB) for a period of 1 or 3 months. (This is the molar equivalent of 0.06% 3'-Me-DAB in the diet). The oral administration of 3'-CH2OH-DAB for 3 months resulted in a high incidence of liver t...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Mori Y,Niwa T,Toyoshi K,Nagai H,Koda A,Kawada K,Ojima A,Takahashi Y

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease/redox effector factor-1 (APE/Ref-1) is a multifunctional protein involved both in DNA base excision repair and redox regulation. Studies have suggested that abnormal Ref-1 levels and/or activities are associated with tumor progression and sensitivities to treatment, but no direct evi...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Yang S,Misner BJ,Chiu RJ,Meyskens FL Jr

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects and mechanisms of action of diepoxybutane (DEB) and mitomycin C (MMC) were investigated on sea urchin embryogenesis, (Sphaerechinus granularis and Paracentrotus lividus). DEB- and MMC-induced toxicity was evaluated by means of selected end-points, including developmental defects, cytogenetic abnormalities ...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Korkina LG,Deeva IB,De Biase A,Iaccarino M,Oral R,Warnau M,Pagano G

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This commentary was written to stimulate thoughts on, and consideration of, enzyme expression data in target organs when investigating possible associations between polymorphisms in carcinogen activation enzymes, lifestyle/dietary factors and cancer risk. The lung and breast are taken as examples. There is overwhelmin...

journal_title：Carcinogenesis

authors： Williams JA

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00